The Yuma Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1905 to represent the interests of local business owners. From the beginning, the Chamber has promoted Yuma as a place to visit and live. In 1925 it created Fly Field, the first airport in the City of Yuma. In 1954 the chamber played a major role in convincing the Baltimore Orioles, a major league baseball team, to hold their spring training in Yuma. Other projects include developing a convention center, building a desalinization plant, organizing various conferences, and supporting a wide range of civic initiatives.
The bulk of this collection is material generated by various Yuma Chamber of Commerce committees from the 1960s to mid-1980s. It includes newsletters, correspondence, and news clippings. Folders are arranged alphabetically within each series and chronologically within each folder.
The collection is organized into five series: Series I – General, Series II – Committees, Series III – Publications, Series IV – Photographs, Series V – Scrapbooks.
