Northern Textile Association Photographs

The Northern Textile Association (NTA) traces its history to 1854 when a group known variously as the Hampden County Cotton Spinners' Association, the Hampden County Mills Agents' Association or the Hampden County Cotton Manufacturers' Association was formed. In 1865 the name was changed to the New England Cotton Manufacturers' Association (NECMA), and in 1906 in an effort to expand its influence the organization became the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers' (NACM). In 1953, the NACM filed incorporating papers to form the Northern Textile Association (NTA), and in 1956 NACM members voted to change the name to the Northern Textile Association. The organization continued under the NTA title until 2002 when a merger with the Knitted Textile Association resulted in its present name, the National Textile Association (NTA).

The NTA is a non-profit trade organization which represents textile manufacturers and industry suppliers with operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico.Their mission is to provide effective representation in Washington, DC for American fabric-forming companies and to promote the use of American-made fabrics for apparel, home furnishings, industrial and other markets.