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Cache Chamber of Commerce papers, 1904-1999
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Cache Chamber of Commerce (Utah)
- Title
- Cache Chamber of Commerce papers
- Dates
- 1904-1999 (inclusive)19041999
- Quantity
- 21 boxes, (16 blueprints), (8 linear ft.)
- Collection Number
- UUS_COLL MSS 293
- Summary
- This twenty-one box collection contains the historical papers of the Cache Chamber of Commerce. The collection consists of the Chamber's files, financial papers, blueprints, and meeting minutes, spanning the period from 1904 to 1999 and includes detailed information about early economic ventures in Cache Valley, Utah.
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Restrictions
Open to public research.
- Languages
- English.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Historical NoteReturn to Top
In 1904, local Cache Valley entrepreneurs organized the Cache Commercial Club. As stated in the Club's 1905 yearbook: "The object and purpose of the corporation ... is to promote the general prosperity and to develop the various interests and natural resources of Cache Valley; to procure, preserve, and disseminate information in relation to commercial, industrial, and financial affairs that may be of general interest and value; to secure uniformity in commercial laws and customs; to facilitate business intercourse and to promote equitable principles" (Cache Commercial Club 1905 Yearbook, p. 1). The club, based in Logan, Utah, elected officers and organized committees to oversee various projects in the Cache Valley area. These committees worked to secure and promote commerce, new industries, immigration, mining, agriculture, railroading, public welfare, electricity, education, and art and literature.
In May 1909, a separate entity, the Logan Boosters Club organized with objectives similar to the Cache Commercial Club. With the sudden emergence of the Boosters Club conflict arose between the two commercial organizations. At the time, some felt the Logan Boosters Club had been organized in order to further aid the Cache Commercial Club, while others saw it as a competitor. In order to avoid difficulties the two organizations merged in December, becoming known as the Commercial-Boosters Club.
In 1920 the Commercial-Boosters Club became The Logan Chamber of Commerce. The Logan Chamber of Commerce was "not organized for pecuniary profit; but to advance the growth, welfare, and commercial interests of Logan City and Cache Valley, Utah, and to encourage and assist in social, civic, and relief work therein"(Articles of Incorporation, 1928, p. 5).
In 1950, The Logan Chamber of Commerce became the Cache Chamber of Commerce, incorporated under the laws of Utah. Since 1950, the Cache Chamber of Commerce has carried on the role of its predecessors, seeking to promote the development of Cache Valley.
Sources:
Cache Commercial Club 1905 Yearbook, J.P. Smith Printing, Logan, Utah, 1905 (Series I, Box 11, Fd 2)
The Logan Chamber of Commerce Articles of Incorporation, 1928 (Series I, Box 11, Fd 3).
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This twenty-one box collection contains the historical papers of the Cache Chamber of Commerce. The materials in this collection consist of the Chamber's files, financial papers, blueprints, and meeting minutes, spanning the period from 1907 to 1999 and yielding detailed information about early economic ventures in the Cache Valley area. Some economic ventures of special interest include the mandatory closure of all businesses in Logan on Wednesday afternoons during the 1910s and 1920s to support the local baseball team, the operation of a town pool hall during the 1910s and 1920s, promoting the construction of Logan's sidewalks and roads, railroad involvement, and the construction of the Logan City Post Office.
The materials in this collection have been divided into three series, Series I: Chamber minutes and files, Series II: Financial papers, Series III: Blueprints and floor plans.
For additional information on the activities of the Cache Chamber of Commerce should see the published version of Chamber's annual reports published by the Herald Journal from 1960 to the 1990s in January or early February of each year.
Those desiring to view photographs connected with the Cache Chamber of Commerce should inquire with the USU Special Collections & Archives photograph curator.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
CopyrightIt is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Permission to publish material from the Cache Chamber of Commerce papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Cache Chamber of Commerce papers, 1904-1999. (COLL MSS 293). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Department.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Series I: Chamber minutes and files.
Boxes 1-10 contain the Chamber's meetings minutes from 1907 to 1987. These meeting minutes have been organized chronologically. Boxes 11-16 contain the Chamber's files, reports, articles of incorporation, and three scrapbooks. The material have been arranged topically and chronologically.
Series II: Financial papers.
Boxes 1-4 contain the financial papers of the Chamber from 1916-1994. The financial papers consist of ledgers, yearly financial reports, monthly financial statements, and receipt registers. This material has been organized chronologically.
Series III: Blueprints and floor plans.
Items 1-12 consist of blueprints and floor plans from the Logan City post office building on Main Street (currently the site of the Chamber's headquarters) spanning the period from 1908 to 1951. Items 13-16 consist of two floor plan sketches of the Harris Office Building (circa 1999), one blueprint of the Knitting Mill Building (undated), and one blueprint of the Lundstrom Building (undated). These items have all been arranged chronologically.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Chamber minutes and filesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Minutes of the Cache Commercial Club |
1904-1932 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | Minutes ledger
(also contains articles of incorporation, membership records, correspondence, and financial records).
|
1904-1906 |
2 | 1 | Minutes ledger |
1907-1909 |
Minutes of the Commercial-Boosters Club |
1912-1920 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
3 | 1 | Minutes |
1912-1917 |
3 | 2 | Minutes |
1917-1920 |
Minutes of The Logan Chamber of Commerce |
1921-1949 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
3 | 3 | Minutes |
1921-1923 |
3 | 4 | Minutes |
1924-1926 |
3 | 5 | Minutes |
1927-1929 |
3 | 6 | Minutes |
1930-1932 |
3 | 7 | Minutes |
1933-1935 |
3 | 8 | Minutes |
1936-1938 |
3 | 9 | Minutes |
1939-1940 |
4 | 1 | Minutes |
1941-1943 |
4 | 2 | Minutes |
1944-1946 |
4 | 3 | Minutes |
1947-1949 |
Minutes of the Cache Chamber of Commerce |
1950-1985 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
4 | 4 | Minutes |
1950 |
4 | 5 | Minutes |
1951 |
4 | 6 | Minutes |
1952 |
4 | 7 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1953-1954 |
4 | 8 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1953-1954 |
4 | 9 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1955 |
4 | 10 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1955 |
5 | 1 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1956 |
5 | 2 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1956 |
5 | 3 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1957 |
5 | 4 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1957 |
5 | 5 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1958 |
5 | 6 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1958 |
5 | 7 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1959 |
5 | 8 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1959 |
5 | 9 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1960 |
6 | 1 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1960 |
6 | 2 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1961 |
6 | 3 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1961 |
6 | 4 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1962 |
6 | 5 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1962 |
6 | 6 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1963 |
6 | 7 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1963 |
6 | 8 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1964 |
6 | 9 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1964 |
6 | 10 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1965 |
7 | 1 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1965 |
7 | 2 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1966 |
7 | 3 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1966 |
7 | 4 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1967 |
7 | 5 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1967 |
7 | 6 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1968 |
7 | 7 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1968 |
7 | 8 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1969 |
7 | 9 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1969 |
7 | 10 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1970 |
7 | 11 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1970 |
7 | 12 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1971 |
7 | 13 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1971 |
8 | 1 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1972 |
8 | 2 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1972 |
8 | 3 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1973 |
8 | 4 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1973 |
8 | 5 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1974 |
8 | 6 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1974 |
8 | 7 | Minutes, Board of Directors and Committee Meetings |
1975 |
8 | 8 | Minutes, Board of Directors and Committee Meetings |
1976 |
8 | 9 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1977 |
8 | 10 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1978 |
9 | 1 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1979-1980 |
9 | 2 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1980-1981 |
9 | 3 | Minutes, Committee Meetings |
1981 |
9 | 4 | Minutes, Board of Directors and Committee Meetings |
1982 |
9 | 5 | Minutes, Board of Directors and Committee Meetings |
1983 |
9 | 6 | Minutes, Board of Directors and Committee Meetings |
1984 |
9 | 7 | Minutes, Board of Directors |
1985 |
Minutes of the special committees of the Cache Chamber of Commerce |
1912-1981 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
10 | 1 | Minutes, Cache County Fair Association |
1912-1923 |
10 | 2 | Minutes, Special Meetings |
1919-1948 |
10 | 3 | Minutes, Special Meetings |
1944-1948 |
10 | 4 | Minutes, Cache County Centennial Committee |
1957-1964 |
10 | 5 | Minutes, Bridgerland Tourist Council |
1986-1987 |
10 | 6 | Minutes, Cache-Rich Tourist Committee |
1978-1981 |
Papers of the Cache Chamber of Commerce
Includes annual reports, articles of incorporation, promotional literature, ballots, reports, membership records, and other materials concerning the Chamber. Also includes oversize scrapbooks and memorabilia.
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Box | Folder | ||
11 | 1 | Papers with historical information on the Chamber |
undated |
11 | 2 |
Cache Commercial Club Yearbook
|
1905 |
11 | 3 |
Articles of Incorporation
|
1928 |
11 | 4 | Articles of Incorporation |
1951 |
11 | 5 | Articles of Incorporation |
1960 |
11 | 6 | Articles of Incorporation |
undated |
11 | 7 | Recommendations of the By-laws Committee made to the Board of Directors |
1954 |
11 | 8 | Amendments to the Chamber constitution and by-laws |
undated |
11 | 9 | Statement of policy and by-laws (three copies)
|
1955 |
11 | 10 | Annual reports |
1929-1932 |
11 | 11 | Annual reports |
1936-1940 |
11 | 12 | Annual reports |
1942-1946 |
11 | 13 | Annual reports (two copies of each)
|
1947-1949 |
11 | 14 | Annual reports |
1950-1958 |
11 | 15 | Annual reports |
1960-1961 |
11 | 16 | Annual reports |
1962 |
11 | 17 | Annual reports |
1964-1981 |
11 | 18 | Review of Activities Report |
1945 |
11 | 19 | Review of Activities Report |
1946 |
11 | 20 | "Program of Work: Our Goals for 57" |
undated |
11 | 21 | "The Chamber Doesn't Cost, It Pays" |
undated |
11 | 22 | Papers from the Aggie Quarterback Club |
1960-1969 |
12 | 1 |
The Target (Chamber's 1953 goals)
|
1953 |
12 | 2 |
The Target
|
1954 |
12 | 3 | Annual banquet and meeting program |
1988 |
12 | 4 | Papers concerning the Cache County Centennial Commission |
1950-1959 |
12 | 5 |
Beautiful Logan & Cache Valley
(cover shows women in swimsuits at Tony Grove Lake, two copies)
|
1950-1959 |
12 | 6 |
A Historic Tour of Downtown Main Street of Logan, Utah, by C. Carlisle and V. A. Christianson |
1986 |
12 | 7 | Promotional literature published by the Chamber about Cache Valley |
undated |
12 | 8 | Promotional literature on Cache Valley |
undated |
12 | 9 | "Come & Do Business With Us! Logan, Utah" |
1970-1979 |
12 | 10 | Merrill, Yvonne Y., Cache Valley In & Out & Round About, Herald Printing Company, Logan, Utah |
1970 |
12 | 11 | Overall economic development program for Cache County |
1966 |
12 | 12 | Cache County: county economic fact report |
1980 |
12 | 13 | Cache consumer surveys |
1953 |
12 | 14 | Newspaper clipping about the Chamber's activities |
undated |
13 | 1 | Ballots and papers concerning the elections of Chamber Board of Directors |
1913-1932 |
13 | 2 | Chamber activity reports |
1914-1919 |
13 | 3 | Report on Chamber conventions |
1919 - 1926 |
13 | 4 | Membership records of the Chamber |
1918-1919 |
13 | 5 | Water reports |
1912-1914 |
13 | 6 | Report on the Logan Waterworks Project |
1914 |
13 | 7 | Report of the Advertising Committee |
1928 |
13 | 8 | Sugar report
(discusses economic discrimination).
|
1918 |
13 | 9 | Report and correspondence of the ‘Order of Good Fellows" |
1913 |
13 | 10 | Petition for one half-day work holiday
(businesses desired to close early each Wednesday for the betterment of the community).
|
1909 |
13 | 11 | Baseball game reports |
1911 |
13 | 12 | Committee report on store closure for Valley baseball games |
1921 |
13 | 13 | Hospital reports |
1918 |
13 | 14 | Report on contributions to the Red Cross for flood and tornado sufferers |
1913 |
13 | 15 | Report on sites for a proposed cereal factory |
1914 |
13 | 16 | Reports of the 4th of July Celebration Committee |
1917-1922 |
13 | 17 | Lease agreement of the Cache Valley Broadcasting Company with the Chamber |
1940 |
13 | 18 | Lease agreement of the Chamber club room |
1918 |
13 | 19 | Papers concerning actions taken to eliminate cotton bearing trees from Logan |
1913 |
13 | 20 | Resolutions concerning E. P. Bacon and W. G. Farrell, member of Chamber |
undated |
13 | 21 | Papers concerning the site for a Logan City Library |
1913 |
13 | 22 | Papers concerning the Municipal Telephone System |
1913 |
13 | 23 | Papers concerning the Annual Dollar Day |
1917 |
13 | 24 | Papers and report on the Thanksgiving day football game |
1921 |
13 | 25 | Chautauqua signers
(WWI relief program).
|
1917 |
13 | 26 | Resolution concerning the closure of the Brigham Young College, Logan, Utah |
1920-1929 |
13 | 27 | Resolutions of the Hyrum Irrigation Project |
1929 |
13 | 28 | List of music band performance contributors |
1916 |
13 | 29 | Papers concerning the Branch of Utah State Automobile Association |
1927 |
13 | 30 | List of pool, dues, and initiation fees |
1914 |
14 | 1 | Board of Directors Oath of Office papers |
1915-1921 |
14 | 2 | Report of the Lyceum Committee |
1919 |
14 | 3 | Report of Logan City Schools |
1926 |
14 | 4 | Report of the ‘Boosters Vaudeville" performance in Preston, Idaho |
1916 |
14 | 5 | Report, Western Division of National Chamber of Commerce |
1925 |
14 | 6 | Report of assessment of county and city property |
1912 |
14 | 7 | Reports on creating public playgrounds |
1914-1919 |
14 | 8 | Report, park-to-park highway |
1921 |
14 | 9 | Report and papers on street paving |
1911-1914 |
14 | 10 | Reports of the Road Committee |
1912-1925 |
14 | 11 | Report, pea canning project |
1914-1924 |
14 | 12 | Papers concerning the display in the Vermont Building |
1911-1914 |
14 | 13 | Railroading |
1911-1912 |
14 | 14 | Benson Ward Railroad project |
1912 |
14 | 15 | Contributions for the Interurban Railroad Celebration |
1915 |
14 | 16 | Papers concerning the Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company |
1914-1915 |
14 | 17 | Business subscriptions to band concerts |
1914-1915 |
14 | 18 | Papers concerning band concerts in Cache Valley |
1912-1914 |
14 | 19 | Papers concerning the Logan City School Band |
1920 |
14 | 20 | Papers concerning the Boosters Ball |
1911 |
14 | 21 | Papers concerning the construction of the hydro-electric power plant in Logan |
1923-1925 |
14 | 22 | Papers concerning the construction of the hydro-electric power plant in Logan |
1923-1925 |
14 | 23 | Papers concerning the construction of the Logan City post office |
1926-1936 |
14 | 24 | Papers of the Parking Lot Committee |
1953-1960 |
14 | 25 | Contract of employment for E. W. Timberlake |
1950 |
14 | 26 | Agreement between the Cache County and the Union Pacific Railroad Company for the sale of land |
1966 |
14 | 27 | Agreement for the Cache Chamber of Commerce to purchase land |
undated |
15 | 1 | Chamber certificates |
1930-1980 |
15 | 2 | Anderson Coach Company papers |
1950-1959 |
15 | 3 | Anderson Coach Company papers |
1950-1959 |
15 | 4 | Building Committee minutes and papers |
1950-1959 |
15 | 5 | Industries Committee papers |
1950-1959 |
15 | 6 | The Hesston Manufacturing Corporation papers |
1960-1969 |
15 | 7 | Spalding Knitting Mill papers |
1960-1969 |
15 | 8 | Papers concerning activities at Rendezvous Beach |
1980-1989 |
15 | 9 | West Coast Airline papers |
1960-1969 |
15 | 10 | Records of funds donated to the Chamber for building funds and new furniture |
1950-1959 |
16 | Scrapbooks and memorabilia, oversized |
Series II: Financial PapersReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | Financial ledger
(record of pool hall, bills, and other).
|
1916-1929 |
2 | 1 | Financial report |
1931 |
2 | 2 | Financial report |
1932 |
2 | 3 | Financial report |
1933 |
2 | 4 | Financial report |
1934 |
2 | 5 | Financial report |
1935 |
2 | 6 | Financial report |
1936 |
2 | 7 | Financial report |
1937 |
2 | 8 | Financial report |
1938 |
2 | 9 | Cache Valley Centennial Committee financial ledger |
1953-1964 |
2 | 10 | Financial balance sheet of the Chamber |
1965 |
2 | 11 | Chamber tax papers |
1981-1983 |
2 | 12 | Financial statements of the Chamber |
1982-1983 |
2 | 13 | Financial statements of the Chamber |
1985-1986 |
2 | 14 | Chamber payroll record |
1983-1984 |
2 | 15 | Monthly bank statements of the Chamber |
1981-1982 |
2 | 16 | Monthly bank statements of the Chamber |
1984 |
2 | 17 | Monthly bank statements of the Chamber |
1985 |
2 | 18 | Chamber financial booklet |
1987-1990 |
2 | 19 | Financial ledger and paper of the Dairy Festival |
1981-1987 |
2 | 20 | Financial papers of the Utah Travel Council |
1981-1984 |
2 | 21 | Financial papers (taken from ledger) of the Utah Travel Council |
1986-1988 |
3 | 1 | Dues only receipt ledger |
1986-1987 |
3 | 2 | Dues only receipt ledger |
1987 |
3 | 3 | Dues only receipt ledger |
1987 |
3 | 4 | Dues only receipt ledger |
1987-1989 |
3 | 5 | Receipt ledger |
1985-1986 |
3 | 6 | Receipt ledger |
1986-1988 |
3 | 7 | Receipt ledger |
1990-1993 |
3 | 8 | Receipt ledger |
1990-1994 |
3 | 9 | Monthly bank statements of the chamber |
1993-1994 |
4 | Deposit register |
1980-1981 | |
4 | Deposit register |
1981-1983 | |
4 | Deposit register |
1983-1984 | |
4 | Deposit register "chamber dues" |
1992-1993 | |
4 | Deposit register "miscellaneous" |
1992-1993 |
Series III: Floor Plans and Blueprints, 1908-1999Return to Top
Description | Dates |
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Item 1 : Bound blueprints of Logan City post office size: 38" by 26"
(32 different blueprints showing the floor plans of the building and sketches of the building's exterior) (some blueprints are loose).
|
1908 |
Item 2 : Blueprint of Logan City post office, exterior structure and grounds size: 38" by 26"
|
1933 |
Item 3 : Floor plan for the basement floor of the Logan City post office size: 38" by 26"
|
1933 |
Item 4 : Floor plan for the first floor of the Logan City post office size: 38" by 26"
|
1933 |
Item 5 : Floor plan for the second floor and extension of the Logan City post office size: 38" by 26"
|
1933 |
Item 6 : Blueprint of the Logan City post office, building exterior size: 38" by 26"
|
1933 |
Item 7 : Blueprint of the Logan City post office, building exterior windows and doors size: 38" by 26"
|
1933 |
Item 8 : Blueprint of the Logan City post office, building vestibules size: 33" by 21"
(shows plans for interior decorum).
|
1933 |
Item 9 : Sketch of the Logan City post office, exterior post office sign size: 42" by 23"
|
1933 |
Item 10: Floor plan for the basement floor of the Logan City post office size: 38" by 26"
|
1951 |
Item 11 : Floor plan for the first floor of the Logan City post office size: 38" by 26"
|
1951 |
Item 12 : Floor plan for the second floor of the Logan City post office size: 38" by 26"
|
1951 |
Item 13 : Existing floor plan for the first and second floors of the Harris Office Building size: 38" by 26"
|
1999 |
Item 14 : Proposed floor plan for the first and second floors of the Harris Office Building size: 38" by 26"
|
1999 |
Item 15 : Floor plan of the Knitting Mill Building, by John H. Moser size: 23" by 14"
|
undated |
Item 16 : Floor plan of the Lundstrom Building, by John H. Moser size: 29" by 17"
|
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Railroads--Utah--Cache County--History--Sources.
Corporate Names
- Cache Chamber of Commerce (Utah)--Records and correspondence.
Geographical Names
- Cache County (Utah)--Economic conditions--History--Sources.
- Logan (Utah)--Economic conditions--History--Sources.
- Logan (Utah)--History--Sources.