| 2 | Title: | 1957 Ford Model 51A Testing and Development Records, 1953-1957 (bulk 1955-1956)  | | | | Accession: | 1945 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. | | | | Abstract: | The records consists of test reports, design meeting minutes, photographs, technical drawings, charts, diagrams, correspondence, and program-planning materials related to the development of the retractable hardtop for Ford automobiles, initially for an early and abandoned prototype of a Continental Mark II, and then for what would become the 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner (prototype 195X Model 51A). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 4 | 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 |
| 6 | Title: | Facilities Department records, 1949-1976 | | | | Accession: | 1905 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Finance Staff. Facilities Department. | | | | Abstract: | The Facilities Department records contain studies, reports,
production data and publications from Ford operations in
Australia, England, Germany, South Africa, Southeast Asia
and Northern Michigan. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 9 | Title: | Fair Lane papers subgroup, 1835-1950 | | | | Accession: | 1 | | | | Creator: | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947. | | | | Abstract: | Henry and Clara Ford lived in a succession of fourteen homes, the last of which, Fair Lane, was constructed on the shores of their Rouge River estate in 1915. The Fair Lane papers contain documents representing the Fords' busy and complex lives assembled from the rooms of the mansion after Clara died in 1950. | | | | Subjects: | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947--Homes and haunts | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947--Family | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 | Ford, Henry, 1917-1987 | Ford family | Burroughs, John, 1837-1921 | Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 | Firestone, Harvey Samuel, 1868-1938 | Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926 | Jensen, Jens, 1860-1951 | Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943 | Ford Motor Company--History | Henry Ford (Organization) | Henry Ford Hospital | Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) | Wayside Inn (Sudbury, Mass.) | Ford Foundation | Ford Motor Company. Airplane Division | Ford Motor Company. Willow Run Bomber Plant | Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad | Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation (1916) | Henry Ford Peace Expedition (1915-1916) | Dearborn Independent | Automobile industry and trade | Ford automobile | Ford Model T automobile | Lincoln automobile | Historic gardens--Michigan | Historic buildings | Historic sites--Conservation and restoration | Ford tractors | Automobiles, Racing | Pacifism | Peace movements | Technology--United States | World War, 1914-1918--Peace | Schools--Michigan | Power-plants--Michigan | Industrialists--Michigan--Dearborn | Camping | Landscape architecture | Willow Run (Mich.) | Richmond Hill (Ga.) | Dearborn (Mich.) | Scrapbooks | Genealogy | Diaries | Postcards | Landscape architectural drawings | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 10 | 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 |
| 12 | Title: | Faught Family Records | | | | Accession: | 2012.108 | | | | Creator: | Faught family | | | | Abstract: | The Faught family lived in Michigan during the 1890s. Shortly before Sarah Faught gave birth to her twelfth child on 19 January 1890, she made a batch of doughnuts for her family. When Sarah unexpectedly died five days after giving birth to her daughter Josie, the family kept one of the doughnuts as a memorial to her life, along with other mementos. This collection contains the family Bible, which held loose correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other items. Also included are 4 photographs, including prints of Sarah and Josie. There is also a scrapbook with additional photographs, newspaper clippings, and birth, marriage, and death certificates relating to family members. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 14 | Title: | Ferguson Tractor Records, 1939-1947 | | | | Accession: | 751 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Ferguson Tractor Data. Photostats-no original documents. Includes correspondence, profit and loss statements, price data, pricing schedules, price comparisons, discount schedules, sales, profit volume comparison charts, statements of income, etc. 1939-1947. | | | | Subjects: | Ford Motor Company | Ferguson tractors | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 16 | Title: | Ferguson vs. Ford Motor Company Records | | | | Accession: | 93.1.380 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | The records include correspondence, financial reports, advertising samples, and agriculture trade journals primarily from Henry Ford's office files. These documents cover Henry Ford's tractor developments during World War I as well as his diverse interests in agricultural engineering and development. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 22 | Title: | Film of Tannahill Exhibition Opening | | | | Accession: | 1056 | | | | Creator: | The Henry Ford | | | | Abstract: | Color film footage of the opening of the Tannahill Exhibition at the Detroit Institute of the Arts. General views of the exhibition plus one small segment of Mrs. Edsel Ford with director of museum. Silent. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 30 | Title: | Firestone Family Papers, 1804-1991 | | | | Accession: | 82.492 | | | | Creator: | Firestone family | | | | Abstract: | Personal papers, photographs, and collected materials related to family history, significant events, and travels of Harvey S. and Idabelle Firestone and their son, Harvey S. Firestone Jr. There are also materials related to the couture collection of Elizabeth Parke Firestone. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 31 | Title: | Firestone Homestead Test Center Collection, 1946-1973 | | | | Accession: | 2015.111 | | | | Creator: | Harper, Charles, 1920-2009 | | | | Abstract: | In order to analyze new tractor tire products, the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company utilized the Firestone Farm in Ohio as a proving center. Charles Harper started working on the farm in 1948 as an assistant manager, eventually moving up to manager, where he served for 30 years. The farm, while providing a testing area for the company, also raised crops and cattle. The Firestone Homestead Test Center Collection contains 2 booklets regarding the center, circa 1960; a notebook containing copy photographs from the Homestead farm and photocopies of the 2 booklets; a copy photograph of Firestone Farm at Greenfield Village in 2005; photocopies of Firestone Farm reports from 1946, 1948, and 1954; and 6 large format photoprints or photocopies containing images of Firestone Farm in Ohio. 0.7 cubic ft. (1 box). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 33 | Title: | Fletcher N. Platt Papers, 1951-2004 (bulk 1951-1974) | | | | Accession: | 2005.97 | | | | Creator: | Platt, Fletcher N. | | | | Abstract: | Publications, pamphlets, presentations, proposals, and research reports documenting Platt’s career with Ford Motor Company and automotive safety planning. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 34 | Title: | Florence Monaghan Papers, 1925-1966 | | | | Accession: | 1754 | | | | Creator: | Monaghan, Florence | | | | Abstract: | Florence Monaghan was an acquaintance of, and corresponded with, Clara Ford. The collection contains correspondence and a diary detailing travel onboard the freighter Henry Ford II. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 35 | Title: | Folsom papers, 1866-1907 (bulk 1905) | | | | Accession: | 00.1404 | | | | Creator: | Folsom, Elizabeth | | | | Abstract: | These papers are predominantly correspondence from family members to Elizabeth Folsom, wife of Dr. Norton Folsom who served as an army surgeon and as resident physician at Massachusetts General Hospital 1869-1876. Included in the collection are business letters from a firm of attorneys, numerous cancelled checks, and miscellaneous notes from Mrs. Folsom's years of widowhood. | | | | Subjects: | Folsom, Elizabeth | Folsom, Norton | Correspondence | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 36 | Title: | Ford & Earl Design Associates Records, 1945-1999 | | | | Accession: | 2003.109 | | | | Creator: | Ford & Earl Design Associates | | | | Abstract: | Records documenting projects and products of the design firms Harley Earl Associates, Walter B. Ford Design Associates, and Ford & Earl Design Associates. Extent: 17.1 cubic ft. (53 boxes, 1 oversize folder). The collection is open for research. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 42 | Title: | Ford Aviation Activities Records subseries, 1925-1931 | | | | Accession: | 413 | | | | Creator: | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | | | | Abstract: | Henry Ford's business made him extremely wealthy, allowing him to focus on other interests in his later years. Aviation was one of those interests. This material contains records relating to the Ford Airport and other aviation-related topics. | | | | Subjects: | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Brooks, Harry, 1902-1928 | Lindbergh, Evangeline Lodge Land | Mayo, William Benson, 1866-1944 | Stout Metal Airplane Company | Aircraft industry--Michigan | Airport--Michigan | Air mail service--United States | Ford Airport (Dearborn, Mich.) | Clippings | Contracts | Maps | Photographs | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 44 | Title: | Ford Biographical Vertical File, 1939-2005 | | | | Accession: | RC.65 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company Archives | | | | Abstract: | The Ford Biographical Vertical File is an intentionally assembled collection of predominately biographical information about executive level Ford Motor Company employees. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 49 | Title: | Ford Falcon Product Launch (Australia), 1960 | | | | Accession: | 738 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. | | | | Abstract: | Bugas, John S. Trips Australia (1960). Includes an album of photographs "as a memento of his first Australian visit, February-March, 1960 am a paper bound folder of "Falcon Press Publicity-Ford Australia", which highlights the Ford Motor Company's plans for producing Falcons, and British-designed Anglia cars in Australia, Ford officials' visit to Australia, etc. Feb. March 1960. | | | | Subjects: | Bugas, John S. | Scrapbooks | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 50 | Title: | Ford Farms, Pequaming and Fair Lane records series, 1914-1935 | | | | Accession: | 93 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Office of Henry Ford. | | | | Abstract: | In addition to the Dearborn, Michigan, Fair Lane Estate, Henry and Clara Ford owned properties for personal and business-related purposes in other locations within Michigan. The series is comprised of architectural drawings and photographs illustrating the town of Pequaming, Michigan; the Fair Lane entrance gates and lodge; and Ford Farms in Dearborn, Michigan. | | | | Subjects: | Ford Motor Company. Office of Henry Ford. | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947--Homes and haunts. | Henry Ford Farms. | Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) | LaRue, D. W. | Willeke, Leonard Bernard, 1884-1970 | Zahnow, C. A. | Historic buildings | Lumbering--Michigan | Sawmills--Michigan. | Gates--Michigan. | Dearborn (Mich.) | Pequaming (Mich.) | Architectural drawings | Maps | Photographs | Photographic prints | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 51 | Title: | Ford Foundation Collection, 1936-1969 | | | | Accession: | 923 | | | | Creator: | Ford Foundation | | | | Abstract: | Philanthropic corporation created by Edsel B. Ford in 1936. Records are primarily publications. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 63 | Title: | Ford Listens records, 1970-1976 | | | | Accession: | 1835 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Marketing Department. | | | | Abstract: | Program established by Ford Motor Company in the 1970s to receive and respond to customer inquiries about the company's products and services. Records consist of original research sheets and material used by Ford Listens staff to answer the questions including press releases, clippings, photographs, publications, and manuals. | | | | Subjects: | Ford, Henry, 1917-1987 | Iacocca, Lee A., 1924- | Nader, Ralph, 1934- | Ford Motor Company. Marketing Department. | Ford Motor Company. Customer Service Division | Ford Motor Company--Public relations. | Automobile industry and trade | Advertising | Automobiles--Safety measures | Automobiles--Seat belts | Edsel automobile | Ford automobile | Lincoln automobile | Marketing | Mercury automobile | Pinto automobile | Pollution | Safety. | Sales promotion | Press releases | Clippings | Photographs | Publications | Vertical files | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 67 | Title: | Ford Marketing Pre-Publication Collection, 1974 | | | | Accession: | 1902 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Consists of pre-publication materials for works published by the Marketing Department of Ford Motor Company Industrial Engine Operations. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 68 | Title: | Ford Motor Company 1949 Ford Introduction Scrapbook | | | | Accession: | 00.1334.498 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of a single oversize scrapbook titled, "Presenting the 1949 Ford". A variety of aspects of the introduction of the 1949 Ford are described, including planning, advertising, television appearances, dealer and regional showings around the US, magazine and periodical appearances, attendance figures, and the public introduction at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on June 18, 1949. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 69 | Title: | Ford Motor Company 1962 Mustang Roadster Engineering Drawings | | | | Accession: | 2018.80 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Unprocessed collection of 25 technical drawings produced by Ford Motor Company showing various components of Ford's Experimental Sports Car, the Mustang Roadster of 1962 (now better known by the retronym Mustang I). The plans may have been used by Troutman & Barnes of Los Angeles, California, when that firm prepared the aluminum body for the working prototype. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 70 | Title: | Ford Motor Company, Account Receivable and Accounts Payable Records Subseries, 1904-1925 | | | | Accession: | 64.167.623 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Auditing Department | | | | Abstract: | The Ford Motor Company, Account Receivable and Accounts Payable Records Subseries, 1904-1925 (15.4 cubic ft.), Accession 64.167.623, is made up of ledgers from the General Accounting Office containing the following financial data: accounts receivable, 1905-1914 and 1918-1920, which include an incomplete listing of cars sold to Ford Motor Company dealers and Ford Motor Company of Canada, Ltd., from 1905 to 1914; accounts payable, 1907-1909; special accounts receivable, 1913-1920, the bulk of which is entries for management personnel including Henry Ford and Edsel B. Ford; Lincoln accounts payable, 1922; a patterns lent account book, 1913-1917, regarding suppliers of malleable iron castings; and miscellaneous account books, including journal vouchers and foreign and domestic accounts receivable, 1918-1925. | | | | Subjects: | Ford Motor Company. Auditing Department | Ford Motor Company. Finance Staff | Ford Motor Company--Finance | Ford Motor Company. Lincoln Division | Ford Motor Company of Canada | Automobile dealers | Automobiles--Accounting | Automobile industry and trade--Costs | Automobile industry and trade--Statistics | Accounts payable | Accounts receivable | Branches (Business enterprises) | Cost control | Costs, Industrial | Financial statements | Ford autmobile | Labor costs | Lincoln automobile | Sales accounting | Wages--Accounting | Ledgers | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 71 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Accounting Basis Sheets, 1923-1940 | | | | Accession: | 2002.1.1833 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Single ledger containing accounting cost basis sheets listing, by year of acquisition, the basis, gross additions, and retirements by year for each depreciable plant asset account for Ford Motor Company, Lincoln Motor Company, Fordson Coal Company, and Ford Motor Company Exports, Inc. Extent: 0.20 cubic ft. (1 bound ledger). The collection is open for research. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 74 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Advertising Research Records, 1974-1977 | | | | Accession: | 2007.1.1896 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Marketing Research Office | | | | Abstract: | The records are comprised of advertising and marketing studies of Ford Motor Company automobiles and the automobile industry in the mid-1970s. Most of the studies were conducted by the Research Information Center, Inc. (Phoenix, Arizona) and contain questionnaires, tables, surveys, summaries, and printed verbatim responses from customers and potential customers. The studies were designed to determine the effectiveness of Ford Motor Company commercials and other advertising. Among the vehicles represented are the 1977 Mustang, 1977 Thunderbird, 1977 Zephyr, and the 1976 Mercury Monarch. Two folders contain research regarding the launch of Ford Motor Company's full line of vehicles for 1977. | | | | Subjects: | Ford Motor Company. Marketing Research Office | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 75 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Aircraft Literature, Blueprints, and Photographs Collection, 1938-1945 | | | | Accession: | 754 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Consists of correspondence, catalogs, manuals, promotional brochures, technical publications, scientific journal articles, test reports, and design drawings related to the design and production of aircraft and aircraft components. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 76 | Title: | Ford Motor Company and the Urban League Research, 1954-1964, 1968 | | | | Accession: | 2007.1.1934 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Brief report on research conducted in 1968 by Ford Motor Company to document their interactions with the Urban League. Results were reported by Louise Craig to Mott B. Heath. Materials include a summary memo, listing of sources, and several photocopied pages made from archival and other sources. Correspondence with Ford and the National Urban League, the Detroit Urban League, and H.N. Robinson of Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, Detroit, regarding the 1959 convention of the Women’s Missionary Society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Extent: 0.01 cubic ft. (1 folder). The collection is open for research. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 77 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Audio Demonstration Tapes, 1972-1977 | | | | Accession: | 2007.1.1914 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Consists of three 8-track cassette tapes used for demonstration purposes to highlight Ford audio systems. The tapes are compilations of various artists. Accession originally maintained by Vince Liska, Shelby Registrar, Shelby American Automobile Club. | | | | Subjects: | | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 78 | Title: | Ford Motor Company B-24 Flight Test Records, 1943-1945 | | | | Accession: | 71.300.1982 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Collection consists of two binders containing handwritten notes documenting test flights of B-24 Liberator aircraft produced by Ford Motor Company at their Willow Run facility during the period 1943-1945. Information recorded includes flight date, weather, ship number, mechanic and pilot last names, and notes regarding aircraft performance during flight. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 79 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Branch Operations Records, circa 1946 | | | | Accession: | 2004.1.1865 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Compilation of data pertinent to Ford's small plants, including data on cost, depreciation reserves, book value,location, date of acquisition, acreage, plant facilities, product, tax data and/or photograph, plat map, etc., for each plant(as of 1946). | | | | Subjects: | | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 84 | Title: | Ford Motor Company, D.W. Flint Financial Records, 1921-1932 | | | | Accession: | 64.167.749 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Financial records of numerous companies which were subsidaries of Ford Motor, or in which Henry Ford had an interest. Includes financial statements, check registers, journal vouchers, ledger cards, etc. A general ledger for advertising costs in various operations in Connecticut giving the advertising costs. Ford Motor Sales Co., Park Central Motors Servlce, Inc., D. W. Flint and Seaboard Properties records are just a few of the companies represented in this group. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 86 | Title: | Ford Motor Company executive correspondence records, 1938-1948 | | | | Accession: | 46 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. | | | | Abstract: | The records are comprised of incoming and outgoing correspondence maintained by Ford Motor Company executive personnel from 1938 to 1948. Records also include reports between Central Office and branch operations, both domestic and foreign, and bank information, circulars, and correspondence. The files are arranged chronologically by year and then alphabetically by name. Files for 1938 include 2 cubic ft. of records pertaining to the American Legion. Records for 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, and 1943 include contributions files, property files, and visit files as well as bank and branch correspondence. Files for 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, and 1948 include only bank and branch correspondence. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 92 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Foreign Operations Records, 1924-1958 | | | | Accession: | 2004.1.879 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Corporate records of Ford overseas affiliates in Europe, including prospecti, financial summaries, agreements, minutes of shareholder meetings, minutes of executive committee meetings, reports, briefs and translations, articles of association, registrations, photographs, balance sheets, correspondence, and other supporting records. The records aiso contain a few files regarding Ford credit companies in Europe. The records document the reorganization of Ford's European operations in 1929, which piaced most European operations under the aegis of Ford of England led by Sir Percival Perry. | | | | Subjects: | | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 94 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Freighter Stationery, circa 1970 | | | | Accession: | 93.117 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Stationery from Ford Motor Company Great Lakes freighter ships, circa 1970. Each sheet of cut paper is printed with an image of the ship, ship name, Ford logo and the Ford house flag. Envelopes are printed with the name and image of the ship. Ships included are, the S.S. John Dykstra; the S.S. Ernest R. Breech; the M.S. Henry Ford II; the S.S. William Clay Ford; and the M.S. Benson Ford. The collection is open for research. 0.2 cubic ft. (1 box). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 96 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Henry Ford Patent Records, 1923-1964 | | | | Accession: | 74.300.1170 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | The records consist of patent applications, primarily assigned to Henry Ford and dated 1923-1950, that were issued or in some cases either never filed or abandoned. At least one of the applications was assigned to Edsel B. Ford. Material includes application forms, drawings, photographs, internal and external communications, sketches, and notes. A small amount of the material (approximately 0.25 cubic ft. and dated 1931-1964) consists of patent and trade mark information related to the Ford Motor Company Johansson Gage Block Division. | | | | Subjects: | Ford Motor Company | Patents | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 97 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant Controller Records, 1946-1948 | | | | Accession: | 93.1.1972 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | The records consist of financial files from the Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant Controller's Office, and date from 1946 to 1948. Among other materials, the files contain journal voucher forms tracking various expenses such as wages, workers' compensation, depreciation, and tooling and equipment costs; cash reports; and company communications and memoranda. 2.5 cubic ft. (5 boxes). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 98 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Income Tax Records, 1909-1925 | | | | Accession: | 93.1.1839 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | The records consist of income tax schedules and working papers for the period 1909 to 1925, and contain information on gains and losses, depreciation and various expenses. The records cover Ford Motor Company, its domestic and foreign branches, and subsidiary companies which include Banner Fork Coal Corporation; Dearborn Publishing Co.; Dearborn Realty and Construction Co.; Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad; Dexcar Pocahontas Coal Company; Hamilton and Rossville Hydraulic Co.; Henry Ford & Son; Lincoln Motor Co.; Michigan Iron Land & Lumber Co.; and Nuttalburg Smokeless Fuel Co. 5 cubic ft. (5 boxes). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 102 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Iron Mountain Plant Sale Records, 1949-1953 | | | | Accession: | 2001.1.1986 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Records regarding the Ford Motor Company Iron Mountain Plant and the sale of the plant to the Kingsford Chemical Company. Also includes material regarding facilities at Pequaming, Michigan and L'Anse, Alberta, Canada. The records consist of drawings, prints, specifications, photographs, correspondence, plant schedules, financial statements, floor plans, maps, and investment tables. 0.8 cubic ft. (2 boxes). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 103 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Legal Office Patent Records, 1905-1951 | | | | Accession: | 93.1.296 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | The records from the Ford Motor Company Legal Office contain material related to patent and trademark agreements, lawsuits and registrations for aircraft, prosthetics, tractors, magnesium manufacture, and Ford automobiles. | | | | Subjects: | Dow Chemical Company | Ford Motor Company | Henry Ford & Son, Inc. | Junkers, Hugo, 1859-1935 | Junkers Flugzeug- und -Motorenwerke, Dessau | Aircraft | Artificial hands | Fordson tractors | Lincoln automobile | Magnesium | Patents | Trademarks | Czechoslovakia | Germany | Great Britain | Spain | Photographs | Technical drawings | Blueprints | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 105 | Title: | Ford Motor Company, Ltd. collection, 1903-1990 | | | | Accession: | 1790 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company, Ltd. | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of correspondence, advertising, promotional material, and photographs documenting Ford Motor Company's operations in England, Europe, North Africa, and the Mediterranean. | | | | Subjects: | Burgess Wise, David | Hennessy, Patrick | Perry, Percival L. D. (Lea Dewhurst), 1878-1956. | Briggs Body Works, ltd. | Ford Motor Company | Ford Motor Company ltd. | Ford Motor Company ltd.--History. | Ford Motor Company--History. | Ford Motor Company--Public relations. | Ford Motor Company ltd.--Public relations. | Henry Ford & Son, Ltd. | Advertising--Automobiles. | Ralleye automobile Monte Carlo. | Automobiles--Design and construction | Automobiles--Maintenance and repair | Automobile dealers | Automobile industry and trade | Automobile industry and trade--Belgium. | Automobile industry and trade--Brazil | Automobile industry and trade--Canada | Automobile industry and trade--Sri Lanka. | Automobile industry and trade--China | Automobile industry and trade--Denmark. | Automobile industry and trade--Egypt. | Automobile industry and trade--England--Dagenham. | Automobile industry and trade--Finland. | Automobile industry and trade--France | Automobile industry and trade--Germany | Automobile industry and trade--Greece. | Automobile industry and trade--India | Automobile industry and trade--Ireland. | Automobile industry and trade--Italy. | Automobile industry and trade--Malta. | Automobile industry and trade--Netherlands. | Automobile industry and trade--Norway. | Automobile industry and trade--Philippines. | Automobile industry and trade--Poland. | Automobile industry and trade--Portugal. | Automobile industry and trade--Romania. | Automobile industry and trade--Spain. | Automobile industry and trade--Sweden. | Automobile industry and trade--Switzerland. | Automobile industry and trade--Turkey. | Automobile industry and trade--United States | Automobile factories | Automobile rallies | Automobile racing | Automobiles, Racing | Sales reporting | World War, 1939-1945 | Anglia automobile | Consul automobile | Corsair automobile. | Cortina automobile | Escort automobile | Ford automobile | Ford Model A automobile | Ford Model T automobile | Lincoln automobile | Ford Motor Company, Ltd. collection | Meteor automobile | Pilot automobile. | Prefect automobile | Popular automobile | Mercury Zephyr automobile | Zodiac automobile | Bus industry | Fordson tractors | Thames truck. | Trucks--Design and construction | Truck industry | Press releases | Ford Zephyr automobile | Lincoln Zephyr automobile | Production reports | Clippings | Contracts | Design drawings | Glass negatives | Photograph albums | Photographs | Publications | Scrapbooks | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 108 | 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 |
| 112 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Measurement Poster Collection | | | | Accession: | 2016.98 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Research and Information Department | | | | Abstract: | The Research and Information Department at Ford Motor Company created these 8 posters, each measuring approximately 18x22 inches, to illustrate the history and standardization of different units of measurement. The poster titles in this series are: "Crankshaft Gage," "Cubit," "Fathom," "Foot," "Inch," "Interferometer," "Rod," and "Yard." | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 113 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Military Vehicle Proposal Records, 1964-1971 | | | | Accession: | 74.1.1158 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Consists largely or photographs with some manuals or brochures, correspondence and specifications and one mock-up scale model (THF Object ID 74.215.1) of military vehicles designed for use by U.S. armed forces, but apparently never accepted. Includes the following vehicles: M-151, tanks, tactical trucks, utility vehicles, self-propelled howitzer, 1/4 ton load carrying device, Cummins Diesels, Fruehauf military products, Canadian Dynatrac, gas turbine engine. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 117 | Title: | Ford Motor Company of Canada Annual Reports | | | | Accession: | 1012 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | The annual reports of the Ford Motor Company of Canada for the years 1951, 1952 and 1953. Areas covered within each report include: sales, prices and costs, profit, taxes, disposition of earnings, working capital, other assets, fixed assets, employment, defense production and overseas operations. Within each report also is a balance sheet and comparative balances for the preceeding year. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 120 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Parts drawings, 1909-1957 | | | | Accession: | 1701 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | The collection of Ford Motor Company production parts drawings contains approximately 600,000 drawings from the years 1909 to 1957. They consist of an almost complete set of engineering drawings for Model T, TT, A, AA and all other models from 1932 to 1957. The drawings are accessed by the part numbers as listed in the Service Parts List Manual issued by the Ford Motor Company for each vehicle. While our collection does not contain a complete set of parts manuals for all models and years, those available are located in the Automotive Product Literature collection and may be used to determine the appropriate part number. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 121 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Payroll Statistics Records, 1910-1948 | | | | Accession: | 2002.1.1846 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Payroll statistics for Highland Park Plant, Rouge Plant, and other manufacturing plants, branch assembly plants, and Northern Michigan operations. Contains summary payroll statistics for a significant chronological period. No systematic statistical summaries beyond standard payroll periods are provided (mostly monthly summaries). Also contains a small quantity of employee statistical and head count data. | | | | Subjects: | | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 122 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Pinto Advertising Records | | | | Accession: | 72.300.1102 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | The Ford Pinto was sold between the 1971 and 1980 model years. Offering three different body styles, over 3 million Pintos were sold during the decade. The materials in this collection pertain to the Pinto advertising campaign of 1972, and includes tear sheets; 4 reels of 16mm film containing television ads; scripts and sheet music for television ads; an audio recording of a simulated Henry Ford voice; the 1972 Pinto copy strategy; and preliminary storyboard approval for television ads. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 125 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Production Costs Ledger, 30 September 1910 | | | | Accession: | 2002.1.1832 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | The ledger, dated 30 September 1910, and prepared by Ford Motor Company’s Accounting Department, contains balance sheets, loss and gain statements and commercial expenses information for the company as a whole, the Highland Park plant (“Main Plant”), and each of the branch plants, including Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Kansas City, New York, Seattle, St. Louis, Denver, Paris, London, Atlanta, Omaha, Pittsburg, Dallas, Cincinnati, and Houston. Extent: 0.01 cubic ft. (1 bound ledger). The collection is open for research. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 129 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Quick Reference Chart, circa 1947 | | | | Accession: | 2000.19 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | The Ford Motor Company Quick Reference Chart collection contains 1 spiral bound flip chart used to identify Ford Motor Company car and truck parts for vehicles produced between 1928 and 1947. 0.9 cubic ft. (1 box). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 132 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Sales Office Records, 1950-1952 | | | | Accession: | 93.1.473 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Car Sales Department | | | | Abstract: | Files (4 cubic ft.) reflecting the activities of the Car Sales Department of the Ford Motor Company, including time sheets, correspondence, distribution procedures, presentation material, selected market research reports and sales analysis. Some advertising material may be included. | | | | Subjects: | | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 134 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Shop Manuals, 1963-1965 | | | | Accession: | 2000.1.1980 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | The Ford Motor Company Shop Manuals, 1963-1965, consists of service manuals for a variety of Ford products, including the Comet, Econoline vans, the Fairlane, the Falcon, the Lincoln Continental, Mercury models, the Mustang, the Thunderbird, and trucks. Extent: 14.2 cubic ft. (36 boxes). The collection is open for research. | | | | Subjects: | Ford Motor Company | Comet automobile | Fairlane automobile | Ford Econoline van | Ford Falcon automobile | Ford trucks | Ford vans | Lincoln Continental automobile | Maintenance and repair | Mercury automobile | Mustang automobile | Thunderbird automobile | Technical manuals | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 136 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Styling Studios Show Car Review Records | | | | Accession: | 00.1814.1970 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | The records consist of a single bound report titled, "Advanced Show Car Review, June 8, 1956", which contains 8x10 inch black-and-white photographic prints illustrating vehicle models and drawings developed by several Ford Motor Company styling studios. The report was either created by, or for, G.W. Walker. Styling studios represented include Staff Advanced, Canadian-International, Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, and Special Products. Vehicles represented include the DePalma, De Paolo, Maxima, Nucleon, Volante, Monaco (Freya), Goliath, Saturn, Scorpion, Truck-Convertible, Attache, Missile I, Missile II, and Shrike. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 137 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Subsidiary Financial Records, 1921-1932 | | | | Accession: | 749 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. | | | | Abstract: | Financial records of numerous companies which were subsidiaries of Ford Motor, or in which Henry Ford had an interest. Includes financial statements, check registers, journal vouchers, ledger cards, etc. A general ledger for advertising costs in various operations in Connecticut giving the advertising costs. Ford Motor Sales Co., Park Central Motors Service, Inc., D. W. Flint and Seabosrd Properties records are just a few of the companies represented in this group. | | | | Subjects: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 141 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Tractor Division Illustrated Parts Catalogs | | | | Accession: | 2009.1.1952 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Collection consists of illustrated parts catalogs for tractors, combines, industrial products, hay tools, planting tools, and similar miscellaneous products. Original Ford Motor Company Archives inventory attached. Was Ford Motor Company Archives number AR-81-73-17103. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 143 | Title: | Ford Motor Company Truck and Bus Department Records, 1947-1953 | | | | Accession: | 2004.1.431 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Department of Production Control | | | | Abstract: | Records of the Truck and Buses Production Control Department; later the Department of Production Control, including daily, monthly, and cumulative reports by plant and by type of vehicle; plant files; correspondence; general files of the Public Relations Department (1950-1952); and Truck and Fleet sales files. | | | | Subjects: | | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 146 | Title: | Ford Motorsports records, 1957-1968 | | | | Accession: | 1930 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Lincoln-Mercury Public Affairs Department. | | | | Abstract: | The Ford Motorsports records are made up of correspondence, press releases and other textual materials, photographs, proof sheets, and negatives maintained by the Lincoln-Mercury Public Affairs Department documenting Ford Motor Company's involvement in racing and performance testing. | | | | Subjects: | Gurney, Dan | Nicholson, Don, 1927-2006 | Ford Motor Company. Lincoln-Mercury Public Affairs Department. | Indianapolis Speedway Race | Automobile industry and trade | Automobile rallies | Automobile racing | Automobile racing drivers | Automobiles, Racing | Comet automobile | Drag racing | Dragsters | East African Safari Rally | Le Mans Endurance Race, France | Lincoln automobile | Mercury automobile | Motorsports | Sports cars | Stock cars (Automobiles) | Photographs | Photographic prints | Negatives (photographic) | Color transparencies | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 150 | 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 |
| 152 | Title: | Ford Rotunda Lantern Slides series, 1948-1962 | | | | Accession: | 74.300.1182 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department | | | | Abstract: | The Ford Rotunda was used for many purposes, including exhibit space and office space, from 1934 until it was destroyed by a fire in 1962. The Ford Rotunda Lantern Slides series contains glass lantern slides documenting Ford Motor Company's activities at the Rotunda building. | | | | Subjects: | Ford, Henry, 1917-1987. | Kahn, Albert Eugene, 1912-1979. | Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983 | Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, 1909- | Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department. | Ford Motor Company--Buildings. | Ford Motor Company--Tours. | Ford Rotunda (Dearborn, Mich.) | Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant | Ford Motor Company--Anniversaries, etc. | Ford Motor Company--Exhibitions. | Century 21 Exposition (1962: Seattle, Wash.) | Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934: Chicago, Ill.) | Exhibition buildings | Exhibit booths | Automobile industry and trade | Rotundas | Tourism | Horticultural exhibitions | Celebrities | Dearborn (Mich.)--Buildings. | Lantern slides | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 154 | Title: | Ford Sunday Evening Hour collection, 1934-1946 | | | | Accession: | 1224 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Reprints of individual talks (not the bound set) by W. J. Cameron on the Ford Sunday Evening Hour during the season of 1938-1939. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 156 | Title: | Ford Tractor Product Literature, circa 1969-1998 | | | | Accession: | 2019.133 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | The Ford Tractor Product Literature collection contains about 80 pieces of product literature covering air compressors, backhoes and compact loaders, cultivators, disc harrows, farm loaders, forage harvesters, haying equipment, log splitters, mowers, planters, plows, rotary cutters, soil keepers, subsoilers, tractors, and assorted accessories; three reports that include the history of New Holland, its Antwerp plant, and model compatibility; and a Ford Sales Reference Guide, in original binder, from 1983-1984. Extent: 0.4 cubic ft. (2 boxes). The collection is open for research. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 159 | Title: | Ford V8 25th Anniversary records, 1957 | | | | Accession: | 812 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Two copies of Sidney Olson manuscript for "The Peaceful Revolution...The Silver Anniversary Story of the V-8 Engine". Part of Small Accessions Collection. | | | | Subjects: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 160 | Title: | Ford V-8 Hub Cap | | | | Accession: | 1033 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Hub cap from Model A on early V-8 Ford car. Found on Monterey Beach, Calif. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 161 | Title: | Fordson Coal Co. Company Money, undated | | | | Accession: | 64.167.1095 | | | | Creator: | | | | | Abstract: | Commissary coins: 1 dollar, 10 cent, and 1 cent Fordson Coal Co. coins. Note: coins integrated into Accession 1812, Ford Motor Company Tokens, Coins, Medallions and Badges. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 172 | 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 |
| 173 | Title: | Frank A. Cianflone Eagle Boat Article, undated | | | | Accession: | 1110 | | | | Creator: | | | | | Abstract: | Article on Eagle Boats by Frank A. Cianf1one, engineer and former crew member on an Eagle Boat. Decribes construction, characteristics and gives brief history through World War II in which a few of them served. Most of paper concerned with boat number 56 on which he served and whose history he knew personally. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 174 | Title: | Frank C. Armstrong papers, 1898-1906 (bulk 1900-1906) | | | | Accession: | 1750 | | | | Creator: | Armstrong, Frank C., 1872-1936. | | | | Abstract: | Frank Armstrong worked as a salesman, traveling field representative, and New York branch manager for the Electric Vehicle Company during the company's most ambitious and unsuccessful attempt to establish a monopoly in the automobile industry and in the market for taxicab service in major American cities. The papers are comprised of both Armstrong's business and personal papers and consist of correspondence, meeting minutes, financial statements, stock issues and general accounting information related to his career in the electric vehicle industry at the beginning of the twentieth century. Also included are materials related to several lawsuits Armstrong was involved in, his military records, and a small number of blueprint reproductions of several electric vehicles. | | | | Subjects: | Armstrong, Frank C., 1872-1936. | Electric Vehicle Company (Hartford, Conn.) | Electric Vehicle Co. (New York, N.Y.) | Columbia and Electric Vehicle Co. (Hartford, Conn.) | Ansonia Motor Car Co. | New Jersey Electric Vehicle and Transportation Company. | New York Electric Vehicle Transportation Co. (New York, N.Y.) | Washington Electric Vehicle Transportation Company. | Columbia Automobile Company. | Riker Electric Motor Company. | Automobiles--Design and construction | Automobile industry and trade | Electric automobiles | Selling--Automobiles | Automobile dealers | Taxicabs | Used cars | Actions and defenses | Business records. | Blueprints (reprographic copies) | Financial records. | Photographs. | Product literature. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 175 | Title: | Frank C. Riecks Photograph Album | | | | Accession: | 78.300.1963 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Frank C. Riecks started working at Ford Motor Company in 1916 as a draftsman in the Power and Construction Department. He worked on the Rouge plant, as well as other plants in England, France, China, and Japan. In 1932, Riecks was part of a delegation that traveled around China for Ford Motor Company. This photograph album documents the first trip made with a Ford from Shanghai to Nankin on the first highway in China, with images of the countryside and assorted structures. Also included is one portrait of E.A. Reiniger of Ford Motor Company, along with his written description of the journey. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 176 | Title: | Frank Campsall records series, 1887-1991 (bulk 1920-1935) | | | | Accession: | SE007 | | | | Creator: | Campsall, Frank Charles, 1884-1946 | | | | Abstract: | Frank Campsall served as personal secretary to Henry Ford. His papers contain records on the various interests, activities and properties of Henry Ford, including a large subseries concerning the Wayside Inn in Massachusetts. | | | | Subjects: | Campsall, Frank Charles, 1884-1946 | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Brooks, Harry, 1902-1928 | Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 | Ganghe, Mahatma, 1869-1948 | Howe family | Sack, Israel, 1883-1959 | Sorensen, Charles Emil, 1881-1968 | Sturdevant, Joseph L. | Dearborn Country Club | Dearborn Realty and Construction Company | Ford Homes Historic District (Dearborn, Mich.) | Henry Ford Farms | Henry Ford Hospital | Oscar II (Ship) | Scotch Settlement School | Wayside Inn (Sudbury, Mass.) | Henry Ford Peace Expedition (1915-1916) | Anti-Semitism | Dance | Labor unions | Mills and mill-work | Voyages and travels | Water-power | La Belle (Fla.) | England | Richmond Hill (Ga.) | Savannah (Ga.) | South America | Stratford (Va.) | Sudbury (Mass.) | Blueprints (reprographic copies) | Clippings | Photographs | Postcards | Publications | Scrapbooks | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 177 | Title: | Frank Ernest Hill papers, 1950-1966 | | | | Accession: | 940 | | | | Creator: | Hill, Frank Ernest, 1888-1969 | | | | Abstract: | Frank Ernest Hill collaborated with Allan Nevins in the 1950s on the first two volumes of a comprehensive history of Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company. He coauthored a third volume. The papers are comprised of research material. | | | | Subjects: | Hill, Frank Ernest 1888-1969 | Nevins, Allan, 1890-1971. | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947. | Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943. | Ford, Henry, 1917-1987. | Ford, William Clay, 1925- | Ford family | Ford Motor Company -- History. | Ford Motor Company -- Industrial relations. | Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village. | Henry Ford (Organization). Henry Ford Museum. | Automobile industry and trade | Automobile industry workers | Automobile factories | Airlines | Ford automobile | Lincoln automobile | Industry and education | Labor -- History. | Trade unions -- Automobile industry workers. | Philanthropists | World War, 1914-1918 | World War, 1939-1945 | Detroit (Mich.) -- History | Genealogies. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 180 | Title: | Frank Vivian papers, 1907-1950 | | | | Accession: | 89 | | | | Creator: | Vivian, Frank, 1885- | | | | Abstract: | Frank Vivian worked for the Ford Motor Company for a number of years at the Richmond, California plant, and was personally acquainted with Henry and Edsel Ford. His papers include correspondence, administrative material, photographs, published pieces, and clippings. | | | | Subjects: | Vivian, Frank, 1885- | Ford Motor Company--Management. | Ford Motor Company--Exhibitions. | Ford Motor Company--Public Relations. | Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940: San Francisco, Calif.) | Automobile industry and trade--California. | Automobile factories--California. | Exhibitions--California--20th century. | Flags--United States | Process control | World War, 1939-1945 | Antiques | Photographs. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 184 | Title: | Fred L. Black "Century of Progress" Photograph Album, 1933-1934 | | | | Accession: | 2017.73 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Collection consists of a single album containing photographs taken during the 1934 Century of Progress International Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois. Images show Ford staff, presenters, and performers, along with exhibit buildings and visitors, including Henry and Edsel Ford. The album was either made by or assembled for Fred L. Black, who was selected by Edsel Ford to organize the Ford Motor Company exhibit at the Exposition, and who appears in many of the images. Prior to that assignment, Black had served as Editor of the Dearborn Independent and head of the Ford Advertising Department. He would go on to oversee Ford involvement in other expositions held during the 1930s, including the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. | | | | Subjects: | Black, Fred L., 1891-1971 | Ford Motor Company | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) | Chicago (Ill.) | Photographs | Photograph albums | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 185 | Title: | Fred Lee Black records series, 1929-1948 | | | | Accession: | 56 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. | | | | Abstract: | Fred Lee Black began his career with Ford Motor Company in 1918 and served in a number of positions before leaving the company in 1942. The bulk of the material in this series comes from the period that Black was in charge of Ford displays for the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. | | | | Subjects: | Black, Fred L., 1891-1971. | Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 | Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 | Ford Motor Company--Public relations. | New York World's Fair (1939-1940) | Advertising--Automobiles | Automobile industry and trade | Exhibit booths | Exhibition buildings | Exhibitions--United States. | First day covers (Philately) | Ford Motor Company Strike, Dearborn, Michigan, 1941. | World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and supplies | Dearborn (Mich.) | New York (N.Y.) | Business records | Photographs. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 187 | Title: | Frederick R. Zumstein papers, 1904-1927 | | | | Accession: | 1084 | | | | Creator: | Zumstein, Frederick R. | | | | Abstract: | Dr. Zumstein and original Ford stockholders. He would have been 13th stockholder, but they decided they didn't need an extra stockholder. Correspondence, clippings. Part of Small Accessions Collection. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 190 | Title: | Frerer Family Photographs | | | | Accession: | 94.78 | | | | Creator: | Frerer family | | | | Abstract: | The Frerer Family Photographs consists of five paper-bound photograph albums that contain 68 snapshots and 11 photographic negatives taken during a family vacation in July 1952. The Frerer family traveled to Lost Land Lake in northern Wisconsin and stayed for two weeks at a resort, first in the owner's cabin and then in a different cabin. The photographs were taken by the donor's parents, and include views of the family at the two cabins, with the family dog and car (a Plymouth), with a fishing boat, and other related activities. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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