Reference number
  • CSM
Date
  • 1914-1976
Level
  • Collection
Description
  • Executive Committee and general meeting signed minutes, 1914-71 (including some annual reports and printed material); and minutes of miscellaneous committees, 1928-76. The collection forms part of the archive of the British Clothing Industry Association (MSS.222), in which the records of various predecessor and related organisations are contained.
Extent
  • 11 boxes
Admin history
  • The British Corset Manufacturers' Association Ltd. was founded in 1914 and went into voluntary liquidation in 1936. Re-emerging as the Corset Trade Association of Great Britain, it became the Corsetry Manufacturers' Association in mid-1954, and was one of the original constituents of the British Clothing Industry Association upon its establishment in 1980-1.
Appraisal
  • This collection has been weeded for duplicates.
Access status
  • Open
Related material
  • The records of similar associations can also be found within MSS.222.
Language/scripts of material
  • English