| 2 | Title: | 1985 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Collection  | | | | Accession: | 2001.72 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | The 1985 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Collection contains color reproductions of selected pages from the event's official program, which featured six Bugatti Royale automobiles, including the one from the The Henry Ford's collection. Extent: 0.7 cubic ft. (1 box). The collection is unprocessed. Contact Research Center staff to discuss availability. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 3 | Title: | Accession 1001 | | | | Accession: | 1001 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | Interviews by Norman St. John-Stevas with officials of Ford Motor Co, Ltd. (Dagenham)for the purpose of writing an official history of the English Company. Also Motor Industry Bulletin issues 1958-1960; Ford Motor Co. Ltd. dealer agreement 1960; Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Mechanized Farming Center (brochures). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 4 | Title: | Accession 1190 | | | | Accession: | 1190 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | Films. Catalog Object IDs 75.166.1 - 75.166.8 | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 5 | Title: | Accession 1279 | | | | Accession: | 1279 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | Article in Motor Age, January 1, 1925, entitled "Sixteen Year Accomplishment of Ford Motor Co., Written into U.S. Senate Record." | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 6 | Title: | Accession 1366 | | | | Accession: | 1366 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | This accession is made up of machine copies of letters exchanged by Mellie Dunham, one of Henry Ford's favorite old time fiddlers, and Frank Campsall, Ford's personal secretary. Only the December 30 letter was copied for 1925, but the originals still exist in Accession 285. This group of letters was copied for researcher J. Parker Huber and was returned to the Ford Archives along with a calendar which Huber had prepared. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 7 | Title: | Accession 1492 | | | | Accession: | 1492 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | Correspondence and articles on Thomas Edison. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 8 | Title: | Accession 1595 | | | | Accession: | 1595 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association (MVMA) specifications, 1946-1977. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 9 | Title: | Accession 1610 | | | | Accession: | 1610 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | Automotive fuels and emissions reports. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 10 | Title: | Accession 1654 | | | | Accession: | 1654 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | Photographs of early Ford automobiles and trucks, street scenes, and manufacturing plants. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 11 | Title: | Accession 1753 | | | | Accession: | 1753 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | UNPROCESSED. Materials related to Ferguson vs. Ford. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 12 | Title: | Arthur M. Brown Papers | | | | Accession: | 2003.76 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | Arthur M. Brown was a Ford Motor Company employee, working at their Sommerville Plant as a "service traveler." He had previously worked inspecting airplanes at the Glenn L. Martin Company of Baltimore, Maryland. The collection contains 4 pieces of correspondence documenting his war work and demobilization, and 58 photographic prints showing the U.S. Army Service Training School, the Lincoln Mercury Stroboscope, aircraft and engines, the Glenn L. Martin Company, Edsel B. Ford, and Henry Ford II. Two of the prints were signed by a Capt. J.C. Brown and a Lt. R. Brown. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 13 | Title: | Children's Letters to Santa Claus | | | | Accession: | 87.10.2 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | The Children's Letters to Santa Claus collection contains over 100 letters than children wrote to Santa Claus listing the toys that they would like to receive for Christmas in 1985. Popular toys for that year included Transformers, G.I. Joe, Cabbage Patch Kids, My Little Ponies, and Pound Puppies. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 15 | Title: | E.D. Sculley Collection, circa 1880-1960 | | | | Accession: | 2019.0.18 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | Edward D. Sculley, born in 1813 in Mayfield, Michigan, worked on his family farm until 1861. He then moved to Lapeer, Michigan, to learn the blacksmithing trade. By 1872, he was working in the field, and set up the firm of Sculley & Merson in 1881.
The E.D. Sculley Collection contains assorted blacksmith's ledgers and account books, receipts, a statue of Jesus, a snuff tin, and a leather case containing a pair of eyeglasses. Also included are Edison Institute invoices from 1959-1960 for blacksmithing supplies and equipment signed by E.Hartman/Blacksmith. This may be Earl Hartman, who worked for the museum at the time.
The collection is open for research. 0.5 cubic ft. (1 box). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 16 | Title: | E-M-F, Flanders, and Studebaker photographs, circa 1910-1914 | | | | Accession: | 91.1.1769 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | Mainly unlabeled and undated photographs that detail the history of E-M-F and Flanders automobiles, both of which were incorporated into Studebaker Brothers manufacturing Company in 1912 and sold under that name. Also depicted is automotive production and shipping, images of automobile track racing, and photographic materials that promote the durability and reliability of E-M-F, Flanders and Studebaker vehicles. | | | | Subjects: | AAA (Organization : U.S.) | Atlantic, Yellowstone and Pacific Highway Association | Everett-Metzger-Flanders Co. | Everett, Barney | Flanders, Walter E. (Walter Emmett), 1871-1923 | Glidden, Charles J. (Charles Jasper), 1857-1927 | Metzger, William | Pelletier, LeRoy | Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Co. | Assembly-line methods | Automobile dealers | Automobile driving on mountain roads | Automobile driving in bad weather | Automobile industry and trade | Automobile industry workers | Automobile racing | Automobile racing drivers | Automobile travel | Automobiles--Performance | Endurance sports | Industrialists | Denver (Colo.) | Detroit (Mich.) | Grand Canyon (Ariz.) | Savannah (Ga.) | Seattle (Wash.) | Photographic prints | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 17 | Title: | James Jordan Humberstone Birth Announcement | | | | Accession: | 96.1.1791 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | James Jordan Humberstone holds the distinction of being the only child every born in Greenfield Village. His middle name was derived from the Sarah Jordan Boarding House, where his family was living at the time due to his father's work at the museum. This collection contains a framed birth announcement from 26 May 1929, along with a photograph of Jordan at around 6 months old and a postcard for the boarding house. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | Title: | Max Bruehl Papers, circa 1960 | | | | Accession: | 84.102 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | Max Bruehl was an engraver born in Germany around 1894. He emigrated to the United States in 1924, settled in Chicago, and continued his engraving work. He is known for his designs on firearms, which often included animals.
The Max Bruehl Papers contains photographic prints of engraved firearms, designs for engravings, and paper patterns for engravings.
The collection is open for research. 0.3 cubic ft. (1 box). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 20 | Title: | Motorette Product Literature Scrapbook, circa 1910-1911 | | | | Accession: | 87.1.5 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | The C.W. Kelsey Manufacturing Co., located in Hartford, Connecticut, produced their Motorette vehicle around 1910. It was a three-wheeled, lightweight, two seat car that could reach 25 miles per hour. The Motorette Product Literature Scrapbook contains product literature, photographic prints, and periodicals relating to this vehicle. The collection is open for research. 0.3 cubic ft. (1 box). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 21 | Title: | Nurseryman's Specimen Books, circa 1885 | | | | Accession: | 2019.0.2 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | In the late 1800s, nurseries and traveling salesmen could purchase individual plates or books of plates depicting fruits, flowers, and ornamental trees to show potential clients their products. Often, these plates included a brief description of the plant and images of assorted fruits, like apples, peaches, grapes, and berries; trees, such as Norway spruce and weeping willow; or flowers, such as lilacs, hydrangeas, and gladiolus.
The Nurseryman's Specimen Books contains two samples of these catalogs, both containing colored 6x9 inch color plates. The first book contains prints made by D.M. Dewey of Rochester, New York, and the cover does indicate who may have used it. The second is noted as being from the Great Northern Nursery Co. in Baraboo, Wisconsin. It is a fold-out design with 6 plates attached to a ribbon for flipping the pages. The images in this book were created by the Rochester Lithograph Company of Rochester, New York, which merged with D.M. Dewey in 1888. The collection is open for research. 0.3 cubic ft. (1 box). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 22 | Title: | Offenhauser Shop Photographs, circa 1935 | | | | Accession: | 2022.0.12 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | The Offenhauser Shop Negatives contains two 35mm photographic negative strips of 11 black-and-white images total. The first strip of 5 images includes two of Leo Goossen, one of Fred Offenhauser, and two of men working on a race car in the shop. The second strip of 6 images includes one image of Louis Meyer and five of the car that he drove in his last race at Indianapolis, which was later sold to Bowes and driven by Rex Mays. Extent: 0.2 cubic ft. (1 box). The collection is open for research. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 23 | 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 |
| 24 | Title: | Phoenixville Post Office Collection, circa 1856-1941 | | | | Accession: | EI.240 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | The Phoenixville Post Office was built around 1825 in northeastern Connecticut, and also served as the town's grocery store, apothecary, and community gathering place. This building was one of the earliest transported and rebuilt in Greenfield Village. The Phoenixville Post Office Collection contains assorted reports, postcards, receipts, registry bills, books, maps, advertisements, and booklets that were once housed in the post office. Extent: 4.6 cubic ft. (5 boxes). The collection is open for research. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 25 | Title: | Pillo-Kleen Service Collection, circa 1950-1960 | | | | Accession: | 2006.82 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | The mid-20th Century witnessed increasingly higher standards for domestic cleanliness. Eventually, products and services were developed to assist businesses and homeowners keep up these standards. One such product was the Pil-o-Bar, a feather pillow cleaning and renovating system that utilized rotating brushes, banks of ultraviolet lights, and an ozone chamber to renovate feather pillows. Often operated by private, family-owned businesses, these machines served the needs of hospitals, hotels, motels, and the general public. The Pillo-Kleen Service Collection contains product literature, posters, business cards, pillow tick swatches, and operating instructions for a Pil-o-Bar pillow sanitizer. The collection is open for research. 1.1 cubic ft. (2 boxes). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 26 | Title: | Somerset, Michigan, Schools and Tinsmith Account Books, 1837-1911 | | | | Accession: | 2002.86 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | The Somerset, Michigan, Schools and Tinsmith Account Books collection contains two account books. The Somerset, Michigan, Schools account book contains information on the school building, supplies, teachers, local taxes, and other educational issues from 1837-1911. The tinsmith account book, from John Cowdrey of Warwick, New York, dates from 1843-1845, and contains data on repair work done, goods made, and prices charged for goods and services.
The collection is open for research. 0.6 cubic ft. (1 box containing 2 volumes). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 27 | 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 |
| 29 | Title: | Bobby Unser papers, 1930-2009 | | | | Accession: | 2009.123 | | | | Creator: | Unser, Bobby, 1934- | | | | Abstract: | Bobby Unser is one of automobile racing's elite performers. As a driver, he has piloted every category of professional race car to success from karts and dirt track racers to Formula 1 and stock cars. The Bobby Unser papers contain correspondence, technical data and photographs documenting his extensive racing career. | | | | Subjects: | Unser, Bobby, 1934- | Bobby Unser Inc. | Theodore Racing, Ltd. | Automobile racing--Rules. | Automobile racing drivers. | Automobiles, Racing--Motors | Automobiles, Racing--Chassis | Automobiles, Racing--Models | Automobiles, Racing--Motors Testing | Automobiles, Racing--Aerodynamics | Automobiles, Racing. | Trials, litigation, etc. | Drag racers. | Endorsements in advertising. | Formula One automobiles. | Indy cars. | Pikes Peak Race to the Clouds. | Sprint cars. | Stock car drivers. | Stock cars (Automobiles) | Brochures. | CD-ROMs. | Contracts. | Digital images. | Financial records. | Manuals (instructional materials) | Models (representations) | Operating manuals. | Periodicals. | Photograph albums. | Photographs. | Promotional materials. | Sales catalogs. | Scrapbooks. | Souvenir programs. | Technical manuals. | Telegrams. | Trade catalogs. | Videocassettes. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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