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.
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1768-1818 (bound volume), 1768-1818
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1818-1835 (bound volume), 1818-1835
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1836-1846 (bound volume), 1836-1846
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1847-1858 (bound volume), 1847-1858
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1858-1868 (bound volume), 1858-1868
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1868-1874 (bound volume), 1868-1874
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1875-1880 (bound volume), 1875-1880
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1880-1886 (bound volume), 1880-1886
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1886-1892 (bound volume), 1886-1892
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1892-1898 (bound volume), 1892-1898
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1899-1906 (bound volume), 1899-1906
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1906-1912 (bound volume), 1906-1912
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1912-1917 (bound volume), 1912-1917
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1918-1921 (bound volume), 1918-1921
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1921-1923 (bound volume), 1921-1923
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1923-1925 (bound volume), 1923-1925
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1925-1928 (bound volume), 1925-1928
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1928-1933 (bound volume), 1928-1933
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1959
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1960, (2 Folders)
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1961
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1963
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1964, (2 Folders)
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1965
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1967, (2 Folders)
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1968
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1969, (2 Folders)
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1970, (2 Folders)
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1972
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Meeting Notices, 1953 January-1956 May
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Meeting Notices, 1956 June-1965 January