| | 3 | Title: | Detroit University School Yearbook "Helicon" Collection, 1906-1935  | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 79.300.1461 | | | | Creator: | Henry Ford (Organization). Benson Ford Research Center | | | | Abstract: | Collection consists of five editions of the Detroit University School yearbook, "Helicon", along with a booklet from 1915 announcing "The New Detroit University School". The editions of the "Helicon" date from 1906, 1908, 1912, 1913, and 1935. Edsel Ford attended the school from 1905 to 1912, and is mentioned as an alumnus in the 1913 edition. Several of the editions appear to have been removed from other Ford Motor Company accessions in the Research Center holdings, including 64.167.1 and 64.167.13. | | | | Subjects: | Detroit University School (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | School yearbooks | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 4 | 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 |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | Title: | Gaston Plantiff papers, 1905-1931 (bulk 1920-1930) | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 66 | | | | Creator: | Plantiff, Gaston, 1874-1934. | | | | Abstract: | Gaston Plantiff was New York Branch Manager for Ford Motor Company from 1913-1929. The papers consist of files maintained by Plantiff during this time. | | | | Subjects: | Plantiff, Gaston 1874-1934. | Ford Motor Company. | Ford Motor Company -- New York. | Bulow, Robert. | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943. | Kanzler, Ernest Carlton, 1892-1967. | Sorensen, Charles Emil, 1881-1968. | Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation 1916. | Automobile industry and trade | Automobile dealers | Advertising--Automobiles | Tractors | Correspondence | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 9 | Title: | Fred L. Black "Century of Progress" Photograph Album, 1933-1934 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 2017.73 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company | | | | Abstract: | Collection consists of a single album containing photographs taken during the 1934 Century of Progress International Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois. Images show Ford staff, presenters, and performers, along with exhibit buildings and visitors, including Henry and Edsel Ford. The album was either made by or assembled for Fred L. Black, who was selected by Edsel Ford to organize the Ford Motor Company exhibit at the Exposition, and who appears in many of the images. Prior to that assignment, Black had served as Editor of the Dearborn Independent and head of the Ford Advertising Department. He would go on to oversee Ford involvement in other expositions held during the 1930s, including the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. | | | | Subjects: | Black, Fred L., 1891-1971 | Ford Motor Company | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) | Chicago (Ill.) | Photographs | Photograph albums | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 12 | Title: | Joseph C. Beh, Sr. papers, 1915-1928 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 147 | | | | Creator: | Beh, Joseph C., Sr., 1889-1975. | | | | Abstract: | John C. Beh Sr. became an employee of the Ford Motor Company in 1915. These papers mostly include employee lists for engineering and power plant related departments and other miscellaneous documents relating to his employment. | | | | Subjects: | Beh, Joseph C., Sr., 1889-1975. | Allison, Fred. | Perry, William, 1853-1940. | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943. | Ford Motor Company--Employees. | Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant. | Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant. | Ford Motor Company. Electrical Power Department. | Automobile industry and trade | Power-plants--Michigan. | Automobile engineers | African American automobile industry workers | World War, 1914-1918 | Photographs. | Group portraits. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 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 | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 16 | Title: | Sidney Olson papers, 1952-1963 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | PP004 | | | | Creator: | Olson, Sidney | | | | Abstract: | Sidney Olson conducted independent research in the Ford Archives, with the intention to write a series of books on Henry Ford. After his death, his manuscript was published under the title Young Henry Ford. His papers contain his manuscript, research notes, and plans for other projects. | | | | Subjects: | Olson, Sidney | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | Ford family | Ford Motor Company--History. | Ford Motor Company--Public relations. | Ford Motor Company--Employees. | Ford Motor Company--Executives. | Automobile industry and trade | Ford automobile | Ford Falcon automobile | Flora (Ill.) | Chronologies | Photographs | Maps | Minutes | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 19 | Title: | Leonard Willeke Collection, 1916-1982 (bulk 1916-1924) | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 1605 | | | | Creator: | Brunk, Thomas | | | | Abstract: | Leonard B. Willeke was an architect who completed several commissions for Henry and Edsel Ford as well as other Ford Motor Company executives. The collection includes fire-damaged fragments of blueprints and sketches of Fair Lane as well as a guide to the records on microfilm. | | | | Subjects: | Willeke, Leonard B., 1885-1970 | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 | Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 | Jensen, Jens, 1860-1951 | Architects--Michigan | Architecture--Michigan | Architecture, Domestic | Architect-designed furniture | Buildings--Specifications | Ford, Henry--Homes and haunts | City planning | Industrial housing--Michigan | Historic buildings--Michigan | Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) | Fordson (Dearborn, Mich.) | Indian Village (Detroit, Mich.) | Kanzler Residence (Detroit, Mich.) | Sorensen Residence (Detroit, Mich.) | Architectural drawings | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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