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New York Chamber of Commerce
A historic New York institution rather than a single writer, this author name belongs to the chamber founded in 1768 by city merchants. Its publications preserve speeches, reports, memorial tributes, and records that trace the growth of commerce in New York and the United States.
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The Chinese Exclusion Act Report and Resolutions Adopted by the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York
by New York Chamber of Commerce
About the author
Founded in 1768, the New York Chamber of Commerce—later known as the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York—was the first organization of its kind in what became the United States. Over time it drew in many of New York's best-known business leaders and played a role in major civic and commercial projects tied to the city's development.
As an author credit, the name usually refers to the institution's own publications rather than to one individual. Works issued under it include annual reports, bulletins, commemorative volumes, proceedings, and historical records, offering a window into business life, public policy, and the priorities of New York's merchant community across the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries.
For listeners and readers, these books are most interesting as primary-source history. They capture how an influential business body documented trade, infrastructure, philanthropy, and public affairs in its own voice, making the chamber an unusual but valuable "author" for anyone curious about New York's commercial past.