| 1 | Title: | Accession 946  | | | | Accession: | 946 | | | | Creator: | Kakuso, Okakura | | | | Abstract: | Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuso. Given to Henry Ford by Olive Brown-Sarre May l8, 1941. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 2 | Title: | Jan Kamienski Papers, 1922-1966 | | | | Accession: | 99.218.2 | | | | Creator: | Kamienski, Jan, 1922-1976 | | | | Abstract: | The Jan Kamienski Papers, 1922-1966, contain photographs, identification and ration cards, certificates,
and naturalization paperwork related to Kamienski's imprisonment in the Dachau, Mathausen, and Augsburg concentration camps and subsequent immigration to the United States. | | | | Subjects: | Kamienski, Jan, 1922-1976 | Dachau (Concentration camp) | Mauthausen (Concentration camp) | Concentration camps | Emigration and immigration | Prisoners | Ration books | World War, 1939-1945 | Mauthausen (Austria) | Augsburg (Germany) | Dachau (Germany) | Poznań (Poland) | Detroit (Mich.) | Greeting cards | Periodicals | Photographic prints | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 3 | Title: | Lois Kelley Papers, circa 1948-200 | | | | Accession: | 2019.44 | | | | Creator: | Kelley, Lois | | | | Abstract: | The Lois Kelley Papers, circa 1948-2000, contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles, and photographic prints that document life on Kelley's small Connecticut farms in the 1940s and 1950s. Of note is a perpetual year book that spans from 1957 to 2000, in which Kelley would jot down notes about daily events, and a copy of "Pioneering in Kansas," a manuscript written by Kelley's father documenting his family's time in Kansas in the 1870s and 1880s. Extent: 0.6 cubic ft. (2 boxes). The collection is open for research. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 6 | Title: | Lillian Klinert Scrapbook on Henry Ford, 1947 | | | | Accession: | 2002.11 | | | | Creator: | Klinert, Lillian | | | | Abstract: | In the early 20th Century, many people greatly admired Henry Ford for his contributions to manufacturing and considered him a titan of industry. Upon his death in 1947, admirers collected items, such as newspaper and magazine clippings, to remember him. Lillian Klinert was one such admirer from Detroit. The Lillian Klinert Scrapbook on Henry Ford is a collection of Detroit newspaper clippings that were assembled following Henry Ford's death in April 1947. There are 15 scrapbook pages containing clippings, as well as the original scrapbook with extra, blank pages. The collection is open for research. 0.6 cubic ft. (1 box). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 10 | Title: | Rhea M. Knittle Collection, circa 1920-1958 | | | | Accession: | 2019.0.21 | | | | Creator: | Knittle, Rhea Mansfield, 1883- | | | | Abstract: | Rhea Mansfield Knittle was born in Ashland, Ohio, in 1883. Along with her husband Earl, she would scour the Ohio countryside looking for glass, pottery, silver, textiles, and other decorative arts antiques. Over the years, Rhea became an expert on early glass production, publishing her first magazine article in 1924 and continuing into the 1940s. The Rhea M. Knittle Collection contains research and notes on decorative arts, correspondence, photographic prints, nitrate and safety film photographic negatives, 11 glass plate negatives, approximately 20 metal plates used for printing blocks, and 55 printing blocks. The nitrate and safety film negatives are housed separately from the rest of the collection. Extent: 7.35 cubic ft. (15 boxes). The collection is open for research. | | | | Subjects: | Knittle, Rhea Mansfield, 1883- | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | 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 |
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