Students at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) are digitizing archival records of the local textile firm United Hosiery Mills, thanks to a $1,900 state grant from the Tennessee Historical Records Advisory Board. The collection, which charts the company’s founding in 1904 and its pioneering use of the comic-character Buster Brown for marketing children’s clothing,…
UTC will digitize United Hosiery “Buster Brown” character
UTC has received a $1,900 state grant to help preserve Chattanooga’s industrial history by digitizing materials from United Hosiery Mills. Founded by the Miller Brothers, the company operated nearly a century and was among the first to license the “Buster Brown” character to market children’s clothing. UTC students are preparing the records for preservation, and…
UTC Special Collections Receives Grant To Digitize United Hosiery Mills Records
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Library Special Collections has secured a $1,900 state grant to digitize archival materials from the historic United Hosiery Mills in Chattanooga. The company, once among the first to license the Buster Brown character for children’s clothing, had its records and promotional materials transferred to UTC. Student assistants will help…