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1	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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2	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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3	Title:	Advertising Department scrapbooks subseries, 1934-1952.
	Accession:	722
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Lincoln-Mercury Division.
	Abstract:	The Advertising Department assisted the Sales Department in the preparation and production of sales promotion materials and materials to be used in the training of dealer retail salesmen. The subseries contains scrapbooks maintained by Robert F. G. Copeland, advertising manager for Lincoln-Mercury Division, which include: Ford used car advertising; Ford V-8 magazine advertising, Lincoln magazine and newspaper advertising, Mercury magazine and newspaper advertising; Announcement advertising for new Lincoln-Mercury dealers; Lincoln-Mercury dealer advertising and advertising fund; Lincoln-Mercury promotional materials; and a flip chart on the purpose of the Advertising Department.
	Subjects:	Advertising--Automobiles \| Advertising, Magazine \| Advertising, Newspaper \| Automobile dealers \| Automobile industry and trade \| Ford automobile \| Lincoln automobile \| Lincoln Continental automobile--History. \| Mercury automobile \| Sales promotion \| Copeland, Robert F. G., 1902-1966. \| Ford Motor Company. Lincoln Division. \| Ford Motor Company. Lincoln-Mercury Division. Advertising Department. \| Ford Motor Company. Lincoln-Mercury Division. Marketing Plans Department. \| Advertisements. \| Scrapbooks
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4	Title:	Records Moved to Engineering Laboratory in 1919 series, 1911-1927 and the Non-Automotive Interests and Activities Records series, 1916-1929
	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
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5	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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6	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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7	Title:	World's Fair photographs series, 1933-1964 (bulk 1933-1940)
	Accession:	64.167.232
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Photograpic Department.
	Abstract:	Ford Motor Company was a leading exhibitor in world fairs and other expositions held in America between 1934 and the early 1960s. This collection, consisting of 8x10 black and white photographic prints, documents various aspects of Ford's involvement including buildings, exhibits, displays, employees, celebrities and special events.
	Subjects:	Exhibitions--20th century. \| Exhibition buildings \| Exhibit booths \| Rotundas \| Public relations--Automobile trade \| Automobile industry workers \| Lincoln-Zephyr automobile. \| Ford automobile \| Mercury automobile \| Families--United States. \| Tourism \| Automobile industry and trade--By-products. \| Celebrities \| Automobile dealers \| Soybean products \| Roads \| Automobile driver education \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947. \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943. \| Disney, Walt, 1901-1966. \| Ford Motor Company--Exhibitions. \| Ford Motor Company--Employees. \| Ford Rotunda (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Henry Ford (Organization) \| Henry Ford Trade School. \| Ford Village Industries. \| WED Enterprises, Inc. \| Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) \| Texas Centennial (1936 : Dallas, Tex.) \| California Pacific International Exposition (1935-1936 : San Diego, Calif.) \| New York World's Fair (1939-1940) \| New York World's Fair (1964-1965) \| Photographs. \| Portraits. \| Group portraits. \| Aerial views.
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8	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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9	Title:	General Photographs series, 1913-1954
	Accession:	833
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department.
	Abstract:	Ford Motor Company photographers recorded the company’s manufacturing work and contributions to innovation around the nation and world. This series contains photographic prints and negatives created by the company’s first photographic department.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947. \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943. \| Ford family \| Kahlo, Frida, 1907- \| Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 \| Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957 \| Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department. \| Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Willow Run Bomber Plant. \| Ford Motor Company. Marine operations. \| Ford Motor Company--Buildings. \| Ford Motor Company--Employees. \| Ford Motor Company--Executives. \| Henry Ford (Organization) \| Ford Village Industries. \| Henry Ford Trade School. \| Dearborn Inn (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Detroit Institute of Arts \| Ford Fleet. \| Ford Rotunda (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Henry Ford Hospital. \| Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Assembly line methods \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile industry workers \| Automobile factories \| Automobile dealers \| Aircraft industry \| Factories--Design and construction \| Aircraft industry \| Airplanes \| Buses \| Ford automobile \| Lincoln automobile \| Mercury automobile \| Cargo ships \| Industry and education \| Industrial buildings \| Photographers \| Power-plants \| Radio--History \| Rubber industry and trade \| Service stations \| Soybean products \| Tractors \| Trucks \| Vehicles, Military \| Women automobile industry workers \| African American automobile industry workers \| Photographs. \| Photographic prints \| Portraits. \| Group portraits. \| Negatives (Photographic)
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10	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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