| | 1183 | Title: | Interview with Donald De La Rossa, 1984  | | | | Accession: | 91.1.1673.19 | | | | Creator: | Henry Ford (Organization) | | | | Abstract: | Interview with Donald De La Rossa done in 1984 as part of the Automotive Industry Design Oral History Collection. Dave Crippen of The Henry Ford serves as interviewer. | | | | Subjects: | De La Rossa, Donald | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 1184 | Title: | Automotive Industry Oral Design History Collection, 1974-2006 | | | | Accession: | 91.1.1673 | | | | Creator: | Henry Ford (Organization) | | | | Abstract: | The Automotive Industry Design Oral History Collection consists of interviews with approximately 130 automotive designers from the early-to-mid 20th century. The interviews were conducted in the mid-1980s by archivist Dave Crippen with The Henry Ford Benson Ford Research Center as part the inauguration of the Edsel Ford Design Center. The interviews were collected on cassette tape and later transferred to a variety of other media, including 1/4-inch reel-to-reel tape; diskette; and compact discs, and most were eventually digitized in the 2010s. Many of the interviews have also been transcribed and produced in hard-cover volumes. Extent: 20 cubic ft. and 8 linear feet (includes 76 diskettes, 35 1/4-inch tapes, approximately 470 cassette tapes, 160 compact discs, 75 bound volumes, 458 WAV files, and 471 MP3 files). The collection is open for research. | | | | Subjects: | Adams, Gerald E. (Gerald Eugene) | Andrews, Robert F. | Arnold, James H. | Arrington, L.D. | Ash, Lester David | Barna, Ernest | Bianchi, Frank | Bibbee, H.G. (Herb) | Bird, John | Bordinat, Eugene (Gene), 1920-1987 | Bourke, Robert E. | Boyer, Robert A. (Robert Allen), 1909-1989 | Boyer, William P., 1926- | Briggs, Colver R. | Brown, Roy A. Jr. | Brownlie, William M. | Brunn, Hermann C., 1908-1989 | Buerhig, Gordon | Burmeister, William R. | Carter, Alan | Casillo, L.M. | Chapin, Roy D. (Roy Dikeman), 1880-1936 | Cousins, B. Ross | Crawford, Ray, 1915-1996 | Crawford, Mary | Creed, Trevor | Darrin, Howard (Dutch) | David, Thomas | Dawson, J. Robert | DeLaRossa, Donald R., 1923-2007 | Doehler, Robert | DuPont, Alexis | Ebstein, John W. | Everts, Ramon | Exner, Virgil M. (Virgil Max), 1909-1973 | Farkis, Joe | Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987 | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | Ford, Richard Earl, 1933- | Ford, Walter Buhl | Ford, William Clay, 1925-2014 | Foster, John B. | Frey, Donald N. (Donald Nelson), 1923-2010 | Frey, Stewart M. | Gale, Thomas | Giberson, Alden | Gillan, Paul W. | Gollwitzer, Walter H. | Goyert, Chalmers L. | Gregorie, E. T., 1908-2002 | Grimmolby, Harold W. | Grisinger, Arnott (Buzz), 1908-2002 | Hackett, Bill, 1918-1999 | Haga, Henry G. | Halderman, Gail | Hershey, Franklin | Hoadley, Frederick E. | Hodges, Audrey Moore | Holls, David R. | Hothem, James | Kaufman, Irving, 1925- | Knudsen, S. E. (Semon Emil), 1912- | Kopka, Donald | Koto, Holden | LaGassey, Homer | Lauve, Henry | Mackichan, Clare | MacMinn, Strother, 1918-1998 | Madawick, Tucker | Manoogian, John | Mayhew, Fred (Fritz) | McKinley, Thomas | Middlestead, John | Miller, Rhys D. | Mitchell, William L. (William Leonard) | Moon, George | Morris, C. Lester | Morrison, James | Najjar, John | Neale, Colin | Nesbitt, Dick | O'Rear, Emmett | Ornes, Allen | Oros, Betty Thatcher | Oros, Joseph | Overly, Lowell Emerson | Petersen, Donald E. | Phaneuf, Charles | Pietsch, Ted | Porter, William | Querfeld, Arthur | Rees, David E. | Reinhart, John | Renz, Otto | Risk, John W. | Rockall, Arthur (Art) | Ruzzin, Richard F. | Rybicki, Irvin W. | Samsen, Dick | Sanson, Roger G. | Scheelk, Robert J. | Schmidt, William M. | Schwarz, Donald | Scott, William | Selders, C. Orval | Sheelk, Robert J. | Shenk, Bill | Shinoda, Lawrence K. | Simpson, Bruce H., 1921- | Smith, Benjamin | Spear, Adrian Gil | Spencer, Ken | Stevens, Brooks, 1911-1995 | Stevens, David | Stobar, Charles T. | Teague, Richard A. | Teague, Walter Dorwin, 1883-1960 | Telnack, J.J. | Thomas, Robert | Tjaarda, Tom | Todd, Robert | Torkelson, Robert (Bob) T. | Tremulis, Alex S. | Turner, David C., Jr. | Vanderbilt, Suzanne E. | Vandermolen, Willemina | Veraldi, Lewis C. | Wagner, Willys P. | Walker, George W. | Walter Dorwin Teague Associates | Wilen, Stanley (Stan) | Zokas, Robert (Bob) | Automobile Designers | Automotive Design | Chevrolet automobile | Design (Discipline) | Engineering | Ford automobile | Motor vehicles – Design and construction | Packard automobile | 1/4-inch Tape | Audiocassettes | Compact Discs | Correspondence | Digital Files | Diskettes | Interviews | Memorandums | Transcripts | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 1185 | Title: | E-M-F, Flanders, and Studebaker photographs, circa 1910-1914 | | | | Accession: | 91.1.1769 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | Mainly unlabeled and undated photographs that detail the history of E-M-F and Flanders automobiles, both of which were incorporated into Studebaker Brothers manufacturing Company in 1912 and sold under that name. Also depicted is automotive production and shipping, images of automobile track racing, and photographic materials that promote the durability and reliability of E-M-F, Flanders and Studebaker vehicles. | | | | Subjects: | AAA (Organization : U.S.) | Atlantic, Yellowstone and Pacific Highway Association | Everett-Metzger-Flanders Co. | Everett, Barney | Flanders, Walter E. (Walter Emmett), 1871-1923 | Glidden, Charles J. (Charles Jasper), 1857-1927 | Metzger, William | Pelletier, LeRoy | Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Co. | Assembly-line methods | Automobile dealers | Automobile driving on mountain roads | Automobile driving in bad weather | Automobile industry and trade | Automobile industry workers | Automobile racing | Automobile racing drivers | Automobile travel | Automobiles--Performance | Endurance sports | Industrialists | Denver (Colo.) | Detroit (Mich.) | Grand Canyon (Ariz.) | Savannah (Ga.) | Seattle (Wash.) | Photographic prints | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 1186 | Title: | Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Collection, 1940-1990 | | | | Accession: | 91.144 | | | | Creator: | Oscar Mayer Foods Corporation | | | | Abstract: | Carl Mayer, nephew of the company's namesake, created the first Oscar Mayer Wienermobile in 1936. In the years since, more than a dozen Wienermobiles have promoted the brand at stores, parades and festivals. The collection consists of photographs, books, advertisements, trade literature, video footage, and clipping books that provide insight into the promotion of and interest in the Wienermobile. Researchers should note that some materials have been stored separately and are encouraged to contact Benson Ford Research Center staff to access the entirety of the collection. 0.5 cubic ft. (1 box) and items stored separately. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 1187 | Title: | Lincoln Continental Design Development Photographs, 1958-1961 | | | | Accession: | 91.289 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | John Najjar (1918-2011) worked as a designer and stylist at Ford Motor Company for more than 40 years, with his many projects including the 1957-1958 Lincoln Continental. This collection of Ford Motor Company photographs, organized and in many cases annotated by Najjar, illustrate the development of designs for the 1958, 1960 and 1961 Continentals. Subjects include design sketches and drawings, clay models, and prototype vehicles, with the photographs taken in and around the Ford design studio in Dearborn, Michigan. | | | | Subjects: | Ford Motor Company | Najjar, John | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 1188 | Title: | GMFanuc Robotics Manuals, 1988-1991 | | | | Accession: | 91.411 | | | | Creator: | GMFanuc Robotics Corporation | | | | Abstract: | A collection of manuals and software associated with the GM-FANUC Spray Robot, Object ID 91.411.1, held in collections of The Henry Ford. Manuals cover mechanical and software programming aspects of the Spray Robot. 1 cubic ft. (1 box). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 1193 | Title: | Ben R. Donaldson Papers, 1950-1955 | | | | Accession: | 914 | | | | Creator: | Donaldson, Ben R. | | | | Abstract: | Ben R. Donaldson was Director of Advertising of the Sales and Advertising Division of Ford Motor Company. The papers document the friendship between Ben Donaldson and William Cameron, a spokesman for Henry Ford, after Cameron's retirement from Ford Motor Company. | | | | Subjects: | Cameron, William John, 1878-1955. | Donaldson, Ben R. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 1200 | Title: | Loranger family papers, 1818-1931 | | | | Accession: | 92.188 | | | | Creator: | Loranger family | | | | Abstract: | The Loranger family owned the Loranger Mill in Monroe, Michigan before it was purchased by Henry Ford and moved to Greenfield Village. The papers fall into three categories: materials related to Edward Loranger's business and personal affairs; correspondence and legal documents
relating to Joseph Loranger's operation of the Stony Creek Dam and property disputes; and materials relating to Clarence Lemerand. | | | | Subjects: | Loranger family | Loranger, Edward | Loranger, Clarence Lemerand | Financial records | Legal documents | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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