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1Title:  Fred J. Thoms papers, circa 1910-1952 
 Accession:  650 
 Creator:  Thoms, Fred J. 
 Abstract:  Fred J. Thoms was an employee of the Ford Motor Company for many years, and worked at several locations including the Flint (Mich.) plant. During his time with Ford he held many different positions including drill press operator. Among the materials in the collection are photographs, engineering and production data, and engineering drawings. 
 Subjects:  Thoms, Fred J. | Automobile industry and trade. | Photographs | Patents | Technical drawings 
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2Title:  Howard A. Elliot papers, 1930-2004 (Bulk 1964-1972) 
 Accession:  2006.62 
 Creator:  Elliott, Howard A. 
 Abstract:  The Howard A. Elliott papers consist of correspondence, design drawings, reports, and patent copies related to Elliot's career in the automotive electrical systems industry. The papers include clippings about Essex Wire Corporation, design drawings of wiring connectors and harnesses, correspondence related to court actions he participated in, and copies of patents awarded to him personally and those assigned to Essex Wire. The bulk of the papers consist of general correspondence from Elliott's career at Essex, including plant photographs illustrating various wiring and winding tools and machines developed by Essex, as well as general reports. 
 Subjects:  Elliott, Howard A. | Essex Wire Corporation. | Ford Motor Corporation. Wiring Division. | Automobiles--Electric wiring | Design drawings | Patents | Photographs 
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3Title:  Stickley family collection, 1879-1978 
 Accession:  1624 
 Creator:  Stickley family 
 Abstract:  Gustav, Leopold, and John George Stickley along with two other brothers were furniture craftsman in New York in the early 1900s. The collection, which contains correspondence, financial records, photographs and printed material, primarily documents the work of Leopold and John George Stickley. 
 Subjects:  Stickley family | Stickley, Gustav, 1858-1942 | Stickley, John George, 1871-1921 | Gustav Stickley Co. | Stickley & Associates | Stickley Bros. Co. | L. and J. G. Stickley Inc. | Furniture industry and trade | Furniture workers | Furniture, Mission | Arts and crafts movement. | Advertisements. | Design drawings | Financial records | Minutes | Oral histories | Patents | Photographs | Sales catalogs | Trade catalogs 
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4Title:  Thomas A. Edison collection, 1860-1980 (bulk 1860-1950) 
 Accession:  1630 
 Creator:  Benson Ford Research Center. 
 Abstract:  Thomas A. Edison was a great American inventor, applying for 1,093 patents during his lifetime. The collection includes correspondence, drawings, notes, financial records, artifacts, photographs and negatives concerning his work, family, associates and relationship with Henry Ford. 
 Subjects:  Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 | Edison family | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Jehl, Francis, 1860-1941 | Latimer, Lewis Howard, 1848-1928 | Edison Pioneers | Henry Ford (Organization) | Menlo Park Laboratory | Light’s Golden Jubilee (1929) | Electric engineers | Historic buildings | Inventors--United States | Inventions | Incandescent lamps | Sound recording industry | Correspondence | Financial records | Maps | Negatives | Patents | Photographs | Photograph albums | Scrapbooks | Sketches | Technical drawings 
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5Title:  Mel Boldt and Associates records, 1950-1989 
 Accession:  1746 
 Creator:  Mel Boldt and Associates 
 Abstract:  Mel Boldt was a product sylist for household appliances. He opened his own firm in 1947, Mel Boldt and Associates. His records contain drawings and photographs of appliances designed by the firm as well as business records. 
 Subjects:  Boldt, Melvin H., 1917-1981 | Mel Boldt and Associates | Amana Refrigeration, Inc. | Bendix Corporation | National Presto Industries, Inc. | Zenith Electronics Corporation | Zenith Radio Company | Cooking--Equipment and supplies | Designers | Household appliances--Design and construction | Household electronics--Design and construction | Industrial designers | Prototypes, Engineering | Radio--Receivers and reception | Sound--Equipment and supplies | Television--Receivers and reception | Color photographs | Design drawings | Patents | Photographs | Technical drawings | Trade catalogs 
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6Title:  Mechanical and Electrical Power Collection, 1785-1940 
 Accession:  2005.0.32.0 
 Creator:  Henry Ford (Organization). Benson Ford Research Center 
 Abstract:  An assembled collection containing a variety of material relating to mechanical and electrical power, the collection is divided into four series: Electrical Power, Internal Combustion Power, Steam Power, and Other Power Sources. Included are manuscript materials, newspaper and professional trade journal clippings, original trade literature, technical drawings, a few ephemera items, and photographic prints. The Electrical Power series is the largest series with 140 electric power suppliers and electrical equipment manufacturers represented. 
 Subjects:  Boilers | Electric batteries | Electrical engineering | Electric generators | Electric power | Electric lighting, Incandescent | Electric power systems | Electricity | Electric railroad trains. | Engines | Internal combustion engines | Motors | Power-plants | Power (Mechanics) | Power transmission | Steam power plants | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Campsall, Frank Charles, 1884-1946 | Humberstone, James, 1909- | Morton, Herbert Frederick, 1890-1966 | Smith, Fred | Edison Electric Light Company | Edison General Electric Company | Ford Motor Company | General Electric Company | Henry Ford (Organization) | Menlo Park Laboratory | Technical drawings | Blueprints (Reprographic copies) | Clippings (Information artifacts) | Patents | Photographs | Trade catalogs 
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7Title:  Ford Motor Company Legal Office Patent Records, 1905-1951 
 Accession:  93.1.296 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company 
 Abstract:  The records from the Ford Motor Company Legal Office contain material related to patent and trademark agreements, lawsuits and registrations for aircraft, prosthetics, tractors, magnesium manufacture, and Ford automobiles. 
 Subjects:  Dow Chemical Company | Ford Motor Company | Henry Ford & Son, Inc. | Junkers, Hugo, 1859-1935 | Junkers Flugzeug- und -Motorenwerke, Dessau | Aircraft | Artificial hands | Fordson tractors | Lincoln automobile | Magnesium | Patents | Trademarks | Czechoslovakia | Germany | Great Britain | Spain | Photographs | Technical drawings | Blueprints 
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8Title:  Peter Bryant Papers, 1964-2008 
 Accession:  2012.65 
 Creator:  Bryant, Peter 
 Abstract:  Peter E. Bryant was an automotive engineer who began his career in the race car industry. After designing cars for the Canadian-American (Can-Am) Challenge Cup, most notably the Autocoast Ti-22 and the United Oil Products (UOP) Shadow, Bryant moved into other areas of vehicle design. His later works include transports for Disney, a variety of buses, and a mobile CAT scan unit. 
 Subjects:  Bryant, Peter | Thompson, Mickey | Amtech Incorporated | General Motors Corporation | Shelby American, Inc. | Society of Automotive Engineers | United Oil Products | Automobile parts | Automobile racing | Automotive engineering | Buses | Canadian-American Challenge Cup | Electric vehicles | Engineering drawings | Patents | Renewable energy sources | Safety | Shelby automobile | Bonneville Salt Flats (Utah) | Brochures | Catalogs | CD-ROMs | Color photographs | Color slides | Floppy disks | Photographs | Promotional materials | Technical drawings | Trade literature | Transparencies | Videocassettes 
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