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1	Title:	Howard G. Allaway collection, 1953	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	233
	Creator:	Allaway, Howard G.
	Abstract:	Howard G. Allaway was Managing Editor of Popular Science Monthly magazine, which in June 1953, sponsored a contest encouraging readers to send in stories about "my funniest experience with a Model T”. The collection includes contest entries and correspondence with contestants.
	Subjects:	Allaway, Howard G. \| Stern, Phillip Van Doren, 1900- \| Popular science monthly. \| Contests \| Ford Model T automobile
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2	Title:	Emery L. Applegate records, 1923-1962	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	989
	Creator:	Applegate, Emery L.
	Abstract:	These records contain the desk files of Emery L. Applegate. They include branch histories as well as information about Ford Motor Company products such as the Tri Motor plane, the Model A and the Model T.
	Subjects:	Applegate, Emery L. \| Ford Motor Company. \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947. \| Ford Motor Company. \| Automobile industry and trade. \| Ford Model T automobile. \| Ford Three-engine Monoplane (Transport plane) \| Ford Tri-Motor. \| Photographs \| Publications \| Reports
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3	Title:	Publications series, 1953-1964	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	532
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Archives.
	Abstract:	Ford Motor Company Archives staff documented many special events held by the company in the 1950s and 1960s. The Publications series contains publications and artwork from many of these events.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford Motor Company--History \| Ford Motor Company. Archives. \| Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Ford Motor Company--Public relations \| Archives \| Ford automobile \| Ford Model T automobile \| Automobile racing \| Press releases \| Photographs
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4	Title:	Augustus Degener papers, 1905-1926	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	187
	Creator:	Degener, Augustus
	Abstract:	Augustus Degener worked with Henry Ford on the "999"racer and on steel heat-treatment processes. His papers contain notes on the early years of Ford Motor Company, architectural drawings and information concerning the fifteen millionth Model T motor.
	Subjects:	Degener, Augustus \| Ford Motor Company \| Ford Motor Company--History \| Ford Motor Company--Employees \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile industry workers \| Metallurgy \| Ford Model T automobile \| Automobiles, Racing \| Architectural drawings
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5	Title:	Edward S. Huff Records Subseries, 1906-1933	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	64.167.799
	Creator:	Huff, Edward S., 1879-1933
	Abstract:	Edward S. "Spider" Huff helped Henry Ford design electrical and ignition systems for his earliest racing vehicles and achieved racing immortality by riding with Ford during a race against Alexander Winton in October 1901. The records consist of one bound volume of automotive electrical wiring designs, sketches, and radio schematics by Huff, along with a single rough sketch.
	Subjects:	Ford Motor Company \| Dearborn Engineering Laboratory (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Automobile engineers \| Electrical engineering \| Ford Model T automobile \| Ford Model A automobile \| Automobiles--Electronic equipment \| Automobiles--Design and construction \| Automobiles--Radio equipment \| Graphs \| Technical drawings
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6	Title:	Ford and Model T songs collection, 1908-1939	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	163
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Archives.
	Abstract:	The collection includes sheet music and audio recordings of songs related to Henry Ford or the Model T.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford Motor Company \| Automobile industry and trade \| Ford Model T automobile \| Ford automobile \| Sheet music \| Audiotapes \| Phonograph records \| Cassette tapes \| Compact discs
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7	Title:	Miscellaneous Ford Motor Company blueprints and drawings collection, 1906-1951	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	181
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company
	Abstract:	The collection includes various Ford Motor Company drawings, including Henry Ford’s first internal combustion engine, the Quadricycle, Model T and Lincoln parts, and Fordson tractors.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford Motor Company \| Engines \| Automobile industry and trade \| Ford automobile \| Ford Model T automobile \| Lincoln automobile \| Technical drawings \| Blueprints (reprographic copies)
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8	Title:	Model T part specification and machine operation sheets, 1915-1926	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	166
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company
	Abstract:	The part specification sheets are part of Ford Motor Company’s purchasing system. Each automobile part had its own informational sheet and corresponding number. This collection includes Model T, truck, Lincoln and Fordson tractor sheets.
	Subjects:	Ford Motor Company \| Automobile industry and trade \| Ford Model T automobile \| Lincoln automobile \| Fordson tractors \| Automobiles--Parts \| Automobiles--Design and construction \| Industrial procurement
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9	Title:	Henry Ford Centennial subseries, 1963	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	SE004
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Archives.
	Abstract:	The Henry Ford Centennial celebrated the 100th anniversary of Henry Ford and the 60th anniversary of the creation of Ford Motor Company in 1963. The Henry Ford Centennial subseries contains administrative files concerning the planning of the many events, memorabilia, photographs, clippings and a scrapbook commemorating these events. The subseries includes accessions 899 and 1139.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford Motor Company--History \| Ford Motor Company. Archives. \| Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Ford Motor Company--Anniversaries, etc \| Ford Motor Company--Public relations \| Archives \| Ford automobile \| Ford Model T automobile \| Birthdays \| Press releases \| Sound recordings \| Photographs \| Lantern slides \| Motion pictures \| Scrapbooks
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10	Title:	Ocean to Ocean Race Re-Enactment subseries, 1959	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	717
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Archives.
	Abstract:	In 1959, Ford Motor Company re-enacted a 1909 transcontinental race that had been won by a Model T. The re-enactment celebrated the 50th anniversary of the race and the construction on the 50 millionth Ford. The collection contains promotional materials, newspaper clippings and maps from the re-enacted race.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford Motor Company--History \| Ford Motor Company. Archives. \| Ford Motor Company--Anniversaries, etc \| Ford Motor Company--Public relations \| Archives \| Ford automobile \| Ford Model T automobile \| Automobile racing \| Press releases \| Transcontinental journeys \| Maps \| Motion pictures \| Photographs \| Sound recordings
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11	Title:	William C. Klann papers, 1918-1926	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	499
	Creator:	Klann, William C., 1884-
	Abstract:	William C. Klann worked for Ford Motor Company from 1905 to 1928. His papers include photographs, drawings and personal notes.
	Subjects:	Klann, William C., 1884- \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant. \| Airplanes--Motors \| Airplanes--Design and construction \| Ford Model T automobile \| Engines \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile industry workers \| Assembly-line methods \| Automobiles--Drawings \| Production and logistics \| Ford Motor Company--Employees \| Portraits \| roup portraits \| Photographs \| Photographic prints \| Design drawings
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12	Title:	American Road marketing and publicity photographs series, 1903-1964 (bulk 1920-1950)	Requires cookie*
	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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13	Title:	Edsel Ford Automotive Scrapbook series, 1911-1925	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	660
	Creator:	Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943.
	Abstract:	Edsel Ford was a connoisseur of fine art and antiques, and a designer of considerable talent. His interest in automobiles and design is expressed through the scrapbook, which holds magazine and catalog clippings of fine cars (mostly European), illustrations and snapshots of English custom bodies on the Model T chassis, and pictures of early racing cars.
	Subjects:	Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943. \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943--Homes and haunts. \| Ford Motor Company--Presidents. \| Ford Motor Company--Management. \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobiles--Design and construction. \| Ford Model T automobile \| Industrial designers. \| Automobiles, Racing. \| Boats and boating \| Selling--Automobiles \| Photographs. \| Scrapbooks
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14	Title:	Topical Photographic Prints in Binders series, circa 1903-1960	Requires cookie*
	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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15	Title:	P. E. Martin papers, 1880-1943 (bulk 1921-1942)	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	823
	Creator:	Martin, P. E. (Peter Edmund), 1882-1944
	Abstract:	Peter Edmund Martin was an early employee and later executive of the Ford Motor Company. His papers consist of photographs of influential Ford employees as well as correspondence, production totals and personal notes on the early years of Ford Motor Company.
	Subjects:	Martin, P. E. (Peter Edmund), 1882-1944 \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Sorensen, Charles E. (Charles Emil), 1881-1968 \| Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant. \| Ford Motor Company. Rough River Plant. \| Henry Ford Trade School \| Stout Metal Airplane Company \| Automobile factories--Ireland--Cord \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile industry and trade--Statistics \| Ford automobile \| Ford Model T automobile \| Ford Model A automobile \| Ford Three-engined Monoplane (Transport plane) \| Ford Tri-Motor \| Cork (Ireland: County) \| Caricatures \| Photographs \| Photograph albums \| Portraits
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16	Title:	Fair Lane papers subgroup, 1835-1950	Requires cookie*
	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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17	Title:	Ford Motor Company, Ltd. collection, 1903-1990	Requires cookie*
	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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