| | Title: | O. H. Husen records, 1924-1934  | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 479 | | | | Creator: | Husen, Otto H., 1896-. | | | | Abstract: | O. H. Husen worked in the Rouge Division of Ford Motor Company, first as Accounting Manager in 1946 then as Resident Controller in 1948. His records include financial summaries for plants and other ventures, such as the Henry Ford Trade School and Fordson Coal Company. Also included are a number of training and stock manuals. | | | | Subjects: | Husen, Otto H., 1896- | Carnegie, W. E., 1933- | Ford Motor Company. Accounting Department. | Fordson Coal Company | Henry Ford Trade School | Ford Motor Company. Finance. | Ford Motor Company. Statistics. | Ford Motor Company. Employees. | Automobiles. Accounting. | Costs, Industrial | Financial records | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | "Of Shadows and Kings" Film Collection | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 2002.164 | | | | Creator: | Wilding Picture Productions | | | | Abstract: | Wilding Picture Productions, founded in Detroit by Norman Wilding in 1914, was known for its production and distribution of motion pictures, television commercials, and industrial films. In 1962, the company created the film "Of Shadows and Kings" for the Ford Motor Company. In the film, a salesman explains and shows all of the new features of the 1963 Ford Thunderbird and how the car would be marketed toward "the more mature but active driver searching for quality and luxury." The "Of Shadows and Kings" Film Collection contains one reel of 16mm color motion picture film containing the aforementioned industrial film and one VHS videocassette featuring the 1963 Thunderbird. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Offenhauser Shop Photographs, circa 1935 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 2022.0.12 | | | | Creator: | Unknown | | | | Abstract: | The Offenhauser Shop Negatives contains two 35mm photographic negative strips of 11 black-and-white images total. The first strip of 5 images includes two of Leo Goossen, one of Fred Offenhauser, and two of men working on a race car in the shop. The second strip of 6 images includes one image of Louis Meyer and five of the car that he drove in his last race at Indianapolis, which was later sold to Bowes and driven by Rex Mays. Extent: 0.2 cubic ft. (1 box). The collection is open for research. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Office of Henry Ford and Clara Ford Estate records series, 1832-1955 (bulk 1918-1951) | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 587 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Estate of Henry Ford. | | | | Abstract: | The Office of Henry Ford and Clara Ford Estate records series contains materials pertaining to Henry and Clara Ford's estates after their deaths as documents from their personal interests and business. Property and business transactions make up the bulk of the records. | | | | Subjects: | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947. | Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 | Bennett, Harry Herbert, 1892-1979. | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 -- Employees. | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 -- Homes and haunts. | Lapham, David P., 1851-1926. | Liebold, Ernest Gustav, 1884-1956. | Ford family | David P. Lapham Bank. | Dearborn Country Club (Dearborn, Mich.) | Dearborn Realty and Construction Company. | Dearborn State Bank. | Dearborn Water Works. | Edison Institute Schools. | Ford Motor Company. | Ford Homes Historic District (Dearborn, Mich.) | Henry Ford (Organization) | Henry Ford Farms. | Molony Subdivision. | Quirk Farms. | Wayside Inn (Sudbury, Mass.) | Cemeteries | Charities | Yachts | Dearborn (Mich.) | Dearborn (Mich.)--Buildings. | Richmond Hill (Ga.) | Blueprints (reprographic copies) | Card files. | Deeds. | Design drawings. | Estate records. | Financial records. | Ledgers (account books) | Maps. | Obituaries. | Photographs. | Technical drawings. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Olive Burdeno McGuffey Reader Collection, 1907-1932 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 2018.30 | | | | Creator: | Burdeno, Sarah Olive | | | | Abstract: | The Olive Burdeno McGuffey Reader Collection, 1907-1932, contains six editions, one through six, of McGuffey's New Eclectic Readers, reprinted in 1930, as well as a revised 1907 edition of McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book. Also contained in the collection are one piece of correspondence regarding the shipment of the books and a shipping receipt for the set. Extent: 0.5 cubic ft. (1 box). The collection is open for research. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Operations records series, 1917-1922 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 768 | | | | Creator: | Detroit Trust Company | | | | Abstract: | The Operations records series, 1917-1922 (4 cubic ft. ), Acc. 768, consists of inter-office correspondence regarding Lincoln Motor Company's daily operations during receivership proceedings. This includes production schedules and reports, purchasing records, engineering change reports, creditor lists, debt amounts, payment schedules, general accounting material, financial reports and property files. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Orientation Training Manual from Ford Motor Co. | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 1014 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Orientation training manual from Ford Motor Co., Training and Education Dept, Dearborn and Highland Park Branches. Manual is comprised of outlines of various operations concerning manufacturing at Ford Motor Co.; this segment by the Dearborn Branch of the Training and Education Dept. The Highland Park section is relative to manufacturing techniques and steps and is organized in outline form. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Collection, 1940-1990 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 91.144 | | | | Creator: | Oscar Mayer Foods Corporation | | | | Abstract: | Carl Mayer, nephew of the company's namesake, created the first Oscar Mayer Wienermobile in 1936. In the years since, more than a dozen Wienermobiles have promoted the brand at stores, parades and festivals. The collection consists of photographs, books, advertisements, trade literature, video footage, and clipping books that provide insight into the promotion of and interest in the Wienermobile. Researchers should note that some materials have been stored separately and are encouraged to contact Benson Ford Research Center staff to access the entirety of the collection. 0.5 cubic ft. (1 box) and items stored separately. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Owen W. Bombard Interviews series, 1951-1961 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 65 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Archives. | | | | Abstract: | In 1951, Ford Motor Company began an oral history program directed by Owen Bombard, which was intended to complement activities conducted for the company’s fiftieth anniversary. Over three hundred interviews were conducted by the time the program was discontinued in 1956. The series contains bound volumes, notes, draft manuscripts and audio tapes produced during the course of the program. | | | | Subjects: | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947. | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943. | Ford, Henry, 1917-1987. | Ford, Benson, 1919-1978. | Ford family | Bombard, Owen W. 1922- | Ablewhite, Hayward S., 1887-1964. | Ahrens, Norman J., 1895- | Alexander, P. A., 1890- | Bacon, Irving Ruben, 1875-1962. | Barthel, Oliver Edward, 1877-1969. | Bennett, Charles Henry, 1863-1956. | Bennett, Frank, 1881-1958. | Berghoff, Bredo W., 1887-1963. | Breech, Ernest R. (Ernest Robert), 1897-1978. | Brown, George A., 1881-1955. | Briggs, L. E. (Leon Eugene), 1892-1965. | Cooper, H. G. | Cutler, Edward James, 1882-1961. | Davis, J. R., (John R.), 1894-1985. | Derrick, Robert O. | Esper, Alphonse L., 1899-1985. | Farkas, Eugene Jeno, 1881-1963. | Hayes, Clarence B., 1866- | Hicks, Harold A., 1894- | Kanzler, Ernest Carlton, 1892-1967. | Lepine, Alfred J., 1885-1972. | Liebold, Ernest Gustav, 1884-1956. | Loskowske, Fred W., 1895-1959. | McCloud, John Lanse, 1891-1969. | McNamara, Robert S. (Robert Strange), 1916- | Mayo, William Benson, 1866-1944. | Miller, Arjay R. (Arjay Ray), 1916- | Moekle, Herman Liveright, 1885-1957. | Nelson, Walter G., 1900-1987. | O'Connor, James, 1887- | Parr, Fred Depler, 1885-1964. | Perry, Percival Lea Dewhurst, 1878-1956. | Pioch, William F., 1890- | Riecks, Frank C., 1894-1988. | Ruddiman, Stanley Perry, 1890- | Ruddiman, Margaret Ford, 1867-1960. | Schumann, Roy, 1897-1981. | Smith, Charles James, 1884-1955. | Smith, Roscoe Martin, 1894-1991. | Sorensen, Charles E. (Charles Emil), 1881-1968. | Stout, William Bushnell, 1880-1956. | Voorhess, Charles, 1886- | Ward, Willis F. (Willis Franklin), 1912-1983. | Williams, Walker A. (Walker Alonzo), 1901-1981. | Zoerlein, Emil A., 1902-1982. | Ford Motor Company. Archives. Oral History Section. | Ford Motor Company--History. | Oral histories | Sound recordings. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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