| 1 | Title: | Charles C. La Croix Records, 1941-1956  | | | | Accession: | 435 | | | | Creator: | La Croix, Charles A. | | | | Abstract: | Collection consists of sixty-one volumes that provide overview and description of Ford Motor Company production activiites during World War II. | | | | Subjects: | Airplanes -- Motors | Motor vehicles, Amphibious | Antiaircraft artillery | Aircraft industry -- Michigan -- Willow Run. | Armored personnel carriers | Armored vehicles, Military | Automobile industry and trade | B-24 bomber | Branches (Business enterprises) | Costs, Industrial | Gliders (Aeronautics) | Industrial procurement | Manual training | Jeep automobile | Military trucks | Production control | Schools -- Michigan -- Willow Run. | Tanks (Military science) | Vehicles, Military | Vocational education | Women employees | World War, 1939-1945 | La Croix, Charles C. | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947. | Ford Motor Company. Willow Run Bomber Plant. | Willow Run Industrial Complex. | Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company | Ford Village Industries. | United States. Army -- Equipment | Naval Service School. | Airplane Apprentice School. | Camp Willow Run. | Willow Run (Mich.) | Production and logistics | Contracts. | Patents. | Photographs. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 2 | 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 |
| 4 | Title: | Raymond H. Laird collection, 1776-1950 | | | | Accession: | 1635 | | | | Creator: | Laird, Raymond H., 1898-1968. | | | | Abstract: | Raymond H. Laird was an engineer at Ford Motor Company and was asked by Henry Ford to gather and create Ford family genealogical records. This collection consists primarily of documents, letters and notes pertaining to the genealogy of the Ford family. | | | | Subjects: | Laird, Raymond H., 1898-1968. | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947. | Ford, William, 1826-1905. | Ford, Rebecca, 1810-1886. | Ford family | Laird family | Webster, Charles. | Fair Haven (Mich.) | Maps. | Postcards. | Photographs. | Autograph books. | Obituaries. | Quotations (texts) | Portraits. | Genealogy | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 5 | Title: | Katherine Langham Journal, 1930-1942 | | | | Accession: | 1742 | | | | Creator: | Langham, Katherine | | | | Abstract: | Kate Langham's diary covers the years 1930-1942, approximately, and contains much detail on the activities in Macon by the Ford Motor Company and Henry Ford. There are items concerning the Ford Co-op, records of people moving and men being reassigned jobs, visits of Henry Ford, building of Macon Chapel, renovation of houses, dismantling of the Wm. Richard Wagon Shop, and activities of the Macon Schools. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 6 | Title: | Larry Lankton (Assistant Curator) Records, 1973-1974 | | | | Accession: | EI.273 | | | | Creator: | Lankton, Larry D. | | | | Abstract: | Larry Lankton was an Associate Curator in the Department of Mechanical Arts at The Henry Ford in the 1970s. After this, Lankton moved on to teaching at Michigan Technological University. Additionally, Lankton has authored multiple books on the history of copper mining in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. This collection contains documents pertaining to Lankton's time at The Henry Ford, including acquisition information, correspondence, files on manufacturing corporations, photocopies of advertisements and catalog pages, and copies of patents. Extent: 1.4 cubic ft. (2 boxes). The collection is open for research. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 8 | Title: | Leavenworth papers, 1850-1907 | | | | Accession: | 30.209.35 | | | | Creator: | Leavenworth, F.P. [Frederick Peabody] | | | | Abstract: | Captain F.P. Leavenworth was a resident of Petersburg, Virginia. Capt. Leavenworth was the son of the Rev. A.J. Leavenworth, President of [Leavenworth] Female College, Petersburg, Virginia. Related collection outside The Henry Ford: Frederick Peabody Leavenworth Papers, #3663, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. | | | | Subjects: | Leavenworth, Frederick Peabody, b. 1833. | Petersburg (Va.) | Correspondence | Clippings | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 10 | Title: | Chesnut papers, 1760-1822 | | | | Accession: | 00.1402 | | | | Creator: | Lemon, Horace H. | | | | Abstract: | John Chesnut was a colonel in the Revolutionary War who resided in Camden, South Carolina. Mr. Chesnut became the owner of the Mulberry Plantation just outside Camden and the property was passed down to one of his sons, James, a United States Senator before the Civil War. Included in the collection are records of business transactions, bills and receipts, and legal documents, such as wills and land indentures. | | | | Subjects: | Chesnut, John, 1743-1818 | Camden (S.C.) | Correspondence | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 11 | Title: | Horace Lemon papers, 1865-1881 | | | | Accession: | 00.1425 | | | | Creator: | Lemon, Horace H. | | | | Abstract: | Horace H. Lemon was a resident of Cambridgeport, Massachusetts in the 1860s apparently as a school boy, when he was addressed as Master Lemon. The col1ection contains many (undated) notes and letters from school acquaintances. Later letters reflect the maturing interests of Mr. Lemon. | | | | Subjects: | Lemon, Horace H. | Students | Cambridgeport (Mass.) | Correspondence | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 12 | Title: | Joseph L. Lepczyk papers, 1970 | | | | Accession: | 1083 | | | | Creator: | Lepczyk, Joseph L. | | | | Abstract: | Thesis: Pequaming: A Case Study of Resource Development in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan by Joseph L. Lepczyk. Submitted to Michigan State University for degree of master of science, 1971. Forms part of Small Accessions Collection. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 13 | Title: | David Lewis Papers, 1940-2003 | | | | Accession: | 1117 | | | | Creator: | Lewis, David Lanier, 1927- | | | | Abstract: | David Lanier Lewis, 1927-2023, was a historian of business history and author of several books and numerous articles about the Ford Motor Company and the Ford family. His papers are mainly comprised of photocopies of articles and photographs. Extent: 1.2 cubic ft. The collection is open for research. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | Title: | Manuscript on Old Time Dancing | | | | Accession: | 1053 | | | | Creator: | Lewis, David | | | | Abstract: | Manuscript for article on old fashioned dancing and old fiddlers. To be used by American Heritage. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 16 | Title: | Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Thomas Edison Related Audio Recordings, circa 1929-1934 | | | | Accession: | 74.300.1147 | | | | Creator: | Vincent Voice Library | | | | Abstract: | The Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Thomas Edison Related Audio Recordings contains two audiocassettes, with two reproduced recordings on each, from the Vincent Voice Library at Michigan State University. The first cassette contains a speech by Henry Ford while he was campaigning for Herbert Hoover in 1932, in which Hoover is compared to Abraham Lincoln, and Edsel Ford predicting a good sales year for Ford cars in 1934-1935. The second audiocassette features Thomas Edison delivering a speech at Light's Golden Jubilee in Greenfield Village in 1929 and an undated speech in when Henry Ford praises McGuffey Readers and William Holmes McGuffey. The collection also includes printouts from the MSU Libraries catalog describing each recording. Extent: 0.2 cubic ft. (1 box). The collection is open for research and use copies of the recordings are available. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 18 | Title: | Public Relations Research Library Press Releases Subseries, 1942-1955 | | | | Accession: | 536 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. Public Relations Research Library | | | | Abstract: | The subseries contains a rich collection of press releases documenting publicly released information about Ford Motor Company operations, some of which include related photographs. They are organized into three subsubseries: Cataloged Press Releases Arranged by Subject; Uncataloged Press Releases Arranged by Number; and Uncataloged Press Releases Arranged by Subjects. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 19 | Title: | Public Relations Research Library Subject Files Subseries, 1903-1952 (bulk 1942-1952) | | | | Accession: | 378 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. Public Relations Research Library | | | | Abstract: | Subseries contains news releases, speeches, newspaper clippings, photographs, and correspondence regarding a range of subjects. Included in the files are records on labor relations, war production during World War II and the Korean War, engineering publicity, aviation, competitors literature, safety publications, automobile prices, and other general subject files. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 22 | Title: | Bernice Knight Licari Collection, 1922-1989 | | | | Accession: | 2003.92 | | | | Creator: | Licari, Bernice Knight | | | | Abstract: | The Bernice Knight Licari Collection, 1922-1989, contains materials relating to Edsel and Eleanor Ford and their family. George Knight, Bernice's father, worked for Edsel and Eleanor Ford providing security for their children, and documented this experience in a reminiscence included in the collection. Other items include gift tags, newspaper clippings, and assorted invitations, announcements, and thank you cards. Extent: 1.6 cubic ft. (3 boxes). The collection is open for research. | | | | Subjects: | Knight, George Elliott, 1888-1981 | Firestone, Martha Parke, 1925- | Ford family | Ford, Benson, 1919-1978 | Ford, Edith McNaughton, 1920-1980 | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | Ford, Eleanor Clay, 1896-1976 | Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987 | Ford, Josephine Clay 1923-2005 | Ford, Walter Buhl, II, 1920-1991 | Ford, William Clay, 1925-2014 | Johnson, Anne McDonnell Ford, 1919-1996 | Autobiographical memory | Christmas | Families | Funeral rites and ceremonies | Honeymoons | Weddings | United States, Detroit (Michigan) | United States, Grosse Pointe (Michigan) | United States, Grosse Pointe Farms (Michigan) | United States, Grosse Pointe Shores (Michigan) | United States, Akron (Ohio) | United States, Southampton, Long Island (New York) | Clippings (information artifacts) | Greeting cards | Manuscripts | Pamphlets | Publications | Souvenirs | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 23 | 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 |
| 27 | Title: | Raymond Loewy Collection, 1956-1974 | | | | Accession: | 2001.74 | | | | Creator: | Loewy, Raymond, 1893-1986 | | | | Abstract: | The Raymond Loewy Collection, 1956-1974, contains reports and drawings related to the industrial designer's work on space transportation systems for NASA and designs for the Cornell-Liberty Safety Car. | | | | Subjects: | Loewy, Raymond, 1893-1986 | Snaith, William, 1908-1974 | Raymond Loewy / William Snaith, Inc. | Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory | Liberty Mutual Insurance Company | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) | Automobile safety | Automotive design | Industrial design | Outer space | Safety | Space flight | Space programs | Design drawings | Reports | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 28 | Title: | Luther Lomis papers, 1787 | | | | Accession: | 61.162.2 | | | | Creator: | Lomis, Luther | | | | Abstract: | The Luther Lomis papers are a collection of business related correspondence written in 1787. Lomis was apparently a merchant in Suffield, Connecticut who dealt in commodities such as nails, tobacco and foods. Financial transactions reflect a barter economy as well as personal matters. | | | | Subjects: | Lomis, Luther | Suffield (Conn.) | Correspondence | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 30 | Title: | Clifford B. Longley papers, 1920-1942 | | | | Accession: | 1740 | | | | Creator: | Longley, Clifford B. | | | | Abstract: | This collection contains one box of photos, some correspondence and printed material related to Clifford Longley's career. It is arranged by subject. There are also the scrapbooks of clippings concerning the Sapiro Trial, banking, Ford Foundation, etc. arranged chronologically. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 31 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Ltd. Reports on Turin Motor Show | | | | Accession: | 00.1334.500 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company Ltd. | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of two reports in the form of oversize scrapbooks produced by Ford Motor Co. Ltd. The reports contain photographs and notes describing impressions and features of various automobiles and trucks on display at the 1952 and 1953 Turin, Italy, Motor Shows. The reports carry Object IDs 00.1334.500.1 and 00.1334.500.2. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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