Westwood Chamber of Commerce Records, 1931-1947

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Westwood Chamber of Commerce Records,
Dates:
1931-1947
Creators:
Westwood Chamber of Commerce
Abstract:
The Westwood Chamber of Commerce (Los Angeles, California) was first organized in 1930 as the Westwood Village Business Association. The collection consists of correspondence, membership records, financial records, records of the Westwood Club House, annual reports, and records of activities during World War II. Alphabetical files include Douglas Aircraft Corporation, garden information, homecoming, Phoenix theatre, Louise Waller Catering Company, and Women's Club.
Extent:
26 boxes (13.0 linear ft.) 1 flat box
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Westwood Chamber of Commerce Records (Collection 747). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of correspondence, membership records, financial records, records of the Westwood Club House, annual reports, and records of activities during World War II. Alphabetical files include Douglas Aircraft Corporation, garden information, homecoming, Phoenix theatre, Louise Waller Catering Company, and Women's Club.

Biographical / historical:

The Westwood Chamber of Commerce (Los Angeles, California) was first organized in 1930 as the Westwood Village Business Association.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Westwood Chamber of Commerce, 1961.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Records (Boxes 1-6).
  2. Correspondence (Boxes 7-9).
  3. Membership records (Boxes 9-10).
  4. Alphabetical files (Boxes 11-13).
  5. War activities, 1941-3 (Box 14).
  6. Club House (Box 15).
  7. Miscellaneous reports and Village business (Box 16).
  8. Financial reports (Boxes 17-20).
  9. Vouchers (Boxes 21-27).

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Alight Tsai
Date Prepared:
© 2003
Date Encoded:
Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, September 2001 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Alight Tsai and Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Westwood Chamber of Commerce Records (Collection 747). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988