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New York Chamber of Commerce
Founded in colonial New York, this historic business organization published proceedings, reports, and public statements that captured the concerns of merchants, trade leaders, and civic reformers over more than two centuries.
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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
Established in 1768, the New York Chamber of Commerce was the first chamber of commerce in what became the United States. It brought together prominent merchants and business leaders in New York City and became an influential voice on trade, finance, transportation, and public policy.
As an author, the Chamber is best known for official publications rather than personal works: meeting proceedings, anniversary volumes, memorial addresses, reports, and policy documents. Those books offer a window into the commercial life of New York and the changing priorities of American business from the colonial era onward.
The organization later became part of the Partnership for New York City, but its publications remain valuable historical records. For readers interested in business history, urban growth, or the civic life of New York, works credited to the New York Chamber of Commerce provide a direct connection to the ideas and debates of their time.