Hosiery and Allied Trades Research Association | HATRA

The Hosiery and Allied Trades Research Association (HATRA) was based at Thorneywood House, Nottingham. It was founded in July 1949 to support the hosiery section of the textile industry by conducting and publishing relevant research. The Association ran a research programme based on problems suggested by the hosiery industry, ran a testing and faults investigation service, managed a Library and Information Service, and sent representatives to Textile Institute committees. When the HATRA library was transferred to Leicester Polytechnic in 1992 it was described as "the best collection of information on knitted garment production in the world".

From the guide to the Papers of the Hosiery and Allied Trades Research Association, 1971-1992, (De Montfort University Archives and Special Collections)

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