Portland Chamber of Commerce records, 1890-1984.

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Portland Chamber of Commerce records, 1890-1984.

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Records of a civic and business organization of Portland, Oregon, including minutes of meetings, financial records, membership lists, stock books, records concerning buildings and property, subject and reference files. Included are materials relating to Raymond Wilcox, and a file of correspondence of Henry R. Beckwith regarding the visits of Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and James R. Garfield in 1911. Also included are records of the Portland Commercial Club, the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Promotions Committee, the Portland Board of Trade, and the Portland Retail Trade Bureau.

15 cubic feet (2 document cases, 4 record cartons, 40 v., 1 oversize folder)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8176988

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Beckwith, Henry B. (Henry Blatchley), 1862-1932

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