| | 441 | Title: | Don (Sully) Sullivan Papers, 1931-1993  | | | | Accession: | 2015.69 | | | | Creator: | Sullivan, Donnell A. | | | | Abstract: | Unprocessed collection consisting of the records of Ford Motor Company engineer Don "Sully" Sullivan from 1931-1993, including engineering drawings, technical data and reports, receipts, expense reports, parts lists, correspondence, and memos. Topics covered include the GT40 program, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the FE engine and the Y-Block engine. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 442 | Title: | La-Z-Boy Incorporated Records, 1939-2014 | | | | Accession: | 2015.78 | | | | Creator: | La-Z-Boy (Firm) | | | | Abstract: | Unprocessed collection consisting of the records of La-Z-Boy Incorporated, 1939-2014, including financial and marketing materials, meeting minutes, employee handbooks, newsletters, engineering data, fabric catalogs, photographs and audio-visual materials. Approximately 100 cubic ft. (77 boxes, 16 tubes, several oversize flat items). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 443 | Title: | Joseph Grenier Packard Photographs | | | | Accession: | 2015.86 | | | | Creator: | Grenier, Joseph Robert (Bob) | | | | Abstract: | Joseph R. Grenier worked as a photographer for the Packard Motor Car Co. in Detroit, Michigan. This collection contains a large number of 8x10 black-and-white photographic prints and negatives documenting the Packard plant, automobile shows, assorted Packard automobiles including the Patrician and the Clipper, assorted automobile parts, testing in the plant and on the road, and firefighter drills performed at the plant. Also included are the December 1949 issue of the Packard News, two audiocassettes that contain an interview with Grenier made on 3 March 2003, six CD-ROMs containing digital images, and one unlabeled CD-ROM. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 444 | Title: | Packard Master Salesmanship Program Filmstrips | | | | Accession: | 2015.87 | | | | Creator: | Wilding Picture Productions | | | | Abstract: | Around 1948, the Packard Motor Car Co. commissioned filmstrips to assist its sales department in working with customers. These instructional films covered assorted topics, including appearance and chassis features, building a clientele, having a selling career with Packard, basic Packard superiorities, selling a new car, and new engine features for 1948. This collection contains all 8 of the filmstrips, which had been owned by Robert N. Perry of the sales department. Titles of the films are: "On the Line," "Whattcha Gonna Gimme?," "Million Dollar Chassis," "Yours for a Lifetime," "The Second Chance," "The Little Giants," "The Nimble Young Man," and "Three of the Finest." Also included is one DVD, produced by the Benson Ford Research Center, that contains digital copies of the filmstrips. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 445 | Title: | William K. Bondesen Collection | | | | Accession: | 2015.88 | | | | Creator: | Bondesen, William K. | | | | Abstract: | William K. Bondesen of Houston, Texas, purchased a new Ford Thunderbird in 1962. Ford Motor Company later sent him a packet of materials, enclosed in a gold-color mailing tube. This collection contains that mailing tube as well as the contents, which include a letter of thanks signed by Lee Iacocca, a scroll in recognition of his purchase, and a wallet card inscribed with Bondesen's name and the car's serial number that was to be presented to be assured of preferred service from Ford dealers. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 446 | Title: | Photographs Formerly on Exhibit in Wright Cycle Shop, 1908-1909 | | | | Accession: | 2016.0.4 | | | | Creator: | Henry Ford (Organization) | | | | Abstract: | The Wright Brothers operated their cycle shop in Dayton, Ohio, from 1897 to 1908. In the late 1930s, Henry Ford bought the building and had it reconstructed in Greenfield Village, with input from Orville Wright. The Photographs Formerly on Exhibit in Wright Cycle Shop contains 20 photographic prints of Wilbur Wright with various individuals, as well as the Wright Flyer in France or Germany, that had previously been on display in the shop. The collection is open for research. 0.3 cubic ft. (1 box). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 449 | Title: | Willow Run Bomber Plant Manual, 1943-1944 | | | | Accession: | 2016.90 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | During World War II, Ford Motor Company erected a massive factory complex near the Willow Run River in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Between 1942 and 1945, employees at the plant turned out 8,685 B-24 airplanes. To assist with production, a manual was created containing administrative reports and planning materials, with updates distributed monthly. Twelve copies were distributed to various administrators, with the copy in this collection being the Master Copy. The Master Copy is housed in a 3-inch three-ring binder, and contains pages of onion skin as well as photostatic and mimeograph copies. Many pages have been taped together to create an early form of a spreadsheet. The collection is open for research. 0.3 cubic ft. (1 box). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 450 | Title: | National Graniteware Society Research Materials | | | | Accession: | 2016.95 | | | | Creator: | National Graniteware Society | | | | Abstract: | The National Graniteware Society was a group dedicated to collectors of the enamel-coated metal cookware known at graniteware. This collection contains research materials that members could have utilized in researching their items, including newsletters; photocopies of catalogs; and publications from other groups, such as the National Enameling & Stamping Co. Also included are a bag of labels; 5 mounted graniteware finish samples; 15 unlabeled tubes of loose samples; 2 jars of white frit and ground coat frit; and 8 uncoated spherical samples. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 451 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Measurement Poster Collection | | | | Accession: | 2016.98 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Research and Information Department | | | | Abstract: | The Research and Information Department at Ford Motor Company created these 8 posters, each measuring approximately 18x22 inches, to illustrate the history and standardization of different units of measurement. The poster titles in this series are: "Crankshaft Gage," "Cubit," "Fathom," "Foot," "Inch," "Interferometer," "Rod," and "Yard." | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 452 | Title: | Champion Spark Plug Co., Ceramics Division Records, 1922-1946 | | | | Accession: | 2017.0.32 | | | | Creator: | Champion Spark Plug (Company) | | | | Abstract: | Robert and Frank Stranahan founded the Champion Spark Plug Company in 1908. Throughout its history, the company has provided spark plugs for a variety of vehicles, from the Ford Model T to the Concorde to the Eurostar train. The Champion Spark Plug Co., Ceramics Division Records contains verbal order sheets; departmental records; files from the nurse's office; employee transfer notices and discharge papers; employee ratings standards; and schedules for plant guards, which included two female guardettes. Also included are World War II war bond pledge cards and receipts; ration renewal applications; and logs for kiln burns and other ceramics equipment. 4.0 cubic ft. (4 boxes). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 454 | Title: | Henry Ford II World Center and Michigan Proving Ground Photographs | | | | Accession: | 2017.109 | | | | Creator: | Pieronek Studios | | | | Abstract: | Collection consists of 42 35-millimeter Kodachrome color photographic slides containing images taken during construction of the Ford Motor Company Henry Ford II World Center in Dearborn, Michigan (28 images), and Michigan Proving Ground in Romeo, Michigan (14 images). The proving ground images are aerial photographs. All photographs taken by Pieronek Studios of Hamtramck, Michigan, circa 1955. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 455 | Title: | Bruce Licher Letterpress Print Portfolio | | | | Accession: | 2017.118 | | | | Creator: | Licher, Bruce | | | | Abstract: | Bruce Licher studied the letterpress printing process at the Women's Graphic Center in Los Angeles in 1982. Using these skills, he was able to create promotional materials and album packing for his band, Savage Republic, as well as other bands in the Los Angeles area. He later started Independent Project Press and Independent Project Records, both utilizing his letterpress skills to create artistic media packaging, stationery and cards, wine labels, book and magazine covers, and promotional postcards and posters. This collection contains five holiday and celebration cards, one wine label, four stamps books and sheets, five exhibition cards, one paperstock sample, seven business card samples, eight record sleeves (two for LPs, two for 10", and four for 7"), and four CD sleeves. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 456 | Title: | James E. Lewis, Sr., Road Maps Collection | | | | Accession: | 2017.126 | | | | Creator: | Lewis, James E., Sr. (Collector) | | | | Abstract: | James E. Lewis, Sr., collected this group of road maps of the United States and Canada in the middle to late 20th Century. The maps illustrate the changing landscape of the country, with the addition of the interstate highway system, and the ability of Americans to travel by automobile to visit far-off places. This collection contains 82 folded road and street maps, from 27 states (Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin), 17 cities, Washington, D.C., and the Canadian province of Manitoba. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 457 | Title: | Edward A. Eppich Ford Memorabilia Collection | | | | Accession: | 2017.146 | | | | Creator: | Eppich, Edward A. | | | | Abstract: | Edward A. Eppich was the manager of the Truck and Fleet Sales Department for Ford Motor Company's Somerville, Massachusetts, assembly plant during the 1940s and 1950s. During this time, he acquired pieces of Ford Motor Company memorabilia. This collection contains photographic prints, correspondence, pamphlets, five sets of cufflinks, five pins, 2 pendants, three commemorative coins, and a tire pressure gauge. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 458 | Title: | Charles H. Carroll Papers, 1947-1955 | | | | Accession: | 2017.25 | | | | Creator: | Carroll, Charles H. | | | | Abstract: | Charles H. Carroll began his career as a Steel Purchasing Agent at Henry Ford & Son in 1918 and retired as the Director of Purchasing for Ford Motor Company in 1955. His papers consist of an employee badge, a retirement tribute book, congratulatory correspondence, and a photograph album. Note: This is an unprocessed collection. | | | | Subjects: | Ford Motor Company | Henry Ford & Son, Inc. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 459 | Title: | Interviews for "Ford, The Men and the Machine", 1984-1986 | | | | Accession: | 2017.32 | | | | Creator: | Lacey, Robert | | | | Abstract: | Interviews with more than 50 individuals conducted by author Robert Lacey in preparation for his book "Ford, The Men and the Machine", published in 1986. Note: this is an unprocessed collection. Use of original audio tapes contained in the collection is restricted and use copies may need to be produced. | | | | Subjects: | Ford Motor Company | Oral histories | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 460 | Title: | Arthur Breuninger Papers, 1934-1937 | | | | Accession: | 2017.33 | | | | Creator: | Breuninger, Arthur | | | | Abstract: | Arthur Breuninger worked as a toolmaker and machinist in the Springfield, Massachusetts area, including for many years at the Bosch Magneto Company. In 1936, at age 19, Breuninger began an apprenticeship with Bosch and shortly thereafter placed an order with the Ford Trade School for a set of Trade School instructional books. The collection includes these books, along with the original invoice, as well as three other guides and books related to machining and toolmaking. | | | | Subjects: | Breuninger, Arthur | Books | Machining | Tool and die makers | Machinists | Henry Ford Trade School | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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