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201	Title:	Irving R. Bacon papers, 1863-1957 (bulk 1929-1945)
	Accession:	1657
	Creator:	Bacon, Irving R. (Irving Ruben), 1875-1962
	Abstract:	Irving R. Bacon worked for Henry Ford as an artist. His work ranged from cartoons in the Ford Times to paintings of artifacts and events at the Edison Institute. His papers include photographs, drawings, and correspondence related to his career with Ford Motor Company and the Edison Institute.
	Subjects:	Bacon, Irving R. (Irving Ruben), 1875-1962 \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford family \| Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 \| Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 \| Bennett, Sir John, 1805-1891 \| Burroughs, John, 1837-1921 \| Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 \| Firestone, Harvey Samuel, 1868-1938 \| Thumb, Tom, 1838-1883 \| Dearborn Inn (Dearborn, Mich) \| Ford Motor Company \| Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant \| Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village \| Henry Ford (Organization). Henry Ford Museum \| Dearborn Independent \| Fordson tractor \| Actors and actresses \| Celebrities \| Artists \| Painting \| Theater--Stage setting and scenery \| Sketches \| Photographs
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202	Title:	Copied Photographs and Documents Subseries, 1890-1980. "O" File of Copy Negatives.
	Accession:	1660
	Creator:	Benson Ford Research Center
	Abstract:	Copied photographs and documents subseries, 1890-1980 (41.2 cubic ft.), is comprised of negatives and prints of copies of documents and photographs. The copies of documents, known as the "D" file, are photographic copies of letters, telegrams, jottings, legal papers, advertisements and other material relating to Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company as they were needed for publication or reference use. Primarily a negative file, there are some prints filed with the negatives. The copied photographs, known as the "O" file, are negatives and reproductions of historical photographs reproduced from both internal and external sources. See also Accession 1660.
	Subjects:	Photographs \| Negatives (Photographic) \| Photographic prints
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203	Title:	Photographic Vertical File series, 1860-1980 (bulk 1890-1955)
	Accession:	1660
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Archives.
	Abstract:	The Photographic vertical file series is an assembled collection of photographs from a variety of sources. The series contains both original photographs and copy photographs, covering a wide range of topics.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Ford, Eleanor, 1896- \| Ford, Henry, 1917-1987 \| Ford family \| Bryant family \| Litogot family. \| Burroughs, John, 1837-1921. \| Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943 \| Disney, Walt, 1901-1966. \| Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 \| Firestone family \| Ford Motor Company. Archives. \| Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Willow Run Bomber Plant. \| Ford Motor Company -- Employees. \| Ford Motor Company -- Executives. \| Ford Motor Company -- Buildings. \| Ford Village Industries. \| Ford Rotunda (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Ford Fleet. \| Henry Ford Hospital \| Henry Ford Trade School \| Henry Ford (Organization) \| Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Wayside Inn (Sudbury, Mass.) \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile industry workers \| Automobile racing drivers \| Assembly-line methods \| Automobile factories \| Automobiles, Racing \| Endurance races. \| Ford automobile \| Lincoln automobile \| Mercury automobile \| Rubber industry and trade \| Tractors \| Trucks \| Industrialists \| Camping \| Celebrities \| Power-plants \| Aircraft industry \| Airplanes \| Advertising \| Peace movement -- United States. \| Vehicles, Mililtary. \| Women automobile industry workers \| African American automobile industry workers \| World War, 1914-1918 \| World War, 1939-1945 \| Ford Airport (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Richmond Hill (Ga.) \| Peace Ship. \| Photographs \| Group portraits \| Vertical files
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204	Title:	Photographic Vertical File Series, Racing Addendum, 1900-1985
	Accession:	1660
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Archives
	Abstract:	The Addendum to the Photographic Vertical File Series entitled Automobile Racing includes photographs of courses, drivers, race cars, road races, and transcontinental races.
	Subjects:	Ford Motor Company. Archives \| Automobiles, Racing \| Endurance races \| Automobile racing drivers \| Photographs \| Veritcal files
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205	Title:	Log Books and Manuals subseries
	Accession:	1664
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company
	Abstract:	Accession 1664 consists of two standards manuals. The manuals were designed to establish standards for uniform drafting room practice and to avoid confusion in the shops. They were issued to individual draftsmen who were then held responsible for the proper use of the standards. The holder was expected to return the manuals to the department head upon transfer or termination.
	Subjects:	Engineering \| Manuals (instructional materials)
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206	Title:	Dealer Sales Training audio-visual Collection, 1930-1957
	Accession:	1668
	Creator:	Benson Ford Research Center
	Abstract:	This collection contains phonograph records, reel-to-reel\ audio tapes, filmstrips created by Ford Motor Company for sales training. The collection also includes several compact discs that contain copies of the original materials.
	Subjects:	Automobile dealers \| Sales promotion \| Selling--Automobiles \| Selling--Trucks \| Filmstrips \| Sound recordings
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207	Title:	Model T part specification and machine operation sheets, 1915-1926
	Accession:	166
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company
	Abstract:	The part specification sheets are part of Ford Motor Company’s purchasing system. Each automobile part had its own informational sheet and corresponding number. This collection includes Model T, truck, Lincoln and Fordson tractor sheets.
	Subjects:	Ford Motor Company \| Automobile industry and trade \| Ford Model T automobile \| Lincoln automobile \| Fordson tractors \| Automobiles--Parts \| Automobiles--Design and construction \| Industrial procurement
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208	Title:	William M. Schmidt papers, 1950-1962
	Accession:	1672
	Creator:	Schmidt, William M.
	Abstract:	William M. Schmidt worked as an automotive stylist and designer at Ford Motor Company, Packard Motor Car Company, Chrysler and his own private studio. His papers include photographs and clippings about various cars he helped design.
	Subjects:	Schmidt, William M. \| Ford Motor Company \| William M. Schmidt Associates \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobiles--Drawings \| Automobiles--Design and construction \| Drafting and industrial drawings \| Ford automobile \| Industrial designers \| Lincoln automobile \| Mercury automobile \| Packard automobile \| Studebaker automobile \| Trucks--Design and construction \| Photographs \| Design drawings
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209	Title:	Automotive industry design oral histories collection, 1980-1988
	Accession:	1673
	Creator:	Benson Ford Research Center.
	Abstract:	The Automotive Industry Design Oral Histories collection consists of tapes and transcripts of interviews with automotive designers conducted by David Crippen of The Henry Ford staff during the late 1980s. There are approximately 118 interviews, some of which are available digitally and online: http://www.autolife.umd.umich.edu/Oral_histories.htm
	Subjects:	Automobiles--Design and construction \| Automobile industry and trade \| Industrial designers \| Women designers \| Andrews, Robert F. \| Arrington, L. D. \| Bernays, Edward. \| Bordinat, Eugene. \| Boyer, Robert A. \| Brunn, Herman C. \| Buehrig, Gordon. \| Chapin, Roy D. (Roy Dikeman), 1880-1936. \| Exner, Virgil M. (Virgil Max), 1909-1973. \| Ford, Bill, 1957- \| Ford, Henry, 1917-1987. \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943. \| Gregorie, E. T. \| Halderman, Gail. \| Hodges, Audrey Moore. \| Holls, David R. \| MacMinn, Strother, 1918- \| Madawick, Tucker P. \| Mitchell, William L. (William Leroy), 1912-1988. \| Morris, C. Lester \| Najjar, John. \| Rybicki, Irvin W. \| Shenk, William B. \| Teague, W. Dorwin. \| Thomas, Robert \| Tremulis, Alex Sarantos \| Vanderbilt, Suzanne E. \| Vandermolen, Willemina J. \| Veraldi, Lewis C. \| Walker, George W. \| DaimlerChrysler \| Ford Motor Company. \| General Motors Corporation \| Oral histories
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210	Title:	Claud E. Ford papers, 1860-1965 (bulk 1930-1965)
	Accession:	1676
	Creator:	Ford, Claud E., 1879-1965
	Abstract:	Claud E. Ford was a distant relative of Henry Ford who worked for the U. S. Postal Service. His papers include correspondence, diaries and photographs, many of which feature other members of the Ford family.
	Subjects:	Ford, Claud E., 1879-1965 \| Ford family \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, William, 1826-1905 \| Ford, William Henry, 1844-1939 \| Ford, Sarah Davis \| Financial records \| Diaries \| Genealogies \| Photographs \| Photograph albums \| Picture postcards \| Cartes-de-visite
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211	Title:	Irving Caesar papers, 1915-1974
	Accession:	167
	Creator:	Caesar, Irving, 1895-1996
	Abstract:	Composer and lyricist Irving Caesar served as secretary on Henry Ford's 1915-1916 Peace Expedition. The papers are primarily comprised of correspondence and writings.
	Subjects:	Caesar, Irving, 1895-1996 \| Liebold, Ernest G., 1884-1956 \| Oscar II (Ship) \| Henry Ford Peace Expedition (1915-1916) \| Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation (1916) \| Dearborn independent \| Peace movements--United States \| World War, 1914-1918--Peace \| Pacifism \| Peace Ship. \| Diaries \| Microfilms
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212	Title:	Photographic Library (Earle Hager) records series, 1938-1971
	Accession:	1685
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Photograpic Department.
	Abstract:	Earle Harger was a librarian for the Ford Motor Company. The series contains research files on Ford Motor Company history, reports on practices of other large photographic libraries and printed and published material about the company.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Harger, Earle, 1905-1976 \| Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department. \| Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant. \| Ford Motor Company. Archives. \| Ford Motor Company--By-products \| Ford Rotunda (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Henry Ford Hospital \| Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Automobile industry and trade \| Ford automobile \| Assembly-line methods \| Automobile racing \| Automobiles--Design and construction \| Agriculture--Research \| Coal mines and mining \| Waste products \| Lincoln automobile \| Rubber industry and trade \| Special libraries \| World War, 1939-1945 \| Annual Reports \| Chronologies \| Photographs \| Posters \| Publications
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213	Title:	P.J. Gaughan collection, 1952-1967
	Accession:	1686
	Creator:	Gaughan, P.J.
	Abstract:	P. J. Gaughan was a product planning executive in the Central Product Planning Office (CPPO) in the mid 1950s and early 1960s. During this time, the CPPO assembled a large collection of photographs, taken at various auto shows, which were used by the Ford Motor Company Car Product Planning Department to analyze the styling of competitor cars between 1951 and 1967.
	Subjects:	Gaughan, P. J. \| Ford Motor Company. Product Planning and Design Department. Central Product Planning Office. \| Ford Motor Company--Exhibitions. \| Detroit Auto Show. \| General Motors Motorama. \| New York International Auto Show. \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobiles--Exhibitions. \| Automobiles--Design and construction. \| Experimental automobiles \| Exhibitions--Detroit. \| Exhibitions--New York. \| Exhibitions--Chicago. \| Sports cars \| Ford automobile \| Thunderbird automobile \| General Motors automobiles \| Photographs. \| Photographic prints
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214	Title:	Audio Speeches series, 1938-1943
	Accession:	1689
	Creator:	Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943.
	Abstract:	The series consists of recordings of speeches made by Edsel B. Ford during the period 1938-1943, and include speeches made at the 1940 New York World’s Fair, and the Willow Run (Mich.) bomber plant.
	Subjects:	Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943. \| Ford Motor Company--Presidents. \| Ford Motor Company --Management. \| Ford Motor Company--Public relations. \| Ford Motor Company. Willow Run Bomber Plant. \| Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) \| United States. Navy Dept. \| New York World's Fair (1939-1940) \| Automobile driver education \| Automobile industry and trade \| Exhibitions--United States. \| Radio programs \| Used cars \| World War, 1939-1945 \| Ford Sunday Evening Hour (Radio program) \| Compact discs. \| Sound recordings. \| Speeches.
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215	Title:	Art Education at Henry Ford Hospital
	Accession:	168
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Archives.
	Abstract:
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216	Title:	William B. Shenk papers, circa 1968
	Accession:	1693
	Creator:	Shenk, William Bryne
	Abstract:	UNPROCESSED. Sketches and drawings from Shenk's long career in automotive and industrial design at Ford Motor Company.
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217	Title:	Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance Company records, 1835-1948 (bulk 1900-1930)
	Accession:	1694
	Creator:	Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance Company
	Abstract:
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218	Title:	Fayette and Karl Kendrick Collection, 1913-1932
	Accession:	1695
	Creator:	Kendrick, Fayette D.
	Abstract:	Fayette D. and Karl A. Kendrick were inventors of automobile accessories. The collection consists of patent applications, patents, drawings, and correspondence relating to their inventions.
	Subjects:	Kendrick, Fayette D. \| Kendrick, Karl A. \| Automobiles--Design and construction. \| Automobiles Lighting \| Detroit (Mich.) \| St. Paul (Minn.) \| Correspondence \| Design drawings \| Design patents \| Photographs
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219	Title:	Dealership Blueprints records subseries, 1919-1920
	Accession:	1698
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. General Sales Department.
	Abstract:	The Dealership Blueprints subseries includes blueprint designs of automobile dealerships, showrooms, and service stations affiliated with Ford Motor Company.
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220	Title:	Henry Ford papers, 1864-1881 (bulk 1864-1869)
	Accession:	1699
	Creator:	Ford, Henry, 1827-1914
	Abstract:	Henry Ford (1827-1914) was an early Dearborn, Michigan, farmer, and uncle of auto-industrialist Henry Ford. The papers in this collection include insurance policies, a court injunction, and tax receipts. Copies of a family record and a biographical sketch have been added.
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