Cage 409 Guide to the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce: Alaska Development Committee Records 1933-1946 Tacoma Chamber of Commerce: Alaska Development Committee Records Finding aid prepared by Patricia M. Gourd Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2012
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Finding aid encoded by Mark O'English 2004 Finding aid written in English. Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
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Cage 409 Alaska Development Committee, Tacoma Chamber of Commerce Tacoma Chamber of Commerce: Alaska Development Committee Records 1933-1946 1 containers. .5 linear feet of shelf space. 280 items. Correspondence, clippings, and other papers concerning the development of commerce between Tacoma and Alaska. Principal correspondents include: C.C. Garland, Chairman of the Committee, 1933-1938, and Jay W. McCune, Committee Secretary, 1938-1941. Collection materials are in English.

The Alaska Development Committee of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce was established in 1933 for the expressed purpose of assisting Alaskans in the development of Alaska Territory, increasing goodwill between Tacoma and the communities of Alaska, and bringing the businesses of Tacoma closer to those of Alaska. C. C. Garland served as Chairman of the Alaska Development Committee from 1933 through 1938. Jay W. McCune, Traffic Manager of the Chamber, held the office of secretary of the committee from 1938 through 1941.

Included in the records are correspondence, newspaper clippings, hearing transcripts, and information on shipping rates to Alaskan ports. The records date from February 1933 to January 1946. Principal correspondents include: C. C. Garland and Jay W. McCune.

The records of the Alaska Development Committee of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce are arranged alphabetically by subject in a single series.

This collection is open for research use.

[Item Description]. Cage 409, Tacoma Chamber of Commerce: Alaska Development Committee Records. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

The Alaska Development Committee Records of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce were donated to the Washington State University Libraries in 1955 by George E. Tilliston and reaccessioned in June 1978 (78-25).

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Garland, C. C. McCune, Jay W. Tacoma Chamber of Commerce. Alaska Development Committee--Archives Alaska--Commerce--United States Alaska--Commerce--Washington (State)--Tacoma Tacoma (Wash.)--Commerce--Alaska Alaska Washington (State) Fisheries and Wildlife Transportation

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

1 1 Alaskan Canned Salmon Industry 1935-1936 11 1 2 Alaskan Freight Rates 1942 42 1 3 Fish Research: H. R. 5537 1936 2 1 4 Fish Shipments from Alaska: J. E. Berg 1935-1938 31 1 5 Fishing in Alaskan Waters 1935-1936 11 1 6 Fishing Industry for Tacoma 1933-1934 44 1 7 Herring Products 1936 4 1 8 Information and Statistics Regarding Alaska 1936-1941 50 1 9 International Highway: Alaska Committee 1933 70 1 10 Northern Pacific Railway: Grade Crossing; Lakeview Case #630-3 1946 14 1 11 Organic Act of Alaska 1941