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Collection Number: 05264-z

Collection Title: Chapel Hill Board of Trade Record Book, 1905-1907

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Abstract The Chapel Hill Board of Trade of Chapel Hill, N.C., was established by Chapel Hill business people in July 1905 and endured at least through April 1907. Members who led the organization included J. H. Pratt, H. H. Patterson, and R. L. Strowd. The group met several times a year. The Chapel Hill Board of Trade record book includes minutes of meetings, a list of members and dues paid, a treasurer's account, and a printed copy of the Board's constitution and bylaws. Also included in the book are a few letters and clippings related to the organization. Minutes describe the development of the Board of Trade in July 1905 and meetings about how ventures, such as the building of a new road, might affect town residents and businesses. The minutes conclude in October 1906, while the treasurer's account continues through 22 April 1907.
Creator Chapel Hill Board of Trade (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language English
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Restrictions to Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Chapel Hill Board of Trade Record Book #5264-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Acquisitions Information
Received from the Chapel Hill Historical Society of Chapel Hill, N.C., in April 2006 (Acc. 100370).
Sensitive Materials Statement
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
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Processed by: Nathalie Wheaton, June 2006

Encoded by: Nathalie Wheaton, June 2006

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The Chapel Hill Board of Trade of Chapel Hill, N.C., was established by Chapel Hill business people in July 1905 and endured at least through April 1907. Members who led the organization included J. H. Pratt, H. H. Patterson, and R. L. Strowd. The group met several times a year.

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The Chapel Hill Board of Trade (Chapel Hill, N.C.) record book includes minutes of meetings, a list of members and dues paid, a treasurer's account, and a printed copy of the Board's constitution and bylaws. Also included in the book are a few letters and clippings related to the organization. Minutes describe the development of the Board of Trade in July 1905 and meetings about how ventures, such as the building of a new road, might affect town residents and businesses. The minutes conclude in October 1906, while the treasurer's account continues through 22 April 1907.

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Contents list

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1 item.

Folder 1

Record Book

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