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| | The Stamford Historical Society - Record Group 9, The Stamford Board of Trade |
 | | In its brief history of 1890 events, the Stamford Directory notes: "A preliminary meeting to organize a local Board of Trade was held in the office of Bishop and Taylor, January 21st, [1890] and the project was perfected at a public meeting held in Alex. |
 | | Henry R. Towne wrote the Board in 1906 deploring the lack of housing for new employees of Yale and Towne. |
 | | At the beginning of 1916, the Stamford Board of Trade, now at 556 Main Street with Dr. Frank H. Barnes, proprietor of the Barnes Sanitorium, as its last president, changed its name to The Stamford Chamber of Commerce, Inc., and elected a new slate of officers headed by ex-mayor Charles H. Leeds. |
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