Title: Oral history interview with Sid Smith, January 25, 1999
Description: Robert Sidney Smith, president and CEO of the National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers, discusses the hosiery industry in North Carolina and the U.S., delving into its history, present challenges, and future. Smith describes the minutiae of hosiery business, such as the development of new techniques and technologies, as well as stepping back to evaluate the place of U.S. hosiery manufacturers in the world market and the increasing need to market products as well as produce them.
Subjects: Interviews, Chief executive officers, Hosiery industry, Technological innovations, Hosiery, Marketing, Hosiery workers, National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers (U.S.)
Places: North Carolina, Charlotte, United States
People: Sid Smith (1945-)