MS 300 San Diego Chamber of Commerce Collection
Table of Contents
- Summary Information
- Biographical / Historical Notes
- Scope and Content
- Arrangement
- Administrative Information
- Controlled Access Headings
- Collection Inventory
- Administrative Materials
- Agriculture and Environment
- Crime
- Demographics
- Economics
- Economic Research Bulletins
- Industry and Employment
- Military
- City Planning
- Politics
- Tourism
- Spreckels Company
- Miscellanea
Summary Information
- Repository
- San Diego History Center Document Collection
- Creator
- San Diego Chamber of Commerce.
- Title
- San Diego Chamber of Commerce Collection
- ID
- MS 300
- Date [inclusive]
- 1887-2006
- Extent
- 7.25 Linear feet (15 boxes)
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- The collection contains administrative materials and reference resources related to the interests of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce.
Preferred Citation
San Diego Chamber of Commerce Collection, MS 300, San Diego History Center Document Archives, San Diego, CA.
Biographical / Historical Notes
The San Diego Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization founded in 1870 by Alonzo Horton, a prominent local businessman who served as the Chamber’s first treasurer. Their mission is to advocate for and support the interests of local business and their employees within the City of San Diego.
The initial endeavors of the Chamber of Commerce included developing railroad lines in San Diego, supporting harbor commerce, procuring fresh drinking water for the city, and encouraging both settlement and tourism in San Diego. In the early 20th century, the Chamber of Commerce was instrumental in the establishment of military installations throughout region, which in turn bolstered San Diego’s economy. It was also a driving force behind the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, which put San Diego on the map and started the process of Balboa Park becoming the cultural center it is today. The Chamber of Commerce is currently active in the San Diego community with over 3,000 members.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of materials pertaining to the administration and interests of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce between 1887 and 2006. The bulk of the collection materials are dated between 1950 and 2006. Materials include administrative documents, such as by-laws and meeting minutes, as well as reports, research, and reference materials related to a variety of topics that concern the Chamber of Commerce. These subjects include city demographics, the environment, economics, crime, industry and employment, the military, city planning, politics, and tourism. Reference items include the original San Diego City Plan developed by John Nolen in 1926, as well as a copy of Douglas Gunn’s Picturesque San Diego. Additionally, the collection contains the Chamber of Commerce membership records for the Spreckels Company, owned by John D. Spreckels.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in thirteen series:
I. Administrative Materials;
II. Agriculture and Environment;
III. Crime;
IV. Demographics;
V. Economics;
VI. Economic Research Bulletins;
VII. Industry and Employment;
VIII. Military;
IX. Planning;
X. Politics;
XI. Tourism;
XII. Spreckels Company;
XIII. Miscellanea. Items within each series are arranged by subject.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
San Diego History Center Document Collection November 17, 2015
1649 El Prado, Suite 3
San Diego, CA, 92101
619-232-6203
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Lauren Rasmussen on August 26, 2013.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- J.D. and A.B. Spreckels Company.
- San Diego (Calif.). Planning Dept.
- San Diego and Coronado Ferry Company.
- San Diego Association of Governments.
- San Diego Chamber of Commerce. Economic Research Bureau.
- San Diego Convention and Tourist Bureau.
- San Diego Electric Railway Company.
Geographic Name(s)
- Balboa Park (San Diego, Calif.)
- San Diego (Calif.)
Personal Name(s)
- Klauber, Abraham, 1831-1911
- Nolen, John, 1869-1937
- Spreckels, John Diedrich, b. 1853
Subject(s)
- Business
- Demographics
- Economic development
- Military
- Tourism
Collection Inventory
Series I: Administrative Materials 1870-1963 |
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Box-folder | ||||
Constitution and By-laws of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce 1937 October 28 | 1:1 | |||
Annual Reports of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce 1870-1899 | 1:2 | |||
Loose materials from Annual Reports (Folder 2) 1871 March 16 – 1930 September 24 | 1:3 | |||
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meeting minutes 1938 September 15 | 1:4 | |||
General Manager’s Reports 1961 January 27 – 1966 January 26 | 1:5 | |||
The San Diego Chamber of Commerce: A Pictorial Report 1962-1963 | 1:6 | |||
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Series II: Agriculture and Environment 1996-2000 and undated |
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Box-folder | ||||
Crop Statistics and Annual Reports 1996-2000 | 1:7 | |||
San Diego Climate Information 1998 March | 1:8 | |||
Agriculture – San Diego County – California brochure Undated | 1:9 | |||
Oceanics – San Diego County – California brochure Undated | 1:10 | |||
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Series III: Crime 1996-2000 |
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Box-folder | ||||
Crime in the San Diego Region 1996-2000 | 1:11 | |||
Arrests in the San Diego Region 1999-2001 | 1:12 | |||
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Series IV: Demographics 1945-2002 |
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Box-folder | ||||
Demographic Statistics binder (Part 1) 1951-1980 | 2:1 | |||
Demographic Statistics binder (Part 2) 1951-1980 | 2:2 | |||
The Racial Issue in San Diego 1965 | 2:3 | |||
A Community Guide to San Diego County 1971-1973 | 2:4 | |||
Population and Land Use Bulletins 1986-1989 | 2:5 | |||
San Diego Region 1980 Census Tracts with Subregional Areas 1980 | 2:6 | |||
U.S. and San Diego Hispanic Demographic 2004 | 2:7 | |||
SANDAG INFO Newsletters 1998 July – 2002 October
Includes: • Profiling the Region’s Jurisdictions • 1998 Population and Housing Estimates • Demographic and Economic Characteristics • A Million More People in the Region by 2020 • 2020 Cities/County Forecast for the San Diego Region • 1999 Population and Housing Estimates • Daytime Population • 2020 Forecast: Subregional Demographic Characteristics • Geographic Areas Help Define the San Diego Region • The Dynamics of Vital Events in the San Diego Region |
2:8 | |||
Residential demographic reports 1945-1980 | 2:9 | |||
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Series V: Economics 1969-2006 |
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Box-folder | ||||
San Diego Economic Profile by the Economic Research Bureau of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce 1977
Includes: Industry, tourism, military, agriculture, and fisheries. |
3:1 | |||
San Diego Economic Profile by the Economic Research Bureau of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce 1977
Includes: Trade, Baja California, higher education, retirement, and construction |
3:2 | |||
San Diego Economic Profile by the Economic Research Bureau of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce 1977
Includes: Organization. |
3:3 | |||
San Diego Economic Profile by the Economic Research Bureau of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce 1977
Includes: Legislation. |
3:4 | |||
San Diego Economic Development Research Program: An Updating of the Original 1966 Study 1969 | 3:5 | |||
San Diego Economic Development Research Program: An Updating of the Original 1966 Study 1969 | 3:6 | |||
Economic Analysis of Mexican Citizen Activity in San Diego County 1979 | 3:7 | |||
Economic Impact of Super Bowl XXII on San Diego 1988 March | 3:8 | |||
Del Mar Fairgrounds Economic Impact Study 1989 January | 3:9 | |||
Economic and Fiscal Impact Analysis: Proposed Ballpark and Real Estate Development 1998 September 17 | 3:10 | |||
Annual Report of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation 2001 | 4:1 | |||
Economic and Fiscal Benefits of the San Diego Convention Center 2002 | 4:2 | |||
San Diego Unified Port District: Cruise Feasibility Study and Economic Impact Analysis 2002 November 25 | 4:3 | |||
Economic and Fiscal Impacts of the San Diego Unified Port District – Draft Report 2003 July 15 | 4:4 | |||
Tracking San Diego’s Recovery: A Mid-Year Review of Commercial Real Estate Activity by Burnham Market Research 2003 | 4:5 | |||
Economic Impact Analysis of the San Diego Cruise Sector 2005 March | 4:6 | |||
Economic Impacts of the Wait Times at the San Diego – Baja California Border 2006 January 19 | 4:7 | |||
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Series VI: Economic Research Bulletins 1963-1994 |
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Box-folder | ||||
Economic Research Bulletins 1963 | 4:8 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1964 | 4:9 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1965 | 4:10 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1966 | 4:11 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1967 | 4:12 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1968 | 4:13 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1969 | 4:14 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1970 | 5:1 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1971 | 5:2 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1972 | 5:3 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1973 | 5:4 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1974 | 5:5 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1975
Scope and Content: December 1975 is not included. |
5:6 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1976 | 5:7 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1977 | 5:8 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1978 | 5:9 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1979 | 5:10 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1980 | 5:11 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1981 | 5:12 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1982 | 5:13 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1983 | 5:14 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1984 | 5:15 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1985 | 5:16 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1986 | 5:17 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1987 | 5:18 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1988 | 6:1 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1989 | 6:2 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1990 | 6:3 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1991
Scope and Content: January 1991 is not included. |
6:4 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1992 | 6:5 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1993 | 6:6 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins 1994
Scope and Content: May 1994 and June 1994 only. |
6:7 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins (Bound) 1953-1966 | 6:8 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins (Bound) 1966-1969 | 6:9 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins (Bound) 1967-1971 | 7:1 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins (Bound) 1970-1979 | 8:1 | |||
Box-folder | ||||
Economic Research Bulletins (Bound) 1966-1976 | 7:2 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins (Bound) 1977-1985 | 8:2 | |||
Economic Research Bulletins (Bound) 1980-1984 | 7:3 | |||
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Series VII: Industry and Employment 1947-2002 and undated |
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Box-folder | ||||
San Diego Business Surveys 1947-1969 | 9:1 | |||
San Diego Business Surveys 1970-1982 | 9:2 | |||
SANDAG INFO Newsletters 2001 August – 2002 September
Includes: • Employment in the San Diego Region • San Diego Regional Employment Clusters |
9:3 | |||
The Union Tribune’s Annual Review of San Diego Businesses 1985-1987 | 9:4 | |||
Regional Employment Studies Undated
Includes: • San Diego’s Medical Services Industry Cluster • San Diego’s Biosciences Industry Cluster • San Diego’s Visitor Services Industry Cluster • San Diego’s Software and Computer Services Industry Cluster • San Diego’s Computer and Electronics Manufacturing Industry Cluster • San Diego’s Communication Industry Cluster |
9:5 | |||
San Diego Regional Technology Alliance reports Undated
Includes: • E-Tech: Missing the Green • San Diego Surf Meets Silicon Sand • Wireless Wonders |
9:6 | |||
Labor Market Surveys 2001
Includes: • Business services industry • Visitor services industry • Entertainment and amusement industry |
9:7 | |||
Labor Market Surveys 2001
Includes: • Medical services industry • Biomedical products industry • Biotechnology and pharmaceuticals industry |
9:8 | |||
Labor Market Surveys 2001
Includes: • Communications industry • Defense and transportation manufacturing industry • Computer and electronics manufacturing industry • Software and computer services industry |
9:9 | |||
Industrial Data: San Diego County 1971 | 9:10 | |||
Department of Commerce City Employment report 1974 | 9:11 | |||
“A History of the San Diego Labor Movement: Problems and Developments from 1887 to 1957” by Dr. Frederick Ryan 1959 | 10:1 | |||
Commercial Banking in San Diego 1960 | 10:2 | |||
Chamber of Commerce annual report 1979 | 10:3 | |||
San Diego Market 1982 | 10:4 | |||
NAFTA and San Diego 1992 | 10:5 | |||
Research and Development in San Diego, California Undated | 10:6 | |||
Starting a Business in San Diego Undated | 10:7 | |||
San Diego Regional Shopping Center Report Undated | 10:8 | |||
San Diego International Sports Arena Undated | 10:9 | |||
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Series VIII: Military 1952-2002 |
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Box-folder | ||||
Scrapbook of Reports Written for the San Diego Chamber of Commerce 1952-1996
Includes: Correspondence and reports of U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Raymond D. Tarbuck. |
10:10 | |||
Scrapbook of Reports Written for the San Diego Chamber of Commerce 1952-1996 | 10:11 | |||
The Effect of the Military Establishment and the Aviation Industry on and the Need for a More Balanced Economy in San Diego 1954 | 10:12 | |||
The Navy and San Diego: Navy Reports 1965 | 11:1 | |||
World War II Post-War Planning: Day and Zimmermann Report 1965 | 11:2 | |||
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Impact Guide 2002 | 11:3 | |||
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Series IX: City Planning 1926-2000 and undated |
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Box-folder | ||||
City Plan for San Diego by John Nolen 1926 | 11:4 | |||
Official Report of San Diego Chamber of Commerce Rental Research Committee 1942 | 11:5 | |||
History of San Diego County Park System 1944 | 11:6 | |||
Highway to Imperial Valley 1954 | 12:1 | |||
Balboa Park in the ‘50s: Balboa Park Reports 1960 | 12:2 | |||
Planning department scrapbook 1963 September – 1963 November | 12:3 | |||
Cross Border Concerns in the San Diego Region: The Need For New Border Crossings 1992 | 12:4 | |||
SANDAG INFO Newsletters 1998 November – 2000 April
Includes: • More residents are trying transit • Attitudes about transit and ridesharing • Traffic by the numbers |
12:5 | |||
The San Diego Stadium Story Undated | 12:6 | |||
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Series X: Politics 1962-1965 |
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Box-folder | ||||
1912 Socialists and I.W.W.: Riot or Free Speech? 1965 | 13:1 | |||
A Report on Politics in San Diego by David Greenstone 1962 | 13:2 | |||
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Series XI: Tourism 1939-1998 and undated |
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Box-folder | ||||
San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau booklets 1996 August – 1998 June
Includes: • 1995 San Diego Meetings and Conventions • Overseas Travelers to San Diego • Convention Center Information • Air Transportation Information • San Diego Golf Courses |
13:3 | |||
San Diego Profile of Overnight Visitors 1993 | 13:4 | |||
Things to Do and See in San Diego brochure Undated | 13:5 | |||
International Travel Forecast and Statistics for the U.S. c.1995 | 13:6 | |||
American Legion 1940 Convention scrapbook 1939-1940 | 13:7 | |||
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Series XII: Spreckels Company 1928-1947 |
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Box-folder | ||||
Spreckels Companies Memberships in Chamber of Commerce 1928 November – 1935 October | 13:8 | |||
Spreckels Companies Memberships in Chamber of Commerce 1935 November – 1938 October | 13:9 | |||
Spreckels Companies Memberships in Chamber of Commerce 1938 November – 1941 November | 13:10 | |||
Spreckels Companies Memberships in Chamber of Commerce 1938 November – 1947 November | 14:1 | |||
Contribution to the Post-War Fund of San Diego Chamber of Commerce 1945 | 14:2 | |||
San Diego Electric Railway Company and the San Diego and Coronado Ferry Company Subscription to San Diego Chamber of Commerce 1946-1947 | 14:3 | |||
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Series XIII: Miscellanea 1887-2003 and undated |
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Box-folder | ||||
“Picturesque San Diego” by Douglas Gunn 1887 | 14:4 | |||
Southern California, issued by the Southern California Panama Expositions Commission 1914 | 14:5 | |||
KGB radio series transcripts 1938-1939 | 14:6 | |||
California Pacific International Exposition Pictorial 1935 | 14:7 | |||
“Abraham Klauber” by Alice Heyneman 1963 | 15:1 | |||
San Diego – Where California Begins pamphlets 1985-1988 | 15:2 | |||
San Diego – Where California Begins pamphlets 1989-1994 | 15:3 | |||
“Antecedent Incidents in San Diego’s Developmental History” by Pauline 1995 | 15:4 | |||
San Diego Magazine 1996 Summer | 15:5 | |||
Fast Company magazine mock-up 2003 | 15:6 | |||
San Diego, California brochure Undated | 15:7 | |||
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