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Huntsville Chamber of Commerce Materials

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2014.s073

Scope and Contents

The Huntsville Chamber of Commerce Materials (1935 – 1960s; 2 boxes) contain annual reports that list members and executive personnel. These reports also provide updates on various statistics relating to Huntsville, such as the population and the number of utility connections for that given year. The newsletters in the collection highlight monthly programs and the work of various divisions in the Chamber of Commerce. The correspondence is mainly between the President of the Chamber of Commerce and its members. This collection also contains minutes from the meetings of different committees of the Chamber of Commerce and brochures with information for events within Huntsville. The Huntsville-Walker County Chamber of Commerce became a private non-profit organization chartered by the state of Texas in 1934. This organization seeks to promote economic and social programs. Their goal is to offer opportunities for the development of local leadership and to serve its members as well as the wider Walker County community.

Dates

  • Creation: 1935 - 1965

Conditions Governing Use

The materials represented in this finding aid have been made available for research, teaching and private use. For these purposes, you may reproduce (print, make photocopies, or download) these items without prior permission on the condition that you provide proper attribution of the source in all copies.

Please contact the Newton Gresham Library's Special Collections and University Archives department to request permissions to reproduce materials for any other purpose, or to obtain information regarding the copyright status of a particular digital image, text, audio or video recording.

Extent

2 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection consists of reports, newsletters, correspondence, meeting minutes, and brochures relating to the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce from 1935 through the 1960s. The documents are arranged in chronological order. The collection is located on the SHSU Special Collection’s manuscript shelves.

Status
Completed
Author
Shaneil Snipe
Date
2014
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives Repository

Contact:
1830 Bobby K. Marks Drive
Huntsville TX 77341 US
9362941619