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1	Title:	Detroit University School Yearbook "Helicon" Collection, 1906-1935
	Accession:	79.300.1461
	Creator:	Henry Ford (Organization). Benson Ford Research Center
	Abstract:	Collection consists of five editions of the Detroit University School yearbook, "Helicon", along with a booklet from 1915 announcing "The New Detroit University School". The editions of the "Helicon" date from 1906, 1908, 1912, 1913, and 1935. Edsel Ford attended the school from 1905 to 1912, and is mentioned as an alumnus in the 1913 edition. Several of the editions appear to have been removed from other Ford Motor Company accessions in the Research Center holdings, including 64.167.1 and 64.167.13.
	Subjects:	Detroit University School (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| School yearbooks
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2	Title:	Edsel B. Ford scrapbook, 1943
	Accession:	994
	Creator:	Greenwald, Peter F., 1899-1968.
	Abstract:	The scrapbook contains newspaper clipping pertaining to the death and burial of Edsel B. Ford in 1943. It was created by Peter Greenwald of Michigan Life Insurance Company.
	Subjects:	Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Ford Motor Company \| Scrapbooks \| Obituaries
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3	Title:	Fred L. Black "Century of Progress" Photograph Album, 1933-1934
	Accession:	2017.73
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company
	Abstract:	Collection consists of a single album containing photographs taken during the 1934 Century of Progress International Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois. Images show Ford staff, presenters, and performers, along with exhibit buildings and visitors, including Henry and Edsel Ford. The album was either made by or assembled for Fred L. Black, who was selected by Edsel Ford to organize the Ford Motor Company exhibit at the Exposition, and who appears in many of the images. Prior to that assignment, Black had served as Editor of the Dearborn Independent and head of the Ford Advertising Department. He would go on to oversee Ford involvement in other expositions held during the 1930s, including the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair.
	Subjects:	Black, Fred L., 1891-1971 \| Ford Motor Company \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) \| Chicago (Ill.) \| Photographs \| Photograph albums
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4	Title:	Henry and Edsel Ford Quotations collection, 1919-1944
	Accession:	511
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Archives.
	Abstract:	The collection contains notebooks and folders of quotes by Henry and Edsel Ford. Many reference history, free enterprise, agriculture and Greenfield Village.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Ford Motor Company--History \| Henry Ford (Organizations)--History \| International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO) \| Industrial relations--Michigan--Detroit \| Labor unions \| Quotations
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5	Title:	Overview for the Henry Ford and Ford Family papers, 1773-1955
	Accession:	RG002
	Creator:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947
	Abstract:	This document presents an overview of the Henry Ford and Ford Family record group.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Ford family \| Ford Motor Company. Office of Henry Ford. \| Ford Motor Company--History.
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6	Title:	National Recovery Administration records subseries, 1933-1937
	Accession:	SE001
	Creator:	Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943
	Abstract:	The National Recovery Administration, or NRA, operated during the period that Edsel Ford served as president of Ford Motor Company. The records are comprised of correspondence, reports, literature, NRA codes and other federal government information relating to Ford Motor Company involvement with the NRA. Contains Accession 52 and Accession 279.
	Subjects:	Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Ford Motor Company \| Automobile industry and trade \| Ford Motor Company--Finance \| United States. National Recovery Administration. \| Financial records
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7	Title:	Official telegram file records, 1938-1948
	Accession:	50
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Henry Ford Office.
	Abstract:	The Official telegram file records contain business telegrams of the Ford Motor Company as well as personal telegrams between the Ford family, the general public and students at the Edison Institute.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Ford family \| Ford Motor Company. Henry Ford Office. \| Ford Motor Company. Willow Run Plant. \| Willow Run Industrial Complex \| Automobile industry and trade \| Aircraft industry--Michigan--Willow Run \| Birthdays \| Condolence notes \| World War, 1939-1945 \| Telegrams
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8	Title:	Leonard Willeke Collection, 1916-1982 (bulk 1916-1924)
	Accession:	1605
	Creator:	Brunk, Thomas
	Abstract:	Leonard B. Willeke was an architect who completed several commissions for Henry and Edsel Ford as well as other Ford Motor Company executives. The collection includes fire-damaged fragments of blueprints and sketches of Fair Lane as well as a guide to the records on microfilm.
	Subjects:	Willeke, Leonard B., 1885-1970 \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Jensen, Jens, 1860-1951 \| Architects--Michigan \| Architecture--Michigan \| Architecture, Domestic \| Architect-designed furniture \| Buildings--Specifications \| Ford, Henry--Homes and haunts \| City planning \| Industrial housing--Michigan \| Historic buildings--Michigan \| Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Fordson (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Indian Village (Detroit, Mich.) \| Kanzler Residence (Detroit, Mich.) \| Sorensen Residence (Detroit, Mich.) \| Architectural drawings
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9	Title:	Ford Hydro-Electric Company records, 1917-1952
	Accession:	311
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Office of the Secretary.
	Abstract:	The Ford Hydro-Electric Company was one of many companies owned by Henry Ford that supported various aspects of the automobile production process. These records include correspondence and other documents produced by the company as well as stock certificates for the Banner Fork Coal Company.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, Henry, 1917-1987 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Ford Motor Company. Office of the Secretary. \| Ford Hydro-Electric Company \| Banner Fork Coal Company \| Affiliated corporations \| Subsidiary corporations \| Water-power \| Hydroelectric power plants \| Coal mines and mining \| Coal--Kentucky \| Dams--Wisconsin \| Stock certificates \| Articles of incorporation \| Corporate minutes
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10	Title:	Henry Ford Farms records, 1909-1950 (bulk 1922-1948)
	Accession:	445
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company
	Abstract:	Henry Ford acquired many farms in southeastern Michigan. He rented out the farms to employees and donated the produce grown on the farms to needy families. These records include financial and other records pertaining to the farms and those who lived on them.
	Subjects:	Dahlinger, Raymond C., 1885-1969 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Ford, Henry, 1893-1947 \| Ford, William Clay, 1925- \| GTE Automatic Electric Incorporated \| Ford Motor Company \| Henry Ford Farms \| Automobiles--Registration and transfer \| Farm management--Michigan \| Housing--Michigan \| Telephone \| Ford Motor Company--Employees \| Ford Motor Company--Finance \| Henry Ford Farms--Employees \| Belleville (Mich.) \| Cherry Hill (Mich.) \| Dearborn (Mich.) \| Macon (Mich.) \| Architectural drawings \| Financial records
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11	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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12	Title:	Irving R. Bacon papers, 1863-1957 (bulk 1929-1945)
	Accession:	1657
	Creator:	Bacon, Irving R. (Irving Ruben), 1875-1962
	Abstract:	Irving R. Bacon worked for Henry Ford as an artist. His work ranged from cartoons in the Ford Times to paintings of artifacts and events at the Edison Institute. His papers include photographs, drawings, and correspondence related to his career with Ford Motor Company and the Edison Institute.
	Subjects:	Bacon, Irving R. (Irving Ruben), 1875-1962 \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford family \| Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 \| Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 \| Bennett, Sir John, 1805-1891 \| Burroughs, John, 1837-1921 \| Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 \| Firestone, Harvey Samuel, 1868-1938 \| Thumb, Tom, 1838-1883 \| Dearborn Inn (Dearborn, Mich) \| Ford Motor Company \| Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant \| Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village \| Henry Ford (Organization). Henry Ford Museum \| Dearborn Independent \| Fordson tractor \| Actors and actresses \| Celebrities \| Artists \| Painting \| Theater--Stage setting and scenery \| Sketches \| Photographs
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13	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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14	Title:	New York World's Fair (1939-1940) photograph albums, 1939-1940
	Accession:	1892
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department.
	Abstract:	The collection contains photographs of celebrities, politicians, scientists, explorers, and dignitaries from around the world at the New York's World Fair in 1939 and 1940. Ford Motor Company displayed products at many exhibitions from 1904 to the 1960s.
	Subjects:	Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Anderson, Judith, 1897-1992 \| Bankhead, Tallulah, 1902-1968 \| Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973 \| Firestone, Harvey Samuel, 1868-1938 \| Grant, Cary, 1904-1986 \| Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993 \| Henie, Sonja, 1912-1969 \| Keller, Helen, 1880-1968 \| La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947 \| Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979 \| Rodgers, Roy \| Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967 \| Smith, Alfred Emanuel, 1873-1944 \| Smith, Kate, 1907-1986 \| Steichen, Edward, 1879-1973 \| Thomas, Lowell, 1892-1981 \| Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department \| New York World’s Fair (1939-1940) \| Automobile industry and trade \| Exhibitions--20th century \| Celebrities \| Tourism \| Ford Motor Company--Exhibitions \| Ford Motor Company--Executives \| Ford Motor Company--Public relations \| Photographs \| Photograph albums \| Portraits
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15	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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16	Title:	Bernice Knight Licari Collection, 1922-1989
	Accession:	2003.92
	Creator:	Licari, Bernice Knight
	Abstract:	The Bernice Knight Licari Collection, 1922-1989, contains materials relating to Edsel and Eleanor Ford and their family. George Knight, Bernice's father, worked for Edsel and Eleanor Ford providing security for their children, and documented this experience in a reminiscence included in the collection. Other items include gift tags, newspaper clippings, and assorted invitations, announcements, and thank you cards. Extent: 1.6 cubic ft. (3 boxes). The collection is open for research.
	Subjects:	Knight, George Elliott, 1888-1981 \| Firestone, Martha Parke, 1925- \| Ford family \| Ford, Benson, 1919-1978 \| Ford, Edith McNaughton, 1920-1980 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Ford, Eleanor Clay, 1896-1976 \| Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987 \| Ford, Josephine Clay 1923-2005 \| Ford, Walter Buhl, II, 1920-1991 \| Ford, William Clay, 1925-2014 \| Johnson, Anne McDonnell Ford, 1919-1996 \| Autobiographical memory \| Christmas \| Families \| Funeral rites and ceremonies \| Honeymoons \| Weddings \| United States, Detroit (Michigan) \| United States, Grosse Pointe (Michigan) \| United States, Grosse Pointe Farms (Michigan) \| United States, Grosse Pointe Shores (Michigan) \| United States, Akron (Ohio) \| United States, Southampton, Long Island (New York) \| Clippings (information artifacts) \| Greeting cards \| Manuscripts \| Pamphlets \| Publications \| Souvenirs
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17	Title:	Clarence W. Olmstead records series, 1915-1954 (bulk 1936-1940)
	Accession:	554
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company
	Abstract:	The Clarence W. Olmstead records series contains attendance figures, budgets, contracts, correspondence, departmental communications, exhibit specifications, lectures, newspaper clippings, negatives, photographs, press releases publications, reports, speeches, and other records documenting the planning, implementation, and final analysis of Ford Motor Company exhibits at international, national, regional, and local events in the 1930s and 1940s.
	Subjects:	Black, Fred L., 1891-1971. \| Cameron, William John, 1879-1955 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Olmstead, Clarence W. \| Ford Motor Company--Public relations. \| Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village. \| Ford Rotunda (Dearborn, Mich.) \| California Pacific International Exposition (1935-1936 : San Diego, Calif.) \| Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) \| Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940 : San Francisco, Calif.) \| Great Lakes Exposition (1936-1937 : Cleveland, Ohio) \| Mid-America Exposition (1946 : Cleveland, Ohio) \| Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Diego, Calif.) \| Texas Centennial (1936 : Dallas, Tex.) \| New York World's Fair (1939-1940) \| Advertising--Automobiles \| Automobile industry and trade \| Exhibit booths \| Exhibition buildings \| Exhibitions--United States. \| Roads \| Press releases \| Clippings \| Negatives \| Photographs \| Speeches
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18	Title:	Raymond H. Berry papers, 1904-1940 (bulk 1921-1935)
	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
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19	Title:	Chronological Information Files subseries, 1863-1958
	Accession:	902
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Archives. Oral History Section.
	Abstract:	Owen W. Bombard headed the Oral History Section of the Ford Motor Company in the 1950s. The Chronological Information Files subseries contains chronological histories of Ford Motor Company and the life and interests of Henry Ford.
	Subjects:	Bombard, Owen W., 1922- \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Ford family \| Ford Motor Company. Archives. Oral History Section. \| Henry Ford (Organization) \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile factories \| Assembly-line methods \| Automobile industry workers \| Ford Motor Company--History \| Ford Motor Company--Employees \| Ford Motor Company--Industrial relations \| Ford Motor Company--Public relations \| Industry and education \| Aircraft industry \| Industrialists \| Oral history \| Pacifism \| Philanthropists \| Radio--History \| Camping \| Chronologies
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20	Title:	Subject Information Files subseries, 1863-1958 (bulk 1950-1956)
	Accession:	903
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Archives. Oral History Section.
	Abstract:	Owen W. Bombard headed the Oral History Section at Ford Motor Company in the 1950s. The Subject information files subseries contains reference and topical files created by Bombard and his staff.
	Subjects:	Bombard, Owen W., 1922- \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Ford family \| Ford Motor Company. Archives. Oral History Section. \| Henry Ford (Organization) \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile factories \| Assembly-line methods \| Automobile industry workers \| Ford Motor Company--History \| Ford Motor Company--Employees \| Ford Motor Company--Industrial relations \| Ford Motor Company--Public relations \| Industry and education \| Aircraft industry \| Industrialists \| Oral history \| Pacifism \| Philanthropists \| Radio--History \| Camping \| Chronologies
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