| | 241 | Title: | Katherine Langham Journal, 1930-1942  | | | | Accession: | 1742 | | | | Creator: | Langham, Katherine | | | | Abstract: | Kate Langham's diary covers the years 1930-1942, approximately, and contains much detail on the activities in Macon by the Ford Motor Company and Henry Ford. There are items concerning the Ford Co-op, records of people moving and men being reassigned jobs, visits of Henry Ford, building of Macon Chapel, renovation of houses, dismantling of the Wm. Richard Wagon Shop, and activities of the Macon Schools. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 243 | Title: | Frank C. Armstrong papers, 1898-1906 (bulk 1900-1906) | | | | Accession: | 1750 | | | | Creator: | Armstrong, Frank C., 1872-1936. | | | | Abstract: | Frank Armstrong worked as a salesman, traveling field representative, and New York branch manager for the Electric Vehicle Company during the company's most ambitious and unsuccessful attempt to establish a monopoly in the automobile industry and in the market for taxicab service in major American cities. The papers are comprised of both Armstrong's business and personal papers and consist of correspondence, meeting minutes, financial statements, stock issues and general accounting information related to his career in the electric vehicle industry at the beginning of the twentieth century. Also included are materials related to several lawsuits Armstrong was involved in, his military records, and a small number of blueprint reproductions of several electric vehicles. | | | | Subjects: | Armstrong, Frank C., 1872-1936. | Electric Vehicle Company (Hartford, Conn.) | Electric Vehicle Co. (New York, N.Y.) | Columbia and Electric Vehicle Co. (Hartford, Conn.) | Ansonia Motor Car Co. | New Jersey Electric Vehicle and Transportation Company. | New York Electric Vehicle Transportation Co. (New York, N.Y.) | Washington Electric Vehicle Transportation Company. | Columbia Automobile Company. | Riker Electric Motor Company. | Automobiles--Design and construction | Automobile industry and trade | Electric automobiles | Selling--Automobiles | Automobile dealers | Taxicabs | Used cars | Actions and defenses | Business records. | Blueprints (reprographic copies) | Financial records. | Photographs. | Product literature. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 245 | Title: | Accession 1753 | | | | Accession: | 1753 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | UNPROCESSED. Materials related to Ferguson vs. Ford. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 246 | Title: | Florence Monaghan Papers, 1925-1966 | | | | Accession: | 1754 | | | | Creator: | Monaghan, Florence | | | | Abstract: | Florence Monaghan was an acquaintance of, and corresponded with, Clara Ford. The collection contains correspondence and a diary detailing travel onboard the freighter Henry Ford II. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 247 | Title: | Alexis De Sakhnoffsky Papers, 1901-1964 (bulk 1930-1955) | | | | Accession: | 1755 | | | | Creator: | de Sakhnoffsky, Alexis | | | | Abstract: | Alexis de Sakhnoffsky was a prolific designer who designed for a number of automobile companies, including Packard, Willys, Studebaker, Auburn, Nash, Marmon and White. In 1933 he established his own studio and designed everything from aircraft and motorboats, to bathtubs and women's fashions. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 248 | Title: | Howard C. Deckard Papers, 1940 | | | | Accession: | 1756 | | | | Creator: | Deckard, Howard C. | | | | Abstract: | The Ford Motor Company rubber plantations, Belterra and Fordlandea, in Brazil are the focus of a report written by Howard Clinton Deckard in 1940. Deckard was manager of Belterra from 1940-1942. Included are descriptions of the facilities, history of the development of the rubber plantings, and the process known as "budding", living conditions and activities of the many workers, both American and Brazilian. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 249 | Title: | General Motors Proving Ground Records, 1955-1969 | | | | Accession: | 1758 | | | | Creator: | General Motors Corporation | | | | Abstract: | This collection includes test results for individual vehicles, comparison tests of more than one vehicle, and test summaries and general procedural information. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 250 | Title: | Automotive product literature collection, 1895-ongoing | | | | Accession: | 175 | | | | Creator: | Benson Ford Research Center | | | | Abstract: | The Automotive Product Literature collection is an intentionally assembled collection of sales, promotional and informational material published by automotive manufacturers and used primarily by automotive dealers or sales agents to market and sell automobiles. The collection includes sales brochures, press kits, press releases, service bulletins, photographs, comparative literature, color and trim books and color chips, salesman's manuals, owner's manuals and reference books for over 1000 past and present automobile manufacturers worldwide. | | | | Subjects: | Automobile industry and trade | Automobile dealers | Automobiles--Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Automobiles, Foreign | Automobiles, Steam | Edsel automobile | Automobiles, Electric | Ford automobile | General Motors automobiles | Lincoln automobile | Mercury automobile | Marketing | Sales promotion | Press releases | Ford Motor Company. | General Motors Corporation | Brochures | Manuals (instructional materials). | Photographs | Publications | Sales catalogs | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 252 | Title: | Lester Moore papers, 1933-1934 | | | | Accession: | 1762 | | | | Creator: | Moore, Lester | | | | Abstract: | As a salesman at Neimann Motors, Inc., a Ford dealership in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lester Moore and three others drove a Ford V-8 panel truck from Atlantic City, New Jersey to Los Angeles, California. The papers contain materials compiled to commemorate the coast to coast trip. | | | | Subjects: | Moore, Lester. | Ford trucks--Performance. | Photographs. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 253 | Title: | Henry Austin Clark, Jr. papers, 1852-1990 (Bulk 1895-1979) | | | | Accession: | 1764 | | | | Creator: | Clark, Henry Austin Jr., 1917-1991 | | | | Abstract: | Personal papers and documents from car collector, museum owner and devotee of all things automobile, Henry Austin Clark, Jr. | | | | Subjects: | Clark, Henry Austin, Jr. 1917-1991 | Bridgehampton Road Races Corporation | Long Island Automobile Museum | Antique and classic cars | Antique and classic motorcycles | Antique and classic trucks | Antique and classic tractors | Automobile racing drivers | Automobile racing fans | Automobile racing in art | Automobile travel | Automobiles, Collectors and collecting | Automobiles, Equipment and supplies | Automobiles, Exhibitions | Automobiles, Foreign | Automobiles, History | Automobiles, Museums | Automobiles, Parts | Automobiles, Racing | Automobiles, Restoration | Automobiles, Steam | Busses | Commercial vehicles | Long Island Motor Parkway (N.Y.) | Taxicabs | Transportation, automotive | Trucks | Black-and-white photographs | Copy prints | Photographs | Photograph albums | Scrapbooks | Posters | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 254 | Title: | Augustus Post papers, 1928-1944, (bulk 1939-1944) | | | | Accession: | 1765 | | | | Creator: | Post, Augustus | | | | Abstract: | Major Augustus Post purchased the first automobile sold in New York City, and in 1899, along with several others, organized the first public garage in the United States. Post later founded the Automobile Old Timers Association, and this collection contains Post's personal records of the Association, including information concerning annual meetings, purposes, projects and members, along with a group of Post's personal correspondence. | | | | Subjects: | Post, Augustus | American Automobile Association | Automobile Old Timers Association | Automobile industry and trade | New York (N.Y.) | Business records | Correspondence | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 258 | Title: | Henry Austin Clark Jr. Photograph collection, 1853-1988 | | | | Accession: | 1774 | | | | Creator: | Clark, Henry Austin, Jr., 1917-1991 | | | | Abstract: | The photograph collection of Henry Austin Clark Jr. collector, museum owner and devotee, documents the history of the automobile in Europe and the United States. | | | | Subjects: | Clark, Henry Austin, Jr., 1917-1991 | Long Island Automobile Museum | Vanderbilt Cup Race | Indianapolis Speedway Race | Transcontinental journeys, 1900-1910 | Agricultural machinery | Airplanes | Antique and classic cars | Antique and classic motorcycles | Antique and classic trucks | Antique and classic tractors | Automobile driving | Automobile industry executives | Automobile manufacturers | Automobile racing drivers | Automobile racing fans | Automobile racing in art | Automobile traveling | Automobiles, Collectors and collecting | Automobiles, Electric | Automobiles, Equipment and supplies | Automobiles, Exhibitions | Automobiles, Foreign | Automobiles, History | Automobiles, Museums | Automobiles, Parts | Automobiles, Racing | Automobiles, Restoration | Automobiles, Steam | Busses | Commercial vehicles | Long Island Motor Parkway (N.Y.) | Taxicabs | Transportation, automotive | Trucks | Black-and-white negatives | Black-and-white photographs | Color slides | Copy prints | Motion pictures (visual work) | Photographs | Photograph albums | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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