| | 1081 | Title: | Wood Brothers, Inc. records, 1953-1957  | | | | Accession: | 849 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Office of the Secretary. | | | | Abstract: | Franz John Wood and his brother, R. L., founded the Wood Brothers Thresher Company in 1893 at Rushford, Minnesota. In 1899, they moved the company, by now known as Wood Brothers, to Des Moines, Iowa. In 1953, the company was sold to Dearborn Motors of Detroit. In 1955, the Wood Brothers plant became the Des Moines implement plant of the Ford Motor Company. Source: Ford Tractor Implements, by Chester Peterson, Jr. Osceola, WI:MBI Publishing, 1998, p105. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 1082 | Title: | Raymond H. Berry papers, 1904-1940 (bulk 1921-1935) | | | | Accession: | 84 | | | | Creator: | Berry, Raymond H., 1891-1959 | | | | Abstract: | Raymond H. Berry served as counsel for Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and Ford Motor Company in several legal cases. These records pertain to tax cases concerning complaints about Ford Motor Company's stock and land valuations. They are comprised of correspondence, legal briefs, financial records and court documents. | | | | Subjects: | Berry, Raymond H., 1881-1959 | Dodge, Horace E. (Horace Elgin), 1868-1920 | Dodge, John F. (John Francis), 1864-1920 | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | Osborn, Chase S., 1860-1949 | Ford Motor Company | Michigan Iron, Land and Lumber Company | Henry Ford and Son, Inc. | United States. Internal Revenue Service. | Actions and defenses | Automobile industry and trade--Delaware | Automobile industry and trade--Michigan | Corporate profits | Dividends | Ford Motor Company. Trials, litigation, etc | Tax refunds | Taxation | Henry Ford and Son, Inc. Trials, litigation, etc. | Taxation--laws and litigation | Financial statements | Transcripts | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 1085 | Title: | William A. (Radio Jake) Jacoby Scrapbook Collection, 1918-1938 | | | | Accession: | 85.161 | | | | Creator: | Jacoby, William A., 1895- | | | | Abstract: | Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, William Albert Jacoby, Jr., or "Radio Jake", was known during the 1930s for his work as a radio engineer and personality resolving radio interference issues around the Midwest. Jacoby worked in several cities including Indianapolis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and in Detroit for the Detroit News and WWJ Radio. In addition to his engineering work Jacoby organized a number of "Give A Radio" campaigns which collected and donated radios to shut-ins and disaster relief efforts. The nine scrapbooks contain clippings, photographs, scripts, and correspondence describing Jacoby's career in radio and later as a publicist. Also included is a small amount of material from Jacoby's time in the U.S. Marine Corps during WWI, where he was wounded in 1918 and later discharged. | | | | Subjects: | Radio | Radio engineers | Charitable giving | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 1097 | Title: | Selden Patent Lawsuit Collection, 1891-1955 (bulk 1900-1925) | | | | Accession: | 86.1.1704 | | | | Creator: | Benson Ford Research Center | | | | Abstract: | The Selden patent lawsuit collection contains documents, correspondence, financial reports, and photographs relating to George B. Selden's patent for road vehicles and the Electric Vehicle Company v. Ford lawsuit. | | | | Subjects: | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Selden, George Baldwin, 1848-1922 | Ford Motor Company | Electric Vehicle Company (Hartford, Conn.) | Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers (U.S.) | National Association of Automobile Manufacturers | Automobile Board of Trade | National Automobile Chamber of Commerce | Automobile Manufacturers Association | Automobiles--Design and construction | Automobiles--Exhibitions | Automobiles--History | Automobiles--Motors | Automobile industry and trade | Financial statements | Ford Motor Company--Trials, litigation, etc | Auditors’ reports | Automobiles--Patents | Patents suits | Patent infringement | Lantern slides | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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