| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | 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 | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 3 | Title: | Irving R. Bacon Scrapbook, 1919 | | | | Accession: | 99.1.1805 | | | | Creator: | Bacon, Irving R.(Irving Rueben), 1875-1962 | | | | Abstract: | Irving R. Bacon was an artist from Fitchburg, Massachusetts. After completing art school in Detroit, he worked as an illustrator for the Detroit Evening News and the Detroit Free Press. After leaving Detroit for a while, he returned and began working for Henry Ford, first at his newspapers and later at the Ford Motor Company, painting scenes and portraits for the museum and scenery for the museum's theater. In 1919, Henry Ford sued the Chicago Tribune for libel over comments they made about him. The ensuing trial occurred in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, with Ford being awarded 6 cents in compensation. During this trial, it appears that Irving Bacon was present in the courtroom and created sketches of the event. The Irving R. Bacon Scrapbook contains 65 sketches of assorted individuals participating in the trial, including the judge, attorneys, witnesses, and jurors. Also included are some photocopies of certain sketches. 0.3 cubic ft. (1 box). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 4 | Title: | Aloha Baker Papers | | | | Accession: | 1026 | | | | Creator: | Baker, Aloha | | | | Abstract: | Machine copies of corresp., pages of text from her book, clippings about her travels, advertisements for her lectures and for appearances at Ford dealerships around the world, all relating to her career as world traveler. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 5 | Title: | Accession 1349 | | | | Accession: | 1349 | | | | Creator: | Bakken, D. A. | | | | Abstract: | Various Ford-related booklets and brochures, 1915-1960. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 6 | Title: | Margaret Jane Barton Collection | | | | Accession: | 2018.105 | | | | Creator: | Barton, Margaret Jane | | | | Abstract: | Theorem painting is an traditional American folk art technique, popular in the 1800s, in which stencils are used to paint on fabric. Margaret Jane Barton, an artist from Owosso, Michigan, began selling her own theorem paintings in 1975. Soon after, she was contracted by The Henry Ford to copy paintings found in the museum collections and produce new ones that were sold in the gift shop. This collection contains six large and six small stencils and accompanying photographs, correspondence, purchase orders, tax information, clippings, a book on theorem painting, two packets of stencils produced by Summer Kitchen Studios, notes, sales records, and two small theorem paintings. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 10 | Title: | Accession 731 | | | | Accession: | 731 | | | | Creator: | Bean, Nevin L. | | | | Abstract: | | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 13 | Title: | Joseph C. Beh, Sr. papers, 1915-1928 | | | | Accession: | 147 | | | | Creator: | Beh, Joseph C., Sr., 1889-1975. | | | | Abstract: | John C. Beh Sr. became an employee of the Ford Motor Company in 1915. These papers mostly include employee lists for engineering and power plant related departments and other miscellaneous documents relating to his employment. | | | | Subjects: | Beh, Joseph C., Sr., 1889-1975. | Allison, Fred. | Perry, William, 1853-1940. | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943. | Ford Motor Company--Employees. | Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant. | Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant. | Ford Motor Company. Electrical Power Department. | Automobile industry and trade | Power-plants--Michigan. | Automobile engineers | African American automobile industry workers | World War, 1914-1918 | Photographs. | Group portraits. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 15 | Title: | John Bennett Papers, 1930-1988 | | | | Accession: | 1729 | | | | Creator: | Bennett, John, 1907-1990 | | | | Abstract: | Using newspaper articles, plant records and excerpts from oral histories of men involved with the operation in Iron Mountain, Mr. Bennett compiled a correct account of the by-product, Kingsford Charcoal. His account is included in these records. Included also are letters confirming Prof. Orin F. Stafford as inventor of the wood carbonizing process used. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 17 | Title: | N. R. Berry Records, 1951-1955 | | | | Accession: | 2004.1.1862 | | | | Creator: | Berry, N. R. | | | | Abstract: | N. R. Berry was a supervisor in the Ford Motor Company Tank Division, located in Livonia, Michigan. Records consist of correspondence, reports and publications regarding T-48 tank, tank contract history, list of vendors with part numbers supplied, mobilization study of M-48 tank 90 mm gun facility (some photographs), etc., 1951-1955. | | | | Subjects: | | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 18 | Title: | Raymond H. Berry papers, 1904-1940 (bulk 1921-1935) | | | | Accession: | 84 | | | | Creator: | Berry, Raymond H., 1891-1959 | | | | Abstract: | Raymond H. Berry served as counsel for Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and Ford Motor Company in several legal cases. These records pertain to tax cases concerning complaints about Ford Motor Company's stock and land valuations. They are comprised of correspondence, legal briefs, financial records and court documents. | | | | Subjects: | Berry, Raymond H., 1881-1959 | Dodge, Horace E. (Horace Elgin), 1868-1920 | Dodge, John F. (John Francis), 1864-1920 | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | Osborn, Chase S., 1860-1949 | Ford Motor Company | Michigan Iron, Land and Lumber Company | Henry Ford and Son, Inc. | United States. Internal Revenue Service. | Actions and defenses | Automobile industry and trade--Delaware | Automobile industry and trade--Michigan | Corporate profits | Dividends | Ford Motor Company. Trials, litigation, etc | Tax refunds | Taxation | Henry Ford and Son, Inc. Trials, litigation, etc. | Taxation--laws and litigation | Financial statements | Transcripts | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 19 | Title: | Frank A. Bianchi Papers, 1948-1953 | | | | Accession: | 93.1.1779 | | | | Creator: | Bianchi, Frank A. | | | | Abstract: | Frank Bianchi worked as a designer for General Motors, Ford Motor Company and Chrysler Corporation from the early 1940s into the early 1980s. This small collection consists primarily of Ford Styling Department communications dating from 1949 when Bianchi was on staff at Ford, and includes departmental personnel and organizational lists. Of note is an unsigned and undated 11x17 inch color vehicle concept rendering. | | | | Subjects: | Bianchi, Frank A. | Ford Motor Company | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 20 | Title: | W. L. Reeves Blakeley Records, 1925-1928 | | | | Accession: | 64.167.534 | | | | Creator: | Blakeley, W. L. Reeves | | | | Abstract: | The W. L. Reeves Blakeley records consist of correspondence, notes, publications, plant samples and hand tools related to Blakeley's travels in Brazil for Ford Motor Company. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 24 | 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 |
| 25 | Title: | Automotive Price Books Collection, 1930-2017 | | | | Accession: | 2017.88 | | | | Creator: | Price Books and Forms, Inc. | | | | Abstract: | Price books like those found in this collection were used by new car and truck salespeople to help sell their products and were updated and published as pricing and option changes occurred over the course of a vehicle model year. The collection consists of approximately 2700 books covering Ford (1930-2016), General Motors (1960s-2017), Chrysler (1960s-2017), and Nissan (1991-2016) vehicles. | | | | Subjects: | Automobile dealers | Automobile industry and trade | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 29 | 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 |
| 31 | Title: | Companhia Ford Industrial do Brasil records, 1920-1950 | | | | Accession: | 74 | | | | Creator: | Companhia Ford Industrial do Brasil. | | | | Abstract: | The records are comprised of material relating to operations of the Ford Motor Company rubber plantations at Fordlandia and Belterra, Brazil. Accounting files include costs, audits, employee data, inventories, progress reports, material listings, and general financial records. Also included are medical reports, photographs, and Russell Roberge correspondence and reports. Roberge headed the Ford Motor Company Foreign Operations Department from 1920 through much of the 1940s. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 32 | Title: | Ernest R. Breech Records, 1946-1961 | | | | Accession: | 2004.1.1877 | | | | Creator: | Breech, Ernest R. (Ernest Robert), 1897-1978 | | | | Abstract: | Correspondence and communications dealing with "Supplemental Compensation, 1946-1951" and Dealership Manual. | | | | Subjects: | | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 33 | 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 |
| 35 | Title: | Robert W.A. Brewer Papers, 1860-1940 (bulk 1908-1935) | | | | Accession: | 81.123 | | | | Creator: | Brewer, Robert W.A. | | | | Abstract: | Robert W.A. Brewer, born in the United Kingdom, emigrated to the United States. Brewer designed and developed automotive and aircraft engines, carburetors, and manifolds. He became a U.S. citizen in 1925. The Robert W.A. Brewer Papers contains photographic images, assorted papers, clippings, and books that document Brewer's engineering and personal activities. The collection is open for research. 3.5 cubic ft. (6 boxes). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 40 | Title: | Leonard Willeke Collection, 1916-1982 (bulk 1916-1924) | | | | Accession: | 1605 | | | | Creator: | Brunk, Thomas | | | | Abstract: | Leonard B. Willeke was an architect who completed several commissions for Henry and Edsel Ford as well as other Ford Motor Company executives. The collection includes fire-damaged fragments of blueprints and sketches of Fair Lane as well as a guide to the records on microfilm. | | | | Subjects: | Willeke, Leonard B., 1885-1970 | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | Jensen, Jens, 1860-1951 | Architects--Michigan | Architecture--Michigan | Architecture, Domestic | Architect-designed furniture | Buildings--Specifications | Ford, Henry--Homes and haunts | City planning | Industrial housing--Michigan | Historic buildings--Michigan | Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) | Fordson (Dearborn, Mich.) | Indian Village (Detroit, Mich.) | Kanzler Residence (Detroit, Mich.) | Sorensen Residence (Detroit, Mich.) | Architectural drawings | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 42 | Title: | Ford R. (Ford Richardson) Bryan Papers, 1935-2004 | | | | Accession: | 1527 | | | | Creator: | Bryan, Ford R. (Ford Richardson), 1912-2004 | | | | Abstract: | Spectrochemical analyst at the Ford Motor Company; author of numerous texts on the Ford Motor Company and Ford family. Material includes technical papers, research papers, photographs, correspondence, articles, and notes. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 44 | Title: | Materials Related to Elbert Hubbard | | | | Accession: | 1059 | | | | Creator: | Bryant, Edward | | | | Abstract: | Photograph of Elbert Hubbard; Booklet: "Elbert Hubbard and The Roycrofters" by Virginia L. Hamilton; Elbert Hubbard Library Museum. No date.; Booklet: "A Message to Garcia" by Elbert Hubbard. East Aurora, The House of Hubbard, 1966.; Card: The Elbert Hubbard Library-Museum. Visiting hours. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 51 | Title: | John S. Bugas Records, 1944-1945 | | | | Accession: | 64.167.599 | | | | Creator: | Bugas, John S. (John Stephen), 1908-1982 | | | | Abstract: | Collection from the office of John S. Bugas, Industrial Relations, Ford Motor Company, dating from 1944-1945. Consists of two loose-leaf volumes containing records of the Meade Investigating Committee Senate hearings concerning post World War II labor conditions in the Detroit, Michigan, area. Includes descriptions, production figures and employment records of five Ford Motor Company foundries plus report of the Automotive Council for War Production on manpower problems and reconversion plans. | | | | Subjects: | Bugas, John S. (John Stephen), 1908-1982 | Ford Motor Company | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 52 | Title: | Kathryn Emerson and Dr. James C. Buntin Papers, 1949-1990 | | | | Accession: | 2004.84 | | | | Creator: | Buntin, James C., 1921-1998 | | | | Abstract: | The Kathryn Emerson and Dr. James C. Buntin Papers contain correspondence, clippings, publications, books, academic and professional papers and other materials primarily related to their work in elementary and multi-cultural education, civil rights and welfare rights. NOTE: This is an UNPROCESSED COLLECTION and has not yet been prepared for routine service (i.e. housed for safe handling, labeled, and cataloged). Access may be restricted in order to maintain physical and intellectual control, and is at the discretion of archives personnel. Researchers interested in access to unprocessed collections should contact Benson Ford Research Center staff to discuss collection availability. | | | | Subjects: | Buntin, James C., 1921-1998 | Emerson-Buntin, Kathryn Enid, 1940-2004 | Education | African Americans | Welfare | Stockton (Calif.) | Ann Arbor (Mich.) | Correspondence | Posters | Photographs | Buttons | Clothing | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 53 | Title: | Luther Burbank papers, 1883-1938 | | | | Accession: | 00.4.7142 | | | | Creator: | Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926 | | | | Abstract: | This collection includes Burbank's plant sales records from l883-1884, hybridization seed yields in 1891, and an extensive list of foreign seeds, with his comments. There are also numerous personal calling cards from world-wide visitors, correspondence from school children, and a small collection of greeting cards and post cards. | | | | Subjects: | Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926 | Horticulture | Calling cards | Greeting cards | Postcards | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 54 | Title: | Olive Burdeno McGuffey Reader Collection, 1907-1932 | | | | Accession: | 2018.30 | | | | Creator: | Burdeno, Sarah Olive | | | | Abstract: | The Olive Burdeno McGuffey Reader Collection, 1907-1932, contains six editions, one through six, of McGuffey's New Eclectic Readers, reprinted in 1930, as well as a revised 1907 edition of McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book. Also contained in the collection are one piece of correspondence regarding the shipment of the books and a shipping receipt for the set. Extent: 0.5 cubic ft. (1 box). The collection is open for research. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 56 | Title: | James H. Burris Papers | | | | Accession: | 59.150 | | | | Creator: | Burris, James H. | | | | Abstract: | James H. Burris was a tin and sheet iron worker in Baltimore, Maryland. He did pump and lamp work, and created punched tin pieces and supplies for fruit, oyster, and crab packers. These supplies included colanders, skimmers, cups, pots, and measures. The James H. Burris Papers contains four folders of correspondence, a lock of hair, two canning recipe books with notes by Elizabeth Burris, illustrations by J.H. Burris, assorted recipes for bar cleaning fluids, and photographs of Burris, his employees, and products they produced. 0.25 cubic ft. (1 box). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 57 | Title: | F. Gibson Butler Collection, 1919-2006 | | | | Accession: | 2009.42 | | | | Creator: | Butler, Frederick Gibson, 1915-2006 | | | | Abstract: | Frederick Gibson Butler was a noted Oldsmobile designer employed at the Oldsmobile Research and Development Center in Lansing, Michigan. The papers and film primarily reflect Butler's personal interests in nature, the circus, the environment and family activities, with a smattering of business related material. There are four series. The Correspondence series is comprised of family, professional, and social correspondence. The Personal Interests series details Butler's amateur cinematography and editing processes, along with drafts of papers, speeches, and clippings. The Greeting Cards series is a collection of cards and notes sent to Butler and his family. The Film and Audio series contains mainly family related footage such as holiday gatherings and vacations, along with some business related footage. Also included are clips of circus performances, nature and wildlife. | | | | Subjects: | Butler, Frederick Gibson, 1915-2006 | Butler Family | Automobile industry and trade | Cinematography | Circus | Holidays | Vacations | Photographs | Film | Greeting cards | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 58 | 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 |
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