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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8ww7pw4 No online items Guide to the Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce Records Sean Heyliger African American Museum and Library at Oakland 659 14th Street Oakland, California 94612 Phone: (510) 637-0198 Fax: (510) 637-0204 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/locations/african-american-museum-library-oakland © 2013 African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved. Guide to the Northern California MS 158 1 Black Chamber of Commerce Records Guide to the Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce Records Collection number: MS 158 African American Museum & Library at Oakland Oakland, California Processed by: Sean Heyliger Date Completed: 2017-10-17 Encoded by: Sean Heyliger © 2013 African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce records Dates: 1979-1998 Collection number: MS 158 Creator: Coffey, Oscar J. Jr. Creator: Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce Collection Size: 1.5 linear feet (3 boxes + 1 oversized box) Repository: African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.) Oakland, CA 94612 Abstract: The Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce (NCBCC) was established in Oakland, California in 1978 by the members of the United Men of Action, Inc. to promote and support black businesses and black tourism in Northern California. The Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce records consist of constitution and bylaws, meeting minutes, brochures, newsletters, and photographs of the organization and assorted conference programs and flyers related to black business. Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English Access No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public. Access Restrictions Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating. Publication Rights Permission to publish from the Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce Records must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland. Preferred Citation Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce records, MS 158, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California. Acquisition Information Donated to the African American Museum & Library at Oakland by Oscar J. Coffey Jr. in 2005. Processing Information Processed by Sean Heyliger, October 4, 2017. Biography / Administrative History The Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce (NCBCC) was established in Oakland, California in 1978 by members of the United Men of Action, Inc. to promote and support black businesses and black tourism in Northern California. The Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce’s operations were managed by its President Oscar J. Coffey Jr. along with five staff members, and the chamber’s administration was directed by an elected board of directors and ten officers that chaired the chamber’s economic development, finance/membership, public affairs, community development, and human resources committees. Staff offices were located at 7700 Edgewater Drive in Oakland, California and were often host to Guide to the Northern California MS 158 2 Black Chamber of Commerce Records many chamber events and social gatherings. The Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce received the bulk of its funding through the City of Oakland to promote black tourism to Oakland and the Oakland Convention Center. The organization also received a Federal Historic Preservation Tax Credit in 1982 to promote urban development projects including the Preservation Park development project, which relocated 11 historic homes on 13th St. in downtown Oakland to their current location in Preservation Park. As part of a larger investigation into the misappropriation of funds by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Samuel Pierce, Oakland city manager Henry Gardner requested an audit of the Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce’s finances in 1988. Two years later the organization was renamed the Oakland/ Alameda Black Chamber of Commerce before losing all funding from the City of Oakland in 1991. Scope and Content of Collection The Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce records consist of constitution and bylaws, meeting minutes, brochures, newsletters, and photographs of the organization and assorted conference programs and flyers related to black business. The records are organized into three series: I. Administrative files II. Photographs III. Assorted printed materials. The administrative files document the establishment and day-to-day activities of the organization and planning and funding for the Preservation Park development project. Also included are remarks presented by Housing and Urban Development secretary Samuel Pierce at the groundbreaking ceremony for the project in 1984. The bulk of the photographs in the collection document the chamber's meetings, portraits of NCBCC’s officers and board of directors, and garden parties held at its offices at 7700 Edgewater Drive in Oakland, California. Also included are photographs of ceremonies honoring baseball players Frank Robinson and Willie Stargell. Arrangement Series I. Administrative files Series II. Photographs Series III. Assorted printed material Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Coffey, Oscar J. Jr. Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce African American business enterprises Preservation Park (Oakland, Calif.) African American businesspeople--History--Sources Oakland (Calif.)--History. Administrative files Physical Description: 17 folders Series Scope and Content Summary Includes constitution and bylaws, brochures, correspondence, and project files documenting the administration of the Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce. Arrangement Arranged by format Box 1:1 Constitution and bylaws 1985 Box 1:2 Brochures circa 1979 Box 1:3 Newsletters 1986-1991 Box 1:4 Correspondence 1988-1991, 1995 Box 1:5 Memoranda 1988-1990 Box 1:6 Board of directors roster 1989-1991, 1988-04-13 Certificates Box OM 13 Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America certificate of organization membership Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce, Inc. 1979-08-17 Box 1:7 Certificates of recognition (blank) undated Box 1:8 Newspaper clippings 1993-1995 Box 1:9 Oakland Black Chamber Convention Center circa 1980s Board of directors meeting minutes Box 1:10 1980-1982 Guide to the Northern California MS 158 3 Black Chamber of Commerce Records Administrative files Box 1:11 1983-1987 Box 1:12 1988-1995 Preservation Park development Box 1:13 Urban development action grant application 1983-10 Box 1:14 Statement of revenues and expenses 1983-10-31 Box 1:15 Memoranda of understanding 1988-08-31 Box 2:5 Remarks prepared for delivery by Samuel R. Pierce, Jr., Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, at the Preservation Park groundbreaking ceremony, Oakland, California 1984-05-22 Box 2:5 Invitation to the Preservation Park groundbreaking ceremony, Oakland, California 1984-05-22 Box OM 13 Preservation Park topographic survey 1992-08-06 Box OM 13 Aerial view of Preservation Park 1984 Photographs Physical Description: 413 photographs Series Scope and Content Summary Includes 413 photographs documenting Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce meetings, garden parties and events and the groundbreaking of the Preservation Park development in Oakland, California. Arrangement Arranged into three subseries: Garden parties, Preservation Park, and Assorted Garden parties Box 3 Peter Jackson (left) shaking hands with Bob Turner, Kaiser Aluminum vice president, on stage at garden party at Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce offices 7700 Edgewater Drive Oakland, California [012] circa 1980 Box 3 Crowd attending garden party at Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce offices 7700 Edgewater Drive Oakland, California [013] circa 1980 Box 3 Crowd standing behind Fred Williams [?] at microphone at garden party at Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce offices 7700 Edgewater Drive Oakland, California [014] circa 1980 Box 3 Crowd standing behind Fred Williams [?] at microphone at garden party at Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce offices 7700 Edgewater Drive Oakland, California [015] circa 1980 Box 3 Edward Douglas presenting plaque at garden party at Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce offices 7700 Edgewater Drive Oakland, California [016] circa 1980 Box 3 Allen Broussard posing with group at garden party at Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce offices 7700 Edgewater Drive Oakland, California [017] circa 1980 Box 3 Allen Broussard speaking with unidentified man at garden party at Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce offices 7700 Edgewater Drive Oakland, California [018] circa 1980 Box 3 Phil McAllister presenting plaque at garden party at Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce offices 7700 Edgewater Drive Oakland, California [019] circa 1980 Box 3 C.J. Patterson posing with man and woman at garden party at Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce offices 7700 Edgewater Drive Oakland, California [020] circa 1980 Box 3 (left-right): Peter Bynoe [?], Peter Jackson, C.J. Patterson, Ernest Franklin [?] at garden party at Northern California Black Chamber of Commerce offices 7700 Edgewater Drive Oakland, California [021] circa 1980 Box 3 Coolidge Brown (center) and Phil McAllister (right) on stage at