Branch accounting records series, 1905-1920

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Branch accounting records series, 1905-1920

The Ford Motor Company Branch Accounting records series consists of detailed and summary accounting information from Ford Motor Company's domestic branches and plants for the years 1905 through 1920. The records include monthly accounts receivable and accounts payable details as well as manufacturing, assembly, and sales information by branch. The records consist of twelve ledgers arranged chronologically. Branches and plants covered include Albany, Atlanta, Boston, Buffalo, Cambridge (Mass.), Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, Fargo, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City (Mo.), Long Island, Los Angeles, Louisville, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York, Omaha, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland (Or.), Saint Louis ,Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Francisco, Scranton, Seattle, Spokane, Syracuse, Utica (N.Y.), Washington (D.C.), and Wichita.

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When Ford Motor Company was founded in 1903, Alexander Y. Malcolmson was elected the Company's first treasurer, but his assistant James Couzens actually managed financial functions. People holding the position of Ford Motor Company treasurer from 1903 to 1955 included Alexander Y. Malcolmson, 1903-1906; James J. Couzens, 1906-1915; Frank L. Klingensmith, 1915-1921; Edsel B Ford, 1921-1943; B. J. Craig, 1943-1946; and L. E. Briggs, 1946-1955. In 1903, the business office was in a small building o...