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1Title:  1985 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Collection 
 Accession:  2001.72 
 Creator:  Unknown 
 Abstract:  The 1985 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Collection contains color reproductions of selected pages from the event's official program, which featured six Bugatti Royale automobiles, including the one from the The Henry Ford's collection. Extent: 0.7 cubic ft. (1 box). The collection is unprocessed. Contact Research Center staff to discuss availability. 
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2Title:  P. A. Martin Records, 1951-1953 
 Accession:  2004.1.719 
 Creator:  Martin, P. A. 
 Abstract:  Records of the manager of Production Control (P.A. Martin), including assembly plant daily and weekly production reports by plant and by type of vehicle; monthly production reports; government orders; monthly and cumulative records for vehicles and special equipment. 
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3Title:  P. A. Williams photographs collection, 1903-1904 
 Accession:  138 
 Creator:  Williams, P. A. 
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4Title:  P. E. Martin papers, 1880-1943 (bulk 1921-1942) 
 Accession:  823 
 Creator:  Martin, P. E. (Peter Edmund), 1882-1944 
 Abstract:  Peter Edmund Martin was an early employee and later executive of the Ford Motor Company. His papers consist of photographs of influential Ford employees as well as correspondence, production totals and personal notes on the early years of Ford Motor Company. 
 Subjects:  Martin, P. E. (Peter Edmund), 1882-1944 | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Ford Edsel, 1893-1943 | Sorensen, Charles E. (Charles Emil), 1881-1968 | Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant. | Ford Motor Company. Rough River Plant. | Henry Ford Trade School | Stout Metal Airplane Company | Automobile factories--Ireland--Cord | Automobile industry and trade | Automobile industry and trade--Statistics | Ford automobile | Ford Model T automobile | Ford Model A automobile | Ford Three-engined Monoplane (Transport plane) | Ford Tri-Motor | Cork (Ireland: County) | Caricatures | Photographs | Photograph albums | Portraits 
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5Title:  Packard Engine Brochures, 1930-1931 
 Accession:  1101 
 Creator:   
 Abstract:  Brochure: "Ford Transport with Packard Diesel Engines", Ford Motor Company, April 1930. Illustrated. Specifications. 4 pages. Brochure: "The Packard-Diesel Aircraft Engine", Packard Motor Company, 1931(?). 4 pages. Diagrams. 
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6Title:  Packard Master Salesmanship Program Filmstrips 
 Accession:  2015.87 
 Creator:  Wilding Picture Productions 
 Abstract:  Around 1948, the Packard Motor Car Co. commissioned filmstrips to assist its sales department in working with customers. These instructional films covered assorted topics, including appearance and chassis features, building a clientele, having a selling career with Packard, basic Packard superiorities, selling a new car, and new engine features for 1948. This collection contains all 8 of the filmstrips, which had been owned by Robert N. Perry of the sales department. Titles of the films are: "On the Line," "Whattcha Gonna Gimme?," "Million Dollar Chassis," "Yours for a Lifetime," "The Second Chance," "The Little Giants," "The Nimble Young Man," and "Three of the Finest." Also included is one DVD, produced by the Benson Ford Research Center, that contains digital copies of the filmstrips. 
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7Title:  Packard Motor Car Company Building Drawings, 1904-1959 
 Accession:  2001.176 
 Creator:  Henry Ford (Organization). Benson Ford Research Center 
 Abstract:  Collection of approximately 640 drawings for Packard Motor Car Company buildings located in Detroit, Michigan. Primarily blueprint reproductions of drawings originally dating from 1904-1959, with bulk dating 1910-1930. Blueprints date 1924-1959. Majority of original drawings done by Albert Kahn, Inc. under job number 201. Other drawings done by the Packard Motor Car Co. Plant Engineering Division and Construction Department; the Sessions Engineering Company; and Trussed Concrete Steel Company. NOTE: This is an UNPROCESSED COLLECTION and has not yet been prepared for routine service (i.e. housed for safe handling, labeled, and cataloged). Access may be restricted in order to maintain physical and intellectual control, and is at the discretion of archives personnel. 
 Subjects:  Packard Motor Car Company | Albert Kahn Associates | Detroit (Mich.) | Architecture (Discipline) | Blueprints (Reprographic copies) | Architectural drawings (Visual works) 
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8Title:  Palmer-Ward-De Vine Family Papers, circa 1859-1968 
 Accession:  2004.9.56 
 Creator:  Palmer family 
 Abstract:  The Palmer and Ward families were among the most affluent in Michigan in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and were joined by marriage in 1918. The collection includes biographical information, photocopies of correspondence and diaries, a book of music sheets, wax cylinders featuring family recordings, and photographic prints. Extent: 2.6 cubic ft. (4 boxes). The collection is open for research. 
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9Title:  Pamphlet, The Henry Ford Memorial Award 
 Accession:  1016 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company 
 Abstract:  The pamphlet "The Henry Ford Memorial Award" published by the Detroit Section of the Society of Automotive Engineers. The scope of the pamphlet includes the reason for the award; the requirements for the award and the benefits of the award. The award to be made is the most promising engineer, under 33 years of age, in the field of automotive development, eligibility restricted to Society members. Judging upon the writing of an original paper read before a Society meeting. Time limit: June l to May 31 of the year. 
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10Title:  Pantera production records, 1973-1974 
 Accession:  1910 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Office of the General Counsel. 
 Abstract:  The Pantera production records contain production assembly records for approximately 1,500 Pantera sports cars. 
 Subjects:  Ford Motor Company. Office of the General Counsel. | Automobiles--Design and construction | Automobile industry and trade--Italy | De Tomaso automobiles 
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11Title:  Paris Auto Show Program scrapbook, 1949 
 Accession:  965 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company 
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12Title:  Park Central Motors, Inc. records, 1930-1934 
 Accession:  586 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Office of the Secretary. 
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13Title:  Parts and Castings Orders 
 Accession:  1067 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company 
 Abstract:  Ford parts and castings orders from foundry of Chris Walz. Original order forms for individual castings or relatively small quantities. Foundry apparently was owned by Chris Walz, 296 Division St., Detroit. 
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14Title:  The Party Shop Hallmark Ornament Museum Collection, 1992-2005 
 Accession:  2019.65 
 Creator:  Warsaw Party Shops, Inc. 
 Abstract:  In 1978, Norman and Dorothy Snyder bought The Party Shop in Warsaw, Indiana, and in 1979 they expanded and purchased the Hallmark store next door. They added locations throughout the 1980s, and eventually the whole family became involved. In 1996 they moved into their newest location, a 12,000 square for shopping center location. Simultaneously, the Snyder opened their Hallmark Ornament Museum, where they showcased ornaments collected since 1978. Collecting continued until 2009, and the store remained open until 2019. The archival collection includes framed news clippings and prints showcasing the Snyder's, their museum, and some of the artists hosted at the store in the 1990s and early 2000s. Extent: 1.2 cubic ft. (3 boxes). The collection is open for research. 
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15Title:  Patents subseries, 1908-1961 
 Accession:  1098 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Office of the General Counsel 
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16Title:  PCGCampbell Ford Motor Company Photographs and Motion Pictures, 1981-2009 
 Accession:  2009.1.1959 
 Creator:  PCGCampbell 
 Abstract:  The PCGCampbell Ford Motor Company Photographs and Motion Pictures contains photographic and film materials related to automobile racing, primarily in the 1980s and 1990s. Also included are materials related to the Volvo Car Company and the production of Ford's GT car in the 2000s. Extent: 58.76 cubic ft. (69 boxes). The collection is open for research, however access to original audio, film and video recordings, and electronic data are restricted and may require production of digital copies for access use. 
 Subjects:  PCGCampbell | Earnhardt, Dale, 1951-2001 | Elliott, Bill, 1955- | Petty, Richard, 1937- | St. James, Lyn | Stewart, Jackie | Ford Motor Company | NASCAR (Association) | National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) | Volvo Car Corporation | Daytona 24 Hours (Automobile race) | Indianapolis Speedway Race | North American International Auto Show (Detroit, Mich.) | Advertising | Automobile parts | Automobile racing | Automobile racing drivers | Automobile rallies | Automobiles | Drag racing | Ford GT automobile | Ford Probe automobile | Formula One automobiles | Grand Prix racing | IMSA GTP Series (Competition) | Indy cars | Mercury automobile | Mustang automobile | NASCAR/Winston Cup stock car racing series | Offroad vehicles | Racetracks (Automobile racing)--United States | Stock car racing | Stock cars (automobiles) | Television programs | Trans-Am racing | Truck racing | Volvo automobile | Watkins Glen Circuit (Watkins Glen, N.Y.) | CD-ROMs | Clippings (information artifacts) | Color negatives | Color photographs | Color slides | Contact sheets | DVDs | Floppy disks | Motion pictures (visual work) | Negatives (photographic) | Photographic prints | Promotional materials | Videocassettes 
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17Title:  PCGCampbell Ford Racing Transparencies, 1985-1987 
 Accession:  88.208 
 Creator:  PCGCampbell 
 Abstract:  The PCGCampbell Ford Racing Transparencies, 1985-1987, contains photographic slides that document Ford Motor Company's automobile racing program from 1985-1987. Images include drivers, vehicles, and logos. Extent: 1.65 cubic ft. (approximately 2,000 photographic slides). The collection is open for research. 
 Subjects:  PCGCampbell | Campbell & Co. | Campbell Marketing & Communications | Ford Motor Company | Automobile racing | Automobile racing drivers | Mustang automobile | Thunderbird automobile | Photographic prints | Slides (photographs) 
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18Title:  Peggy Hoyt Collection 
 Accession:  2010.90 
 Creator:  Unknown 
 Abstract:  Peggy Hoyt grew up in Saginaw, Michigan, but moved to New York City as a child. Becoming interested in fashion while away at school, Hoyt became an apprentice at a Fifth Avenue millinery shop after graduation. By 1915, she established her own clothing shop, Peggy Hoyt, Inc., and a few years later, married a naval officer named Aubrey Eads. After World War I, Hoyt broadened her fashion reach by designing women's clothing, as well as theatre costumes, hats, and perfumes. This collection contains a Peggy Hoyt check with a signature; 2 pieces of correspondence between Aubrey Eads and Frank Cruise, her accountant and business manager; 3 photographic prints of the Peggy Hoyt Salon in New York City; an autographed photographic print of Aubrey Eads; and a booklet from the American Newspaper Publishers Association convention entitled "The Right Angle." 
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19Title:  Peoples Realty Company, 1925-1932 
 Accession:  344 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Office of the Secretary. 
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20Title:  Personal for Henry Ford photographs subseries, 1918-1950 
 Accession:  188 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department. 
 Abstract:  INVENTORY ONLY. This is a complete scan of the photographic negative log for Accession 188 in PDF format. Note that the PDF is 21MB in size and may take some time to download. 
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21Title:  Personal Notebook of O. Youngstrom 
 Accession:  1013 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company 
 Abstract:  Personal notebook of O. Youngstrom, kept at the time he was designing the turbines for the 30,000 KW turbo-generators for Rouge Power Plant. Computations, specs, and data. Includes data on generators in other plants also. 
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22Title:  Personnel and Payroll Statistics for the U.S. Government records subseries, 1934 
 Accession:  549 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Auditing Department. 
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23Title:  Peter Bryant Papers, 1964-2008 
 Accession:  2012.65 
 Creator:  Bryant, Peter 
 Abstract:  Peter E. Bryant was an automotive engineer who began his career in the race car industry. After designing cars for the Canadian-American (Can-Am) Challenge Cup, most notably the Autocoast Ti-22 and the United Oil Products (UOP) Shadow, Bryant moved into other areas of vehicle design. His later works include transports for Disney, a variety of buses, and a mobile CAT scan unit. 
 Subjects:  Bryant, Peter | Thompson, Mickey | Amtech Incorporated | General Motors Corporation | Shelby American, Inc. | Society of Automotive Engineers | United Oil Products | Automobile parts | Automobile racing | Automotive engineering | Buses | Canadian-American Challenge Cup | Electric vehicles | Engineering drawings | Patents | Renewable energy sources | Safety | Shelby automobile | Bonneville Salt Flats (Utah) | Brochures | Catalogs | CD-ROMs | Color photographs | Color slides | Floppy disks | Photographs | Promotional materials | Technical drawings | Trade literature | Transparencies | Videocassettes 
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24Title:  Phil Harms Collection, 1896-2003 
 Accession:  2009.103 
 Creator:  Harms, Phil 
 Abstract:  The Phil Harms Collection documents the history of open wheel automobile racing in the United States through still and moving images, data and statistics, event programs, publications, periodicals, and news clippings. 
 Subjects:  Harms, Phil | Clymer, Floyd, 1895-1970 | Hitze, Ed | Lytle, Charles | Mecham, Albert | O’Reilly, Don | Sharpe, Jeff | Sullivan, Larry | Wallen, Dick | Wilson, Ted | Wurth, Joseph | AAA (Organization: U.S.) | American Automobile Association | Championship Auto Racing Teams (Organization) | Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Speedway, Ind.) | Indy Racing League | NASCAR (Association) | Phoenix International Raceway | Pocono Raceway | Speed Age | United States Auto Club | Watkins Glen Circuit (Watkins Glen, N.Y.) | Indianapolis 500 (Automobile race) | Santa Monica Road Races (Automobile race) | Automobile racing--United States | Automobile racing--United States--History | Automobile racing--California--History | Automobile racing--California--Culver City | Automobile racing--California--Santa Monica | Automobile racing--Indiana--Indianapolis | Automobile racing--Pictorial works | Automobile racing drivers--United States | Automobile racing drivers--Pictorial works | Automobile racing--Records | Automobile racing--Records--United States | Indy cars | Midget car racing | Racetracks (Automobile racing)--United States | Sprint cars | Stock car racing | Altoona (Pa.) | Atlantic Coast (U.S.) | Beverly Hills (Calif.) | Columbus (Ind.) | Darlington (S.C.) | Daytona Beach (Fla.) | Detroit (Mich.) | East Coast (U.S.) | Gardena (Calif.) | Indianapolis (Ind.) | Langhorne (Pa.) | Long Beach (Calif.) | Long Pond (Pa.) | Los Angeles (Calif.) | Midwest | Milwaukee (Wis.) | Nutley (N.J.: Township) | Ontario (Calif.) | Pacific Coast (U.S.) | Phoenix (Ariz.) | Reading (Pa.) | Riverside (Calif.) | Santa Monica (Calif.) | West Coast (U.S.) | Williams Grove (Pa.) | Winchester (Ind.) | Color photographs | Films | Negatives (photographic) | Photograph albums | Photographs | Scrapbooks 
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25Title:  Phil Harms Collection Photographic Negative Index, 1896-2003 
 Accession:  2009.103 
 Creator:  Harms, Phil 
 Abstract:  The index lists photographic negatives in the Phil Harms Collection, and was created by Mr. Harms. The original Microsoft Access database that this index is drawn from is part of the collection. A finding aid for the collection is available separately. 
 Subjects:  Harms, Phil | Automobile racing | Photographs 
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26Title:  Philco-Ford Corporation publications collection, 1940-1969 
 Accession:  976 
 Creator:  Philco-Ford Corporation 
 Abstract:  Philco-Ford Corporation formed in 1966 after Ford Motor Company bought out Philco, a manufacturer of products for the home. The collection includes records from the company including annual reports and product information. 
 Subjects:  Philco-Ford Corporation | Philco-Ford Corporation--History | Philco-Ford Corporation--Products | Electronics | Household electronics 
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27Title:  Philip Caldwell Collection, 1980-1984 
 Accession:  1890 
 Creator:  Caldwell, Philip 
 Abstract:  Memorabilia and photo albums from the office of Philip Caldwell, president, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Ford Motor Company, 1979-1984. 
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28Title:  Philip Van Doren Stern papers, 1954-1955 
 Accession:  560 
 Creator:  Stern, Philip Van Doren, 1900-1984 
 Abstract:  The Philip Van Doren Stern papers contain research material collected for Stern's book on the Model T, Tin Lizzie. 
 Subjects:  Stern, Philip Van Doren, 1900-1984 | Ford Motor Company--History | Ford Model T automobile--History 
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29Title:  Philippe Halsman photographs, circa 1964-1969 
 Accession:  84.8.1 
 Creator:  Halsman, Philippe, 1906-1979. 
 Abstract:  Philippe Halsman was a world-renowned photographer, best known for his exquisite LIFE magazine covers and portraits of movie stars, politicians, writers, philosophers, scientists, and artists from the 1940s and 1950s. This collection consists of images taken by Philippe Halsman during the 1960s at Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum. 
 Subjects:  Halsman, Philippe | Henry Ford (Organization) | Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village. | Henry Ford (Organization). Henry Ford Museum. | Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village | Dearborn Inn (Dearborn, Mich.) | Historic buildings | Historic sites | Museums | Photographs | Negatives (photographic) | Photographic prints | Transparencies | Slides 
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30Title:  Phoenixville Post Office Collection, circa 1856-1941 
 Accession:  EI.240 
 Creator:  Unknown 
 Abstract:  The Phoenixville Post Office was built around 1825 in northeastern Connecticut, and also served as the town's grocery store, apothecary, and community gathering place. This building was one of the earliest transported and rebuilt in Greenfield Village. The Phoenixville Post Office Collection contains assorted reports, postcards, receipts, registry bills, books, maps, advertisements, and booklets that were once housed in the post office. Extent: 4.6 cubic ft. (5 boxes). The collection is open for research. 
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31Title:  Photographic Library (Earle Hager) records series, 1938-1971 
 Accession:  1685 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Photograpic Department. 
 Abstract:  Earle Harger was a librarian for the Ford Motor Company. The series contains research files on Ford Motor Company history, reports on practices of other large photographic libraries and printed and published material about the company. 
 Subjects:  Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Harger, Earle, 1905-1976 | Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department. | Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant. | Ford Motor Company. Archives. | Ford Motor Company--By-products | Ford Rotunda (Dearborn, Mich.) | Henry Ford Hospital | Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) | Automobile industry and trade | Ford automobile | Assembly-line methods | Automobile racing | Automobiles--Design and construction | Agriculture--Research | Coal mines and mining | Waste products | Lincoln automobile | Rubber industry and trade | Special libraries | World War, 1939-1945 | Annual Reports | Chronologies | Photographs | Posters | Publications 
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32Title:  Photographic Vertical File series, 1860-1980 (bulk 1890-1955) 
 Accession:  1660 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Archives. 
 Abstract:  The Photographic vertical file series is an assembled collection of photographs from a variety of sources. The series contains both original photographs and copy photographs, covering a wide range of topics. 
 Subjects:  Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | Ford, Eleanor, 1896- | Ford, Henry, 1917-1987 | Ford family | Bryant family | Litogot family. | Burroughs, John, 1837-1921. | Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943 | Disney, Walt, 1901-1966. | Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 | Firestone family | Ford Motor Company. Archives. | Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant | Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant | Ford Motor Company. Willow Run Bomber Plant. | Ford Motor Company -- Employees. | Ford Motor Company -- Executives. | Ford Motor Company -- Buildings. | Ford Village Industries. | Ford Rotunda (Dearborn, Mich.) | Ford Fleet. | Henry Ford Hospital | Henry Ford Trade School | Henry Ford (Organization) | Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) | Wayside Inn (Sudbury, Mass.) | Automobile industry and trade | Automobile industry workers | Automobile racing drivers | Assembly-line methods | Automobile factories | Automobiles, Racing | Endurance races. | Ford automobile | Lincoln automobile | Mercury automobile | Rubber industry and trade | Tractors | Trucks | Industrialists | Camping | Celebrities | Power-plants | Aircraft industry | Airplanes | Advertising | Peace movement -- United States. | Vehicles, Mililtary. | Women automobile industry workers | African American automobile industry workers | World War, 1914-1918 | World War, 1939-1945 | Ford Airport (Dearborn, Mich.) | Richmond Hill (Ga.) | Peace Ship. | Photographs | Group portraits | Vertical files 
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33Title:  Photographic Vertical File Series, Racing Addendum, 1900-1985 
 Accession:  1660 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Archives 
 Abstract:  The Addendum to the Photographic Vertical File Series entitled Automobile Racing includes photographs of courses, drivers, race cars, road races, and transcontinental races. 
 Subjects:  Ford Motor Company. Archives | Automobiles, Racing | Endurance races | Automobile racing drivers | Photographs | Veritcal files 
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34Title:  Photographs for Ford News Bureau album series, circa 1946-1948 
 Accession:  1505 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department. 
 Abstract:  The series contains an album containing striking photographic images depicting Ford Motor Company plants, Ford employees, and the process of producing automobiles and trucks. 
 Subjects:  Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department | Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant | Ford Motor Company. Marine operations | Ford Motor Company--Employees | Benson Ford (Ship) | Ford Fleet | Assembly-line methods | Automobile factories | Automobile industry and trade | Automobile industry workers | Ford automobile | Cargo ships | Industrial designers | Shipping | Photograph albums | Photographs | Aerial views 
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35Title:  Photographs For The Company series, 1918-1954 
 Accession:  189 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department. 
 Abstract:  The series is comprised of photographic prints and negatives created by the Ford Motor Company Engineering Photographic Department. Subjects include the engineering and design on Ford Motor Company automobiles, tractors and airplanes, as well as factories, celebrities and other Ford interests. NOTE: This PDF formatted document is quite large, may take some time to open and/or download. 
 Subjects:  Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 | Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department | Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant | Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant | Ford Motor Company. Willow Run Bomber Plant | Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) | Ford Village Industries | Sialia (Ship) | Aircraft industry | Aeronautics--Competitions | Antiques | Assembly-line methods | Automobile industry and trade | Automobiles--Design and construction | Automobiles--Testing | Industrial designers | Celebrities | Ford automobile | Lincoln automobile | Mercury automobile | Ford Three-engined Monoplane (Transport plane) | Radio--History | Soybean products | Tractor industry | Vehicles, Military | World War, 1939-1945 | Ford Airport (Dearborn, Mich.) | Photographs | Negatives (Photographic) | Photographic prints 
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36Title:  Photographs Formerly on Exhibit in Wright Cycle Shop, 1908-1909 
 Accession:  2016.0.4 
 Creator:  Henry Ford (Organization) 
 Abstract:  The Wright Brothers operated their cycle shop in Dayton, Ohio, from 1897 to 1908. In the late 1930s, Henry Ford bought the building and had it reconstructed in Greenfield Village, with input from Orville Wright. The Photographs Formerly on Exhibit in Wright Cycle Shop contains 20 photographic prints of Wilbur Wright with various individuals, as well as the Wright Flyer in France or Germany, that had previously been on display in the shop. The collection is open for research. 0.3 cubic ft. (1 box). 
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37Title:  Photographs From Estate of John Colquhoun 
 Accession:  1047 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company 
 Abstract:  Photographs from the estate of John Colquhoun, who owned the Owl Lunch Wagon, Detroit, which is now in Greenfield Village. News articles by George W. Starck (?) tell the story of Colquhoun and the Owl Lunch. 
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38Title:  Pillo-Kleen Service Collection, circa 1950-1960 
 Accession:  2006.82 
 Creator:  Unknown 
 Abstract:  The mid-20th Century witnessed increasingly higher standards for domestic cleanliness. Eventually, products and services were developed to assist businesses and homeowners keep up these standards. One such product was the Pil-o-Bar, a feather pillow cleaning and renovating system that utilized rotating brushes, banks of ultraviolet lights, and an ozone chamber to renovate feather pillows. Often operated by private, family-owned businesses, these machines served the needs of hospitals, hotels, motels, and the general public. The Pillo-Kleen Service Collection contains product literature, posters, business cards, pillow tick swatches, and operating instructions for a Pil-o-Bar pillow sanitizer. The collection is open for research. 1.1 cubic ft. (2 boxes). 
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39Title:  P.J. Gaughan collection, 1952-1967 
 Accession:  1686 
 Creator:  Gaughan, P.J. 
 Abstract:  P. J. Gaughan was a product planning executive in the Central Product Planning Office (CPPO) in the mid 1950s and early 1960s. During this time, the CPPO assembled a large collection of photographs, taken at various auto shows, which were used by the Ford Motor Company Car Product Planning Department to analyze the styling of competitor cars between 1951 and 1967. 
 Subjects:  Gaughan, P. J. | Ford Motor Company. Product Planning and Design Department. Central Product Planning Office. | Ford Motor Company--Exhibitions. | Detroit Auto Show. | General Motors Motorama. | New York International Auto Show. | Automobile industry and trade | Automobiles--Exhibitions. | Automobiles--Design and construction. | Experimental automobiles | Exhibitions--Detroit. | Exhibitions--New York. | Exhibitions--Chicago. | Sports cars | Ford automobile | Thunderbird automobile | General Motors automobiles | Photographs. | Photographic prints 
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40Title:  PJ-31-1 Intermittent Jet Engine Records, 1945-1946 
 Accession:  1907 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. 
 Abstract:  Collection consists of correspondence, service manuals, technical reports, and other materials related to Ford Motor Company jet engine production for the United States Army Air Corps. 
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41Title:  Plant Engineering Construction Photographs series, 1913-1953 
 Accession:  721 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department. 
 Abstract:  This series contains photographs taken by Ford Motor Company photographers to document the growth of the company around the country. It mainly includes construction photographs of factories, railroad stations, and Dearborn, Michigan buildings. 
 Subjects:  Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department. | Ford Motor Company. Plant Engineering Department. | Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant. | Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant (Dearborn, Mich). | Lincoln Motor Company (Detroit, Mich) | Dearborn Country Club | Dearborn Inn (Dearborn Mich.) | Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton Railroad | Henry Ford (Organization) | Ford Village Industries | Stout Metal Airplane Company | World’s Fair (1934-1935: Chicago, Ill.) | New York World’s Fair (1939-1940) | Aircraft industry | Airports | Automobile dealers | Automobile factories--California | Automobile factories--Colorado | Automobile factories--Florida | Automobile factories--Georgia | Automobile factories--Illinois | Automobile factories--Kentucky | Automobile factories--Michigan | Automobile factories--Minnesota | Automobile factories--Missouri | Automobile factories--Nebraska | Automobile factories--New Jersey | Automobile factories--North Carolina | Automobile factories--North Dakota | Automobile factories--Ohio | Automobile factories--Oklahoma | Automobile factories--Pennsylvania | Automobile factories--Tennessee | Automobile factories--Texas | Automobile factories--Virginia | Automobile factories--Design and construction | Automobile industry and trade | Ford Motor Company--Buildings | Industrial buildings | Service stations | Factories--Design and construction | Airport buildings | Hangars | Power-plants | Sawmills | Buildings--Michigan--Dearborn | Lincoln Motor Company (Detroit, Mich.)--Buildings | Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village--Buildings | Henry Ford (Organization). Henry Ford Museum--Buildings | Stout Metal Airplane Company--Buildings | Big Bay (Mich.)--Buildings | Ford Airport (Dearborn, Mich.) | Progress photographs | Photographs | Photographic prints | Photographic negatives 
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42Title:  Plant Engineering Department (Ford Motor Company) records series, 1922-1950 
 Accession:  524 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Plant Engineering Department. 
 Abstract:   
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43Title:  Plant Engineering Floor Space records, 1938-1948 
 Accession:  408 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Plant Engineering Department. 
 Abstract:   
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44Title:  Plant Engineering records, 1920-1929, 1949 
 Accession:  520 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Engineering Department. 
 Abstract:   
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45Title:  Plant Evaluation records subseries, 1909-1920 
 Accession:  209 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Auditing Department 
 Abstract:   
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46Title:  Plant Histories Background subseries, 1933-1961 
 Accession:  429 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Archives. 
 Abstract:  The Plant Histories Background subseries is comprised of data regarding Ford Motor Company plants including charts, plant opening dates, employee statistics, and other summary material. 
 Subjects:  Automobile factories--New Jersey--Edgewater. | Automobile industry and trade | Ford Motor Company | Ford Motor Company. Archives. 
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47Title:  Plant Openings subsubseries, 1931-1947 
 Accession:  91 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Superintendents Office. 
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48Title:  Plant Property records subsubseries, 1930-1945 
 Accession:  760 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company 
 Abstract:  The Plant Property records subsubseries, 1930-1945 (2 cubic ft.), contains material detailing proposed and actual plant construction and expansion. The material includes correspondence, property plat drawings, tool and equipment layout drawings, photographs, maps, cost estimates, and status reports. The subseries covers Ford domestic plants in Alexandria, Virginia; Freeport, Ohio; Glassmere, Pennsylvania; Long Beach, California, and St. Louis, Missouri. The subsubseries also includes detailed construction data for proposed and completed overseas assembly plants in Alexandria, Egypt; Amsterdam and Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Antwerp, Belgium; Barcelona, Spain; Cologne, Germany; Mexico City, Mexico, and Sao Paulo, Brazil. 
 Subjects:  Ford Motor Company 
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49Title:  Policy and Procedure Manuals subseries, 1956-1961 
 Accession:  947 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Lincoln-Mercury Division. 
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50Title:  Port-au-Prince Bicentennial Exposition Award, 1950 
 Accession:  990 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. 
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51Title:  Power for Peace Citation, 1960 
 Accession:  851 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. 
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52Title:  Power Plant Engineering records subseries, 1912-1927 
 Accession:  620 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Superintendents Office. 
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53Title:  P.R. Whitney records subseries, 1941-1946 
 Accession:  675 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Auditing Department. 
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54Title:  Pratt and Whitney Field Service Handbook Records, 1944-1945 
 Accession:  755 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company 
 Abstract:  Pratt & Whitney Field Service Handbook materials. Numerical parts lists; assembly parts, photographs and related technical data. Blueprints, calibration charts, assembly and sub-assembly procedures, etc. Proof sheets for manuals and catalogs. Photoraphic negatives, engineering drawing prints for compilation of Pratt & Whitney Field Service manuals. 
 Subjects:  Ford Motor Company 
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55Title:  Prescott Brothers records, 1861-1868 
 Accession:  89.51.5 
 Creator:  Prescott brothers 
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56Title:  Press Previews subseries, 1949-1964 
 Accession:  905 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. News Department. 
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57Title:  Press Previews subseries, 1961 
 Accession:  871 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Ford Division. 
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58Title:  Press Release Collection Subgroup, 1945-1987 (bulk 1959-1963) 
 Accession:  1857 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company 
 Abstract:  The bulk of the Ford Motor Company press releases are arranged by Division, and were mainly issued by the Midwest Public Relations Office, Missouri Valley Public Relations Office, News Department, North Central Public Relations Office and the Southwest Public Relations Office. Subjects include personnel appointments in 1952, Flora Illinois, Ford Motor Company's Fiftieth Anniversary, Ford Motor Company Fund scholarships, Industrial Arts Awards and the reenactment of the 1909 transcontinental race. Press releases from affiliated corporations are included as well, and include Ford Aerospace & Communication Corporation, Ford Motor Company Fund, Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited, Ford Motor Credit Company, and Philco Corporation. Some press releases also include accompanying photographs. 
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59Title:  Press Release Regarding Walter Reuther and UAW 
 Accession:  1010 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company 
 Abstract:  Teletype press release from Hearst papers due, relating to: (l) March 24, 1955 - Walter Reuther's speech at the annual ADA convention criticizing reactionaries (2) May 27, 1955 the UAW-CIO preemptory rejection of Ford Motor Co. contract proposals and summary of those proposals. (3) June 7, 1955, settlement of the Ford Motor Co. UAW contract, speculation concerning framework of guaranteed annual wages (4) June 13, 1955 – settlement of General Motors UAW contract, upcoming negotiations with American Motors, applicability of guaranteed annual wages on smaller companies. 
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60Title:  Press Releases records subseries, 1923-1937 
 Accession:  545 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. General Sales Department. 
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61Title:  Press Releases subseries, 1938-1941 
 Accession:  447 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. General Sales Department. 
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62Title:  Proceedings and Associated Materials subseries, 1919-1920 
 Accession:  53 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Legal Department. 
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63Title:  Production and Planning Department records subseries, 1903-1950 
 Accession:  460 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Manufacturing Division. 
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64Title:  Production and Planning Department records subseries, 1903-1950 
 Accession:  463 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Manufacturing Division. 
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65Title:  Production reports series, 1920-1932 (Bulk 1924-1927) 
 Accession:  373 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Accounting Department. 
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66Title:  Promotional Correspondence records, 1953 
 Accession:  762 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Sales and Advertising Division. Advertising Department. 
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67Title:  Property records, 1934-1944 
 Accession:  412 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Real Estate Office. 
 Abstract:  Ford Motor Company acquired real estate holdings around the United States and rented many of these properties to businesses and private individuals. The Property records consist of unbound ledger pages arranged alphabetically and list rental and loan payments to Ford Motor Company on rented and leased properties. 
 Subjects:  Rental housing | Real property, Exchange of | Ford Motor Company. Real Estate Office. 
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68Title:  Proposals for Improving Ford Motor Company College Relations Report, 1960 
 Accession:  854 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. 
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69Title:  Providence Motor Sales Company, 1932-1935 
 Accession:  345 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Office of the Secretary. 
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70Title:  Public Reactions to Auto Contract Negotiations survey, 1961 
 Accession:  874 
 Creator:  Samuel Lubell Associates, Inc. 
 Abstract:  Public Reactions to Auto Contract Negotiations was a survey performed by Samuel Lubell Associates, Inc. in 1961. The survey measured reactions of the general public as well as Ford workers. 
 Subjects:  Samual Lubell Associates, Inc. | Collective labor agreements--Automobile industry | Automobile industry workers--Public opinion | Market surveys--United States 
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71Title:  Public Relations Department Planning and Objectives Report, 1959 
 Accession:  884 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations 
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72Title:  Public Relations fiftieth anniversary records, 1951-1953 
 Accession:  226 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Public Relations Department. 
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73Title:  Public Relations Films, 1930-1964 
 Accession:  764 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. 
 Abstract:  Films received from the Ford Motor Company Office of Public Relations in August 1964. Consists of twenty-one film reels in metal cans. 
 Subjects:  Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. | Motion pictures 
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74Title:  Public Relations Managers records subseries, 1948-1953 
 Accession:  567 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. Field Operations. 
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75Title:  Public Relations recordings, circa 1950-circa 1959 
 Accession:  600 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. 
 Abstract:  Moving image and audio recordings made of various Ford Motor Company related events during the 1950s. 
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76Title:  Public Relations Research Library Press Releases and Newspaper Clippings Subseries, 1938-1953 (bulk 1947-1952) 
 Accession:  246 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. Public Relations Research Library 
 Abstract:  The subseries contains press releases arranged chronologically; press release log books arranged by subject; press releases from 1950 to 1952 arranged alphabetically by region, division or plant; and newspaper clippings. 
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77Title:  Public Relations Research Library Press Releases Subseries, 1942-1955 
 Accession:  536 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. Public Relations Research Library 
 Abstract:  The subseries contains a rich collection of press releases documenting publicly released information about Ford Motor Company operations, some of which include related photographs. They are organized into three subsubseries: Cataloged Press Releases Arranged by Subject; Uncataloged Press Releases Arranged by Number; and Uncataloged Press Releases Arranged by Subjects. 
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78Title:  Public Relations Research Library Subject Files Subseries, 1903-1952 (bulk 1942-1952) 
 Accession:  378 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. Public Relations Research Library 
 Abstract:  Subseries contains news releases, speeches, newspaper clippings, photographs, and correspondence regarding a range of subjects. Included in the files are records on labor relations, war production during World War II and the Korean War, engineering publicity, aviation, competitors literature, safety publications, automobile prices, and other general subject files. 
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79Title:  Publications Office Correspondence subseries, 1949-1951 
 Accession:  544 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Sales and Advertising Division. Ford Times and Dealer Publications Department. 
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80Title:  Publications series, 1953-1964 
 Accession:  532 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Archives. 
 Abstract:  Ford Motor Company Archives staff documented many special events held by the company in the 1950s and 1960s. The Publications series contains publications and artwork from many of these events. 
 Subjects:  Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Ford Motor Company--History | Ford Motor Company. Archives. | Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) | Ford Motor Company--Public relations | Archives | Ford automobile | Ford Model T automobile | Automobile racing | Press releases | Photographs 
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81Title:  Purchase Order Releases series, 1932-1941 
 Accession:  115 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Office of the Secretary. 
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82Title:  Purchasing Agents records subgroup, 1911-1953 
 Accession:  SE011 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Purchasing Division 
 Abstract:  The Purchasing Agents records subgroup contains records pertaining to lumber and sawmill operations, steel purchasing, and materials testing. 
 Subjects:  Ford Motor Company. Purchasing Division. | Ford Motor Company--Purchasing | Automobile industry and trade--Purchasing | Logging--Michigan | Lumbering--Michigan | Sawmills--Michigan | Industrial procurement | Steel | Materials--Testing | Colorfastness (Textiles) | Leather--Testing | Samples 
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83Title:  Purchasing Contracts records subsubseries, 1914-1922 
 Accession:  239 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Purchasing Department. 
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84Title:  Purchasing Department records series, 1946-1950 
 Accession:  530 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Lincoln-Mercury Division. Purchasing Department. 
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