| | 401 | Title: | James and Ann Bradbury Ford Motor Company Plant Photographs, circa 1930-1973  | | | | Accession: | 2009.89 | | | | Creator: | Bradbury, James | | | | Abstract: | James and Ann Bradbury both worked at the Ford Rouge Plant Steel Mill, James as a metallurgist and Ann as a chemist. Retiring around 1985 and 1980, respectively, they witnessed many changes at the plant during their tenures. The James and Ann Bradbury Ford Motor Company Plant Photographs contains photographs commissioned by Ford Motor Company to document various plant construction projects from the 1930s to 1973. It contains 152 linen-backed photographs illustrating construction sites of Ford locations, a series on the construction of an electric furnace (project no. 10763), and a series on Rolling Mill Shipping (project no. 10764). The collection contain 37 additional photographic prints not associated with specific projects and a 1971 newspaper clipping. 0.5 cubic ft.(1 box). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 402 | Title: | Gloria Rich Hendricks Papers, 1940-1941 | | | | Accession: | 2009.92 | | | | Creator: | Hendricks, Gloria Rich (1913-2015) | | | | Abstract: | The Gloria Rich Hendricks Papers, 1940-1941, contains press releases, photographic prints, telegrams, itineraries, bulletins, caricatures, pamphlets, and a scrapbook relating to her time working for Ford Motor Company at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 404 | Title: | Barry Taylor Racing Photographs, 1979-1993 | | | | Accession: | 2010.33 | | | | Creator: | Taylor, Barry, 1942- | | | | Abstract: | Images of a variety of races and racing classes including Formula 1, CART, NASCAR, Super V, Vintage and racing school leagues. Also includes images from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and Paralympics. | | | | Subjects: | Taylor, Barry, 1942- | Antique and classic cars | Automobiles, racing | Canadian-American Challenge Cup | Grand Prix racing | Sports car racing | Stock car racing | Formula Atlantic automobiles | Formula One automobiles | Indy cars | Karting | Trans-Am Championship | Automobile Racing--United States | Track and field | Bicycle racing | Black-and-white negatives | Color negatives | Color slides | Contact sheets | Photographs | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 405 | Title: | Dan Rubin automotive photographs 1952-1997 | | | | Accession: | 2010.37 | | | | Creator: | Rubin, Daniel R. | | | | Abstract: | The Dan Rubin automotive photographs collection contains photographic prints, negatives, and slides documenting automobiles and automobile racing, primarily from 1952 to 1967. | | | | Subjects: | Rubin, Daniel R. | Garroway, Dave | Moss, Stirling | Shelby, Carroll | 24 Heures du Mans (Automobile race) | Daytona 500 (Automobile race) | Indianapolis Speedway Race | Monaco Grand Prix Race | Advertising | Austin-Healey automobiles | Automobile racing | Automobile racing drivers | Automobiles, Racing--Speed records | Bentley automobiles | Bonneville Salt Flats Race, Utah | Indy cars | Jaguar automobile | M.G. automobile | Racing cars | Rolls-Royce automobile | Speed records | Sports car racing | Sports cars | Sprite automobile | Bonneville Salt Flats (Utah) | Color negatives | Color photographs | Color slides | Contact sheets | Negatives (photographic) | Periodicals | Photographic prints | Transparencies | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 406 | Title: | Lancaster Motor Company Records, circa 1915-1955 | | | | Accession: | 2010.4 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | The Lancaster Motor Co., located in Clinton, Michigan, was a sales and service dealership for Ford automobiles between 1912 and 1960. The building that housed this business is currently an insurance office operated by the grandson of the original owner, who located these records in the basement. The Lancaster Motor Sales Records contains business correspondence; sales records; accounting, sales tax, and payroll records; and several short films that includes images of the Ford baseball team in Clinton, Michigan, and a damaged Model T being driven in for service. The collection is open for research, however access to original films contained in the collection is restricted. 7.8 cubic ft. (9 boxes). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 407 | Title: | United States Naval Service Training School Collection, 1942-1943 | | | | Accession: | 2010.70 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | The United States Naval Service Training School Collection consists of four items: two small notebooks from different individuals covering service of the B24 and PB4Y aircraft; one Ford Aircraft School manual; and one flying instructor's manual. All the material is thought to have belonged to service men attending the United States Naval Service Training School which was located at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant in Dearborn, Michigan during World War II. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 408 | Title: | Arthur T. Hopkins Papers | | | | Accession: | 2010.71 | | | | Creator: | Hopkins, Arthur T. | | | | Abstract: | Arthur T. Hopkins developed a special hose to be used by hydraulic brakes on vehicles. He attempted to work with the Huppmobile Co. in the manufacture and use of this device on their vehicles, but the deal did not come to fruition. Hopkins attempted to work with other manufacturers to produce his invention; however, B.F. Goodrich developed their own hydraulic hose that overtook the industry. The collection contains drawings for the hose, as well as some correspondence with R.C. Hupp regarding the invention and the possible deal to manufacture it. Also included are some patent records related to the hose Hopkins developed. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 409 | Title: | Fair Lane Railroad Business Car Collection, 1921-1986 | | | | Accession: | 2010.72 | | | | Creator: | Kughn, Richard P. | | | | Abstract: | In 1920, Henry Ford commissioned the Pullman Company to build the Fair Lane business car. Ford, and his family, used this private car until 1942, when the car was sold to the St. Louis Southwestern Line. In 1973, it was donated to the Cherokee National Historical Society, and 7 years later, was purchased by Richard Kughn, who restored the car and updated it to modern Amtrak specifications.
The Fair Lane Railroad Business Car Collection contains photographic prints; blueprints, assembly drawings and wiring diagrams; correspondence from 1957-1975 and 1980-1989; 3 wall plaques; a logbook dating from 1948-1971; expense and inspection reports, work orders, and mechanical logbooks from the 1980s; 36 record books from 1983-1984 noting mileage and destinations; parts and installation manuals; restoration paperwork; three 12-inch floppy disks; and newspaper clippings.
The collection is open for access, except for the 3 items of floppy disk electronic media. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 410 | Title: | Robert Propst Papers, 1952-1998 | | | | Accession: | 2010.83 | | | | Creator: | Propst, Robert | | | | Abstract: | This collection covers the professional and personal life of noted industrial designer Robert L. Propst. Propst is best known for his work with Herman Miller and for designing the "Action Office," an office furnishing system which became the basis for the modern cubicle. Materials include reports, design photographs, design drawings, and blueprints, as well as personal photographs, writings, and artwork. | | | | Subjects: | Propst, Robert | De Pree, D.J. (Dirk Jan De Pree), 1891-1990 | De Pree, Hugh | De Pree, Max | Houy, Chuck (Charles) | Kelley, Jack | Stumpf, Bill (William) | Wodka, Michael (Mike) | Herman Miller, Inc. (HMI) | Herman Miller Research Corporation (HMRC) | Herman Miller Research & Design | Michigan State University | The Propst Company | Propst Design Company | Propst Forestry System Corporation (PFSC) | Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) | University of Massachusetts | Chairs | Children's furniture | Furniture | Furniture design | Furniture designers | Hospital beds | Industrial design | Living room furniture | Logging | Lumbering | Medical offices | Office chairs | Office furniture | Playground equipment | Seating (Furniture) | Travel | China | Japan | Tibet | United States, Ann Arbor (Michigan) | United States, Denver (Colorado) | United States, Redmond (Washington) | United States, Zeeland (Michigan) | Advertisements | Artwork | Audiocassettes | Blueprints (reprographic copies) | Brochures | Calendars | Color negatives | Color photographs | Color slides | Color transparencies | Design drawings | Drawings | Engineering drawings | Financial records | Floppy disks | Journals | Manuals | Microfiche | Microfilm | Negatives (photographic) | Pamphlets | Patents | Photograph albums | Photographic prints | Portraits | Posters | Promotional materials | Publications | Reports | Sketches | Slides (photographs) | Sound recordings | Technical drawings | Transparencies | Videocassettes | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 411 | Title: | Leab Kyes Family Scrapbook Collection, 1903-2009 | | | | Accession: | 2010.85 | | | | Creator: | Leab family | | | | Abstract: | The Leab Kyes Family Scrapbook Collection, 1909-2009, contains 46 scrapbooks documenting a family's travels throughout the United States and Europe, mainly Germany, Switzerland, and England, from 1961-2007, as well as an oral history interview with Daniel J. Leab. Extent: 33.5 cubic ft. (35 boxes). The collection is open for research. | | | | Subjects: | Leab, Daniel J., 1936-2016 | Leab, Katharine Kyes, 1941-2020 | Kyes, Carolyn | Kyes, Helen J., 1904-2003 | Kyes, Roger M., 1906-1971 | Leab, Abigail E. | Leab, Constance M. | Leab, Herta, 1901-1981 | Leab, Leo, 1897-1979 | Leab, Marcus Rogers | American Book Prices Current | Hedda Maar Beauty Aids | American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976 | Expo 67 | Airplanes | Airports | Auctions | Booksellers and bookselling | Botanical gardens | Cable cars (Streetcars) | Cemeteries | Circus | Concorde (jet transports) | Conference proceedings | Genealogy | Helicopters | Hotels | Ice skating | Lectures and lecturing | Motion pictures | Museums | Passports | Railroad trains | Restaurants | Seminars | Ships | Skis and skiing | Theaters | Zoos | Austria | Belgium, Brussels | Belgium, Ostend | Bulgaria, Varna | Canada, Montreal | Denmark, Copenhagen | France | Germany | Germany, Bad Dürkheim | Germany, Berlin | Germany, Bremen | Germany, Cologne | Germany, Düsseldorf | Germany, Falkenstein | Germany, Frankfort | Germany, Freiburg | Germany, Göttingen | Germany, Hamburg | Germany, Hannover | Germany, Köln | Germany, Munich | Germany, Nuremburg | Germany, Stuttgart | Germany, Tübingen | Hungary, Budapest | Italy | The Netherlands | The Netherlands, Amsterdam | The Netherlands, Rotterdam | Russia, Moscow | Switzerland, Basel | Switzerland, Bern | Switzerland, Engelberg | Switzerland, Geneva | Switzerland, Lucerne | Switzerland, St. Moritz | Switzerland, Zurich | United Kingdom, England | United Kingdom, England, London | United States, Detroit (Michigan) | United States, Georgia | United States, New York (New York) | United States, Palm Beach (Florida) | Albums (books) | Business cards | CD-ROMs | Clippings (information artifacts) | Conference materials | Correspondence | Greeting cards | Maps | Menus | Notebooks | Photographic prints | Postcards | Receipts | Stationery | Trade catalogs | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 412 | Title: | Tucker Automobile Photographs Collection, 1946-1963 | | | | Accession: | 2010.88 | | | | Creator: | Tucker Corporation | | | | Abstract: | Collection consists primarily of 26 photographic prints showing the Tucker automobile in modeling and production stages; Preston Tucker selling a car to General Wainwright; and the final product on display at automobile shows and on State Street in Chicago, Illinois. Also included is a photo of the Tucker Torpedo Special with driver George Barringer at the Indianapolis Speedway. Images date circa 1946-1948. In addition to photographs, the collection contains car labels from auto shows; a Tucker article from a 1960 magazine; and an ad from the May 1963 issue of Motor Trend describing Ford Motor Company use of Tucker front wheel drive principles in the new Thunderbird. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 413 | Title: | A.V.M. Voting Machine Documents | | | | Accession: | 2010.8 | | | | Creator: | Boardman Township (MI) Board of Trustees | | | | Abstract: | In 1980, the Board of Trustees for Boardman Township, Michigan, approved the purchase of a new voting machine for use in elections. They ultimately purchased a gear and lever voting machine produced by the Automatic Voting Machine Corporation and distributed by Doubleday Brothers and Co.. in Lake Ann, Michigan. This collection contains a pocket folder containing operating instructions for the machine; a manila envelope for voting machine keys; photocopies of the February 1980 Board of Trustees meeting minutes when the purchase was approved; a photocopy of the check issued by Boardman Township for the purchase; printing paper for the machine; voting machine inserts for elections held between 2000 and 2004; and a booklet entitled "Laws Relating to Elections" that was published by the State of Michigan. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 414 | Title: | Peggy Hoyt Collection | | | | Accession: | 2010.90 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | Peggy Hoyt grew up in Saginaw, Michigan, but moved to New York City as a child. Becoming interested in fashion while away at school, Hoyt became an apprentice at a Fifth Avenue millinery shop after graduation. By 1915, she established her own clothing shop, Peggy Hoyt, Inc., and a few years later, married a naval officer named Aubrey Eads. After World War I, Hoyt broadened her fashion reach by designing women's clothing, as well as theatre costumes, hats, and perfumes. This collection contains a Peggy Hoyt check with a signature; 2 pieces of correspondence between Aubrey Eads and Frank Cruise, her accountant and business manager; 3 photographic prints of the Peggy Hoyt Salon in New York City; an autographed photographic print of Aubrey Eads; and a booklet from the American Newspaper Publishers Association convention entitled "The Right Angle." | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 416 | Title: | Ray Masser Racing Collection, 1950-2014 | | | | Accession: | 2011.149 | | | | Creator: | Masser, Raymond | | | | Abstract: | Ray Masser documented multiple levels of amateur and professional automobile racing, including karts, sprint cars, stock cars, and Indy cars, through photographs, negatives, programs, and other printed materials from the late 1950s through 2014. Extent: 37.82 cubic ft. (71 boxes). The collection is open for research. | | | | Subjects: | Masser, Raymond | Andretti, Mario, 1940- | Foyt, A.J., 1935- | Unser, Al, Sr. | Unser, Bobby, 1934- | Dover International Speedway (Dover, De.) | Grandview Speedway (Bechtelsville, Pa.) | Hatfield Speedway (Hatfield, Pa.) | Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indianapolis, Ind.) | Langhorne Speedway (Langhorne, Pa.) | Maple Grove Dragway (Mohnton, Pa.) | NASCAR (Association) | Nazareth Speedway (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) | Phoenixville Raceway (Phoenixville, Pa.) | Pocono Raceway | Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) | Trenton Speedway (Trenton, N.J.) | Watkins Glen Circuit (Watkins Glen, N.Y.) | Indianapolis Speedway Race | United States Grand Prix Race | Antique and classic cars | Automobile racing | Automobile racing drivers | Daredevils | Drag racing | Fire departments | Formula One automobiles | Indy cars | Midget car racing | Midget cars (automobiles) | NASCAR/Winston Cup stock car racing series | Racetracks (Automobile racing) | Racetracks (Automobile racing)--New Jersey | Racetracks (Automobile racing)--Pennsylvania | Recycling industry | Sprint cars | Sports car racing | Stock car racing | Stock cars (automobiles) | United States, Delaware | United States, Indiana | United States, New Jersey | United States, Pennsylvania | Badges | Clippings (information artifacts) | Color negatives | Color photographs | Contact sheets | Decals | Embroidery (visual works) | Motion pictures (visual work) | Negatives (photographic) | Periodicals | Photographic prints | Picture postcards | Promotional materials | Safety film | Slides (photographs) | Souvenir programs | Souvenirs | Stickers | Transparencies | Videocassettes | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 417 | Title: | Morgan L. Gies Presidential Vehicle Photographs collection, 1939-1966 | | | | Accession: | 2011.241 | | | | Creator: | Gies, Morgan L., 1908-1980 | | | | Abstract: | This collection consists of photographs, press kits, clippings and other ephemera related to presidential vehicles including the Sunshine Special, the Bubble Top and the 1961 Lincoln used by President Kennedy. | | | | Subjects: | Gies, Morgan L., 1908-1980 | Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 | Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 | Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926- | Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 | Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 | Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 | Hess, William C., 1906-2000. | Ford Motor Company. Lincoln Division | General Motors Corporation. Cadillac Motor Car Division | Hess & Eisenhardt Company | Presidential automobiles | Lincoln automobile | Cadillac automobile | Railroad cars | Parades | Flags--United States | Pullman cars | Photographs | Photographic prints | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 420 | Title: | Faught Family Records | | | | Accession: | 2012.108 | | | | Creator: | Faught family | | | | Abstract: | The Faught family lived in Michigan during the 1890s. Shortly before Sarah Faught gave birth to her twelfth child on 19 January 1890, she made a batch of doughnuts for her family. When Sarah unexpectedly died five days after giving birth to her daughter Josie, the family kept one of the doughnuts as a memorial to her life, along with other mementos. This collection contains the family Bible, which held loose correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other items. Also included are 4 photographs, including prints of Sarah and Josie. There is also a scrapbook with additional photographs, newspaper clippings, and birth, marriage, and death certificates relating to family members. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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