Southern Furniture Manufacturers' Association Records, 1905-1933 (bulk 1905-1919).

Summary

Creator:
Southern Furniture Manufacturers' Association.
Abstract:

The Southern Furniture Manufacturers' Association, with headquarters in High Point, N.C., was founded in 1911 "to promote harmony among manufacturers of furniture, secure concessions in freight rates... and further the interests of its members." Records, chiefly 1905-1919, of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers' Association and its predecessor, the North Carolina Case Workers Association. Records consist largely of secretary's and president's files, and reports of quarterly meetings. Also included are eleven volumes of circulars, 1922-1930, sent by the Association to its members. The circulars relate to technical developments in the furniture industry; government actions affecting the industry; wages, sales, and production in the industry; business management; and other subjects of interest to furniture manufacturers.

Extent:
560 items (4.5 linear feet)
Language:
Materials in English
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Background

Biographical / historical:

The Southern Furniture Manufacturers' Association, with headquarters in High Point, N.C., was founded in 1911 "to promote harmony among manufacturers of furniture, secure concessions in freight rates... and further the interests of its members."

Scope and content:

Records, chiefly 1905-1919, of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers' Association and its predecessor, the North Carolina Case Workers Association. Records consist largely of secretary's and president's files, and reports of quarterly meetings. Also included are eleven volumes of circulars, 1922-1930, sent by the Association to its members. The circulars relate to technical developments in the furniture industry; government actions affecting the industry; wages, sales, and production in the industry; business management; and other subjects of interest to furniture manufacturers.

Processing information:

Processed by: SHC Staff

Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007

Sensitive materials statement:

Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.

Access and use

Restrictions to access:

No restrictions. Open for research.

Restrictions to use:

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], in the Southern Furniture Manufacturers' Association Records, #4167, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Location of this collection:
Louis Round Wilson Library
200 South Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Contact:
(919) 962-3765
wilsonlibrary@unc.edu