| 1 | Title: | Automotive Price Books Collection, 1930-2017  | Requires cookie* | | Accession: | 2017.88 | | | Creator: | Price Books and Forms, Inc. | | | Abstract: | Price books like those found in this collection were used by new car and truck salespeople to help sell their products and were updated and published as pricing and option changes occurred over the course of a vehicle model year. The collection consists of approximately 2700 books covering Ford (1930-2016), General Motors (1960s-2017), Chrysler (1960s-2017), and Nissan (1991-2016) vehicles. | | | Subjects: | Automobile dealers | Automobile industry and trade | | | Similar Items: | Find |
10 | Title: | Augustus Post papers, 1928-1944, (bulk 1939-1944)  | Requires cookie* | | Accession: | 1765 | | | Creator: | Post, Augustus | | | Abstract: | Major Augustus Post purchased the first automobile sold in New York City, and in 1899, along with several others, organized the first public garage in the United States. Post later founded the Automobile Old Timers Association, and this collection contains Post's personal records of the Association, including information concerning annual meetings, purposes, projects and members, along with a group of Post's personal correspondence. | | | Subjects: | Post, Augustus | American Automobile Association | Automobile Old Timers Association | Automobile industry and trade | New York (N.Y.) | Business records | Correspondence | | | Similar Items: | Find |
11 | Title: | Executive Correspondence subsubseries, 1949-1961  | Requires cookie* | | Accession: | 1882 | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. | | | Abstract: | The Executive Correspondence subsubseries is comprised of correspondence from the general public to Ford executives along with replies written by the editorial staff on behalf of the executives. Among the topics are requests for photographs of automobiles, expressions of admiration for Ford automobiles, letters from school children, comments on Walter Reuther and the United Auto Workers, inquiries about the Foundation for the Republic, requests for charitable donations, support for organizations, Model T reminiscences, anti-Communism, and inflation. | | | Subjects: | Automobile industry and trade | Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. Editorial Services Department. | Ford Motor Company--Public relations. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
13 | 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 | | | Similar Items: | Find |
17 | Title: | Edsel B. Ford office papers, 1903-1945 (bulk 1920-1940)  | Requires cookie* | | Accession: | 6 | | | Creator: | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943. | | | Abstract: | Edsel B. Ford, the only child of Henry and Clara Bryant Ford was secretary of the Ford Motor Company from 1915 to 1917 and president of the company from 1919 until his death in 1943. The papers are primarily comprised of correspondence, subject files, and financial records. The bulk of the records relate to company business in the 1920s, 1930s, and early 1940s. | | | Subjects: | Automobile industry and trade | Industrial designers. | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943. | Ford Motor Company -- Management. | Ford Motor Company -- Presidents. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
18 | Title: | National Recovery Administration records subseries, 1933-1937  | Requires cookie* | | Accession: | SE001 | | | Creator: | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | | | Abstract: | The National Recovery Administration, or NRA, operated during the period that Edsel Ford served as president of Ford Motor Company. The records are comprised of correspondence, reports, literature, NRA codes and other federal government information relating to Ford Motor Company involvement with the NRA. Contains Accession 52 and Accession 279. | | | Subjects: | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | Ford Motor Company | Automobile industry and trade | Ford Motor Company--Finance | United States. National Recovery Administration. | Financial records | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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