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1	Title:	William Clay Ford records, 1913-1981 (bulk 1953-1961).
	Accession:	921
	Creator:	Ford, William Clay, 1925-
	Abstract:	William Clay Ford, the son of Edsel and Eleanor Ford, worked for the Ford Motor Company from 1949 to 2005. His office files consist of records pertaining to public relations projects, philanthropies, the Edison Institute (The Henry Ford), and speeches. Also included are electrical drawings and a photograph album.
	Subjects:	Ford, William Clay, 1925- \| Ford family \| Henry Ford (Organization) \| Ford Motor Company. Management. \| Ford Motor Company. Public Relations. \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobiles--Design and construction \| Lincoln Continental Automobile \| Design drawings \| Technical drawings \| Photograph albums
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2	Title:	Willoughby Company Records, 1900-1939
	Accession:	90.1.1749
	Creator:	Willoughby Company
	Abstract:	The Willoughby Company, a custom design automobile body firm, originated in Rome, New York in the late nineteenth century, and later relocated to Utica, New York. One of Willoughby's largest clients was Ford Motor Company, for whom they built many custom Lincoln body styles. The collection consists of business records documenting sales, vehicle specifications, material purchases, and employee wages, and also includes over 600 design drawings for Lincoln, Packard, and Cadillac bodies, among others. Extent: 11.8 cubic ft. (17 boxes, 2 rolls). The collection is open for research.
	Subjects:	Willoughby, Edward \| Willoughby, Francis \| Willoughby Company \| Willoughby Body Works \| Automobiles--Design and construction \| Lincoln automobile \| Cadillac automobile \| Advertisements \| Clippings \| Design drawings \| Financial records \| Photographs
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3	Title:	Elwood Paul Engel papers, 1942-1986
	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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4	Title:	W. Dorwin Teague papers, 1937-2001 (Bulk 1960-1999)
	Accession:	2004.2
	Creator:	Teague, W. Dorwin
	Abstract:	Dorwin Teague was a noted industrial designer. The collection is comprised of material from both his personal and professional life. Included are correspondence, family photographs, project files, photographs, and slides, patents and miscellaneous speeches, writings and books.
	Subjects:	Teague, W. Dorwin \| Walter Dorwin Teague Associates \| Automobiles--Design and construction \| Industrial designers \| Inventors \| Housing--Energy conservation \| Household electronics--Design and construction \| Household appliances--Design and construction \| Skis and skiing \| Winter sports \| Design drawings \| Floppy disks \| Photograph albums \| Photographs
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5	Title:	William M. Schmidt papers, 1950-1962
	Accession:	1672
	Creator:	Schmidt, William M.
	Abstract:	William M. Schmidt worked as an automotive stylist and designer at Ford Motor Company, Packard Motor Car Company, Chrysler and his own private studio. His papers include photographs and clippings about various cars he helped design.
	Subjects:	Schmidt, William M. \| Ford Motor Company \| William M. Schmidt Associates \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobiles--Drawings \| Automobiles--Design and construction \| Drafting and industrial drawings \| Ford automobile \| Industrial designers \| Lincoln automobile \| Mercury automobile \| Packard automobile \| Studebaker automobile \| Trucks--Design and construction \| Photographs \| Design drawings
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6	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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7	Title:	Manufacturing and Assembly Department Records Series, 1930-1949
	Accession:	507
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. International Division. Manufacturing and Assembly Department
	Abstract:	In 1946, Ford Motor Company initiated a wide-sweeping reorganization of its operations and administrative offices and departments into a modern corporate divisional structure. The International Division created in 1946 and reorganized again in 1949, acquired direct administrative control over foreign production plants through the division's Manufacturing and Assembly Department.
	Subjects:	Automobiles--Design and construction \| Automobiles--Parts \| Automobile factories \| Automobile industry and trade--Argentina \| Automobile industry and trade--Belgium \| Automobile industry and trade--Brazil \| Automobile industry and trade--Chile \| Automobile industry and trade--China \| Automobile industry and trade--Colombia \| Automobile industry and trade--Cuba \| 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--Hungary \| Automobile industry and trade--Japan \| Automobile industry and trade--Mexico \| Automobile industry and trade--Netherlands \| Automobile industry and trade--Peru \| Automobile industry and trade--Philippines \| Automobile industry and trade--Portugal \| Automobile industry and trade--Romania \| Automobile industry and trade--Russia \| Automobile industry and trade--Spain \| Automobile industry and trade--Sweden \| Automobile industry and trade--Uruguay \| Exports \| International business enterprises \| Industrial procurement \| Industrialists--Costs \| Production scheduling \| Sales reporting \| Cort, Frank J. 1903- \| Ford Motor Company. International Division. Manufacturing and Assembly Department \| Ford Motor Company--Employees \| Ford Motor Company--Finance \| Production reports \| Design drawings \| Organizational charts
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8	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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