Cork Chamber of Commerce Descriptive List

B619/

Cork Chamber of Commerce Archives Descriptive List

LIST OF ITEMS AND DESCRIPTIONS

A/ Cork Chamber of Commerce, Patrick Street, 1819-1951 (10 boxes)

Ref.

B619/A

Date:

1819 - 1951

Title: Level:

Cork Chamber of Commerce, Patrick Street.

sub-fonds 10 boxes

Extent:

Scope and Content: Managing committee minute books, Trustee minute books, Cattle Market Committee minute book, lists of members/subscribers, financial accounts, correspondence files, letterbooks, group photograph, posters and handbills, miscellaneous material.

A/1 - 3 Minute Books, 1819-1951 (12 items)

Ref.

B619/A/01/01

Date:

8 Nov 1819 - 4 Apr 1868

Title:

Minute Book, Cork Chamber of Commerce, Patrick Street.

Level: item Extent: c400pp Scope and Content: 'Secretary's Book' containing minutes and proceedings of the Council/Committee of management, meetings of subscribers, and annual meetings.

Includes:

8 Nov 1819 Meeting of subscribers at Mr.Shinkwin's rooms to discuss rules for the government of the Rooms, to 'be called the Chamber of Commerce'. Appointment of committee with Jeremiah Murphy (Treasurer), James Daly, John Cogan, Thomas Fitzgibbon, Richard O'Driscoll, William Bullen, J.Moloney, Arthur O'Leary, Richard Ronayne, John Murphy, Thomas Lyons (Secretary). 31 Dec 1819 Report of Committee of management on present state of the establishment, congratulating subscribers in the 'very different aspect which the Establishment now presents, to that which existed at the last general meeting [when] there appeared but a small number on the list of those who were willing, by an honourable and spirited exertion, to found and support an institution upon Liberal principles....those who were interested in perpetuating the old system affected to despise our project....'.

7 Jan 1820 First meeting of the new committee of managers. Jeremiah Murphy in the Chair.

12 Jan 1820 Ordered the Secretary to write to John Cotter, Secretary of the Committee of Merchants requesting statements of revenue and expenditure from the Butter Weigh House and Hide and Cask Cranes for each year since the death of Alderman Thompson the late treasurer.

1 Jan 1825 Annual general meeting of subscribers