Rutland Chamber of Commerce Records
Scope and Content Note
The Rutland Chamber of Commerce collection contains correspondence, minutes of meetings, notes, publications, scrapbooks, and other papers which serve to document the activities of the Chamber. The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject, with organizational records collected in carton one and scrapbooks placed at the end (carton 5).
Dates
- 1898-1967
Creator
- Rutland (Vt.) Chamber of Commerce (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Access:
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights:
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Curator of Manuscripts.
Background Note
The Rutland Chamber of Commerce, formerly the Merchants Association of Rutland (1898-1902) and the Rutland Businessmen's Association (1912-1920), was founded on March 16, 1920, and presently continues activities in the Mead building in Rutland, Vermont. The Chamber's primary concern is the business and industrial development of the Rutland area. During its seventy years of service, the Chamber has sponsored many innovative cultural and recreational programs, including the Rutland Bicentennial Celebration (1961) and the Winter carnival (1951-1962).
Extent
5 Linear Feet (5 cartons)
Abstract
The Rutland Chamber of Commerce collection contains correspondence, minutes of meetings, notes, publications, scrapbooks, and other papers which serve to document the activities of the Chamber.
Physical Location
Library Research Annex.
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Rutland Historical Society, April 23, 1976
- Title
- Guide to the Rutland Chamber of Commerce Records, 1898-1967
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processor: M. Mario.
- Date
- 2003
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Vermont Libraries, Special Collections Repository
Silver Special Collections Library
48 University Place, Room B201
Burlington Vermont 05405 U.S.A. US
(802) 656-2138
(802) 656-4038 (Fax)
uvmsc@uvm.edu
