The National Wholesale Furniture Association (NWFA) was a non-profit trade association founded in 1925 and made up of wholesale furniture distributors from the United States and Canada.
The main objective of the organization was to promote and develop the growth of wholesale furniture distribution, help with solutions for distribution problems and management issues and foster goodwill between manufacture and furniture representatives.
In 1992 the name of the organization changed to the International Wholesale Furniture Association (IWFA) to reflect the addition of international members. Then in 2002 the Association became the International Furniture Suppliers Association (IFSA) reflecting the addition of wholesale distributors, importers, and manufacturers to the membership. The IFSA joined with the National Home Furnishings Association (NHFA) in 2004.
Huntington Catalogs
This collection contains:
Board Meeting Minutes – NWFA (1982-1991), IWFA (1992-2002), IFSA (2002-2006)
Membership Records
Conference Materials
Financial records
Publications – IFSA Newsletter, Distributor’s Report, Catalogs and Furniture Report
Furniture Styles -1930-2015
This collection from the NHFA (National Home Furnishings Association) is housed in Smith Library. Frank Hanshaw, of Huntington Wholesale Furniture, 1978 NWFA President, worked with Smith Library to obtain this collection.
Please contact David Bryden for more information about the viewing and use of this collection.