| 5 | Title: | E. Paul du Pont Papers, 1917-1972  | | | | Accession: | 1736 | | | | Creator: | Du Pont, E. Paul (Eleuthere Paul), 1887-1950 | | | | Abstract: | E. Paul du Pont founded du Pont Motors Inc., which produced marine engines and later automobiles. In 1930 du Pont purchased the Indian Motorcycle Company. The collection contains the business records of du Pont Motors, Inc., Indian Motorcycle Co., and Indu Corporation, as well as personal papers of du Pont. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 6 | Title: | Earl Newberry Papers, 1921-1965 | | | | Accession: | 2002.35 | | | | Creator: | Newberry, Earl, 1894-1961 | | | | Abstract: | Earl Newberry (1894-1961) is best known as a promoter of theatrical shows, musical acts and auto thrill shows in the years before and after World War II. The collection consists of business records, audio recordings, and photographs which detail Newberry's various enterprises. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 7 | 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 |
| 9 | Title: | Edgar L. Bryant vs. Clara Ford Estate records, 1901-1949 | | | | Accession: | 513 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Archives. | | | | Abstract: | Records are comprised of files withdrawn from the Ford Motor Company Archives for use in the Edgar Leroy Bryant suit, 1952 to 1955, against the Clara Ford Estate. Consists of personal correspondence of Bryant and other members of the family, financial records, tractor and Valley Farm records, and deeds, maps, diagrams, etc. pertaining to Ford and Bryant property. | | | | Subjects: | Bryant, Edgar LeRoy | Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950. | Bryant family. | Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) | Ford Farms. | Claims. | Property. | Correspondence. | Financial records. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 10 | Title: | Edison Institute Baseball Team Scorebook, 1942 | | | | Accession: | 1089 | | | | Creator: | Edison Institute | | | | Abstract: | Scorebook containing results of games played in 1942 between Edison Institute and various other school baseball teams as well as between Institute teams. Forms part of Small Accessions Collection. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 12 | Title: | Editorial Services Department records subseries, 1949-1956 | | | | Accession: | 720 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. | | | | Abstract: | The Editorial Services Department records subseries contains speeches given by Ford Motor Company executives. The bulk of the speeches were given by Ernest R. Breech, Benson Ford, Henry Ford II, William T. Gossett, and Thomas R. Reid. The subseries also includes correspondence from the general public to Ford executives, including Henry Ford II, Ernest Breech, and Robert McNamara, along with replies written by the editorial staff on behalf of the executives. | | | | Subjects: | Automobile industry and trade | Breech, Ernest R., 1897-1978. | Bugas, John S. (John Stephen) 1908-1982. | Crusoe, Lewis D., 1895-1973. | Duffy, Irving A., 1904-1980. | Ford, Benson, 1919-1978. | Ford, Henry, 1917-1987. | Gossett, William T., 1904-1998. | McNamara, Robert S. (Robert Strange), 1916- | Patterson, Charles H. | Reid, Thomas R., 1914-1987. | Williams, Walker A. 1901-1981. | Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. Editorial Services Department. | Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. Speech Services. | Ford Motor Company--Public relations. | Speeches. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 14 | Title: | Edsel B. Ford office papers, 1903-1945 (bulk 1920-1940) | | | | Accession: | 6 | | | | Creator: | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943. | | | | Abstract: | Edsel B. Ford, the only child of Henry and Clara Bryant Ford was secretary of the Ford Motor Company from 1915 to 1917 and president of the company from 1919 until his death in 1943. The papers are primarily comprised of correspondence, subject files, and financial records. The bulk of the records relate to company business in the 1920s, 1930s, and early 1940s. | | | | Subjects: | Automobile industry and trade | Industrial designers. | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943. | Ford Motor Company -- Management. | Ford Motor Company -- Presidents. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 17 | Title: | Edsel Ford Audit Papers subseries, 1941-1942 | | | | Accession: | 543 | | | | Creator: | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | | | | Abstract: | The Edsel Ford Audit Papers consist of working papers and summary sheets for audits of Edsel Ford's office for 1941 by the Auditing Department of the Ford Motor Company. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 18 | Title: | Edsel Ford Automotive Scrapbook series, 1911-1925 | | | | Accession: | 660 | | | | Creator: | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943. | | | | Abstract: | Edsel Ford was a connoisseur of fine art and antiques, and a designer of considerable talent. His interest in automobiles and design is expressed through the scrapbook, which holds magazine and catalog clippings of fine cars (mostly
European), illustrations and snapshots of English custom bodies on the Model T chassis, and pictures of early racing cars. | | | | Subjects: | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943. | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943--Homes and haunts. | Ford Motor Company--Presidents. | Ford Motor Company--Management. | Automobile industry and trade | Automobiles--Design and construction. | Ford Model T automobile | Industrial designers. | Automobiles, Racing. | Boats and boating | Selling--Automobiles | Photographs. | Scrapbooks | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 22 | Title: | Educational Affairs Distribution Section general files, 1946-1960 | | | | Accession: | 741 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. Educational Affairs Department. | | | | Abstract: | Contains releases, serial and non-serial imprints, photographs, manuals, catalogs, specifications, photographs, etc., which are of historical nature and no longer being distributed to the public in answer to the general requests. For the most part, these files duplicate Accession 536 materials, since they represent the distribution supply left when the Public Relations Files were closed in August 1955. Since almost all of this material represents bulk duplication, the files were weeded, and 4 document boxes of Non-Serial imprints, 1 box of serial imprints, and 17 document boxes of manuals, catalogs, specifications, ads, press packets, etc., were retained to augment our files. 14 document boxes of photographs retained to augment our supply. | | | | Subjects: | Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. Educational Affairs Department. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 24 | 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 |
| 26 | Title: | Edward Allor Papers | | | | Accession: | 2003.118 | | | | Creator: | Allor, Edward | | | | Abstract: | In 1913, Edward Allor worked as the assistant to the foreman in the Radiator Department of Ford's Highland Park plant. That July, the foreman, Harry Hudson, traveled to England with Charles Sorensen so that Hudson could assist with converting the Manchester plant from assembly to manufacturing. After the trip, Harry Hudson penned a letter to Allor describing the journey. The letter also talks about the Sorensen family, problems and challenges in setting up the plant, and Sorensen's trips to Ireland and France where he was looking to establish factories, warning Allor to keep that secret. This letter may be the earliest document in our collection detailing Ford's plans to expand its manufacturing beyond North America. Edward Allor left Ford Motor Company to earn a degree in Philosophy at Western University in London, Ontario. Allor eventually became a priest, serving at several parishes including St. John the Baptist in Amherstburg, Ontario. This collection contains the letter penned from Hudson to Allor in 1913, his degree from May 1921, and a sepia portrait of Allor. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 27 | Title: | Edward F. Schlee and William S. Brock collection, 1923-1964 | | | | Accession: | 68.160 | | | | Creator: | Schlee, Edward F., 1887-1969. | | | | Abstract: | In 1927 Edward Schlee and William Brock attempted to fly around the world in a monoplane, "Pride of Detroit." The collection consists primarily of records concerning the around the world flight, and includes correspondence, news clippings, and photographs. | | | | Subjects: | Schlee, Edward F., 1887-1969. | Brock, William Stewart, 1896-1932. | Wayco Air Service. | Schlee-Brock Aircraft Corporation. | Wayco Oil Company. | Air pilots--United States | Aeronautics--United States--History. | Clippings | Photographs | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 31 | Title: | Edwin H. Porter Papers, 1862-1869 | | | | Accession: | 2019.0.12 | | | | Creator: | Porter, Edwin H., 1823-1912 | | | | Abstract: | Edwin H. Porter served as a 1st Lieutenant in the 4th Michigan Calvary during the U.S. Civil War. Born in New York in 1823, Porter moved to Michigan in 1833. He enlisted with the 4th Michigan Cavalry in 1862 and mustered out in 1864. Following the Civil War, Porter served in various positions in Michigan state government. Porter died in 1912. The papers include invoices and lists of stores, vouchers, "Return of Provisions" forms, auditor reports, and special field orders, among others. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 32 | Title: | Egmont Arens Food Packaging Design Collection, 1935-1957 | | | | Accession: | 88.326 | | | | Creator: | Arens, Egmont, 1889-1966 | | | | Abstract: | Collection contains approximately 1260 individual label, wrapper, and packaging items, as well as several product brochures and photo vignette books. | | | | Subjects: | Arens, Egmont, 1889-1966 | Rose, Camille Davied | Calvert Lithographing Company | H.S. Crocker Co., Inc. | Food--Packaging | Industrial design | New York (N.Y.) | Clippings (information artifacts) | Can labels | Bottle labels (Paper labels) | Wrappers (Containers) | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 39 | 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 |
| 46 | Title: | Engineering and Blueprint Aperature Card collection | | | | Accession: | RC.6 | | | | Creator: | Benson Ford Research Center | | | | Abstract: | Assembled collection of aperture cards of engineering drawings and blueprints covering a variety of subjects. Arranged alphabetically by subject. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 49 | Title: | Engineering Research Library subsubseries, 1917-1974 | | | | Accession: | 1618 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Engineering Division. | | | | Abstract: | The Engineering Research Library subsubseries consists of general information collected by staff in the Engineering Research Library. The accession includes presentation material and press releases describing Ford Motor Company's Levacar program, an experimental high speed mass transit system, and program notes and progress reports on the company's transition to the metric system between 1972 and 1974. Also included is technical and general material relating to Ford's tractor operations. Of special interest is a copy of a parts list for the 1917 Fordson tractor, the company's first production tractor. | | | | Subjects: | Metric system | Tractors--Design and construction. | Experimental automobiles | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 51 | Title: | Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant Records, 1952-1975 | | | | Accession: | 75.2 | | | | Creator: | Detroit Edison Company | | | | Abstract: | The records describe the design, construction, operation, and decommission of one of the earliest power generating nuclear reactors in the United States. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 53 | 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 |
| 62 | Title: | Executive Correspondence subsubseries, 1949-1961 | | | | Accession: | 1882 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. | | | | Abstract: | The Executive Correspondence subsubseries is comprised of correspondence from the general public to Ford executives along with replies written by the editorial staff on behalf of the executives. Among the topics are requests for photographs of automobiles, expressions of admiration for Ford automobiles, letters from school children, comments on Walter Reuther and the United Auto Workers, inquiries about the Foundation for the Republic, requests for charitable donations, support for organizations, Model T reminiscences, anti-Communism, and inflation. | | | | Subjects: | Automobile industry and trade | Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. Editorial Services Department. | Ford Motor Company--Public relations. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 64 | Title: | Executive Speech collection subseries, 1946-1987 | | | | Accession: | 1856 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. | | | | Abstract: | The bulk of the speeches contained in this subseries were given by Malcolm L. Denise, Irving A. Duffy, Benson Ford, Charles H. Patterson, and Thomas R. Reid. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 67 | Title: | Extract from Book, Diary of an Art Dealer | | | | Accession: | 1077 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Extract from book "Diary of an Art Dealer" by Rene Gimpel. (New York 1966). Electrostatic copy of pages relating to Henry Ford. Gimpel met Ford while traveling through America. The passages record his personal impressions of Henry Ford. Tells of a Ford dance he attended. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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