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21	Title:	Ford and Model T songs collection, 1908-1939	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	163
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Archives.
	Abstract:	The collection includes sheet music and audio recordings of songs related to Henry Ford or the Model T.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford Motor Company \| Automobile industry and trade \| Ford Model T automobile \| Ford automobile \| Sheet music \| Audiotapes \| Phonograph records \| Cassette tapes \| Compact discs
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22	Title:	Miscellaneous Ford Motor Company blueprints and drawings collection, 1906-1951	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	181
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company
	Abstract:	The collection includes various Ford Motor Company drawings, including Henry Ford’s first internal combustion engine, the Quadricycle, Model T and Lincoln parts, and Fordson tractors.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford Motor Company \| Engines \| Automobile industry and trade \| Ford automobile \| Ford Model T automobile \| Lincoln automobile \| Technical drawings \| Blueprints (reprographic copies)
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23	Title:	Augustus Degener papers, 1905-1926	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	187
	Creator:	Degener, Augustus
	Abstract:	Augustus Degener worked with Henry Ford on the "999"racer and on steel heat-treatment processes. His papers contain notes on the early years of Ford Motor Company, architectural drawings and information concerning the fifteen millionth Model T motor.
	Subjects:	Degener, Augustus \| Ford Motor Company \| Ford Motor Company--History \| Ford Motor Company--Employees \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile industry workers \| Metallurgy \| Ford Model T automobile \| Automobiles, Racing \| Architectural drawings
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24	Title:	F. Gibson Butler Collection, 1919-2006	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	2009.42
	Creator:	Butler, Frederick Gibson, 1915-2006
	Abstract:	Frederick Gibson Butler was a noted Oldsmobile designer employed at the Oldsmobile Research and Development Center in Lansing, Michigan. The papers and film primarily reflect Butler's personal interests in nature, the circus, the environment and family activities, with a smattering of business related material. There are four series. The Correspondence series is comprised of family, professional, and social correspondence. The Personal Interests series details Butler's amateur cinematography and editing processes, along with drafts of papers, speeches, and clippings. The Greeting Cards series is a collection of cards and notes sent to Butler and his family. The Film and Audio series contains mainly family related footage such as holiday gatherings and vacations, along with some business related footage. Also included are clips of circus performances, nature and wildlife.
	Subjects:	Butler, Frederick Gibson, 1915-2006 \| Butler Family \| Automobile industry and trade \| Cinematography \| Circus \| Holidays \| Vacations \| Photographs \| Film \| Greeting cards
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25	Title:	World War I Production Contracts Series, 1916-1922	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	267
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Office of the Secretary
	Abstract:	This series contains contracts and related correspondence between Ford Motor Company and the United States Government including the Army Department, Department of Interior, Navy Department, and Post Office Department regarding production of supplies for World War I such as ambulances, armored tractors, automobile parts, helmets, and other supples. Also included are government leases of Ford Motor Company buildings.
	Subjects:	Ambulances \| Automobile industry and trade \| World War, 1914-1918--Equipment and supplies \| Vehicles, Military \| Ford Motor Company--Buildings \| Ford Motor Company. Office of the Secretary \| United States. Dept. of the Army \| United States. Dept. of the Interior \| United States. Navy Dept.
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26	Title:	Ford International executive newsletters, 1950-1956	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	505
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Public Relations Department.
	Abstract:	The Ford International executive newsletters were informal newsletters intended to share information about overseas branches of the Ford Motor Company. This collection contains newsletters from the 1950s as well as economic news abstracts from the same period.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1917-1987. \| Mills, A. K. (Augustus King), 1902-1954. \| Ford Motor Company. Public Relations Department. \| Ford Motor Company. International Division--Public relations. \| Automobile industry and trade \| Ford automobile \| Branches (Business enterprises) \| Ford Motor Company--Management. \| Reports.
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27	Title:	Ford Motor Company Vehicle Production Records, 1938-1948	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	64.167.769
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company
	Abstract:	Collection consists primarily of "Monthly & Accumulative Record of Vehicles Assembled" forms completed by individual Ford Motor Company plants, and supplied to Ford's Distribution Control Department during the period 1946 to 1948. The forms include information on vehicle body type; wheelbase; engine type; number of vehicles assembled for a given month; and total number of vehicles assembled from start of vehicle model production.
	Subjects:	Ford Motor Company \| Ford Motor Company. Atlanta Assembly Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Edgewater Assembly Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Kansas City Assembly Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Louisville Assembly Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Twin Cities Assembly Plant \| Automobile industry and trade \| Forms (documents)
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28	Title:	Ann Hood papers, 1940	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	653
	Creator:	Hood, Ann
	Abstract:	Ann Hood was a student at the Edison Institute Schools who interviewed Henry Ford and wrote an extensive story of his life. Her papers include three copies of her final story.
	Subjects:	Hood, Ann \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford Motor Company \| Edison Institute Schools \| Henry Ford (Organization) \| Automobile industry and trade \| Industrialists--United States--Biography \| Students--Michigan--Dearborn \| Photographs
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29	Title:	Joseph Galamb papers, 1907-1919	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	82
	Creator:	Galamb, Joseph A., 1881-1955
	Abstract:	Joseph Galamb was a key member of Ford Motor Company from 1905-1944. He played an important role in the design of the Model T and subsequent Ford vehicles. This small accession includes sketches, photostats, postcards and communication between Galamb, Henry Ford and Edsel Ford.
	Subjects:	Galamb, Joseph A., 1881-1955 \| Ford Motor Company--Employees \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobiles--Design and construction \| Engineers \| Tractors--Design and construction \| Photographs \| Postcards \| Sketches
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30	Title:	Calendar collection, 1858-ongoing (bulk 1878-1989)	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	RC.13
	Creator:	Benson Ford Research Center
	Abstract:	The calendar collection contains calendars in a variety of formats including those intended to be displayed on a wall or desk and those designed to be carried in a pocket. Many were produced as advertising pieces for individual companies or for specific products. Those represented repeatedly in the collection include Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, Hood's Sarsaparilla, E.W. Hoyt & Co., Tiffany & Co. Jewelers and Silversmiths and the Gale Research Co. Numerous insurance agents are represented with generic calendars on which they could imprint their contact information. Subjects of the calendar artwork include nature scenes, historic artwork, women, and cartoons representative of the time periods.
	Subjects:	Insurance companies \| Automobile industry and trade \| E.W. Hoyt & Co. \| Gale Research Company \| Hood, C.I., & Co. \| Perry Mason & Co. \| Tiffany and Company \| Youth's companion. \| Calendars
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31	Title:	Engineering data collection, 1948-1958	Requires cookie*
	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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32	Title:	Seventy-fifth Anniversary Committee records subseries, 1975-1978	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	1389
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations.
	Abstract:	Ford Motor Company celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 1953 and its seventy-fifth anniversary in 1978. The subseries holds material documenting the celebration of Ford Motor Company's seventy-fifth anniversary including news releases; press packets; interoffice correspondence; Ford and non-Ford publications; photographs of Ford Motor Company plants around the world, Ford products, Ford family members, and others; newspaper clipping books; 16mm film footage and audio tape coverage of the seventy-fifth anniversary celebration at Greenfield Village; news articles of seventy-fifth anniversary activities in Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Mexico, Netherlands, Uruguay, and Venezuela, many which are in foreign languages; and a design drawing for the 1903 Model A Ford which was used to create official commemorative models.
	Subjects:	Automobile factories \| Automobile industry and trade \| Ford Model A automobile \| Press releases \| Ford family \| Ford Motor Company--Anniversaries, etc. \| Ford Motor Company. Archives. \| Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. \| Ford Motor Company--Public relations. \| Ford Rotunda (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Design drawings. \| Motion pictures. \| Photographs. \| Sound recordings.
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33	Title:	John Tjaarda papers, 1916-1962	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	1714
	Creator:	Tjaarda, John, 1897-1962
	Abstract:	The John Tjaarda papers include general and legal correspondence, clippings, photographs and a sketch book of designs. The bulk of the papers cover Tjaarda's work at Briggs Manufacturing Company and subsequent legal claims against Briggs and Chrysler Corporation over ownership of designs and patents.
	Subjects:	Tjaarda, John, 1897-1962. \| Briggs Manufacturing Company. \| Ford Motor Company. \| John Tjaarda and Associates. \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobiles--Design and construction. \| Drafting and industrial drawings. \| Industrial designers. \| Lincoln automobile \| Patent suits \| Photographs. \| Design drawings.
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34	Title:	Elwood Paul Engel papers, 1942-1986	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	1737
	Creator:	Engel, Elwood Paul, 1917-1986
	Abstract:	Elwood Paul Engel was a talented automotive designer who spent time at both Ford Motor Company and Chrysler. His papers include biographical material, drawings, clippings, awards and photographs of concept and production cars.
	Subjects:	Engel, Elwood Paul, 1917-1986 \| Ford Motor Company \| Automobile drafting \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobiles--Design and construction \| Drafting and industrial drawings \| Fairlane automobile \| Galaxie automobile \| Industrial designers \| Lincoln Continental automobile \| Mercury automobile \| Design drawings \| Photographs \| Photographic prints
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35	Title:	Ford Motor Company Tokens, Coins, Medallions, and Badges collection, 1915-2001	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	1812
	Creator:	Benson Ford Research Center.
	Abstract:	The Ford Motor Company tokens, coins, medallions, and badges collection contains assorted Ford Motor Company and Ford family memorabilia.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford Motor Company \| Automobile industry and trade \| Exhibitions \| Ford automobile \| Lincoln automobile \| Ford Motor Company--Anniversaries \| Ford Motor Company--Centennial celebrations \| Badges \| Medallions \| Tokens
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36	Title:	Tom Lilley Papers, 1939-1964	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	1858
	Creator:	Lilley, Tom, 1912-
	Abstract:	The papers of Tom Lilley, former Ford Motor Company Vice President of International Staff and Canadian Overseas Group. The collection contains material related to both Ford Domestic Operations and Ford International Division, including product and price comparisons, organizational charts and international plant photographs.
	Subjects:	Lilley, Tom, 1912- \| Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant \| Ford Motor Company--Anniversaries, etc. \| Ford Motor Company--Employees. \| Ford Motor Company--Finance. \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile factories--Great Britain. \| Automobile factories--Central America. \| Automobile factories--South America. \| Automobile factories--United States. \| International business enterprises \| Organizational charts \| Photographs \| Aerial photographs
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37	Title:	Automobile Plant Construction Photographs, 1918, 1940-1941	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	2012.47
	Creator:	Mow, Floyd V.
	Abstract:	The Automobile Plant Construction Photographs consist of 136 black-and-white photographic prints of images taken during construction of the Ford Motor Company Rouge River Plant located in Dearborn, Michigan, and of a Chevrolet Service Parts Division building located in Saginaw, Michigan.
	Subjects:	Mow, Floyd V. \| Albert Kahn Associates \| Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant (Dearborn, Mich) \| General Motors Corporation. Chevrolet Motor Division \| Automobile factories \| Automobile industry and trade \| Design and construction \| Dearborn (Mich.) \| Saginaw (Mich.) \| Photographs \| Photographic prints
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38	Title:	Official telegram file records, 1938-1948	Requires cookie*
	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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39	Title:	Ships Salvage Program Records subseries, 1925-1931	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	546
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Purchasing Department.
	Abstract:	In August 1925, Ford Motor Company signed a contract with the United States Shipping Board to purchase and scrap ships originally ordered by the U. S. Shipping Board to meet war-time needs as the country entered World War I. These records document the purchase and the dismantling of the 199 ships acquired by Ford.
	Subjects:	Wibel, A. M. (Albert M.), 1886-1965 \| Ford Motor Company. Purchasing Department. \| Ford Motor Company--Purchasing \| Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant. \| United States. Shipping Board. \| Automobile industry and trade \| Industrial procurement \| Salvage (Waste, etc.) \| Ships--Purchasing \| Ships--Scrapping \| Blueprints (reprographic copies) \| Ledgers
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40	Title:	Edsel Ford Automotive Scrapbook series, 1911-1925	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	660
	Creator:	Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943.
	Abstract:	Edsel Ford was a connoisseur of fine art and antiques, and a designer of considerable talent. His interest in automobiles and design is expressed through the scrapbook, which holds magazine and catalog clippings of fine cars (mostly European), illustrations and snapshots of English custom bodies on the Model T chassis, and pictures of early racing cars.
	Subjects:	Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943. \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943--Homes and haunts. \| Ford Motor Company--Presidents. \| Ford Motor Company--Management. \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobiles--Design and construction. \| Ford Model T automobile \| Industrial designers. \| Automobiles, Racing. \| Boats and boating \| Selling--Automobiles \| Photographs. \| Scrapbooks
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