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1	Title:	Charles E. Sorensen Office Files and Personal Records Subseries, 1915-1945 (bulk 1920-1943)
	Accession:	38
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Superintendents Office.
	Abstract:	The Department Files subseries consists of Charles Sorensen's office and personal records. The subseries is organized into four subsubseries. The Foreign Ford Companies subsubseries, 1929-1939 (16.8 cubic ft.), consists of correspondence, summary production data, and financial analysis data from Ford overseas plants and subsidiary companies in Argentina; Belgium; Canada; China; Denmark; Egypt; England; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Holland; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Luxembourg; Mexico; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Spain; Sweden; and Turkey. In addition, the Foreign Ford Companies subsubseries includes meeting minutes from Ford overseas general manager's meetings. The Branch Correspondence subsubseries, 1915-1946 (36.2 cubic ft.), contains correspondence, analysis summaries, and production data from Ford branches and plants. The material is arranged alphabetically by subject and there is additional material arranged alphabetically by correspondent. The material covers a wide variety of topics and reflects Sorensen's diverse interests and responsibilities with Ford. The Cablegrams and Telegrams subsubseries, 1917-1928 (1.2 cubic ft.), consists of incoming and outgoing messages detailing weekly production data and labor rates from branches and plants. The Charles E. Sorensen Personal records subsubseries, 1915-1945 (15.4 cubic ft.), contains personal correspondence; receipts and vouchers for personal expenses; accounts; contracts; insurance policies and non-automotive material including copies of design drawings, Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad maps, and general publications.
	Subjects:	Sorensen, Charles E. (Charles Emil), 1881-1968. \| Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Willow Run Bomber Plant. \| Ford Village Industries. \| Lincoln Motor Company (Detroit, Mich.) \| Henry Ford and Son Inc. \| Henry Ford & Son., Ltd. \| Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton Railroad. \| Automobiles--Design and construction \| Assembly-line methods \| Fordson tractors \| B-24 bomber \| Iron mines and mining--Michigan \| Aircraft industry--Military aspects \| Costs, Industrial \| Armored vehicles, Military \| Automobile industry and trade--Argentina. \| Automobile industry and trade--Belgium. \| Automobile industry and trade--Canada \| Automobile industry and trade--China \| Automobile industry and trade--Denmark. \| Automobile industry and trade--Egypt. \| Automobile industry and trade--England. \| Automobile industry and trade--Finland. \| Automobile industry and trade--France. \| Automobile industry and trade--Germany. \| Automobile industry and trade--Greece. \| Automobile industry and trade--Ireland. \| Automobile industry and trade--Italy. \| Automobile industry and trade--Luxembourg. \| Automobile industry and trade--Mexico \| Automobile industry and trade--Netherlands. \| Automobile industry and trade--Poland. \| Automobile industry and trade--Portugal. \| Automobile industry and trade--Romania. \| Automobile industry and trade--Spain. \| Automobile industry and trade--Sweden. \| Automobile industry and trade--Turkey. \| Automobile industry and trade--Management \| Automobile industry and trade--Costs. \| Automobile factories \| Coal mines and mining--Michigan. \| Tractor industry--Ireland. \| Production scheduling \| Wages and labor productivity \| World War, 1939-1945 \| Willow Run (Mich.) \| Design drawings \| Minutes
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2	Title:	Frank Ernest Hill papers, 1950-1966
	Accession:	940
	Creator:	Hill, Frank Ernest, 1888-1969
	Abstract:	Frank Ernest Hill collaborated with Allan Nevins in the 1950s on the first two volumes of a comprehensive history of Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company. He coauthored a third volume. The papers are comprised of research material.
	Subjects:	Hill, Frank Ernest 1888-1969 \| Nevins, Allan, 1890-1971. \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947. \| Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943. \| Ford, Henry, 1917-1987. \| Ford, William Clay, 1925- \| Ford family \| Ford Motor Company -- History. \| Ford Motor Company -- Industrial relations. \| Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village. \| Henry Ford (Organization). Henry Ford Museum. \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile industry workers \| Automobile factories \| Airlines \| Ford automobile \| Lincoln automobile \| Industry and education \| Labor -- History. \| Trade unions -- Automobile industry workers. \| Philanthropists \| World War, 1914-1918 \| World War, 1939-1945 \| Detroit (Mich.) -- History \| Genealogies.
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3	Title:	Ford Motor Company, Ltd. collection, 1903-1990
	Accession:	1790
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company, Ltd.
	Abstract:	The collection consists of correspondence, advertising, promotional material, and photographs documenting Ford Motor Company's operations in England, Europe, North Africa, and the Mediterranean.
	Subjects:	Burgess Wise, David \| Hennessy, Patrick \| Perry, Percival L. D. (Lea Dewhurst), 1878-1956. \| Briggs Body Works, ltd. \| Ford Motor Company \| Ford Motor Company ltd. \| Ford Motor Company ltd.--History. \| Ford Motor Company--History. \| Ford Motor Company--Public relations. \| Ford Motor Company ltd.--Public relations. \| Henry Ford & Son, Ltd. \| Advertising--Automobiles. \| Ralleye automobile Monte Carlo. \| Automobiles--Design and construction \| Automobiles--Maintenance and repair \| Automobile dealers \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile industry and trade--Belgium. \| Automobile industry and trade--Brazil \| Automobile industry and trade--Canada \| Automobile industry and trade--Sri Lanka. \| Automobile industry and trade--China \| Automobile industry and trade--Denmark. \| Automobile industry and trade--Egypt. \| Automobile industry and trade--England--Dagenham. \| Automobile industry and trade--Finland. \| Automobile industry and trade--France \| Automobile industry and trade--Germany \| Automobile industry and trade--Greece. \| Automobile industry and trade--India \| Automobile industry and trade--Ireland. \| Automobile industry and trade--Italy. \| Automobile industry and trade--Malta. \| Automobile industry and trade--Netherlands. \| Automobile industry and trade--Norway. \| Automobile industry and trade--Philippines. \| Automobile industry and trade--Poland. \| Automobile industry and trade--Portugal. \| Automobile industry and trade--Romania. \| Automobile industry and trade--Spain. \| Automobile industry and trade--Sweden. \| Automobile industry and trade--Switzerland. \| Automobile industry and trade--Turkey. \| Automobile industry and trade--United States \| Automobile factories \| Automobile rallies \| Automobile racing \| Automobiles, Racing \| Sales reporting \| World War, 1939-1945 \| Anglia automobile \| Consul automobile \| Corsair automobile. \| Cortina automobile \| Escort automobile \| Ford automobile \| Ford Model A automobile \| Ford Model T automobile \| Lincoln automobile \| Ford Motor Company, Ltd. collection \| Meteor automobile \| Pilot automobile. \| Prefect automobile \| Popular automobile \| Mercury Zephyr automobile \| Zodiac automobile \| Bus industry \| Fordson tractors \| Thames truck. \| Trucks--Design and construction \| Truck industry \| Press releases \| Ford Zephyr automobile \| Lincoln Zephyr automobile \| Production reports \| Clippings \| Contracts \| Design drawings \| Glass negatives \| Photograph albums \| Photographs \| Publications \| Scrapbooks
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4	Title:	Nevins and Hill Research, Original Documents and Notes Series, 1845-1960
	Accession:	572
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Archives
	Abstract:	In 1954, Columbia University historian Allan Nevins in collaboration with Frank Ernest Hill published the first volume of a comprehensive history of Henry Ford and his automobile company. The series is comprised primarily of original documents that were selected between 1952 and 1954 from accessions held by the Ford Motor Company Archives for research use in the three volume Nevins and Hill history of the company.
	Subjects:	Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile factories \| Assembly-line methods \| Aircraft industry \| Ford automobile \| Automobile dealers \| Automobile industry workers \| Industrialists \| Pacifism \| Philanthropists \| Industry and education \| Schools \| Tractor industry \| Vehicles, Military \| World War, 1939-1945 \| World War, 1914-1918 \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 \| Ford family \| Couzens, James, 1872-1936 \| Hill, Frank Ernest, 1888-1969 \| Kanzler, Ernest Carlton, 1892-1967 \| Knudson, William S., 1879-1948 \| Liebold, Ernest Gustav, 1884-1956 \| Martin, Peter Edmund, 1882-1944 \| Mayo, William Benson, 1866-1944 \| Nevins, Allan 1890-1971 \| Sorensen, Charles Emil 1881-1968 \| Wills, Childe Harold, 1878-1940 \| Ford Motor Company--History \| Ford Motor Company. Archives \| Ford Motor Company. Sociological Department \| Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant \| Ford Motor Company--Executives \| Ford Motor Company--Employees \| Ford Motor Company--Industrial relations \| Ford Motor Company--Public relations \| Henry Ford (Organization) \| Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton Railroad \| Henry Ford Hospital \| Henry Ford Trade School \| Ford Village Industries \| Ford Fleet \| Detroit (Mich.)--History \| Upper Peninsula (Mich.)--History \| Genealogies
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5	Title:	Northern Michigan Operations photographs series, 1920-1951
	Accession:	270
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department.
	Abstract:	In the 1920s Ford Motor Company constructed what was at the time the worlds largest sawmill complex in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The Iron Mountain plant supplied automobile body parts and wood patterns for the production of aircraft, ships, railroad cars, and mining trams. The photographs in this series serve to visually document Ford Motor Company production methods, as well as sawmill production, lumber manufacturing, and logging camp life.
	Subjects:	Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department. \| Ford Motor Company--Buildings. \| Assembly-line methods \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile industry workers \| Automobile factories \| Industrial buildings \| Automobiles--Design and construction. \| Iron mines and mining--Michigan \| Iron Industry \| Logging--Michigan. \| Lumbering--Michigan \| Lumber camps \| Lumbermen \| Power-plants \| Sawmills--Michigan. \| Station wagons \| Woodies (Automobiles) \| Wood in automobiles \| Gliders (Aeronautics) \| Aircraft industry \| Chemical plants--Michigan. \| Charcoal \| World War, 1939-1945 \| Waste products \| Shipping--Michigan. \| Big Bay (Mich.) \| Iron Mountain (Mich.) \| Pequaming (Mich.) \| Sidnaw (Mich.) \| Upper Peninsula (Mich.) \| Photograph albums. \| Photographs. \| Photographic prints \| Maps. \| Negatives.
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6	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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