New York Chamber of Commerce and Industry records, 1768-1984, bulk 1860-1973

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Series VIII: Member Meeting Minutes, 1768-1973

The minutes contained in this series, which date back to the Chamber's founding in 1768, offer an intimate look at the key functions of the organization and its involvement in New York City and State business and development throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. These meetings centered on issues that were of significance to local and national commerce, pinpointing how current events would affect business practices. Members used these gatherings as a time to draw attention to their concerns and establish a collective position among the Chamber constituency. Prominent guests were a regular part of each meeting and included state and local politicians, foreign dignitaries, and national luminaries--Herbert Hoover, John D. Rockefeller III, and Frank Lloyd Wright are among several of the iconic figures invited to address the Chamber's monthly meetings over the years. Minutes run continuously from 1768 to 1933 and are documented in oversize bound volumes. Subsequent years are inconsistently represented and are recorded as typescript; minutes from the 1940s are lacking entirely. Administrative documentation and candid photographs for several 20th century guest speakers can be found respectively in Series I: Administration and Series X: Photographs.



Box 394 1768-1818 (bound volume), 1768-1818



Box 395 1818-1835 (bound volume), 1818-1835



Box 396 1836-1846 (bound volume), 1836-1846



Box 397 1847-1858 (bound volume), 1847-1858



Box 398 1858-1868 (bound volume), 1858-1868



Box 399 1868-1874 (bound volume), 1868-1874



Box 400 1875-1880 (bound volume), 1875-1880



Box 401 1880-1886 (bound volume), 1880-1886



Box 402 1886-1892 (bound volume), 1886-1892



Box 403 1892-1898 (bound volume), 1892-1898



Box 404 1899-1906 (bound volume), 1899-1906



Box 405 1906-1912 (bound volume), 1906-1912



Box 406 1912-1917 (bound volume), 1912-1917



Box 407 1918-1921 (bound volume), 1918-1921



Box 408 1921-1923 (bound volume), 1921-1923



Box 409 1923-1925 (bound volume), 1923-1925



Box 410 1925-1928 (bound volume), 1925-1928



Box 411 1928-1933 (bound volume), 1928-1933



Box 205 Folder 1 1959


Box 205 Folder 2-3 1960, (2 Folders)


Box 205 Folder 4 1961


Box 205 Folder 5 1963



Box 206 Folder 1-2 1964, (2 Folders)


Box 206 Folder 3 1965


Box 206 Folder 4-5 1967, (2 Folders)



Box 335 Folder 1 1968


Box 335 Folder 2-3 1969, (2 Folders)


Box 335 Folder 4-5 1970, (2 Folders)


Box 335 Folder 6 1972



Box 392 Folder 4 Meeting Notices, 1953 January-1956 May


Box 392 Folder 5 Meeting Notices, 1956 June-1965 January