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- Title
- National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers Records (#5017)1918-1996
- Creator
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National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers (U.S.).
- Extent
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- About 3000 items (13.5 linear feet)
- Repository
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Southern Historical Collection
Abstract
The National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers was founded in 1905 as the National Association of Hosiery and Underwear
Manufacturers. By 1933, the organization dropped its activities related to underwear manufacture and changed its name to the
National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers (NAHM), which merged with the Southern Hosiery Manufacturers' Association in
1956. In 1999, NAHM merged with the Carolina Hosiery Association to form the Hosiery Association, which represents the manufacturers
of more than 85 percent of the hosiery produced in the United States, providing its members with lobbying, statistical, and
public relations services, and organizing industry conferences and trade shows. Records of the National Association of Hosiery
Manufacturers, 1918-1996, include minutes of meetings of the board of directors; programs, proceedings, and other items relating
to annual meetings and conferences; membership records; other papers; and videotapes of conferences in the early 1990s and
of presentations on issues of interest to hosiery manufacturers. Topics include the organization's membership and financial
affairs, government policy affecting the hosiery industry, labor issues, costs and prices, hosiery industry standards, research
projects, and public relations. The bulk of the materials relate to the National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers, but
there are also records of predecessor organizations--the National Association of Hosiery and Underwear Manufacturers and the
Southern Hosiery Manufacturers Association--and of related meetings, such as Hosiery Industry Conferences.
- Language
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English.
Back to TopAdministrative Information
- Access
- Use of videotapes may require production of viewing copies.
- Usage Restrictions
- Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright
law.
- Provenance
- Received from Sid Smith, the Hosiery Association, of Charlotte, N.C., in March 2000 (Acc. 98588).
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Hosiery Association (U.S.)--History.
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National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers (U.S.).
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National Association of Hosiery and Underwear Manufacturers (U.S.).
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Southern Hosiery Manufacturers' Association.
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Hosiery industry--United States.
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Hosiery workers--United States.
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Founded in 1905 as the National Association of Hosiery and Underwear Manufacturers, by 1933, the organization focused nearly
all of its research, conferences, and other services on the hosiery industry. In view of this emphasis on hosiery and of the
fact that there was a separate, active organization of underwear manufacturers, the organization decided in 1933 to drop its
activities related to underwear manufacture and change its name to the National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers (NAHM).
The National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers merged with the Southern Hosiery Manufacturers' Association on 1 January
1956.
In 1999, the National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers merged with the Carolina Hosiery Association to form the Hosiery
Association. The Hosiery Association represents the manufacturers of more than 85 percent of the hosiery produced in the United
States, providing its members with lobbying, statistical, and public relations services, and organizing conferences and trade
shows.
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Records of the National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers, 1918-1996, include minutes of meetings of the board of directors; programs, proceedings, and other items relating to annual
meetings and conferences; membership records; other papers; and videotapes of conferences in the early 1990s and of presentations
on issues of interest to hosiery manufacturers. Topics include the organization's membership and financial affairs, government
policy affecting the hosiery industry, labor issues, costs and prices, hosiery industry standards, research projects, and public relations. The bulk of the materials relate to the National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers,
but there are also records of predecessor organizations--the National Association of Hosiery and Underwear Manufacturers and the Southern Hosiery Manufacturers Association--and of related meetings, such as Hosiery Industry Conferences.
Back to TopOrganization of Collection
1. Board of Directors Minutes
2. Annual Meetings and Conferences
3. Membership Records
4. Other Papers
5. Videotapes
Back to TopItems Separated
Items separated include videotapes (VT-5017).
Series Descriptions
1. Board of Directors Minutes, 1918-1979, 1992.
About 200 items.
Arrangement: chronological.
Minutes of National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers board of directors meetings (quarterly for most years). Subjects
frequently addressed include membership in the organization, financial affairs of the organization, government policy affecting
the hosiery industry, labor issues, costs and prices, hosiery industry standards, research projects, and public relations. Attached to some of the board meeting minutes are minutes of special committees,
such as the Socks and Anklets Advisory Committee and the Women's Hosiery Advisory Committee.
VT-5017/1-2. Board meeting, 20 November 1992. Retail support
Box
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1918-1959
Box
2
1960-1979
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2. Annual Meetings and Conferences, 1920-1973.
About 200 items.
Arrangement: chronological.
Records relating to annual meetings and conferences of the National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers and related and predecessor
organizations. Included are programs for annual conventions and knitting arts exhibitions, 1920-1935 (except 1922); proceedings of annual meetings, 1932-1964; and samples of programs, bulletins, and
tickets, 1961-1973. The bulk of the materials are proceedings of annual meetings of the National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers
and its predecessor organizations--the National Association of Hosiery and Underwear Manufacturers and the Southern Hosiery Manufacturers Association--and proceedings of related meetings, such as Hosiery Industry Conferences.
Box
2
Annual convention programs, 1920-1921, 1923-1928
Box
3
Annual convention programs, 1929-1932
Proceedings, 1932-February 1937
Box
4
Proceedings, April 1937-1946
Box
5
Proceedings, 1947-1956
Box
6
Proceedings, 1957-1964
Convention printing, 1961-1973
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3. Membership Records, 1920s-1990s.
About 2000 items.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Membership records arrived at the Southern Historical Collection in three sets of binders, two sets for members and one for
associate members. It is not clear what the distinction is between the two sets of records for members. Membership record
forms for members and associate members contain spaces for name and address information, including the names of parent companies
and any name changes or mergers; products manufactured; dates of membership; sales offices or agents; brand names; personnel;
financial data; and locations of plants and offices. Few of the forms contain information for all of these items.
Box
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Members, A-B
Box
7
Members, C-L
Box
8
Members, M-W
Box
9
Members, Y-Z
Members, A-W
Associate members, A-Z
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4. Other Papers, 1940s-1990s.
About 20 items.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Pamphlets, binders, and other papers from the National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers. Included are the contents of
a binder entitled "Defense Supplies" and the contents of a binder entitled "Hosiery Labor Cases, 1958- ."
Box
9
Apex Story
Castle Mills
Defense Supplies
Future of Full-Fashioned Hosiery
Hosiery Labor Cases, 1958-
Hosiery Manufacture
Manual of Cost Accounting Principles for the Hosiery Industry
Sheer Stretch Hosiery Project
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5. Videotapes, 1986-1994.
41 items.
Videotapes are identified by titles that appear on original tape labels.
VT-5017/3-4. 11/20/86
VT-5017/ 5. 11/21/86, 50 min.
VT-5017/6. Influences of Personnel on International Competition from the 1986 Annual Meeting and Convention. Prog. #3
VT-5017/7-8. China: The New Economic Revolution and Its Implication for the American Hosiery Industry. Sid Smith, Bill Burn,
and Dr. William Fisher. Parts 1-2. Prog. #4A and 4B
VT-5017/9. The Need for Hosiery Modernization ... An Encounter with the Future. Prog. #6
VT-5017/10. Quick Response: Retailer's Viewpoint. Prog. #7
VT-5017/11. Quick Response: Manufacturer's Viewpoint. Prog. #8
VT-5017/12. Electronic Data Interchange. Prog. #9
VT-5017/13. Bar Code. Prog. #10
VT-5017/14. Tracking Material in the Finishing Plant. Prog. #11
VT-5017/15. Impact of "Just-in-Time" Manufacturing on Availability of Yarns and Fibers. Prog. #15
VT-5017/16. Seminar on HMOs and PPOs. Prog. #20
VT-5017/17. Fixer Training. Prog. #21
VT-5017/18. Ergonomics
VT-5017/19. CPR Course, 3/17/97
VT-5017/20. National Hosiery Association
VT-5017/21. Mossman, Stuart. #1
VT-5017/22. Merritt, Robert. #2
VT-5017/23. Knapton, Jim. #4
VT-5017/24. Neuville, Steve, Robert. #5
VT-5017/25. Group Sales: Made Easy featuring John Dalton
VT-5017/26. Introduction to "Glen-Ready 2000." Allen Gant, Jr. Presentation to Glen Raven employees, September 1992
VT-5017/27-32. International Conference of Hosiery Manufacturers. 30 April 1994. Tapes 1-6
VT-5017/33-38. 5/2/92. Tapes 1-6. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
VT-5017/39. #7
VT-5017/40-41. 5/3/92. Tapes 1-2.
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