West Texas Chamber of Commerce

The West Texas Chamber of Commerce had its beginning in Fort Worth, Texas, in December, 1918. This organization was established to effectively serve West Texas through economic growth. At the time of its merger with the Texas Chamber of Commerce in 1986, its main office was located at Abilene, Texas. The records represent fifty years of its history and operation in promoting better industries to develop in West Texas in areas such as agriculture, education, tourism, medicine, and other businesses. Today its main office is in Austin, Texas.

The Handbook of Texas has published a more in-depth on-line biography of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce at http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/search.html

From the guide to the West Texas Chamber of Commerce Records, S 1152. 2., 1893-1987 and undated, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)

The West Texas Chamber of Commerce had its beginning in Fort Worth, Texas, in December, 1918. This organization was established to effectively serve West Texas through economic growth. At the time of its merger with the Texas Chamber of Commerce in 1986, its main office was located at Abilene, Texas. The records represent fifty years of its history and operation in promoting better industries to develop in West Texas in areas such as agriculture, education, tourism, medicine, and other businesses. Today its main office is in Austin, Texas.

The Handbook of Texas has published a more in-depth on-line biography of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce at http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/search.html

From the guide to the West Texas Chamber of Commerce Records, S 1152. 3., 1918-1968, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)

The West Texas Chamber of Commerce had its beginning in Fort Worth, Texas, in December, 1918. This organization was established to effectively serve West Texas through economic growth. At the time of its merger with the Texas Chamber of Commerce in 1986, its main office was located at Abilene, Texas. The records represent fifty years of its history and operation in promoting better industries to develop in West Texas in areas such as agriculture, education, tourism, medicine, and other businesses. Today its main office is in Austin, Texas.

The Handbook of Texas has published a more in-depth online biography of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce at http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/search.html

From the guide to the West Texas Chamber of Commerce Records, S 1152. 6., 1963-1976 and undated, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)

The West Texas Chamber of Commerce had its beginning in Fort Worth, Texas, in December, 1918. This organization was established to effectively serve West Texas through economic and promotional growth with the Texas Chamber of Commerce. It's original office time was located at Abilene, Texas. The records of the Chamber represents its history and operation for the past fifty years. Today the Chamber is a part of the Texas Chamber of Commerce, which merged in 1986 and whose main office is in Austin, Texas.

The Handbook of Texas has published a more in-depth online biography of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce at http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/search.html

From the guide to the West Texas Chamber of Commerce Records, S 1152. 5., 1935-1972, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)