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1	Title:	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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2	Title:	Sidney Olson papers, 1952-1963
	Accession:	PP004
	Creator:	Olson, Sidney
	Abstract:	Sidney Olson conducted independent research in the Ford Archives, with the intention to write a series of books on Henry Ford. After his death, his manuscript was published under the title Young Henry Ford. His papers contain his manuscript, research notes, and plans for other projects.
	Subjects:	Olson, Sidney \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Ford family \| Ford Motor Company--History. \| Ford Motor Company--Public relations. \| Ford Motor Company--Employees. \| Ford Motor Company--Executives. \| Automobile industry and trade \| Ford automobile \| Ford Falcon automobile \| Flora (Ill.) \| Chronologies \| Photographs \| Maps \| Minutes
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3	Title:	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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4	Title:	Henry Ford Centennial subseries, 1963
	Accession:	SE004
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Archives.
	Abstract:	The Henry Ford Centennial celebrated the 100th anniversary of Henry Ford and the 60th anniversary of the creation of Ford Motor Company in 1963. The Henry Ford Centennial subseries contains administrative files concerning the planning of the many events, memorabilia, photographs, clippings and a scrapbook commemorating these events. The subseries includes accessions 899 and 1139.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford Motor Company--History \| Ford Motor Company. Archives. \| Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Ford Motor Company--Anniversaries, etc \| Ford Motor Company--Public relations \| Archives \| Ford automobile \| Ford Model T automobile \| Birthdays \| Press releases \| Sound recordings \| Photographs \| Lantern slides \| Motion pictures \| Scrapbooks
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5	Title:	Engineering data collection, 1948-1958
	Accession:	1119
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Archives.
	Abstract:	The Engineering Data collection is an assembled collection containing summary technical information for new model cars, trucks and tractors.
	Subjects:	Automobile industry and trade \| Automobiles--Design and construction \| Automobiles--Motors \| Ford automobile \| Lincoln automobile \| Mercury automobile \| Lincoln Cosmopolitan automobile \| Ford tractors \| Ford trucks \| Photographs \| Technical manuals
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6	Title:	Lincoln-Mercury Sales Records Series, 1929-1942
	Accession:	481
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. General Sales Department
	Abstract:	The Lincoln-Mercury Sales records series contains correspondence and subject files of the General Sales Department regarding Lincoln and Mercury automobiles. Of interest in the records are summary reports on branch personnel, branch operations, prices, production, purchasing, sales, shipments and specifications; correspondence regarding custom built Lincoln automobiles such as hearses, ambulances, armour-plated cars and limousines; and employment applications with attached photographs of Lincoln sales branch personnel around the United States. The records also include Lincoln and Lincoln-Zephyr general letters.
	Subjects:	Ambulances \| Automobile dealers \| Ford automobile \| Hearses (Vehicles) \| Limousines \| Lincoln automobile \| Mercury automobile \| Zephyr automobile \| Ford Motor Company--Employees \| Ford Motor Company. General Sales Department \| Photographs \| Portraits
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7	Title:	William M. Schmidt papers, 1950-1962
	Accession:	1672
	Creator:	Schmidt, William M.
	Abstract:	William M. Schmidt worked as an automotive stylist and designer at Ford Motor Company, Packard Motor Car Company, Chrysler and his own private studio. His papers include photographs and clippings about various cars he helped design.
	Subjects:	Schmidt, William M. \| Ford Motor Company \| William M. Schmidt Associates \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobiles--Drawings \| Automobiles--Design and construction \| Drafting and industrial drawings \| Ford automobile \| Industrial designers \| Lincoln automobile \| Mercury automobile \| Packard automobile \| Studebaker automobile \| Trucks--Design and construction \| Photographs \| Design drawings
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8	Title:	Ocean to Ocean Race Re-Enactment subseries, 1959
	Accession:	717
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Archives.
	Abstract:	In 1959, Ford Motor Company re-enacted a 1909 transcontinental race that had been won by a Model T. The re-enactment celebrated the 50th anniversary of the race and the construction on the 50 millionth Ford. The collection contains promotional materials, newspaper clippings and maps from the re-enacted race.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford Motor Company--History \| Ford Motor Company. Archives. \| Ford Motor Company--Anniversaries, etc \| Ford Motor Company--Public relations \| Archives \| Ford automobile \| Ford Model T automobile \| Automobile racing \| Press releases \| Transcontinental journeys \| Maps \| Motion pictures \| Photographs \| Sound recordings
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9	Title:	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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10	Title:	Topical Photographic Prints in Binders series, circa 1903-1960
	Accession:	1854
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company Archives
	Abstract:	This series is a reference tool created by Ford Motor Company Archives staff prior to 1965. It contains photographic reproductions of continuous tone photographs, documents and printed materials.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Ford family \| Ford Motor Company--Archives. \| Ford Motor Company--History. \| Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village. \| Henry Ford (Organization). Henry Ford Museum. \| Ford Times \| Canadian Ford Times \| Advertising--Automobiles \| Automobile industry and trade \| Aircraft industry \| Assembly-line methods \| Automobile racing \| Automobile travel \| Automobiles--Social aspects \| Celebrities \| Ford Model T automobile \| Ford Model A automobile \| Ford automobile \| Lincoln automobile \| Lincoln Continental automobile \| Mercury Zephyr automobile \| Ford trucks \| Roads \| Ford Zephyr automobiles \| Lincoln Zephyr automobile \| Portraits \| Photographs
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11	Title:	American Road marketing and publicity photographs series, 1903-1964 (bulk 1920-1950)
	Accession:	1859
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Archives.
	Abstract:	A set of photographs called American Road that was created primarily as a resource to help staff of the Ford Motor Company Archives answer requests for historical photographs that fell under the heading "something about roads."
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford Motor Company. Archives \| Advertising--Automobiles \| Automobile dealers \| Automobile driving on mountain roads \| Automobile driving in bad weather \| Automobile travel \| Automobile--Social aspects \| Bridges \| Ferries \| Ford automobile \| Ford Model T automobile \| Railroads \| Roads \| Roads--Design and construction \| Street-railroads \| Transportation--History \| Women automobile drives \| Aerial photographs \| Photographs \| Cityscapes \| Landscapes \| Streetscapes
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12	Title:	Ford Listens records, 1970-1976
	Accession:	1835
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Marketing Department.
	Abstract:	Program established by Ford Motor Company in the 1970s to receive and respond to customer inquiries about the company's products and services. Records consist of original research sheets and material used by Ford Listens staff to answer the questions including press releases, clippings, photographs, publications, and manuals.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1917-1987 \| Iacocca, Lee A., 1924- \| Nader, Ralph, 1934- \| Ford Motor Company. Marketing Department. \| Ford Motor Company. Customer Service Division \| Ford Motor Company--Public relations. \| Automobile industry and trade \| Advertising \| Automobiles--Safety measures \| Automobiles--Seat belts \| Edsel automobile \| Ford automobile \| Lincoln automobile \| Marketing \| Mercury automobile \| Pinto automobile \| Pollution \| Safety. \| Sales promotion \| Press releases \| Clippings \| Photographs \| Publications \| Vertical files
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13	Title:	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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14	Title:	Automotive product literature collection, 1895-ongoing
	Accession:	175
	Creator:	Benson Ford Research Center
	Abstract:	The Automotive Product Literature collection is an intentionally assembled collection of sales, promotional and informational material published by automotive manufacturers and used primarily by automotive dealers or sales agents to market and sell automobiles. The collection includes sales brochures, press kits, press releases, service bulletins, photographs, comparative literature, color and trim books and color chips, salesman's manuals, owner's manuals and reference books for over 1000 past and present automobile manufacturers worldwide.
	Subjects:	Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile dealers \| Automobiles--Handbooks, manuals, etc. \| Automobiles, Foreign \| Automobiles, Steam \| Edsel automobile \| Automobiles, Electric \| Ford automobile \| General Motors automobiles \| Lincoln automobile \| Mercury automobile \| Marketing \| Sales promotion \| Press releases \| Ford Motor Company. \| General Motors Corporation \| Brochures \| Manuals (instructional materials). \| Photographs \| Publications \| Sales catalogs
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15	Title:	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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16	Title:	Topical for Henry Ford series, 1918-1930
	Accession:	34
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department.
	Abstract:	The series contains two subseries: the General photograph albums subseries and the Camping albums subseries. The General photograph albums subseries contains photographs of Henry Ford's mother's family, Fair Lane, and the ships M/S Henry Ford II and M/S Benson Ford. The Camping subseries contains photographs of Henry Ford's camping excursions with Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, Benson, 1919-1978 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943--Travel \| Ford, Clara Bryant, 1966-1950--Travel \| Burroughs, John, 1837-1921--Travel \| Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933--Travel \| Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931--Travel \| Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923--Travel \| Ford family \| Litogot family \| Litogot, Sapharia, 1833-1878 \| Mayo, William Benson, 1866-1944 \| Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department \| Ford Motor Company. Marine operations \| Henry Ford II (Ship) \| Benson Ford (Ship) \| Ford Fleet \| Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Wayside Inn (Sudbury, Mass.) \| Cargo ships \| Santa Claus \| Shipping--Great Lakes \| Christmas \| Camping \| Automobile travel \| Vacations \| Waterwheels \| Ford automobile \| Packard automobile \| Photographers \| Locomotives \| Horsemanship \| Tractors \| Fishing \| Carts & wagons \| Dearborn (Mich.) \| Upper Peninsula (Mich.) \| Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.) \| Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) \| Photographs \| Photograph albums \| Photographic prints \| Genealogies \| Portraits \| Group portraits \| Negatives
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17	Title:	A. M. Wibel Office papers subseries, 1903-1943
	Accession:	390
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Purchasing Department.
	Abstract:	A. M. Wibel served in many roles at Ford Motor Company, including head of the Purchasing Department. The A. M. Wibel Office papers contain a variety of materials including correspondence, cost analyses, leases, product comparisons, purchase orders, specification blueprints, strike data, credit reports, wage reports, labor agreements, and publicity event documents.
	Subjects:	Wibel, A. M. (Albert M.), 1886-1965 \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1965 \| Ford Motor Company. Purchasing Department. \| Autostroy \| Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 -Chicago, Ill) \| Ford Motor Company--Purchasing \| Companhia Ford Industrial do Brasil \| Ford Motor Company ltd. \| Ford Motor Company of Canada \| Henry Ford Hospital \| Henry Ford Trade School \| New York World's Fair (1939-1940) \| Universal Credit Company of America \| Universal Credit Corporation \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile industry and trade--Costs \| Automobile industry and trade--England--Dagenhan \| Automobile industry executive--Salaries, etc. \| Automobiles--Bodies \| Automobiles--Purchasing \| B-24 bomber \| Bombers \| Branches (Business enterprises) \| Costs, Industrial \| Ford automobile \| Glass manufacture \| Industrial relations \| Industrial procurement \| Labor costs \| Plantations--Amazon River Region \| Rubber industry and trade--United States \| Rubber industry and trade--Brazil \| Steel \| Strikes and lockouts--Automobile industry \| Tire industry \| Tires--Purchasing \| Wages--Accounting \| World War, 1939-1945 \| Blueprint (reprographic copies) \| Photographs \| Scrapbooks
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18	Title:	Records Stored in 1919 series, 1902-1923
	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
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19	Title:	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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20	Title:	Small Accessions Collection, 1812-1984 (bulk 1903-1978)
	Accession:	Not Available
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Archives
	Abstract:	Originally started by Ford Motor Company archivists to house and administer collections deemed too small to be described individually, the bulk of the Small Accession collection was donated to The Henry Ford in the 1964 donation (the first and largest transfer of archives from Ford Motor Company to The Henry Ford) and the practice was continued by Edison Institute staff.
	Subjects:	Airplanes \| Automobile dealers \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobiles \| Buildings--Michigan--Dearborn \| Ford automobile \| Ford tractors \| Lincoln automobile \| Fordson tractors \| Industrialists \| Philanthropists \| Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, Henry, 1917-1987 \| Ford family \| Ford Motor Company \| Ford Motor Company--Anniversaries, etc. \| Ford Motor Company--Buildings \| Ford Motor Company--Employees \| Ford Motor Company--Public relations \| Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant \| Ford Village Industries \| Lincoln Motor Company \| Edison Institute Schools \| Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Henry Ford Farms \| Henry Ford (Organization) \| Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village \| Henry Ford (Organization). Henry Ford Museum \| Wayside Inn (Sudbury, Mass.) \| Dearborn (Mich.) \| Detroit (Mich.) \| Oral histories \| Audiotapes \| Blueprints (reprographic copies) \| Compact discs \| Design drawings \| Diaries \| DVDs \| Ledgers (account books) \| Photographs \| Publications \| Sound recordings \| Technical drawings \| Videotapes
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