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1Title:  Research Center Archive Vertical File, circa 1929-2018 
 Accession:  RC.2 
 Creator:  Henry Ford (Organization). Benson Ford Research Center 
 Abstract:  The Archives Vertical File is an assembled collection containing mainly printed material on a wide variety of subjects related to Henry Ford, Ford Motor Company, and the automobile industry. 
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2Title:  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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3Title:  Photographic Vertical File Series, Racing Addendum, 1900-1985 
 Accession:  1660 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Archives 
 Abstract:  The Addendum to the Photographic Vertical File Series entitled Automobile Racing includes photographs of courses, drivers, race cars, road races, and transcontinental races. 
 Subjects:  Ford Motor Company. Archives | Automobiles, Racing | Endurance races | Automobile racing drivers | Photographs | Veritcal files 
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...Archives (Ford Motor Company) subgroup Photographs Vertical File...
...Archives (Ford Motor Company) subgroup Photographs Vertical File...
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4Title:  Ford Biographical Vertical File, 1939-2005 
 Accession:  RC.65 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company Archives 
 Abstract:  The Ford Biographical Vertical File is an intentionally assembled collection of predominately biographical information about executive level Ford Motor Company employees. 
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5Title:  New and Unprocessed Archival Accessions, April 2020 
 Accession:  none 
 Creator:  Henry Ford (Organization). Benson Ford Research Center 
 Abstract:  The Benson Ford Research Center, home to the Archives of The Henry Ford, holds more than 3000 individual collections, or accessions. Many of these accessions remain partially or completely unprocessed and do not have detailed finding aids. In order to provide a measure of insight into these materials, the Archives has assembled this listing of more than 1100 new and unprocessed accessions. Accessions are listed alphabetically by title in two groups: New Accessions contains materials acquired 2018-2020, and Accessions 1929-2017 contains materials acquired since the opening of The Henry Ford in 1929 through 2017. The list will be updated periodically to include new acquisitions and remove those that have been more fully described. Researchers interested in access to any of the collections listed here should contact Benson Ford Research Center staff (email: research.center@thehenryford.org) to discuss collection availability. 
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...integrated into Archives Vertical File] : Accession 1574...
...integrated into Archives Vertical File] : Accession 1524...
...integrated into Archives Vertical File] : Accession 1562...
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6Title:  Charles P. Steinmetz papers, 1853-1921 
 Accession:  00.1399 
 Creator:  Steinmetz, Charles Proteus, 1865-1923 
 Abstract:  Charles Steinmetz, German born author and inventor, joined General Electric in 1893. The papers include correspondence in German to his sister, a manuscript on motors, and 184 patents. 
 Subjects:  Steinmetz, Charles Proteus, 1865-1923 | Steinmetz, Clara | General Electric Company | Engineers | Inventors | Motors | Correspondence | Design patents | Postcards 
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...Henry Ford: - Archives Vertical File - Henry Ford Imprints...
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7Title:  Rouge Tire Plant records subsubseries, 1942-1943 
 Accession:  771 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Superintendents Office. 
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...plant. H.F.M.G.V. Archives Vertical File under the heading...
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8Title:  E-M-F, Flanders, and Studebaker photographs, circa 1910-1914 
 Accession:  91.1.1769 
 Creator:  Unknown 
 Abstract:  Mainly unlabeled and undated photographs that detail the history of E-M-F and Flanders automobiles, both of which were incorporated into Studebaker Brothers manufacturing Company in 1912 and sold under that name. Also depicted is automotive production and shipping, images of automobile track racing, and photographic materials that promote the durability and reliability of E-M-F, Flanders and Studebaker vehicles. 
 Subjects:  AAA (Organization : U.S.) | Atlantic, Yellowstone and Pacific Highway Association | Everett-Metzger-Flanders Co. | Everett, Barney | Flanders, Walter E. (Walter Emmett), 1871-1923 | Glidden, Charles J. (Charles Jasper), 1857-1927 | Metzger, William | Pelletier, LeRoy | Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Co. | Assembly-line methods | Automobile dealers | Automobile driving on mountain roads | Automobile driving in bad weather | Automobile industry and trade | Automobile industry workers | Automobile racing | Automobile racing drivers | Automobile travel | Automobiles--Performance | Endurance sports | Industrialists | Denver (Colo.) | Detroit (Mich.) | Grand Canyon (Ariz.) | Savannah (Ga.) | Seattle (Wash.) | Photographic prints 
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...2000.32.11.0 - Archives Vertical File for E-M-F, Flanders...
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9Title:  Jenny Young Chandler Photographs collection, 1890-1915 
 Accession:  32.351 
 Creator:  Chandler, Jenny Young, 1865-1922 
 Abstract:  Jenny Young Chandler was a photojournalist working in the area of Brooklyn, New York in the early 20th century. More than 1,000 images, photographic prints and glass plate negatives, depict people from all walks of life, the decorative arts, streetscapes and waterscapes, etc. 
 Subjects:  Chandler, Jenny Young, 1865-1922 | Antiques | Art objects | Beaches | Boats | Child labor | Children | Children’s games | Decorative arts | Farms | Immigrants | Museums | Nomads | Parks | Photojournalists | Photomicrography | Play | Recreation | Schools | Shipwrights | Shorelines | Streetscapes (urban design) | Work | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) | Long Island, N. Y. | Queens (New York, N. Y.) | Photographs | Photographic prints | Glass negatives 
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...The Henry Ford: - Archives Vertical File, circa 1929-ongoing...
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10Title:  Fair Lane papers subgroup, 1835-1950 
 Accession:  1 
 Creator:  Ford, Henry, 1863-1947. 
 Abstract:  Henry and Clara Ford lived in a succession of fourteen homes, the last of which, Fair Lane, was constructed on the shores of their Rouge River estate in 1915. The Fair Lane papers contain documents representing the Fords' busy and complex lives assembled from the rooms of the mansion after Clara died in 1950. 
 Subjects:  Ford, Henry, 1863-1947--Homes and haunts | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947--Family | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 | Ford, Henry, 1917-1987 | Ford family | Burroughs, John, 1837-1921 | Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 | Firestone, Harvey Samuel, 1868-1938 | Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926 | Jensen, Jens, 1860-1951 | Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943 | Ford Motor Company--History | Henry Ford (Organization) | Henry Ford Hospital | Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) | Wayside Inn (Sudbury, Mass.) | Ford Foundation | Ford Motor Company. Airplane Division | Ford Motor Company. Willow Run Bomber Plant | Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad | Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation (1916) | Henry Ford Peace Expedition (1915-1916) | Dearborn Independent | Automobile industry and trade | Ford automobile | Ford Model T automobile | Lincoln automobile | Historic gardens--Michigan | Historic buildings | Historic sites--Conservation and restoration | Ford tractors | Automobiles, Racing | Pacifism | Peace movements | Technology--United States | World War, 1914-1918--Peace | Schools--Michigan | Power-plants--Michigan | Industrialists--Michigan--Dearborn | Camping | Landscape architecture | Willow Run (Mich.) | Richmond Hill (Ga.) | Dearborn (Mich.) | Scrapbooks | Genealogy | Diaries | Postcards | Landscape architectural drawings 
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11Title:  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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...Archives (Ford Motor Company) photographs subgroup, which includes: - Photographic vertical file...
...Vertical File, Accession 1660, under the subject term Automobiles, Contemporary. Ford Motor Company Photographs collection Archives (...
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12Title:  Topical Photographic Prints in Binders series, circa 1903-1960 
 Accession:  1854 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company Archives 
 Abstract:  This series is a reference tool created by Ford Motor Company Archives staff prior to 1965. It contains photographic reproductions of continuous tone photographs, documents and printed materials. 
 Subjects:  Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | Ford family | Ford Motor Company--Archives. | Ford Motor Company--History. | Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village. | Henry Ford (Organization). Henry Ford Museum. | Ford Times | Canadian Ford Times | Advertising--Automobiles | Automobile industry and trade | Aircraft industry | Assembly-line methods | Automobile racing | Automobile travel | Automobiles--Social aspects | Celebrities | Ford Model T automobile | Ford Model A automobile | Ford automobile | Lincoln automobile | Lincoln Continental automobile | Mercury Zephyr automobile | Ford trucks | Roads | Ford Zephyr automobiles | Lincoln Zephyr automobile | Portraits | Photographs 
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13Title:  Engineering Library Vertical File for Henry Ford Collection, 1870-1945 (bulk 1935-1944) 
 Accession:  13 
 Creator:  Ford Motor Company. Dearborn Engineering Library. 
 Abstract:  The collection is comprised mainly of printed material on a wide variety of subjects that were of interest to Henry Ford and maintained for him in the library of the Ford Motor Company Engineering Department. 
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...Archives in 1964. PREFERRED CITATION: Item, folder, box, Accession 13, Engineering Library Vertical File...
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14Title:  Copied Photographs and Documents Subseries, 1890-1980. "O" File of Copy Negatives. 
 Accession:  1660 
 Creator:  Benson Ford Research Center 
 Abstract:  Copied photographs and documents subseries, 1890-1980 (41.2 cubic ft.), is comprised of negatives and prints of copies of documents and photographs. The copies of documents, known as the "D" file, are photographic copies of letters, telegrams, jottings, legal papers, advertisements and other material relating to Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company as they were needed for publication or reference use. Primarily a negative file, there are some prints filed with the negatives. The copied photographs, known as the "O" file, are negatives and reproductions of historical photographs reproduced from both internal and external sources. See also Accession 1660. 
 Subjects:  Photographs | Negatives (Photographic) | Photographic prints 
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15Title:  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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