About this collection

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) was organized in Ohio in 1895 with the goal to protect American goods from foreign competition and to promote trade expansion. The organization continues today as the largest manufacturing trade association in the United States, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all fifty states.

This digital collection draws from multiple collections and accessions at Hagley Library. These include materials originating from the National Association of Manufacturers in the library's Published Collections Department, the National Association of Manufacturers records (Accession 1411) collection, and the National Association of Manufacturers photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1973.418) collection.

These records provide comprehensive documentation of the organization's programs and activities from its founding in 1895 to the present. They have not been digitized in their entirety; this digital collections contains a selection of items primarily dating to the 1960s and 1970s.

To learn more about these collections, visit the NAM Project News site.