| | Title: | R. F. McGraw Railroad Collection, 1915-1978  | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 79.33 | | | | Creator: | McGraw, R.F. | | | | Abstract: | The R.F. McGraw Railroad Collection contains photographs, notes, booklets, pamphlets, and memos pertaining to model railroading. Note: This is an UNPROCESSED collection, has not yet been prepared for routine service, and access may be restricted in order to maintain physical and intellectual control at the discretion of archives personnel. | | | | Subjects: | Railroads--Models | Railroads, Miniature | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Radio Scripts, 1940-1941 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 1393 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Sales and Advertising Division. Advertising Department. | | | | Abstract: | Contains announcements and scripts for the Ford Sunday Night series from May - December 1940 and from April - September 1941. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Ray Masser Racing Collection, 1950-2014 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 2011.149 | | | | Creator: | Masser, Raymond | | | | Abstract: | Ray Masser documented multiple levels of amateur and professional automobile racing, including karts, sprint cars, stock cars, and Indy cars, through photographs, negatives, programs, and other printed materials from the late 1950s through 2014. Extent: 37.82 cubic ft. (71 boxes). The collection is open for research. | | | | Subjects: | Masser, Raymond | Andretti, Mario, 1940- | Foyt, A.J., 1935- | Unser, Al, Sr. | Unser, Bobby, 1934- | Dover International Speedway (Dover, De.) | Grandview Speedway (Bechtelsville, Pa.) | Hatfield Speedway (Hatfield, Pa.) | Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indianapolis, Ind.) | Langhorne Speedway (Langhorne, Pa.) | Maple Grove Dragway (Mohnton, Pa.) | NASCAR (Association) | Nazareth Speedway (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) | Phoenixville Raceway (Phoenixville, Pa.) | Pocono Raceway | Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) | Trenton Speedway (Trenton, N.J.) | Watkins Glen Circuit (Watkins Glen, N.Y.) | Indianapolis Speedway Race | United States Grand Prix Race | Antique and classic cars | Automobile racing | Automobile racing drivers | Daredevils | Drag racing | Fire departments | Formula One automobiles | Indy cars | Midget car racing | Midget cars (automobiles) | NASCAR/Winston Cup stock car racing series | Racetracks (Automobile racing) | Racetracks (Automobile racing)--New Jersey | Racetracks (Automobile racing)--Pennsylvania | Recycling industry | Sprint cars | Sports car racing | Stock car racing | Stock cars (automobiles) | United States, Delaware | United States, Indiana | United States, New Jersey | United States, Pennsylvania | Badges | Clippings (information artifacts) | Color negatives | Color photographs | Contact sheets | Decals | Embroidery (visual works) | Motion pictures (visual work) | Negatives (photographic) | Periodicals | Photographic prints | Picture postcards | Promotional materials | Safety film | Slides (photographs) | Souvenir programs | Souvenirs | Stickers | Transparencies | Videocassettes | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Raymond H. Berry papers, 1904-1940 (bulk 1921-1935) | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 84 | | | | Creator: | Berry, Raymond H., 1891-1959 | | | | Abstract: | Raymond H. Berry served as counsel for Henry Ford, Edsel Ford and Ford Motor Company in several legal cases. These records pertain to tax cases concerning complaints about Ford Motor Company's stock and land valuations. They are comprised of correspondence, legal briefs, financial records and court documents. | | | | Subjects: | Berry, Raymond H., 1881-1959 | Dodge, Horace E. (Horace Elgin), 1868-1920 | Dodge, John F. (John Francis), 1864-1920 | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | Osborn, Chase S., 1860-1949 | Ford Motor Company | Michigan Iron, Land and Lumber Company | Henry Ford and Son, Inc. | United States. Internal Revenue Service. | Actions and defenses | Automobile industry and trade--Delaware | Automobile industry and trade--Michigan | Corporate profits | Dividends | Ford Motor Company. Trials, litigation, etc | Tax refunds | Taxation | Henry Ford and Son, Inc. Trials, litigation, etc. | Taxation--laws and litigation | Financial statements | Transcripts | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Raymond H. Laird collection, 1776-1950 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 1635 | | | | Creator: | Laird, Raymond H., 1898-1968. | | | | Abstract: | Raymond H. Laird was an engineer at Ford Motor Company and was asked by Henry Ford to gather and create Ford family genealogical records. This collection consists primarily of documents, letters and notes pertaining to the genealogy of the Ford family. | | | | Subjects: | Laird, Raymond H., 1898-1968. | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947. | Ford, William, 1826-1905. | Ford, Rebecca, 1810-1886. | Ford family | Laird family | Webster, Charles. | Fair Haven (Mich.) | Maps. | Postcards. | Photographs. | Autograph books. | Obituaries. | Quotations (texts) | Portraits. | Genealogy | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Raymond Loewy Collection, 1956-1974 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 2001.74 | | | | Creator: | Loewy, Raymond, 1893-1986 | | | | Abstract: | The Raymond Loewy Collection, 1956-1974, contains reports and drawings related to the industrial designer's work on space transportation systems for NASA and designs for the Cornell-Liberty Safety Car. | | | | Subjects: | Loewy, Raymond, 1893-1986 | Snaith, William, 1908-1974 | Raymond Loewy / William Snaith, Inc. | Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory | Liberty Mutual Insurance Company | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.) | Automobile safety | Automotive design | Industrial design | Outer space | Safety | Space flight | Space programs | Design drawings | Reports | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Records Moved to Engineering Laboratory in 1919 series, 1911-1927 and the Non-Automotive Interests and Activities Records series, 1916-1929 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 62 | | | | Creator: | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | | | | Abstract: | Accession 62 spans multiple series and contains records concerning the non-business interests of Henry Ford. The Records Moved to the Engineering Laboratory in 1919 series consists of general correspondence from the Office of Henry Ford about his personal interests and the Non-automotive Interests and Activities records series focuses on Ford's run for president and his land in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. | | | | Subjects: | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Anderson, Gary S. | Burroughs, John, 1837-1921 | Campsall, Frank Charles, 1884-1946 | Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947--Employees | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947--Homes and haunts | Greer, Robert L. | Leibold, Ernest Gustav, 1884-1956 | Plantiff, Gaston, 1874-1934 | Dearborn Publishing Company | Ford Village Industries | Dearborn Realty and Construction Company | Ford Hawaiians | Ford Motor Company | Ford Motor Company--Employees | Ford Motor Company--Executives | Ford Motor Company--Finance | Ford Motor Company. Office of Henry Ford | Ford Motor Company--Trials, litigation, etc. | Ford Motor Company--Presidents | Hamilton and Rossville Hydraulic Company | Henry Ford & Son, Inc. | Henry Ford & Son, Ltd. | Henry Ford Hospital | Sialia (Ship) | United States Navy--Boats | Sialia II (Ship) | Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) | Valley Farm, Inc. | Henry Ford Peace Expedition (1915-1916) | Neutral Conference for Continuous Meditation (1916) | Weeks, John W. (John Wingate), 1860-1926 | Tennessee River Improvement Association | African American automobile industry workers | African American soldiers | Anti-Jewish propaganda | Anti-Semitism | Automobile dealers | Automobile industry and trade | Buildings--Michigan--Dearborn | Ford automobile | Five dollar day | Industrialists--Michigan--Dearborn | Eagle boats | Ford tractors | Jews | Profit-sharing | Peace Ship | Shipbuilding | Shipyards | Tractor industry | Trials (Libel) | Tractors | World War, 1914-1918 | World War, 1914-1918--Naval operations, American | Buildings--Florida--Fort Myers | Aircraft industry--Michigan | Airports--Michigan | Air mail service--United States | Business and politics | Economic development projects | Hydroelectric power plants--Alabama--Muscle Shoals | Nitrates | Presidential candidates | Water resources development--Tennessee River Valley | Dearborn (Mich.) | Ford Airport (Dearborn, Mich.) | Muscle Shoals (Ala.) | Blueprints (reprographic copies) | Ciphers | Clippings | Contracts | Financial records | Maps | Photographs | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Records Stored in 1919 series, 1902-1923 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 2 | | | | Creator: | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | | | | Abstract: | The Records Stored in 1919 series contains materials created or maintained by Ford Motor Company treasurer and secretaries. The series includes financial records, correspondence, telegrams, and architectural estimates of Ford's Fair Lane estate. | | | | Subjects: | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Anderson, Gary S. | Burroughs, John, 1837-1921 | Campsall, Frank Charles, 1884-1946 | Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 | Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947--Employees | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947--Homes and haunts | Klingensmith, Frank L. | Liebold, Ernest Gustav, 1884-1956 | Plantiff, Gaston, 1874-1934 | Selden, George Baldwin, 1846-1922 | Waddell, H. R. | Dearborn State Bank | Ford Hawaiians | Ford Motor Company | Ford Motor Company--Employees | Ford Motor Company--Executives | Ford Motor Company--Finance | Ford Motor Company. Office of Henry Ford | Ford Motor Company--Presidents | Ford Motor Company--Trials, litigation, etc | Henry Ford & Son, Inc. | Henry Ford Hospital | Oscar II (Ship) | Sialia (Ship) | Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) | Valley Farm, Inc. | W. H. Van Tine Building Organization, Inc. | Henry Ford Peace Expedition, 1915-1916 | Neutral Conference for Continuous Meditation 1916 | Automobile industry and trade | Automobiles--Patents | Buildings--Michigan--Dearborn | Ford automobile | Ford Model N automobile | Industrialists--Michigan--Dearborn | Pacifism | Patent infringement | Peace movements--United States | Shipbuilding | Tractors | World War, 1914-1918 | Dearborn, Mich. | Bank statements | Ciphers | Financial records | Photographs | Publications | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Research Center Archive Vertical File, circa 1929-2018 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | RC.2 | | | | Creator: | Henry Ford (Organization). Benson Ford Research Center | | | | Abstract: | The Archives Vertical File is an assembled collection containing mainly printed material on a wide variety of subjects related to Henry Ford, Ford Motor Company, and the automobile industry. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Research Center Collection on the Roddis Family, 1873-2014 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 2015.10 | | | | Creator: | Henry Ford (Organization) | | | | Abstract: | The Research Center Collection on the Roddis Family, 1873-2014, contains correspondence, product literature, DVDs, oral histories, photographic prints, periodicals, pamphlets, theater programs, and other materials relating to the Roddis Lumber and Veneer Company and the Roddis family of Marshfield, Wisconsin. Extent: 10.3 cubic ft. and 153.4 GB (20 boxes adn 13,100 digital files). The collection is open for research with exception for some digital materials. | | | | Subjects: | Roddis family | Connor, Mary Isabella Roddis, 1909-2000 | Jones, Sara Frances Roddis, 1909-1975 | Lempereur, Ellen Roddis, 1923-1975 | Roddis, Augusta Denton, 1916-2011 | Roddis, Catherine Prindle, 1882-1964 | Roddis, Frances M., 1877-1952 | Roddis, Hamilton, 1875-1960 | Roddis, Sara Louise Denton, 1846-1926 | Roddis, William Henry, 1844-1920 | Roddis, William H., 1917-2008 | Roddis Lumber and Veneer Co. | Wisconsin Historical Society | Accessories | Clothing and dress | Cruise ships | Forest products industry | Theater | Travel | Women's clothing | Brazil, Rio de Janeiro | Canada | Caribbean Sea | China, Hong Kong | Europe | France | Germany | Italy | Jamaica | Japan | Jordan | Morocco | Norway | South Africa | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | United Kingdom. Great Britain | United States | United States, Chicago (Illinois) | United States, Marshfield (Wisconsin) | United States, New York (New York) | West Indies | Advertisements | Brochures | Business cards | Clippings (information artifacts) | Correspondence | DVDs | Electronic documents | Itineraries | Maps | Motion pictures (visual work) | Newsletters | Passports | Periodicals | Photographic prints | Postcards | Programs (documents) | School yearbooks | Travel guidebooks | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Research Center Comic Book Collection | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | RC.34 | | | | Creator: | Henry Ford (Organization) | | | | Abstract: | The Research Center Comic Book Collection is an assembled collection consisting of comic books acquired through a number of accessions. For the most part, the comics in this collection are titles from established publishers such as DC and Fawcett. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Research Center General Brochure and Pamphlet Collection, 1921-2019 (bulk 1948-1967) | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | RC.12 | | | | Creator: | Henry Ford (Organization). Benson Ford Research Center | | | | Abstract: | The General Brochure and Pamphlet Collection is an intentionally assembled collection which includes material published by non-profit, government and corporate organizations that provide information about their products, services or viewpoints. The collection includes several Civil Defense brochures from the 1950s and 1960s. Organizations represented include the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, Federal Civil Defense Administration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Freedom Associates, among others. The collection is arranged by subject. | | | | Subjects: | Advertising, Classified | Antisemitism | Atheism | Automobiles--Societies, etc. | Automobile driving | Child care services | Christianity | Christmas | Civil defense | Civil defense--Biological warfare | Civil engineering | Civil rights | Clothing and dress | Communications, Military | Conelrad | Coffee--Processing | Container industry | Cooking | Dairy products | Dams | Diet therapy | Dogs | Ecology | Education | Electric industries | Electric utilities | Emblems, State | Emergency communication systems | Emergency food supply | Emergency water supply | Ethics | Crops--Corn | Crops--Soybeans | First aid in illness and injury | Gardening | Industrial safety | Industries--Defense measures | Insurance | Interior decoration | Nuclear power plants | Nuclear weapons | Nutrition | Olympics | Public speaking | Radio broadcasting | Radioactive fallout | Radiation -- Measurement | Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.) | Survival | Taxation | Transportation | Water--Fluoridation | Waterways | Weight loss | Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant (Mich.) | United Farm Workers of America | United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America. | International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural | Implement Workers of America | Olympic Winter Games (8th : 1960 : Squaw Valley, Calif.) | Boston (Mass.)--Centennial celebrations, etc. | United States--Economic conditions | Scientific research. | Brochures | Pamphlets | American Association for the Advancement of Atheism | American Automobile Association | American Dairy Association | American Radio Relay League | American Water Works Association | Coffee Development Group (U.S.) | Congress of Racial Equality | Freedom Associates | Foundation for Economic Education, Inc. | International Labor Defense | Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | National Science Foundation (U.S.) | Northrup King & Co. | Smith, Kline & French Laboratories | Socialist Labor Party | Trumbull Electric Manufacturing Co. | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers | United States. Dept. of Agriculture | United States. Dept. of Commerce | United States. Dept. of Labor | United States. Federal Civil Defense Administration | United States. Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization | White Panther Party | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Research Center General Postcard Collection, 1893-2011 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | RC.21 | | | | Creator: | Henry Ford (Organization). Benson Ford Research Center | | | | Abstract: | The postcards in this collection were produced by a variety of companies, dating from 1893 through 2011. They are predominately American, although international travel areas are also represented. Topics include city street scenes, country roads, restaurants, hotels and resorts, national and city parks, exhibitions, automobiles, people and occupations. These postcards have been cataloged in the museum collection management system. | | | | Subjects: | Postcards | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Research Center Menu Collection, 1861-1994 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | RC.17 | | | | Creator: | Henry Ford (Organization). Benson Ford Research Center | | | | Abstract: | The Menu Collection is an assembled collection which includes printed menus from a variety of establishments that provide meal services, including hotels, coffee shops, railroad dining cars, and so forth. Wine lists and menus for special meals are included as well as menus for an estab1ishments standard fare. | | | | Subjects: | Cooking | Food | Restaurants | Menus | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Research Center Museum Vertical File, circa 1750-2019 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | RC.30 | | | | Creator: | Henry Ford (Organization) | | | | Abstract: | The Research Center Museum Vertical File is an assembled collection containing newspaper clippings, pamphlets, photographic prints, booklets, and other materials that provide background information and historical context relating to items in the collection of and the collecting themes of The Henry Ford. Extent: 72.3 cubic ft. (76 boxes). The collection is open for research. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Research Center Paper Doll Collection, 1850-2008 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | RC.19 | | | | Creator: | Henry Ford (Organization). Benson Ford Research Center | | | | Abstract: | The Paper Doll Collection is an intentionally assembled colleciton which consists of both commercially produced and handmade dolls. The dolls are organized by size and by date within each size division. The last boxes contain paper dolls in their original boxes. | | | | Subjects: | Paper dolls | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Research Center Recipe Booklet Collection, 1852-2006 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | RC.24 | | | | Creator: | Henry Ford (Organization). Benson Ford Research Center | | | | Abstract: | The Research Center Recipe Booklet Collection is an assembled collection of commercially produced recipe booklets and pamphlets dating from 1852 to 2006. The collection is open for research. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Rhea M. Knittle Collection, circa 1920-1958 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 2019.0.21 | | | | Creator: | Knittle, Rhea Mansfield, 1883- | | | | Abstract: | Rhea Mansfield Knittle was born in Ashland, Ohio, in 1883. Along with her husband Earl, she would scour the Ohio countryside looking for glass, pottery, silver, textiles, and other decorative arts antiques. Over the years, Rhea became an expert on early glass production, publishing her first magazine article in 1924 and continuing into the 1940s. The Rhea M. Knittle Collection contains research and notes on decorative arts, correspondence, photographic prints, nitrate and safety film photographic negatives, 11 glass plate negatives, approximately 20 metal plates used for printing blocks, and 55 printing blocks. The nitrate and safety film negatives are housed separately from the rest of the collection. Extent: 7.35 cubic ft. (15 boxes). The collection is open for research. | | | | Subjects: | Knittle, Rhea Mansfield, 1883- | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Richard J. S. Gutman Diner Collection, circa 1890-2019 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 2019.72 | | | | Creator: | Gutman, Richard | | | | Abstract: | Often referred to as The Diner Man, Richard J. S. Gutman contributed his expertise and insight to virtually every published media piece on diners from the 1970s into the 2010s. His collection reflects the nearly 150-year-old history of the diner business including their design, construction and operation, and consists of photographs, menus, drawings, periodicals, clippings and articles, ephemera, business records, trade catalogs and product literature, artwork, and film and sound recordings among other materials. A related book collection and many three-dimensional artifacts were also acquired along with the archival materials. This is an UNPROCESSED COLLECTION and has not yet been prepared for routine service. Researchers interested in access to unprocessed collections should contact Benson Ford Research Center staff to discuss collection availability. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Richmond Hill Plantation records series, 1773-1954 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 97 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Estate of Henry Ford. | | | | Abstract: | Richmond Hill Plantation, located in Georgia, was built as a winter residence for the Fords. The records document the history of the Richmond Hill region, including Fort McAllister, as well as daily activities of the Georgia operations, primarily between 1940 and 1951. | | | | Subjects: | Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947--Homes and haunts. | Plantations--Georgia. | Fort McAllister (Ga. : Fort) | Richmond Hill (Ga.) | Maps | Photographs | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Robert Post Automotive Research Papers, 1965-2005 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 2005.124 | | | | Creator: | Post, Robert | | | | Abstract: | The Robert Post Automotive Research Papers, 1965-2005, is a collection of research materials and documents related to the writing of books on the history of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Also included is correspondence and biographical materials relating to drag racing, information on a possible drag racing museum exhibit, and drag racing related ephemera. Extent: 16.31 cubic ft. (40 boxes). The collection is open for research. | | | | Subjects: | Post, Robert | Garlits, Don | Montgomery, Don | Muldowney, Shirley, 1940- | Parks, Wally | Johns Hopkins University Press | National Hot Rod Association | Society of Automotive Engineers | Tehabi Books | Automobile racing | Automobile racing drivers | Drag racers | Drag racing | Dragsters | Hot rods | Museum exhibits | Research | Women automobile racing drivers | Annual reports | Audiocassettes | CD-ROMs | Circulars (fliers) | Clippings (information artifacts) | Color photographic prints | Contact sheets | DVDs | Embroidery (visual works) | Lapel pins | Pamphlets | Photographic prints | Videocassettes | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Robert Propst Papers, 1952-1998 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 2010.83 | | | | Creator: | Propst, Robert | | | | Abstract: | This collection covers the professional and personal life of noted industrial designer Robert L. Propst. Propst is best known for his work with Herman Miller and for designing the "Action Office," an office furnishing system which became the basis for the modern cubicle. Materials include reports, design photographs, design drawings, and blueprints, as well as personal photographs, writings, and artwork. | | | | Subjects: | Propst, Robert | De Pree, D.J. (Dirk Jan De Pree), 1891-1990 | De Pree, Hugh | De Pree, Max | Houy, Chuck (Charles) | Kelley, Jack | Stumpf, Bill (William) | Wodka, Michael (Mike) | Herman Miller, Inc. (HMI) | Herman Miller Research Corporation (HMRC) | Herman Miller Research & Design | Michigan State University | The Propst Company | Propst Design Company | Propst Forestry System Corporation (PFSC) | Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) | University of Massachusetts | Chairs | Children's furniture | Furniture | Furniture design | Furniture designers | Hospital beds | Industrial design | Living room furniture | Logging | Lumbering | Medical offices | Office chairs | Office furniture | Playground equipment | Seating (Furniture) | Travel | China | Japan | Tibet | United States, Ann Arbor (Michigan) | United States, Denver (Colorado) | United States, Redmond (Washington) | United States, Zeeland (Michigan) | Advertisements | Artwork | Audiocassettes | Blueprints (reprographic copies) | Brochures | Calendars | Color negatives | Color photographs | Color slides | Color transparencies | Design drawings | Drawings | Engineering drawings | Financial records | Floppy disks | Journals | Manuals | Microfiche | Microfilm | Negatives (photographic) | Pamphlets | Patents | Photograph albums | Photographic prints | Portraits | Posters | Promotional materials | Publications | Reports | Sketches | Slides (photographs) | Sound recordings | Technical drawings | Transparencies | Videocassettes | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Robert W.A. Brewer Papers, 1860-1940 (bulk 1908-1935) | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 81.123 | | | | Creator: | Brewer, Robert W.A. | | | | Abstract: | Robert W.A. Brewer, born in the United Kingdom, emigrated to the United States. Brewer designed and developed automotive and aircraft engines, carburetors, and manifolds. He became a U.S. citizen in 1925. The Robert W.A. Brewer Papers contains photographic images, assorted papers, clippings, and books that document Brewer's engineering and personal activities. The collection is open for research. 3.5 cubic ft. (6 boxes). | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Robertson papers, 1860-1865 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 00.1427 | | | | Creator: | Robertson Family | | | | Abstract: | The Robertson papers are the lettera of Isaac and John Robertson to family members in Ohio. They were sent from various military camps of the Union Army during the Civil War and describe some of the battles in which the brothers participated. Included in the collection is a letter informing Mrs. Robertson that the effects of John, deceased, had been shipped from the hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Another letter accompanied pension forms from the Ohio Military Claim office. Of particular interest are the patriotic motifs on some of the stationery. | | | | Subjects: | Robertson Family | Robertson, Isaac | Robertson, John | Civil War, U. S., 1861-1865 | Correspondence | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Robins papers, 1844-1852 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 00.1428 | | | | Creator: | Robins Family | | | | Abstract: | The Robins Papers consist of business related and personal correspondence between friends and relatives of James B. Robins of Wilcox County, Alabama. Some of the letters discuss the death of James' brother and financial settlements of the estate with nephews Josiah and Samuel Robins. Of particular interest 1s a letter dealing with the sale of black slaves valued at twenty thousand dollars. | | | | Subjects: | Robins Family | Slavery | Correspondence | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Rosika Schwimmer collection, 1927 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 835 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Archives. | | | | Abstract: | Rosika Schwimmer organized a peace expedition financed by Henry Ford in 1915. After the expedition was unsuccessful, Schwimmer was lambasted as a fraud who swindled Ford. These papers contain correspondence between Schwimmer, Ford and her lawyers concerning her request to Ford to make a statement clearing her name. | | | | Subjects: | Ford, Henry, 1963-1947 | Schwimmer, Rosika, 1877-1948 | Liebold, Ernest. (Ernest Gustav), 1885-1956 | Oscar II (Ship) | Henry Ford Peace Expedition (1915-1916) | World War, 1914-1918--Peace | Peace movements--United States | Pacifism | Suffragists | Women and peace | Peace Ship | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Rouge News Index, Volumes 1-4, 1946-1949 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | none | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. | | | | Abstract: | While the Ford News, of the nineteen twenties, thirties and earlier forties, discusses the establishment and growth of the Ford Motor Company, the first four volumes of the Rouge News deal with the internal restructuring of the company. The index consists ofsubjects and names in one alphabetical order. Subheadings are listed in alphabetical order under the subjects, where they are needed. Articles are listed in chronological order under the headings. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Rouge Plant Accounting Department Cost records, 1921-1937 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 752 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Mlscel1aneous Records, including car and body casts, Lincoln chassis minor assembly data, etc. from Rouge Plant Accounting Dept. (Cost). Includes H.P. Trim Assembly costs; Lincoln Chassis costs, 1937; special assembly costs, 1929; estimated costs, 1934; by-product sales, 1929-1932; overhead rates, 1925-1926; Rouge and H.P. general overhead, 1930; B building 1932; final car costs 1928-1930; Lincoln car costs 1931-1932; 1921-1937. | | | | Subjects: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Roy Korpi Papers, 1928-1949 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 2008.110 | | | | Creator: | Korpi, Roy | | | | Abstract: | The Roy Korpi Papers contain newspaper clippings, photographs, and other documents related to Korpi's time at the Henry Ford Trade School. Of note are his diploma, a 1929 guidebook to Greenfield Village, and handwritten notes from Francis Jehl to Thomas Edison for use during Light's Golden Jubilee. | | | | Subjects: | Henry Ford Trade School | Trade schools--Michigan | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| | Title: | Ruth and Wolfgang Meyer Elfrieda Collection | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 26.172 | | | | Creator: | Elfrieda, Ruth | | | | Abstract: | The Ruth and Wolfgang Meyer Elfrieda Collection contains 3 fabric covered notebooks with hand-written entries in German. The entries are quotes from Henry Ford's book "My Life and Work," which was originally published in 1922. Materials are in German. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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