Bryan, Ford R. (Ford Richardson), 1912-2004.

Ford R. (Ford Richardson) Bryan, born in Crystal, Michigan, earned a degree in Natural and Physical Science from Eastern Michigan University in 1934 and a Master of Science from the University of Michigan before joining the Ford Motor Company in 1941. A prolific writer, Bryan published dozens of technical papers on optical spectroscopy during his thirty-three years as a spectrochemical analyst for the company. After retiring from Ford in 1974, he became a volunteer at The Henry Ford, where he began to research family history (Bryan's great-great-grandfather, Samuel Ford, was brother to Henry Ford's grandfather, John Ford). Over the next twenty-three years Bryan became a highly regarded historian of Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford, and the Ford family, writing numerous articles and eight Ford related books.

From the description of Ford R. (Ford Richardson) Bryan papers, 1935-2004. (The Henry Ford). WorldCat record id: 53929693