Southern Forest Products Association records, 1903-1997.

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Southern Forest Products Association records, 1903-1997.

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The Southern Forest Products Association Records consist of correspondence, press releases, meeting minutes, form letters, photographs, reports, circulars, trade journals, government publications, reference books, and other records documenting various aspects of the pine lumber industry. These functions include the compilation of statistical information on production, shipments, and stocks on hand; the establishment of uniform grades; maintenance of an inspection service to grade lumber; scientific and engineering research; trade promotion and advertising; conservation; reforestation; forestry laws; taxation; traffic; labor issues; mechanical efficiency; and legislation and governmental relations. The records include some earlier records of predecessor organizations such as the Yellow Pine Manufacturers' Association (circa 1903-1915), as well as several related organizations: the National Association of Manufacturers, the National Industrial Council, and the Southern Pine Industry Committee.

approx. 900 linear ft.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7390621

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Yellow Pine Manufacturers' Association

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National Association of Manufacturers (U.S.)

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The National Association of Manufacturers (N.A.M.) was organized in January 1895 as a political lobbying organization representing the interests of America's manufacturers who wanted to maintain a high protective tariff. By the beginning of the twentieth century, N.A.M. sought to curtail the power of organized labor and maintain the open shop. During the New Deal period and World War II, N.A.M. became a significant force in the Republican coalition seeking to decrease the growing role of the sta...

Southern Pine Industry Committee.

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Southern Pine Association

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The Southern Forest Products Association is a nonprofit trade organization of southern pine lumber manufacturers from Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, with headquarters in Kenner, La. It was founded as the Southern Pine Association in 1915, but changed its name to the Southern Forest Products Association in 1970 in response to changing needs of its members and the desire to project a broader image of its a...

National Industrial Council (U.S.)

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Southern Forest Products Association (U.S.)

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The Southern Forest Products Association is a nonprofit trade organization of southern pine lumber manufacturers from Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, with headquarters in Kenner, La. It was founded as the Southern Pine Association in 1915, but changed its name to the Southern Forest Products Association in 1970 in response to changing needs of its members and the desire to project a broader image of its a...