urn:taro:utexas.cah.01017 A Guide to the Fred Pool Papers, 1944-1978 Original EAD encoding by Shelley Rowland according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. May 2008 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Pool, Fred Fred Pool Papers 1944-1978 Materials are written in English. 2008-123 9 inches Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Contains photographs and news clippings related to the activities of Fred Pool, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce from 1955 to 1970. Biographical Note

Fred Pool served as the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce (ETCC) from 1955 to 1970. During this time, he focused on developing trade relationships between Texas and Latin America, conducting numerous trade visits to Latin American countries with prominent Texas businessmen.

 Scope and Contents

The Fred Pool Papers consist of photographs and news clippings. Photographs comprise the bulk of the collection, documenting Pool’s trade visits with the ETCC to Latin America in the 1950’s and 1960’s. The clippings pertain primarily to Pool’s retirement in 1970 and to the honorary “Ambassador to the World” award he received from the Republic of El Salvador in 1978.

 Access Restrictions

Unrestricted access.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Pool, Fred Subjects (Organizations) East Texas Chamber of Commerce -- History Places Texas, East Preferred Citation

Fred Pool Papers, 1944-1978, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2.325/C129 Clippings: Fred Pool – Retirement, awards, campaign, other, 1970-1978 and undated 2.325/K76 Oversize clippings: Fred Pool – Retirement, activities, 1969-1972 2.325/K76 Drawing, Fred Pool profile, in pencil, undated 2.325/C129 Photographs 2.325/C129 East Texas Chamber of Commerce – Travel 2.325/C129 El Salvador, Argentina, Haiti, Mexico, 1954-1959 and undated 2.325/C129 Peru, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Venezuela, Chile, Colombia, Jamaica, Europe, other, 1954-1961, 1978, undated 2.325/C129 Air travel, assorted black and white photos, 1952, 1964-1970, undated 2.325/C129 Identification photos, 1958 and undated 2.325/C129 1970 ETCC meeting, assorted black and white photos, 1970 and undated 2.325/C129 East Texas Chamber of Commerce – Fred Pool and others, Fred Pool appreciation banquet (December 4, 1969), assorted photos, 1944, 1956-1970, undated 2.325/C129 Travel photographs, Latin America, undated