Moorhead Area Chamber of Commerce, Moorhead, Minnesota (S2600)

1928-96

Collection Description

This collection contains committee meetings, legislative records, projects, newspaper clippings, and other related Chamber material. There are also several volumes of scrapbooks related to the Greater Moorhead Days. The majority of the material is in excellent condition.

Inventory

Box 1

  • Academic Credit Card Program
  • Accreditation. 1967-69
  • Agri-Business
    • Display Board
    • Farm Seminar
    • Miscellaneous. 1957-75
  • Agriculture Day
  • AIDS in the Workplace
  • All American City
  • Ambassador
    • Club
    • Minutes. 1972-91
    • Miscellaneous
    • Gold
  • Annual
    • Dinners. 1951-75
    • Golf Classic
    • Meeting
      • Miscellaneous. 1979-
      • Programs. 1941-66
    • Reports. 1933-57; 1965-92
  • Anti-Degration (Fresh Air)
  • Apollo Strings
  • Applications for Positions. 1969-75

Box 2

  • Armour Research Foundation
    • Audit. Volume. 1957
    • Correspondence. 1956-57
    • Miscellaneous. 1954-57
  • Art in the Park
  • Articles of Incorporation/Bylaws
  • Arts Council
  • Auditorium Task Force
  • Auto/Rail Conflict
  • Bad Check Clinic. 1975
  • Ban the Can
  • Beauty Pageants
  • Better Business Bureau
    • Attorney General Press Releases. 1981-83
    • General
  • Bicentennial
    • Grant Application. 1975-76
    • Miscellaneous. 1976
  • Big Iron. 1988-91
  • Board of Director’s
    • Members
    • Minutes. 1928-54

Box 3

  • Board of Director’s continued
    • Minutes. 1955-95
    • Reports. 1988-89
    • Retreat. 1976-84, undated
  • Borden, Senator Minnesota Compromise
  • Border City
    • Bill
    • Enterprise Zone
  • Brochures, Moorhead
  • Budgets. 1961-94
  • Building Permits
  • Bus Transportation. 1971-74
  • Business
    • After Hours
    • Assistance Program
    • Development League
      • Articles of Incorporation. 1973
      • Correspondence
      • Financial/Minutes
      • Miscellaneous
      • Press Releases

Box 4

  • Business, continued
    • Education Exchange. 1989, 1994
    • Hall of Fame, Ray Stordahl
    • Innovative Center
    • Inquiries. 1968-74
  • Butz, Earl Luncheon. 1989
  • C.C. Ludvig Award. 1974
  • Calendar of Activities. 1987-94
  • Calendars. 1983, 1990, 1993-94
  • Capital
    • For a Day
    • Improvement Program
  • Career Fair Minutes
  • Carlson, Governor Luncheon. 1993
  • Cass Clay Feeder Clinic
  • Celebrate Minnesota. 1990
  • Census, Federal. 1960
  • Centennial Arena Center for Parents and Children
  • Certificates
  • Chairman Orientation
  • Chamber of Commerce
    • Metro (Newsletter). 1977-80
    • Operations
    • Statistical Data. 1994
    • Week. 1987-89
  • Citizen Salute
  • City of Sales
    • Marketing
    • Structure
  • Clay County
    • Centennial. 1958
    • Extension Services
  • Clean-It Up
    • Company’s Coming
    • Sweep Sale
  • Climate Architects: The Story of Moorhead and Its Chamber of Commerce: 1927-1977
  • Coalition for Greater Minnesota
  • Committee Objectives/History/Profiles

Box 5

  • Committees
    • Accreditation
    • Action
    • Ad Hoc
    • Advisory Council
    • Agri-Business
      • Minutes. 1965-93, undated
      • Miscellaneous
    • Agricultural. 1957
    • Armory Expansion. 1963-65
    • Better Business Climate. 1964
    • Bi-Centennial
    • Blue Ribbon Sub-Committee
    • Business Industrial Development Sub-Committee

Box 6

  • Committees, continued
  • Business
    • Development. 1983-90, undated
    • Helps Business. 1979-89, undated
  • Business, Government Relations. 1967
  • Cable TV Advisory
  • Centennial. 1974-79
  • Chamber
    • Dues Re-Evaluation. 1963-69
    • Membership and Correspondence
  • City Beautification
  • Civic Improvement. 1957
  • College Relations. 1965
  • Commercial Development. 1978-81, undated
  • Communication. 1977-93
  • Communication Group. 1978
  • Community
    • Development. 1965-66; 1970, 1976
    • For the 90s - Improvement. 1966-77
  • Crime Prevention. 1977, undated
  • Cultural Advisory
  • Diplomats. 1968-72, undated
  • Economic
    • Development. 1965-94, undated
    • Education. 1975-80
  • Education. 1962-64; 1966-91, undated
  • Executive. 1963-94
  • F-M Liaison. 1968-70
  • Finance. 1981-82
  • Governmental Affairs. 1974-75
  • Health Sub-Committee
  • Highway Bridge Street. 1957
  • Industrial Development. 1957-90
  • INFOR Moorhead. 1988-89
  • Joint Economic Development. 1982

Box 7

  • Committees, continued
    • Legislative. 1968-91
    • Legislative Action. 1968-76
    • Liaison. 1969
    • Local Public Issues. 1965-88, undated (See also Public Issues)
    • Long Range Planning
    • Marketing. 1982-83
    • Member Services. 1991-95
    • Membership Finance
    • Nominating
    • Parking. 1957
    • Public
      • Affairs. 1965
      • Facilities Utilities Sub-Committee
      • Issues. 1986; 1989-91, undated (See also Local Public Issues)
    • Publicity/Public Relations
    • Recreation. 1976-77
    • Retail. 1963-91
    • Retail Merchants. 1932-35, 1943-49
    • Solicitation Control. 1973-80
    • Sports and Recreation. 1957
    • Tourism
    • Transportation
    • Urban Redevelopment. 1966
  • Community - Issues
    • Needs Task Force Minutes/Miscellaneous. 1978
    • Profiles. 1959, 1982
    • Service Directory. 1990
  • Computer - General
    • Proposals
    • Seminar. 1984
  • Comstock House
  • Concordia College Centennial
  • Conference Material, Williamsburg, Virginia. 1976
  • Congressional Material, Miscellaneous. 1975 Box 8
  • Construction Study Task Force Minutes.1978
  • Contact Club Minutes.1968-71
  • Convention and Visitor Bureau - Ag Advisory
    • Minutes.1964-82
  • Convention Center Task Force - General
    • Minutes.1985-86
    • Proposals/Projects

Box 9

  • Correspondence
    • General.1967-95
    • Membership.1984-85, 1988-89

Box 10

  • Correspondence, continued
    • Moorhead State University.1955-75
    • North Central Airlines.1964-67, 1970
    • Sister City.1973-75
    • Vikingland, USA.1974-75
  • Corridor Study
  • Cost of Living Comparison
  • Customs Service
  • Day Book
  • Department Store Task Force Minutes.1976-77
  • Developing Voluntary Leadership
  • Directories
    • Community Services.1970, 1991
    • Manufacturers.1974, undated
    • Membership.1977, 1985-86
    • Organizational
      • Fargo
      • Moorhead. 1984, undated
  • District Heating
  • Division Meetings
  • Doctor Recruitment.1966-73
  • Downtown Redevelopment Study
  • Economic
    • Development Task Force, 1st Annual Report.1985
    • Education, F-M Joint
    • General
    • Trends Information
  • Education
    • Correspondence
    • General.1964-74
    • Task Force
  • Eggs & Issues
  • Elections and Nominations.1954-68

Box 11

  • Employee Benefits and Termination
  • Energy
    • Crisis
    • Fair
    • Task Force
  • Environmental
    • Balance Association
    • Mediation Malt Plant Dispute
  • Eventide Home
  • Excellence in Education. 1991, undated
  • Executive Task Force
  • Farm
    • Business Exchange
    • Forum.1989-
    • Machinery Auction.1984
    • Program Conference
    • Seminar
    • Tour
  • Farmers Share Breakfast
  • Feast for Least

Box 12

  • Financial Statements. 1946-96 (various years)

Box 13

  • 5x5x5 Fever
  • Flood. 1975, 1978
  • F/M - Centennial Material. 1970, 1972-75
    • Days at Assiniboia Downs Track, Winnipeg. 1969-75
    • Heritage & Cultural Bridge Project, Executive Task Force Minutes. 1977-78
  • Foss Complex
  • 4-H Round Up
  • Fraudulent Check Policy
  • Frederick-Martin Hotel. 1948-50
  • Frontier Airlines. 1971-75
  • Fund Drives, “Moorhead Go.” 1970, 1973, 1976
  • Gasoline Tax Increase
  • Going Out of Business
  • Governor’s - Hearing. 1989
    • Tour of Minnesota Progress. 1975
    • Visit, Rudy Perpich. 1983
  • Greater - Minnesota Corporation
    • Moorhead Days
      • General
      • Minutes. 1957; 1965; 1968
      • News Releases
    • Moorhead Development Corporation
      • Annual Reports. 1975-83
      • General
  • Guides for New Businesses
  • Handicapped Seminar. 1974
  • Hazardous Waste Site Issue
  • Horse Racing
  • Hospitality Council Constitution. 1980
  • House Agricultural Committee Breakfast and Hearing. 1988
  • Housing and Urban Renewal - General. 1965-74
    • Newspaper
  • I-94 Opening. 1970
  • Income Tax Returns. 1984-94
  • Incubator Center
  • Industrial Park Survey. 1972
  • Inhalation Abuse Education Campaign. 1996 Box 14
  • Insurance - ACCE Employee/Group Insurance
    • Liability Insurance
    • Member Insurance Programs
  • Intergovernmental Retreat
  • International Students Picnic
  • Jobs Training Partnership Act.1982
  • King Olav V.1982
  • Land Use and Settlement
  • Lanning, Morris (Mayor)

Box 15

  • Leadership. 1984-95
  • Learning Bank
  • Legislative
    • Action.1976-81
    • Affairs
      • Correspondence
      • Miscellaneous
      • Newsletters
      • Newspaper Articles
    • Breakfast
    • Forum
  • Library Expansion
  • Liquor Resolution
  • Man’s Material Welfare Task Force Minutes.1977
  • Manufacturer’s Directory.1971-81
  • Maps
  • Marget, Manny Recognition Dinner.June 1973
  • McCora Contract with Chamber
  • Meet Your Congressman Luncheons.1969-77
  • Membership
    • Directories.1966-93, 1995
    • Drive.1990
    • Guide.1990-91
    • Orientation.1968-74
    • Prospects

Box 16

  • Metropolitan Economic Development Task Force
  • Millionaire Retail Campaign
  • Minnesota
    • Department of Economic Development
    • Star City Program
  • Minnesota’s West Coast
  • Moorhead
    • Center Mall Project
    • Directories of Organizations.1977-87
    • Mini Session
    • Monitor
  • Moorhead/Clay County Redevelopment Agency
  • Mortgage Revenue Bonds
  • Music Marketing
  • National
    • Education Week
    • Municipal League Correspondence.1978-79
    • Plowing Contest.1964
    • Teacher Day.1991
  • New Faculty Reception.1989-1994
  • Newsletters
    • Action.1953-54
    • Alert.1963-68
    • Briefly.1980-81
    • The Chamber Newsletter.1980-98
    • Chamber Voice.1962-62
    • Connection.1985-94

Box 17

  • Newsletters, continued
    • Connection.1995-97
    • Fargo Chamber of Commerce Newsletter.1980-83
    • Forward.1977-79, 1983-85

Box 18

  • Newsletters, continued
    • Metro.1968-76
    • Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Executive.1974-67
    • Official Publication of MCC.1955-62
    • U.S. Chamber of Commerce Newsletter.1972-75
    • U.S. Department of Commerce Newsletters, Miscellaneous.1975-76
  • Newspaper Clippings
    • F-M Centennial.1975
    • General.1943-70

Box 19

  • Newspaper Clippings, continued- General.1970-

Box 20

  • Newspaper Clippings, continued- Greater Moorhead Days.1951-52
    • “Inner Chamber.”1962-69
    • Moorhead Valley Times.1968
  • Northwest Minnesota Border Council. 1958-67
  • NSP Rolled in Gas Rates
  • Olympic Festival Torch Run
  • Operations Manual (Includes Articles of Incorporation, By-laws, and job descriptions)
  • Ordinances
  • OSHA Seminars and Information.1972-73

Box 21

  • Policies & Procedures
  • Policy Development Session.1994
  • Post
    • Office
    • Prom Parties.1967-72
  • Power Plant Sitting Act
  • President’s
    • Club.1971
    • Report
  • Press Releases.1975-89
  • Priority Programs.1982-83
  • Program of Action/Work.1967, 1969-74
  • Publicity
  • Quarters Task Force
  • Railroad Discontinuance and Transcript.1969
  • Railway, Express Agency Consolidation.1956-58
  • Reaccredidation
  • Recreation Task Force
  • Red River
    • Art Center
    • Valley Water Conference
  • Region IV Chamber Association
  • Retail
    • Banners and Ads
    • Council.1975
    • Minutes.1974-78
    • Newsletter.1976-79
    • Promotions
  • Retreats
    • Board.1970-72
    • Intergovernmental.1972-73

Box 22

  • Rural Electrification Administration
  • St. John’s/St. Ansgar Hospital
  • School District 152
    • Bond Issues.1985
    • Business Exchange Program.1992-93
    • General
    • Long Range Plan
    • Reception for New Educators.1993
  • Senior Citizens
  • Serendipity Days
    • Correspondence
    • General-Minutes.1977-78
    • Newsletters
  • Sewer
  • Sign Ordinance Task Force
  • Small Business Administration
    • Business Helps Business
    • Regional/State Conference
    • Task Force
      • Minutes. 1979-81
      • Miscellaneous
      • Pamphlets
    • White House Conference
  • Solicitation Control Board
  • Solid Waste
  • Southside Promotion Association
  • Sports Appreciation Luncheon
  • Spring Has Sprung Sale
  • Statistical Information
  • Sugar Beet Days. 1958
  • Surveys
    • Cass-Clay Labor. 1971
    • Farmers Market Project. 1972
  • Taste of Minnesota
  • Teacher of Excellence Award
  • Term Limitation
  • Town
    • For All Reasons Task Force. 1976
    • Meeting. 1976
  • Track Team Luncheons. 1972-73
  • Trade & Data Tufo
  • Transient Merchants Ordinance
  • Transition Report, Richard Granshalek
  • Trip to the Capitol. 1988-93
  • 21st Street Rail Crossing
  • United States Chamber of Commerce
    • Annual Meetings. 1970-76
    • Visit
  • Unlimited Business Exchange
  • Uptown Promotion Association
  • Valley Fest
    • Awards
    • Band Participants.1989
    • Board Members
    • Budgets.1984-95
    • Entries and Lineup Lists
    • Event Outline
    • Guidelines and Regulations
    • Minutes.1987-95
    • Miscellaneous

Box 23

  • Video Information.1985
  • Viking Land
  • Wake Up to Moorhead
  • Water
  • What’s Free Brochures
  • Winter Festival
  • Workers Compensation
  • Wright, Hanny Appreciation Dinner
  • Yeager, Chuck Luncheon.1989
  • Youth Task Force.1978-82

Box 24

  • Scrapbooks
    • Luther League Convention and General Newspaper Clippings.Vol. 1.1953
    • Greater Moorhead Days.Volumes 2-6.1955-

Box 25

  • Scrapbooks, continued- Greater Moorhead Days.Volumes 7-14

Box 26

  • Scrapbooks, continued- Miscellaneous.Vol. 19
  • Pins
  • Slides
    • All American Cities Competition. Box 1
    • Building in City of Moorhead. Box 2
    • Moorhead Center Mall and Senior Citizen High Rise. Box 3
    • Scenes of Moorhead. Boxes 4-8; 11-14
    • Scenes of Fargo. Box 9
    • People. Box 10
  • Valley Fest Commemorative Plate.1989
  • Video - Ray Stordahl Presenter of Moorhead before All American Cities Jury

Box 27

  • Photographs
    • Aerial
    • Agriculture
    • Annual Meetings
    • Banks
    • Buildings, Miscellaneous
    • Centennial
    • Churches
    • Concordia College
    • Diller, Phyllis/George Burns
    • Events
    • Golden Anniversary
    • Greater Moorhead Days,Grand Gift
    • Individuals
    • Medical Facilities
    • Miscellaneous
    • Moorhead
      • Center Mall
      • Streets and Avenues
    • Public Service
    • Schools

Box 28

  • Banner
  • Key to the City
  • Photographs, Oversized
    • Moorhead
    • 34th Street Overpass
  • Plaques
  • Valley Fest Scarf. 1988

Outside the Boxes

  • Scrapbooks - Greater Moorhead Days.Volumes 16-17
  • Blueprints