| | 362 | Title: | Robert Post Automotive Research Papers, 1965-2005  | | | | Accession: | 2005.124 | | | | Creator: | Post, Robert | | | | Abstract: | The Robert Post Automotive Research Papers, 1965-2005, is a collection of research materials and documents related to the writing of books on the history of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Also included is correspondence and biographical materials relating to drag racing, information on a possible drag racing museum exhibit, and drag racing related ephemera. Extent: 16.31 cubic ft. (40 boxes). The collection is open for research. | | | | Subjects: | Post, Robert | Garlits, Don | Montgomery, Don | Muldowney, Shirley, 1940- | Parks, Wally | Johns Hopkins University Press | National Hot Rod Association | Society of Automotive Engineers | Tehabi Books | Automobile racing | Automobile racing drivers | Drag racers | Drag racing | Dragsters | Hot rods | Museum exhibits | Research | Women automobile racing drivers | Annual reports | Audiocassettes | CD-ROMs | Circulars (fliers) | Clippings (information artifacts) | Color photographic prints | Contact sheets | DVDs | Embroidery (visual works) | Lapel pins | Pamphlets | Photographic prints | Videocassettes | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 363 | Title: | Saturn Corporation EV1 Manuals | | | | Accession: | 2005.22 | | | | Creator: | Saturn Corporation | | | | Abstract: | The Saturn Corporation was a subsidiary automobile manufacturer of General Motors that operated from 1985 until 2010. The EV1 was an electric vehicle developed by General Motors in response to California laws requiring a certain percentage of vehicles sold to emit no pollutants. Although marketed as a General Motors product, the EV1 was only available through Saturn lease agreements in California and Arizona. In 2001, General Motors announced that EV1 production would cease, and all vehicles were recalled once their leases ended. This collection contains a complete set of 12 repair manuals and a copy of the owner's manual, which were distributed by the Saturn Corporation. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 364 | Title: | Miriam Epstein Home Movie Collection | | | | Accession: | 2005.29.71 | | | | Creator: | Epstein, Miriam | | | | Abstract: | The Miriam Epstein Home Movie Collection, contains 6 reels of personal movies, mostly shot in New York state, and 1 reel of sample film from the Eastman Kodak Company. All film is 16mm.. Extent: 0.5 cubic ft. (1 box containing 7 reels). The collection is unprocessed. Contact Research Center staff to discuss access. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 365 | Title: | Laura McGuire Millennium Collection, 1999-2000 | | | | Accession: | 2005.5 | | | | Creator: | McGuire, Laura K. | | | | Abstract: | At the end of 1999, Canadian photographer Laura McGuire collected items related to the end of the millennium and the Year 2000 problem, better known at Y2K. The Laura McGuire Millennium Collection contains photographic prints that were taken by her in the Detroit area at the end of 1999. Subjects of these prints include a water sellout, the border crossing between Detroit and Windsor, a survival supply store, and sunset at Belle Isle on New Year's Eve. Other items include a t-shirt; a book about Y2K; a special edition of The New York Times; Y2K brochures; and a newspaper clipping. Of note is a doll wearing a dress knitted by 102 year old Lottie Slomczenski which bears a note stating, "Looking forward to the Millennium to have lived in 3 centuries." 0.3 cubic ft. (1 box). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 366 | Title: | Lawrence E. Bachman Home Movies | | | | Accession: | 2005.69 | | | | Creator: | Bachman, Lawrence E. | | | | Abstract: | The Lawrence E. Bachman Home Movies contains one reel of 16mm that documents family vacations in California and other areas of the American west. Footage includes shots of Disneyland in Anaheim, California, featuring Mickey Mouse, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and a train; Marineland in Los Angeles; a dam, possibly the Hoover and/or Grand Coulee dams; another theme park with women in period gowns; and ocean and city scenes. Originally, the home movies were contained on 7 individual reels, but were combined onto one reel at some point. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 367 | Title: | Herman Miller Aeron Chair Presentation Collection, 1991-1994 | | | | Accession: | 2005.92.19 | | | | Creator: | Herman Miller, Inc. | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of materials evidently used in presentations to educate people about the Herman Miller Aeron chair, its different options and how the chair works. This is a preliminary draft of the finding aid for reference use only. Do not distribute widely. | | | | Subjects: | Furniture design | Furniture | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 368 | Title: | Fletcher N. Platt Papers, 1951-2004 (bulk 1951-1974) | | | | Accession: | 2005.97 | | | | Creator: | Platt, Fletcher N. | | | | Abstract: | Publications, pamphlets, presentations, proposals, and research reports documenting Platt’s career with Ford Motor Company and automotive safety planning. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 371 | Title: | Howard A. Elliot papers, 1930-2004 (Bulk 1964-1972) | | | | Accession: | 2006.62 | | | | Creator: | Elliott, Howard A. | | | | Abstract: | The Howard A. Elliott papers consist of correspondence, design drawings, reports, and patent copies related to Elliot's career in the automotive electrical systems industry. The papers include clippings about Essex Wire Corporation, design drawings of wiring connectors and harnesses, correspondence related to court actions he participated in, and copies of patents awarded to him personally and those assigned to Essex Wire. The bulk of the papers consist of general correspondence from Elliott's career at Essex, including plant photographs illustrating various wiring and winding tools and machines developed by Essex, as well as general reports. | | | | Subjects: | Elliott, Howard A. | Essex Wire Corporation. | Ford Motor Corporation. Wiring Division. | Automobiles--Electric wiring | Design drawings | Patents | Photographs | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 372 | Title: | Pillo-Kleen Service Collection, circa 1950-1960 | | | | Accession: | 2006.82 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | The mid-20th Century witnessed increasingly higher standards for domestic cleanliness. Eventually, products and services were developed to assist businesses and homeowners keep up these standards. One such product was the Pil-o-Bar, a feather pillow cleaning and renovating system that utilized rotating brushes, banks of ultraviolet lights, and an ozone chamber to renovate feather pillows. Often operated by private, family-owned businesses, these machines served the needs of hospitals, hotels, motels, and the general public. The Pillo-Kleen Service Collection contains product literature, posters, business cards, pillow tick swatches, and operating instructions for a Pil-o-Bar pillow sanitizer. The collection is open for research. 1.1 cubic ft. (2 boxes). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 373 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Advertising Research Records, 1974-1977 | | | | Accession: | 2007.1.1896 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Marketing Research Office | | | | Abstract: | The records are comprised of advertising and marketing studies of Ford Motor Company automobiles and the automobile industry in the mid-1970s. Most of the studies were conducted by the Research Information Center, Inc. (Phoenix, Arizona) and contain questionnaires, tables, surveys, summaries, and printed verbatim responses from customers and potential customers. The studies were designed to determine the effectiveness of Ford Motor Company commercials and other advertising. Among the vehicles represented are the 1977 Mustang, 1977 Thunderbird, 1977 Zephyr, and the 1976 Mercury Monarch. Two folders contain research regarding the launch of Ford Motor Company's full line of vehicles for 1977. | | | | Subjects: | Ford Motor Company. Marketing Research Office | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 374 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Audio Demonstration Tapes, 1972-1977 | | | | Accession: | 2007.1.1914 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Consists of three 8-track cassette tapes used for demonstration purposes to highlight Ford audio systems. The tapes are compilations of various artists. Accession originally maintained by Vince Liska, Shelby Registrar, Shelby American Automobile Club. | | | | Subjects: | | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 375 | Title: | Ford Motor Company and the Urban League Research, 1954-1964, 1968 | | | | Accession: | 2007.1.1934 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Brief report on research conducted in 1968 by Ford Motor Company to document their interactions with the Urban League. Results were reported by Louise Craig to Mott B. Heath. Materials include a summary memo, listing of sources, and several photocopied pages made from archival and other sources. Correspondence with Ford and the National Urban League, the Detroit Urban League, and H.N. Robinson of Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, Detroit, regarding the 1959 convention of the Women’s Missionary Society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Extent: 0.01 cubic ft. (1 folder). The collection is open for research. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 376 | Title: | Charles McCoy Transportation Literature Collection, 1903-1995 | | | | Accession: | 2007.20 | | | | Creator: | McCoy, Charles (Collector) | | | | Abstract: | The Charles McCoy Transportation Literature Collection contains product literature related to Ford, Buick, Chevrolet, and other manufacturers, as well as brochures, pamphlets, advertisements, notebooks, photographs, and an album of international coinage. Extent: 1.2 cubic ft. (2 boxes). The collection is unprocessed. Contact Research Center staff to discuss access. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 377 | Title: | General Electric Photograph Album, 1892 | | | | Accession: | 2007.30 | | | | Creator: | Butler, William H. | | | | Abstract: | The General Electric Photograph Album, entitled "With Edison at Schenectady, 1892," contains 24 tipped-in photographs depicting factory scenes, building exteriors, assorted products, and company portraits. Also included are 3 loose photographs of Kruesi tubes. Extent: 1 cubic ft. (1 box). The collection is unprocessed. Contact Research Center staff to discuss access. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 378 | Title: | Jon Hart Vintage Auto Racing Video Collection, 1986-1993 | | | | Accession: | 2007.40 | | | | Creator: | Hart, Jonathan C. | | | | Abstract: | The Jon Hart Vintage Auto Racing Video Collection contains recorded footage from vintage automobile races, museums, and automobile clubs. Extent: 24.11 cubic ft. (46 boxes). The collection is open for research, however access to original audio, film and video recordings, and electronic data are restricted and may require production of digital copies for access use. | | | | Subjects: | Hart, Jonathan C. | Buehrig, Gordon | Clark, Henry Austin, Jr., 1917-1991 | Kuhgn, Richard | Marketti, Tim | Shelby, Carroll, 1923-2012 | Wright, Nicky | Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg Club | Brooks Stevens Automotive Museum | Carail Museum | Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Long Island Automotive Museum | Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) | Watkins Glen Circuit (Watkins Glen, N.Y.) | Chicago Concours | Grand Bahama Vintage Grand Prix | Meadowbrook Hall Concours d'Elegance | Mid-Ohio Vintage Grand Prix | Palm Beach Vintage Road Race | Antique and classic cars | Auburn automobile | Automobile racing | Automobiles--Societies, etc. | Cord automobile | Duesenberg automobile | Museum exhibits | Racetracks (Automobile racing) | Sports cars | Transportation museums | Bahamas, Grand Bahama | United States, Florida, Jupiter | United States, Florida, Sebring | United States, Georgia, Braselton | United States, Illinois, Chicago | United States, Michigan, Rochester Hills | United States, New York, Watkins Glen | United States, Ohio, Lexington | United States, Wisconsin, Elkhart Lake | CD-ROMs | Logs (records) | Videocassettes | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 379 | Title: | George Gross Henry Ford Trade School Collection, 1925-1991 | | | | Accession: | 2008.107 | | | | Creator: | Gross, George, 1913-1992 | | | | Abstract: | The George Gross Henry Ford Trade School Collection, 1925-1991, contains materials relating to George Gross's education at the Henry Ford Trade School and his involvement with the Henry Ford Trade School Alumni Association. Items in the collection include textbooks, tools, photographic prints, and pamphlets. Extent: 0.4 cubic ft. (1 box). The collection is open for research. | | | | Subjects: | Gross, George, 1913-1992 | Henry Ford Trade School | Henry Ford Trade School Alumni Association | Alumni | Class reunions | Education | Trade schools | United States, Dearborn (Michigan) | United States, Detroit (Michigan) | Photographic prints | Textbooks | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 380 | Title: | Roy Korpi Papers, 1928-1949 | | | | Accession: | 2008.110 | | | | Creator: | Korpi, Roy | | | | Abstract: | The Roy Korpi Papers contain newspaper clippings, photographs, and other documents related to Korpi's time at the Henry Ford Trade School. Of note are his diploma, a 1929 guidebook to Greenfield Village, and handwritten notes from Francis Jehl to Thomas Edison for use during Light's Golden Jubilee. | | | | Subjects: | Henry Ford Trade School | Trade schools--Michigan | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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