| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | Title: | Lapeer Machine Shop Records, 1866-1924 (bulk 1866-1905) | | | | Accession: | 29.3062.4 | | | | Creator: | McDonald, William, Sr. | | | | Abstract: | William McDonald, a trained machinist from Glasgow, Scotland, moved to Lapeer, Michigan in the late 1860s. He purchased an interest in the shop of Mr. Newton, and after an 1872 fire destroyed the buildings, bought out his partner and began operating as McDonald & Sons. The business manufactured steam engines, brass and iron castings, and assorted machinery. The building was later moved to Greenfield Village, where it is currently known as the Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass. The Lapeer Machine Shop Records, 1868-1924, contains ledgers and other records books; catalogs and brochures from assorted machine companies; financial records, including canceled checks, receipts, and statements; newspaper clippings; photographic prints; and correspondence. Extent: 11.02 cubic ft. (12 boxes and 9 loose volumes). The collection is unprocessed but open for research. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 7 | 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: | Laura McGuire Millennium Collection, 1999-2000 | | | | Accession: | 2005.5 | | | | Creator: | McGuire, Laura K. | | | | Abstract: | At the end of 1999, Canadian photographer Laura McGuire collected items related to the end of the millennium and the Year 2000 problem, better known at Y2K. The Laura McGuire Millennium Collection contains photographic prints that were taken by her in the Detroit area at the end of 1999. Subjects of these prints include a water sellout, the border crossing between Detroit and Windsor, a survival supply store, and sunset at Belle Isle on New Year's Eve. Other items include a t-shirt; a book about Y2K; a special edition of The New York Times; Y2K brochures; and a newspaper clipping. Of note is a doll wearing a dress knitted by 102 year old Lottie Slomczenski which bears a note stating, "Looking forward to the Millennium to have lived in 3 centuries." 0.3 cubic ft. (1 box). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 10 | Title: | Lawrence E. Bachman Home Movies | | | | Accession: | 2005.69 | | | | Creator: | Bachman, Lawrence E. | | | | Abstract: | The Lawrence E. Bachman Home Movies contains one reel of 16mm that documents family vacations in California and other areas of the American west. Footage includes shots of Disneyland in Anaheim, California, featuring Mickey Mouse, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and a train; Marineland in Los Angeles; a dam, possibly the Hoover and/or Grand Coulee dams; another theme park with women in period gowns; and ocean and city scenes. Originally, the home movies were contained on 7 individual reels, but were combined onto one reel at some point. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 11 | Title: | La-Z-Boy Incorporated Records, 1939-2014 | | | | Accession: | 2015.78 | | | | Creator: | La-Z-Boy (Firm) | | | | Abstract: | Unprocessed collection consisting of the records of La-Z-Boy Incorporated, 1939-2014, including financial and marketing materials, meeting minutes, employee handbooks, newsletters, engineering data, fabric catalogs, photographs and audio-visual materials. Approximately 100 cubic ft. (77 boxes, 16 tubes, several oversize flat items). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 12 | Title: | Leab Kyes Family Scrapbook Collection, 1903-2009 | | | | Accession: | 2010.85 | | | | Creator: | Leab family | | | | Abstract: | The Leab Kyes Family Scrapbook Collection, 1909-2009, contains 46 scrapbooks documenting a family's travels throughout the United States and Europe, mainly Germany, Switzerland, and England, from 1961-2007, as well as an oral history interview with Daniel J. Leab. Extent: 33.5 cubic ft. (35 boxes). The collection is open for research. | | | | Subjects: | Leab, Daniel J., 1936-2016 | Leab, Katharine Kyes, 1941-2020 | Kyes, Carolyn | Kyes, Helen J., 1904-2003 | Kyes, Roger M., 1906-1971 | Leab, Abigail E. | Leab, Constance M. | Leab, Herta, 1901-1981 | Leab, Leo, 1897-1979 | Leab, Marcus Rogers | American Book Prices Current | Hedda Maar Beauty Aids | American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976 | Expo 67 | Airplanes | Airports | Auctions | Booksellers and bookselling | Botanical gardens | Cable cars (Streetcars) | Cemeteries | Circus | Concorde (jet transports) | Conference proceedings | Genealogy | Helicopters | Hotels | Ice skating | Lectures and lecturing | Motion pictures | Museums | Passports | Railroad trains | Restaurants | Seminars | Ships | Skis and skiing | Theaters | Zoos | Austria | Belgium, Brussels | Belgium, Ostend | Bulgaria, Varna | Canada, Montreal | Denmark, Copenhagen | France | Germany | Germany, Bad Dürkheim | Germany, Berlin | Germany, Bremen | Germany, Cologne | Germany, Düsseldorf | Germany, Falkenstein | Germany, Frankfort | Germany, Freiburg | Germany, Göttingen | Germany, Hamburg | Germany, Hannover | Germany, Köln | Germany, Munich | Germany, Nuremburg | Germany, Stuttgart | Germany, Tübingen | Hungary, Budapest | Italy | The Netherlands | The Netherlands, Amsterdam | The Netherlands, Rotterdam | Russia, Moscow | Switzerland, Basel | Switzerland, Bern | Switzerland, Engelberg | Switzerland, Geneva | Switzerland, Lucerne | Switzerland, St. Moritz | Switzerland, Zurich | United Kingdom, England | United Kingdom, England, London | United States, Detroit (Michigan) | United States, Georgia | United States, New York (New York) | United States, Palm Beach (Florida) | Albums (books) | Business cards | CD-ROMs | Clippings (information artifacts) | Conference materials | Correspondence | Greeting cards | Maps | Menus | Notebooks | Photographic prints | Postcards | Receipts | Stationery | Trade catalogs | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 13 | 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 |
| 17 | Title: | Lelia Mildred Gibson Photograph Album, 1919-1921 | | | | Accession: | 2017.89 | | | | Creator: | Gibson, Lelia Mildred, 1891-1981 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of a photograph album containing 32 pages of captioned snapshots along with several loose album pages, likely from the same album. It is assumed that Lelia Gibson took the photographs, assembled the album, and captioned the album pages. The snapshots, thought to date between 1919 and 1921, are primarily of various tourist spots along the Potomac River and in nearby areas of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. Other locations include Florida, Yellowstone National Park, and Glacier National Park. The album also includes images of President Warren G. Harding's inauguration on the east portico of the U.S. Capital Building on March 4, 1921. | | | | Subjects: | Photographs | Photograph albums | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 18 | Title: | Leonard Willeke Collection, 1916-1982 (bulk 1916-1924) | | | | Accession: | 1605 | | | | Creator: | Brunk, Thomas | | | | Abstract: | Leonard B. Willeke was an architect who completed several commissions for Henry and Edsel Ford as well as other Ford Motor Company executives. The collection includes fire-damaged fragments of blueprints and sketches of Fair Lane as well as a guide to the records on microfilm. | | | | Subjects: | Willeke, Leonard B., 1885-1970 | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | Jensen, Jens, 1860-1951 | Architects--Michigan | Architecture--Michigan | Architecture, Domestic | Architect-designed furniture | Buildings--Specifications | Ford, Henry--Homes and haunts | City planning | Industrial housing--Michigan | Historic buildings--Michigan | Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) | Fordson (Dearborn, Mich.) | Indian Village (Detroit, Mich.) | Kanzler Residence (Detroit, Mich.) | Sorensen Residence (Detroit, Mich.) | Architectural drawings | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 19 | Title: | Lester Moore papers, 1933-1934 | | | | Accession: | 1762 | | | | Creator: | Moore, Lester | | | | Abstract: | As a salesman at Neimann Motors, Inc., a Ford dealership in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lester Moore and three others drove a Ford V-8 panel truck from Atlantic City, New Jersey to Los Angeles, California. The papers contain materials compiled to commemorate the coast to coast trip. | | | | Subjects: | Moore, Lester. | Ford trucks--Performance. | Photographs. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 20 | Title: | Letter Describing Old Time Dancing | | | | Accession: | 1040 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Letter describing old time dancing and prominent men in the field of reviving the dances, including Benjamin Lovett. Contains a partial list of the Ford dance records. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 21 | Title: | Lewis D. Crusoe Papers, 1904-1979 | | | | Accession: | 2003.146 | | | | Creator: | Crusoe, Lewis D., 1895-1973 | | | | Abstract: | Lewis Darraugh Crusoe, 1895-1973, became one of the most influential automotive executives in the post-war United States, working for both General Motors and Ford Motor Company. The papers include materials from his time at both companies. Extent: 36 cubic ft. (36 boxes). The collection is unprocessed. Contact Research Center staff to discuss access. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 24 | Title: | L.F. Donnell Automobile Dealership Records | | | | Accession: | 2002.106 | | | | Creator: | Donnell, L.F. | | | | Abstract: | L.F. Donnell was the owner of a Ford dealership in Youngstown, Ohio. This collection contains 9 photographs and literature pertaining to this business, as well as other Ford publications. These include issues of the "Ford Sales Bulletin" and "Ford Times," as well as a "Ford Truck Instruction Book" and "Helpful Hints and Advice to Ford Employees". | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 27 | Title: | Library Bureau Filing System series, July 1921-1929 | | | | Accession: | 285 | | | | Creator: | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | | | | Abstract: | This series contains correspondence from Henry Ford's office at the Dearborn Engineering Laboratory from July 1921-1929. The correspondence covers both business and personal interests and is organized according to the Library Bureau filing system. | | | | Subjects: | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | Bailie, Joseph, 1860-1935 | Brisbane, Arthur, 1864-1936 | Burroughs, John, 1837-1921 | Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936 | Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 | Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1837-1931 | Firestone, Harvey Samuel, 1868-1938 | Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1963 | Jensen, Jens, 1860-1951 | Kohn, Albert, 1869-1942 | Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, 1907- | Sun, Yat-sen, 1866-1925 | Ford Motor Company | Albert Kahn Inc. | Berry Schools | Boreham House Estate | Boston Antique Shop | Botsford Inn | C.E. Johansson, Inc. | Dearborn Country Club (Dearborn, Mich.) | Dearborn Engineering Laboratory (Dearborn, Mich.) | Dearborn Inn (Dearborn, Mich.) | Dearborn Publishing Company | Dearborn Realty & Construction Company | Dearborn State Bank | Dearborn Water Works | Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad | Edison Botanic Research Corp. | Edison Institute Schools | Edison Portland Cement Company | Firestone Tire and Rubber Company | Ford Foundation | Ford Motor Company. Auditing Department | Ford Motor Company-Brazil | Ford Motor Company. Chemical and Metallurgical Department | Ford Motor Company. Disbursement Department | Ford Motor Company. Employment Department | Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant | Ford Motor Company. Lincoln Division | Ford Motor Company. Medical Department | Ford Motor Company. Mercury Division | Ford Motor Company. Office of Henry Ford | Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant | Ford Motor Company. Sociological Department | Ford Motor Company--Trials, litigation, etc | Ford Naval Training School | Ford Village Industries | Goodspeed's Book Shop | Hamilton & Rossville Hydraulic Company | Henry Ford and Son | Henry Ford & Son, Inc. | Henry Ford Farms | Henry Ford Flour Mill | Henry Ford Hospital | Henry Ford Institute of Agricultural Engineering | Henry Ford (Organization) | Henry Ford Trade School | Johnson & Higgins | Kelly, Halla, Peacock and Hughes | Lincoln Motor Company | Lucking, Helfman, Lucking & Hanlon | Michigan Iron, Land and Lumber Company | Sialia (Ship) | Wayside Inn (Sudbury, Mass.) | Automobile industry and trade | Automobile industry and trade--Accidents | Antiques | Branches (Business enterprises) | International business enterprises | Water-power | Dearborn (Mich.) | Detroit (Mich.) | Blueprints (reprographic copies) | Photographs | Telegrams | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 28 | Title: | Lillian Klinert Scrapbook on Henry Ford, 1947 | | | | Accession: | 2002.11 | | | | Creator: | Klinert, Lillian | | | | Abstract: | In the early 20th Century, many people greatly admired Henry Ford for his contributions to manufacturing and considered him a titan of industry. Upon his death in 1947, admirers collected items, such as newspaper and magazine clippings, to remember him. Lillian Klinert was one such admirer from Detroit. The Lillian Klinert Scrapbook on Henry Ford is a collection of Detroit newspaper clippings that were assembled following Henry Ford's death in April 1947. There are 15 scrapbook pages containing clippings, as well as the original scrapbook with extra, blank pages. The collection is open for research. 0.6 cubic ft. (1 box). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 29 | Title: | Lincoln Continental Design Development Photographs, 1958-1961 | | | | Accession: | 91.289 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | John Najjar (1918-2011) worked as a designer and stylist at Ford Motor Company for more than 40 years, with his many projects including the 1957-1958 Lincoln Continental. This collection of Ford Motor Company photographs, organized and in many cases annotated by Najjar, illustrate the development of designs for the 1958, 1960 and 1961 Continentals. Subjects include design sketches and drawings, clay models, and prototype vehicles, with the photographs taken in and around the Ford design studio in Dearborn, Michigan. | | | | Subjects: | Ford Motor Company | Najjar, John | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 33 | Title: | Lincoln Memorial University records series, 1925-1933 | | | | Accession: | 557 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Office of Henry Ford. | | | | Abstract: | Henry Ford, along with Stanley Ruddiman, contributed property, equipment and materials to Lincoln Memorial University during the 1920s and 1930s. The records relate to these contributions and include a property deed, university publications, building construction specifications, and broom manufacture trade literature. | | | | Subjects: | Lincoln Memorial University. | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947. | Ruddiman, Stanley Perry, 1890- | Brooms and brushes | Broomcorn brooms | Buildings--Specifications. | Real property | Rivers--Tennessee | Stream measurements | Claiborne County (Tenn.) | Harrogate (Tenn.) | Powell River (Va. and Tenn.) | Deeds. | Periodicals. | Trade catalogs. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 41 | Title: | Litogot Family Collection | | | | Accession: | 99.1.1809 | | | | Creator: | Litogot family | | | | Abstract: | The Litogot Family Collection contains two binders documenting the family history of Mary Litogot, Henry Ford's mother. The binders contain photocopies of documents, photographic prints and negatives, and handwritten notes. Also included are newspaper clippings regarding the death of Henry Ford and other aspects of the family's history. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 43 | Title: | Log Books and Manuals subseries | | | | Accession: | 1664 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Accession 1664 consists of two standards manuals. The manuals were designed to establish standards for uniform drafting room practice and to avoid confusion in the shops. They were issued to individual draftsmen who were then held responsible for the proper use of the standards. The holder was expected to return the manuals to the department head upon transfer or termination. | | | | Subjects: | Engineering | Manuals (instructional materials) | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 45 | Title: | Lois Kelley Papers, circa 1948-200 | | | | Accession: | 2019.44 | | | | Creator: | Kelley, Lois | | | | Abstract: | The Lois Kelley Papers, circa 1948-2000, contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles, and photographic prints that document life on Kelley's small Connecticut farms in the 1940s and 1950s. Of note is a perpetual year book that spans from 1957 to 2000, in which Kelley would jot down notes about daily events, and a copy of "Pioneering in Kansas," a manuscript written by Kelley's father documenting his family's time in Kansas in the 1870s and 1880s. Extent: 0.6 cubic ft. (2 boxes). The collection is open for research. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 46 | Title: | Loranger family papers, 1818-1931 | | | | Accession: | 92.188 | | | | Creator: | Loranger family | | | | Abstract: | The Loranger family owned the Loranger Mill in Monroe, Michigan before it was purchased by Henry Ford and moved to Greenfield Village. The papers fall into three categories: materials related to Edward Loranger's business and personal affairs; correspondence and legal documents
relating to Joseph Loranger's operation of the Stony Creek Dam and property disputes; and materials relating to Clarence Lemerand. | | | | Subjects: | Loranger family | Loranger, Edward | Loranger, Clarence Lemerand | Financial records | Legal documents | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 47 | Title: | Lucas Family Papers | | | | Accession: | 2015.23 | | | | Creator: | Lucas family | | | | Abstract: | The Lucas family is representative of a 21st Century American family, and this collection covers milestones of modern family life: visiting Walt Disney World for the first time, a marriage and honeymoon, and the birth of a child. The collection contains memorabilia from a visit to Walt Disney World in 1997, during the park's 25th Anniversary celebration; memorabilia and digital photographs from the couple's honeymoon in Walt Disney World in May 2007, including two DVDs; greeting cards, photographic prints, and digital images regarding the baby shower for and birth of their first child in 2009; and greeting cards and digital photographs from their child's first birthday in 2010. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 48 | Title: | Luther Burbank papers, 1883-1938 | | | | Accession: | 00.4.7142 | | | | Creator: | Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926 | | | | Abstract: | This collection includes Burbank's plant sales records from l883-1884, hybridization seed yields in 1891, and an extensive list of foreign seeds, with his comments. There are also numerous personal calling cards from world-wide visitors, correspondence from school children, and a small collection of greeting cards and post cards. | | | | Subjects: | Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926 | Horticulture | Calling cards | Greeting cards | Postcards | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 49 | 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 |
| 50 | Title: | Lyk Family papers, 1904-2004 (bulk 1998-2004) | | | | Accession: | 2003.142.2 | | | | Creator: | Lyk Family | | | | Abstract: | In 1904, Anthony Lyk immigrated to the United States from Poland, joined by his wife Rose and their infant son Joseph later in the year. The Lyk family, expanding with six more children, settled in Elmira, a small farming village in northern Michigan. Over the next 50 years, Anthony achieved success as a farmer and was active in the community, serving as a Justice of the Peace and county commissioner. The Lyk Family papers consist of photocopies and original documents of property records, public office appointments, baptismal and naturalization records documenting the life of Anthony Lyk and his family. | | | | Subjects: | Lyk Family | Lyk, Anthony, 1876-1956 | Families--History | Elmira (Mich.) | Audiocassettes | Compact discs | Videocassettes | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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