Chamber of Commerce of the New Orleans AreA COLLECTION

 

 

(Mss 66)

 

 

Inventory

 

 

Earl K. Long Library

University of New Orleans

 

March 2000

 

 

Contents

 

 

Summary

 

Container List

 

Index Terms

 

Procedures for Requesting Special Collections Materials

 

 

 

Summary

 

 

Size:                          250 linear feet

 

Geographic

locations:                 Greater New Orleans (La.) area

 

Inclusive dates:      1913-1970

 

Summary:                Miscellaneous records of the Chamber of Commerce, including correspondence, membership rosters, minutes, financial records, and reports/publications.

Related

collections:              Michael J. Molony, Jr. Collection (Mss 146); Women’s Council/The Chamber/New Orleans and the River Region Collection (Mss 188); Vieux Carre Property Owners, Residents & Associates Collection (Mss 247); Association of Commerce Collection (Mss 266); Alma Young Collection (Mss 286)

 

Source:                     Deposit, 1976

 

Access:                     Any documents identified as confidential are not to be made available without the consent of the executive director of the Chamber of Commerce of the New Orleans Area.

 

Copyright:                Physical rights are retained by the Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans.

 

Citation:                    Chamber of Commerce of the New Orleans Area Collection, Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans

 

 

 

Container List

 

 

Series I.  Business Men's League

 

            Minutes, reports and related miscellany.

 

66-1                1909 - 1911   1 bd. vol., January 22, 1909 - June 23, 1911.

 

 

Series II.  New Orleans Progressive Union

 

            Minutes, reports, and related miscellany of the Progressive Union board and its various committees and subcommittees.

 

66-2                1909 -       1 scrapbook, January 11, 1909 - January 6, 1910.

 

66-3                1910 -       1 scrapbook, January 13, 1910 - January 4, 1911.

 

66-4                1911 -       1 scrapbook, January 10 - June 26, 1911.

 

66-5                1911 -       1 scrapbook, June 28 - October 31, 1911.

 

66-6                1911 -       1 scrapbook, October 24, 1911 - January 13, 1912.

 

66-7                1912 -       1 scrapbook, January 8, - May 3, 1912.

 

66-8                1912 -       1 scrapbook, May 2, 1912 - January 18, 1913.

 

66-9                1913 -       1 scrapbook, January 13, 1913 - January 9, 1914.

 

 

Series III.  New Orleans Association of Commerce[1]

 

            Minutes, reports, and related miscellany of the Association board and its various committees and subcommittees.

 

66-10              1913 -             1 clasp vol., May 3, 1913 - January 9, 1914.

 

66-11              1914 -             1 scrapbook, Minutes, October 9 - December 13, 1913 and Correspondence, January 14 - October 1, 1914 of Wholesale Merchants and Manufacturers Bureau only.

 

66-12              1913-14 -       1 scrapbook, January 5, 1913 - December 5, 1914.

 

66-13              1913-14 -       1 clasp vol., minutes, reports, and   related miscellany of Industrial Bureau only, June 25, 1913 - October 21, 1914.

 

66-16              1914 -             1 clasp vol., December 16, 1913 - January 11, 1915.

 

66-20                                      1915 - 1 bd. vol., December 31, 1914 - December 29, 1915.

           

66-17              1916 -             1 bd. vol., January 14 - December 29, 1916.

 

66-18              1917 -             1 bd. vol., January 10 - December 21, 1917.

 

66-14              1917-1919 -   1 bd. vol., March 9, 1917 - December 31, 1919.

 

66-19              1919 -             1 bd. vol., January 6 - December 31, 1919.

 

66-21              1920 -             1 bd. vol., January 2, 1920 - January 10, 1921.

 

66-23              1921 -             1 bd. vol., January 4, 1921 - January 7, 1922.

 

66-24              1922 -             1 bd. vol., January 3, 1922 - December 31, 1922.

 

66-25              1923 -             1 bd. vol., January 3, 1923 - January 7, 1924.

                                               

66-26              1924 -             1 bd. vol., December 28, 1923 - January 12, 1925.

 

66-27              1924-1954 -   1 clasp vol.  Minutes, reports, and related miscellany of Members Council only, January 2, 1924 - May 13, 1954.

 

66-28              1925 -             1 bd. vol., January 2, 1925 - January 11, 1926.

 

66-22              1926 -             1 clasp. vol. Report of Special Committee on Port Policies only, 1926.

 

66-29              1927 -             1 bd. vol., January 4, 1927 - January 9, 1928.

 

66-30 -

66-31              1928 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-30, Board of and Directors and Executive Committee minutes, minutes of committees and subcommit­tees of the Association, January 3, 1928 - January 9, 1929; vol. 2, 66-31, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Association, January 1 - December 31, 1928.

 

66-32 -

66-33              1929 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-32, Board of Directors Executive Committee minutes, January 8, 1929 - January 14, 1930; vol. 2, 66-33, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Association, 1929).

 

66-34 -

66-35              1930 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-34, Board of Directors Executive Committee minutes, January 14, 1930 - January 13, 1931; vol. 2, 66-35, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Association, 1930).

 

66-36 -

66-37              1931 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-36, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, January 13, 1931 - January 12, 1932; vol. 2, 66-37, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Association, 1931).

 

66-38 -

66-39              1932 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-38, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, January 12, 1932 - January 10, 1933; vol. 2, 66-39, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Association, 1932).

 

66-40 -

66-41              1933 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-40, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, January 10, 1933 - December 12, 1933; vol. 2, 66-41, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Association, January-November 1933).

 

66-42 -

66-43              1934 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-42, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, December 12, 1933 - December 11, 1934; vol. 2, 66-43, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Association, January-November 1934).

 

66-44 -

66-45              1935 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-44, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, December 11, 1934 - November 13, 1935; vol. 2, 66-45, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Association, December 1934 - November 1935).

 

66-46 -

66-47              1936 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-46, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, December 10, 1935 - December 8, 1936; vol. 2, 66-47, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Association, December 1935 - November 1936).

 

66-48 -

66-49              1937 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-48, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, December 8, 1936 - December 14, 1937; vol. 2, 66-49, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Association, December 1936 - November 1937).

 

66-50 -

66-51              1938 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-50, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, December 14, 1937 - December 13, 1938; vol. 2, 66-51, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Association, December 1937 - November 1938).

 

66-52 -

66-53              1939 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-52, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, December 13, 1938 - December 12, 1939; vol. 2, 66-53, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Association, December 1938 - November 1939).

 

66-54 -

66-55              1940 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-54, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, December 12, 1939 - December 10, 1940; vol. 2, 66-55, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Association, December 1939 - November 1940).

 

66-56 -

66-57              1941 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-56, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, December 10, 1940 - December 9, 1941; vol. 2, 66-57, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Association, December 1940 - November 1941).

 

66-58 -

66-59              1942 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-58, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, December 9, 1941 - December 8, 1942; vol. 2, 66-59, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Association, December 1941 - November 1942).

 

66-60 -

66-61              1943 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-60, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, December 8, 1942 - December 14, 1943; vol. 2, 66-61, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Association, December 1942 - November 1943).

 

66-62 -

66-63              1944 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-62, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, December 14, 1943 - December 12, 1944; vol. 2, 66-63, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Association, December 1943 - November 1944).

 

66-64 -

66-65              1945 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-64, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, December 12, 1944 - December 11, 1945; vol. 2, 66-65, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Association, December 1944 - November 1945).

 

66-66 -

66-67              1946 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-66, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, December 11, 1945 - December 10, 1946; vol. 2, 66-67, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Association, December 1945 - December 1946).

 

66-68 -

66-69              1947 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-68, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, December 10, 1946 - December 9, 1947; vol. 2, 66-69, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Association, December 1946 - December 1947).

 

66-70 -

66-71              1948 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-70, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, December 9, 1947 - December 14, 1948; vol. 2, 66-71, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Association, December 1947 - December 1948).

 

66-135            1948 -       1 microfilm reel.  Index to minutes, 1948; minutes, January 20, June 22, September 28, 1948.

 

66-72 -

66-73              1949 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-72, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, December 14, 1948 - December 13, 1949; vol. 2, 66-73, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Association, December 1948 - December 1949).

 

 

Series IV.  Chamber of Commerce of The New Orleans Area[2]

 

            Minutes, reports, and related miscellany of the Chamber of Commerce board and its various committees and subcommittees.

 

66-74 -

66-75              1950 -       2 bd. vols. (vol. 1, 66-74, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, December 13, 1949 - December 12, 1950; vol. 2, 66-75, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Chamber, December 1949 - December 1950).

 

66-76 -

66-77              1951 -       2 bd. vols. (unnumbered volume, 66-76, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, December 12, 1950 - December 11, 1951; vol. 2, 66-77, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Chamber, December 1950 - December 1951).

 

66-78 -

66-80              1952 -       3 bd. vols. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, vol. 1, 66-78, December 11, 1951 - May 30, 1952; vol. 2, June 4 - December 9, 1952; a third vol. labeled vol. 2, 66-80, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Chamber, December 1951 - December 1952).

 

66-81 -

66-83              1953 -       3 bd. vols. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, vol. 1, 66-81, July 6 - December 8, 1953; vol. 2, 66-82, December 9, 1952 - June 23, 1953; a third vol. labeled vol. 2, 66-83, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Chamber, December 1952 - December 1953).

 

66-84 -

66-86              1954 -       3 bd. vols. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, vol. 1, 66-84, December 8, 1953 - May 31, 1954; vol. 2, 66-85, June 8 - December 14, 1954; a third unnumbered volume, 66-86, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Chamber, 1954).

 

66-87 -

66-88              1955 -       2 bd. vols. (unnumbered volume, 66-87, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, December 14, 1954 - December 13, 1955; unnumbered volume, 66-88, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Chamber, 1955).

 

66-89 -

66-91              1956 -       3 bd. vols. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, vol. 1, 66-89, December 13, 1955 - June 26, 1956; vol. 2, 66-90, July 3 - December 11, 1956; a third unnumbered volume, 66-91, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Chamber, 1956).

 

66-92 -

66-93              1957 -       2 bd. vols. (unnumbered volume, 66-92, Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, December 11, 1956 - December 9, 1957; unnumbered volume, 66-93, minutes of committees and subcommittees of the Chamber, 1957).

 

66-94 -

66-95              1958 -       2 bd. vols. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, vol. 1, 66-94, December 9, 1957 - June 16, 1958; vol. 2, 66-95, June 19 - December 9, 1958).

 

66-96 -

66-97              1959 -       2 bd. vols. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, vol. 1, 66-96, December 9, 1958 - June 23, 1959, vol. 2, 66-97, July 6 - December 8, 1959).

 

66-98 -

66-99              1960 -       2 bd. vols. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, vol. 1, 66-98, December 8, 1959 - May 24, 1960; vol. 2, 66-99, May 30 - December 13, 1960).

 

66-15                                1960 -       1 loose-leaf volume.  Card index to minutes, 1960.

 

66-100 -

66-101            1961 -       2 bd. vols. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, vol. 1, 66-100, December 13, 1960 - May 30, 1961; vol. 2, 66-101, June 13 - December 12, 1961).

 

66-102 -

66-103            1962 -       2 bd. vols. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, vol. 1, 66-102, December 12, 1961 - June 12, 1962; vol. 2, 66-103, June 15 - December 11, 1962).

 

66-104 -

66-105            1963 -       2 bd. vols. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, vol. 1, 66-104, December 11, 1962 - June 25, 1963; vol. 2, 66-105, July 1 - December 10, 1963).

 

66-106 -

66-107            1964 -       2 bd. vols. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, vol. 1, 66-106, December 10, 1963 - June 18, 1964; vol. 2, 66-107, June 23 - December 8, 1964).

 

66-108 -

66-109            1965 -       2 bd. vols. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, vol. 1, 66-108, December 8, 1964 - May 31, 1965; vol. 2, 66-109, June 22 - December 14, 1965).

 

66-110 -

66-111            1966 -       2 bd. vols. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, vol. 1, 66-110, December 14, 1965 - May 24, 1966; vol. 2, 66-111, May 26 - December 13, 1966).

 

66-112            1967 -       1 bd. vol. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, unnumbered volume, 66-112, December 13, 1966 - December 12, 1967).

 

66-113 -

66-114            1968 -       2 bd. vols. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, vol. 1, 66-113, December 12, 1967 - June 12, 1968; vol. 2, 66-114, June 18 - December 17, 1968).

 

66-115 -

66-116            1969 -       2 bd. vols. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, vol. 1, 66-115, December 17, 1968 - July 8, 1969; vol. 2, 66-116, July 11 - December 16, 1969).

 

66-117 -

66-118            1970 -       2 bd. vols. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, vol. 1, 66-117, December 16, 1969 - May 26, 1970; vol. 2, 66-118, June 1, 1970 - December 8, 1970).

 

66-119 -

66-120            1971 -       2 bd. vols. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, vol. 1, 66-119, December 8, 1970 - July 1, 1971; vol. 2, 66-120, July 13, 1971 - December 14, 1971).

 

66-121 -

66-122            1972 -       2 bd. vols. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, vol. 1, 66-121, December 14, 1971 - May 30, 1972; vol. 2, 66-122, June 6, 1972 - December 12, 1972).

 

66-123            1973 -       1 bd. vol. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, unnumbered volume, 66-123, December 12, 1972 - December 11, 1973).

 

66-124 -

66-125            1974 -       2 bd. vols. (unnumbered volume of minutes for Board of Directors, 66-124, December 11, 1973 - December 10, 1974; unnumbered volume of minutes for Executive Committee, 66-125, December 18, 1973 - November 12, 1974).

 

66-126 -

66-127            1975 -       2 bd. vols. (unnumbered volume of minutes for Board of Directors, 66-126, December 10, 1974 - December 9, 1975; unnumbered volume of minutes for Executive Committee, 66-127, December 10, 1974 - November 4, 1975).

 

66-128 -

66-129            1976 - 2 bd. vols. (unnumbered volume of minutes for Board of Directors, 66-128, December 9, 1975 - December 14, 1976; unnumbered volume of minutes for Executive Committee, 66-129, December 9, 1975 - November 30, 1976).

 

66-130            1977 -       1 bd. vol. (unnumbered volume of minutes for Board of Directors and Executive Committee, 66-130, December 14, 1976 - December 13, 1977).

 

Series V.  The Chamber, New Orleans and the River Region[3]

 

            Minutes, reports, and related miscellany of The Chamber board and its various committees and subcommittees.

 

66-131 -

66-132            1978 -       2 bd. vols. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, vol. 1, 66-131, December 13, 1977 - May 9, 1978; vol. 2, 66-132, June 27 - December 12, 1978).

 

66-133 -

66-134            1979 -       2 bd. vols. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, vol. 1, 66-133, December 12, 1978 - April 10, 1979, vol. 2, 66-134, May 10, -December 11, l979).

 

 

 

Index Terms

 

 

Business Men’s League

Chamber of Commerce of the New Orleans Area

Chamber/New Orleans and the River Region

Commerce—Louisiana—New Orleans

New Orleans Association of Commerce

New Orleans Progressive Union

 


            [1]New Orleans Progressive Union name last used as organization's name on minutes of May 3, 1913; thereafter called New Orleans Association of Commerce.

            [2] Name changes in l950 from New Orleans Association of Commerce to Chamber of Commerce of the New Orleans Area.

            [3]Name changes in 1978 from Chamber of Commerce of the New Orleans Area to The Chamber, New Orleans and the River Region.