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1	Title:	William Ford Tractor Sales Company Records, 1930-1938	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	351
	Creator:	William Ford Tractor Sales Company
	Abstract:	Records of the William Ford Tractor Sales Company of Dearborn, Michigan, including legal documents such as articles of association, a building lease, an employment and stock purchase agreement, and the certificate of dissolution. Also included are annual stockholder meeting notices, proxy voting notices, Board of Directors resolutions, balance sheets, and a Dun & Bradstreet report on the history and financial status of the company.
	Subjects:	Automobile dealers \| Motor vehicle industry \| Tractor industry \| Tractors \| Allen, Marshall T. \| Ford, William D. 1871-1959 \| William Ford Tractor Sales Company
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2	Title:	Comet Automobile Company Records, 1918-1920	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	92.1.1771
	Creator:	Comet Automobile Company
	Abstract:	The Comet Automobile Company records contain photographs, correspondence, business records, and clippings related to the company during the period 1918-1920.
	Subjects:	Comet Automobile Company \| Jagers, George W. \| Automobiles \| Tractors \| Trucks \| Decatur (Ill.) \| Business records \| Correspondence \| Newspaper clippings \| Photographs
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3	Title:	Robert A. Shaw papers, 1924-1951	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	618
	Creator:	Shaw, Robert A.
	Abstract:	Robert A. Shaw was in charge of all safety engineering at Ford Motor Company from 1913 to 1927. His papers include diagrams, the “Safe Practices” newsletter and a book.
	Subjects:	Shaw, Robert A. \| Ford Motor Company--Employees \| Automobile industry and trade \| Safety engineers \| Safety engineering in practice \| Tractors
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4	Title:	Connecticut Women’s Land Army Scrapbook, circa 1943	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	2001.48.36
	Creator:	Unknown
	Abstract:	The Connecticut Women's Land Army Scrapbook, circa 1943, contains one scrapbook with photographic prints, applications, newspaper clippings, notes, and pamphlets about the group's work to provide women workers to farms during World War II. Extent: 0.31 cubic ft. (1 box). The collection is open for research.
	Subjects:	Women's Land Army of America \| Agricultural laborers \| Agriculture \| Dairy farming \| Education \| Tractors \| Women employees \| World War, 1939-1945 \| United States, Connecticut \| Clippings (information artifacts) \| Maps \| Newsletters \| Pamphlets \| Photographic prints \| Scrapbooks
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5	Title:	Howard Woodworth Simpson papers, 1919-1956	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	500
	Creator:	Simpson, Howard Woodworth, 1892-1963
	Abstract:	Howard Simpson worked for Henry Ford & Son at the Fordson tractor plant in Dearborn. He worked in tractor and transmission design. The papers include drawings, patents, notes and other data related to Fordson tractors and automobile transmission.
	Subjects:	Simpson, Howard Woodworth, 1892-1963 \| Agricultural implements \| Automobiles--Transmission devices \| Engineering drawings \| Fordson tractors \| Inventors \| Mechanical engineers \| Motor vehicles--Design and construction \| Tractor industry--Michigan \| Tractors \| Tractors--Patents \| Blueprints \| Diaries
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6	Title:	Laurence S. Sheldrick papers, 1932-1948	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	652
	Creator:	Sheldrick, L. S. (Laurence S.), 1892-1981.
	Abstract:	Laurence S. Sheldrick was a draftsman and designer for Lincoln Motor Company and Ford Motor Company. He worked a variety of design projects including automotive, tank, and aircraft engines and the 9N Fordson tractor. The papers include correspondence, reports and photographs related to that design work.
	Subjects:	Sheldrick, L. S. (Laurence S.), 1892-1981. \| Ford Motor Company -- Employees. \| Automobiles -- Performance \| Ferguson tractors \| Fordson tractors \| Mechanical engineers \| Tractors \| Correspondence \| Diaries \| Test reports
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7	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
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8	Title:	Automotive Press Kit Collection, 2006 Addendum, 1945-2000 (bulk 1990-2000)	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	1845.1
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company
	Abstract:	The Automotive Press Kit collection, 2006 Addendum, is an intentionally assembled collection consisting of press kits, packets, and releases. The press kits encompass a wide variety of American and foreign automotive and automotive-related manufacturers and include press releases for publication, photographs, slides, and electronic media.
	Subjects:	Advertising--Automobiles \| Advertising--Transportation \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile supply industry. \| Automobiles--Design and construction \| Automobiles--Exhibitions. \| Automobiles--Maintenance and repair \| Automobile racing \| Automobiles--Parts. \| Farm equipment \| Ford trucks \| Marketing \| Sales promotion \| Sport utility vehicles \| Traffic safety \| Tractors \| Trucks \| Press releases \| Ford Motor Company--Anniversaries, etc. \| Ford Motor Company--Employees. \| Ford Motor Company--Executives. \| Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. \| Ford Motor Company--Public relations. \| Compact discs \| Photographs
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9	Title:	Automotive Press Kit Collection, 1946-2006 (bulk 1990-2000)	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	1845
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company
	Abstract:	The Automotive Press Kit collection is an intentionally assembled collection consisting of press kits, packets, and releases. The press kits encompass a wide variety of American and foreign automotive and automotive-related manufacturers and include press releases for publication, photographs, slides, and electronic media.
	Subjects:	Advertising--Automobiles \| Advertising--Transportation \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile supply industry. \| Automobiles--Design and construction \| Automobiles--Exhibitions. \| Automobiles--Maintenance and repair \| Automobile racing \| Automobiles--Parts. \| Farm equipment \| Ford trucks \| Marketing \| Sales promotion \| Sport utility vehicles \| Traffic safety \| Tractors \| Trucks \| Press releases \| Ford Motor Company--Anniversaries, etc. \| Ford Motor Company--Employees. \| Ford Motor Company--Executives. \| Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. \| Ford Motor Company--Public relations. \| Compact discs \| Photographs
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10	Title:	Topical for Henry Ford series, 1918-1930	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	34
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department.
	Abstract:	The series contains two subseries: the General photograph albums subseries and the Camping albums subseries. The General photograph albums subseries contains photographs of Henry Ford's mother's family, Fair Lane, and the ships M/S Henry Ford II and M/S Benson Ford. The Camping subseries contains photographs of Henry Ford's camping excursions with Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Ford, Benson, 1919-1978 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943--Travel \| Ford, Clara Bryant, 1966-1950--Travel \| Burroughs, John, 1837-1921--Travel \| Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933--Travel \| Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931--Travel \| Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923--Travel \| Ford family \| Litogot family \| Litogot, Sapharia, 1833-1878 \| Mayo, William Benson, 1866-1944 \| Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department \| Ford Motor Company. Marine operations \| Henry Ford II (Ship) \| Benson Ford (Ship) \| Ford Fleet \| Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Wayside Inn (Sudbury, Mass.) \| Cargo ships \| Santa Claus \| Shipping--Great Lakes \| Christmas \| Camping \| Automobile travel \| Vacations \| Waterwheels \| Ford automobile \| Packard automobile \| Photographers \| Locomotives \| Horsemanship \| Tractors \| Fishing \| Carts & wagons \| Dearborn (Mich.) \| Upper Peninsula (Mich.) \| Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.) \| Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) \| Photographs \| Photograph albums \| Photographic prints \| Genealogies \| Portraits \| Group portraits \| Negatives
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11	Title:	General Photographs series, 1913-1954	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	833
	Creator:	Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department.
	Abstract:	Ford Motor Company photographers recorded the company’s manufacturing work and contributions to innovation around the nation and world. This series contains photographic prints and negatives created by the company’s first photographic department.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947. \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943. \| Ford family \| Kahlo, Frida, 1907- \| Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 \| Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957 \| Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department. \| Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant \| Ford Motor Company. Willow Run Bomber Plant. \| Ford Motor Company. Marine operations. \| Ford Motor Company--Buildings. \| Ford Motor Company--Employees. \| Ford Motor Company--Executives. \| Henry Ford (Organization) \| Ford Village Industries. \| Henry Ford Trade School. \| Dearborn Inn (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Detroit Institute of Arts \| Ford Fleet. \| Ford Rotunda (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Henry Ford Hospital. \| Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Assembly line methods \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobile industry workers \| Automobile factories \| Automobile dealers \| Aircraft industry \| Factories--Design and construction \| Aircraft industry \| Airplanes \| Buses \| Ford automobile \| Lincoln automobile \| Mercury automobile \| Cargo ships \| Industry and education \| Industrial buildings \| Photographers \| Power-plants \| Radio--History \| Rubber industry and trade \| Service stations \| Soybean products \| Tractors \| Trucks \| Vehicles, Military \| Women automobile industry workers \| African American automobile industry workers \| Photographs. \| Photographic prints \| Portraits. \| Group portraits. \| Negatives (Photographic)
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12	Title:	Photographic Vertical File series, 1860-1980 (bulk 1890-1955)	Requires cookie*
	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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13	Title:	Records Stored in 1919 series, 1902-1923	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	2
	Creator:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947
	Abstract:	The Records Stored in 1919 series contains materials created or maintained by Ford Motor Company treasurer and secretaries. The series includes financial records, correspondence, telegrams, and architectural estimates of Ford's Fair Lane estate.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Anderson, Gary S. \| Burroughs, John, 1837-1921 \| Campsall, Frank Charles, 1884-1946 \| Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 \| Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947--Employees \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947--Homes and haunts \| Klingensmith, Frank L. \| Liebold, Ernest Gustav, 1884-1956 \| Plantiff, Gaston, 1874-1934 \| Selden, George Baldwin, 1846-1922 \| Waddell, H. R. \| Dearborn State Bank \| Ford Hawaiians \| Ford Motor Company \| Ford Motor Company--Employees \| Ford Motor Company--Executives \| Ford Motor Company--Finance \| Ford Motor Company. Office of Henry Ford \| Ford Motor Company--Presidents \| Ford Motor Company--Trials, litigation, etc \| Henry Ford & Son, Inc. \| Henry Ford Hospital \| Oscar II (Ship) \| Sialia (Ship) \| Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Valley Farm, Inc. \| W. H. Van Tine Building Organization, Inc. \| Henry Ford Peace Expedition, 1915-1916 \| Neutral Conference for Continuous Meditation 1916 \| Automobile industry and trade \| Automobiles--Patents \| Buildings--Michigan--Dearborn \| Ford automobile \| Ford Model N automobile \| Industrialists--Michigan--Dearborn \| Pacifism \| Patent infringement \| Peace movements--United States \| Shipbuilding \| Tractors \| World War, 1914-1918 \| Dearborn, Mich. \| Bank statements \| Ciphers \| Financial records \| Photographs \| Publications
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14	Title:	Records Moved to Engineering Laboratory in 1919 series, 1911-1927 and the Non-Automotive Interests and Activities Records series, 1916-1929	Requires cookie*
	Accession:	62
	Creator:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947
	Abstract:	Accession 62 spans multiple series and contains records concerning the non-business interests of Henry Ford. The Records Moved to the Engineering Laboratory in 1919 series consists of general correspondence from the Office of Henry Ford about his personal interests and the Non-automotive Interests and Activities records series focuses on Ford's run for president and his land in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
	Subjects:	Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 \| Anderson, Gary S. \| Burroughs, John, 1837-1921 \| Campsall, Frank Charles, 1884-1946 \| Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950 \| Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943 \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947--Employees \| Ford, Henry, 1863-1947--Homes and haunts \| Greer, Robert L. \| Leibold, Ernest Gustav, 1884-1956 \| Plantiff, Gaston, 1874-1934 \| Dearborn Publishing Company \| Ford Village Industries \| Dearborn Realty and Construction Company \| Ford Hawaiians \| Ford Motor Company \| Ford Motor Company--Employees \| Ford Motor Company--Executives \| Ford Motor Company--Finance \| Ford Motor Company. Office of Henry Ford \| Ford Motor Company--Trials, litigation, etc. \| Ford Motor Company--Presidents \| Hamilton and Rossville Hydraulic Company \| Henry Ford & Son, Inc. \| Henry Ford & Son, Ltd. \| Henry Ford Hospital \| Sialia (Ship) \| United States Navy--Boats \| Sialia II (Ship) \| Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Valley Farm, Inc. \| Henry Ford Peace Expedition (1915-1916) \| Neutral Conference for Continuous Meditation (1916) \| Weeks, John W. (John Wingate), 1860-1926 \| Tennessee River Improvement Association \| African American automobile industry workers \| African American soldiers \| Anti-Jewish propaganda \| Anti-Semitism \| Automobile dealers \| Automobile industry and trade \| Buildings--Michigan--Dearborn \| Ford automobile \| Five dollar day \| Industrialists--Michigan--Dearborn \| Eagle boats \| Ford tractors \| Jews \| Profit-sharing \| Peace Ship \| Shipbuilding \| Shipyards \| Tractor industry \| Trials (Libel) \| Tractors \| World War, 1914-1918 \| World War, 1914-1918--Naval operations, American \| Buildings--Florida--Fort Myers \| Aircraft industry--Michigan \| Airports--Michigan \| Air mail service--United States \| Business and politics \| Economic development projects \| Hydroelectric power plants--Alabama--Muscle Shoals \| Nitrates \| Presidential candidates \| Water resources development--Tennessee River Valley \| Dearborn (Mich.) \| Ford Airport (Dearborn, Mich.) \| Muscle Shoals (Ala.) \| Blueprints (reprographic copies) \| Ciphers \| Clippings \| Contracts \| Financial records \| Maps \| Photographs
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