Properties subseries, 1945-1949.

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Properties subseries, 1945-1949.

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The Properties subseries is made up of two subsubseries. The General Properties Appraisal subsubseries, 1945-1949 (0.4 cubic ft.), Acc. 453, consists of summary and historic information and valuation reports on Ford properties. The subsubseries includes information on Ford subsidiary and affiliated companies; an executive digest of Ford operations; company histories used in training programs; and historical data on production and raw materials including cement, coal, glass, iron ore, artificial leather, limestone, paint, paper, electrical power, textiles, steel production, timber, and tires. The Edsel Ford Estate Property Appraisal records subsubseries, 1945-1946 (18.4 cubic ft.), Acc. 134, consists of correspondence, working papers, financial summary data, and reports. The records were created as part of an audit of Ford Motor Company assets conducted by George S. Armstrong & Company. The records were to be used to determine the value of Ford Motor Company stock and establish the value of Edsel Ford's estate for tax purposes. The records cover properties owned by the company and include inventories and financial statements from Ford's domestic and foreign branches, subsidiaries, and affiliated companies. The subsubseries also contains Ford's corporate financial statements from 1940 to 1947, River Rouge Plant financial records, sales and distribution information, and employee statistics including man-counts and wages. The records also include material from Harriman Ripley & Company, consulting accountants assisting in the company-wide audit. The Harriman records include domestic and foreign plant valuations and construction costs, vehicle production summaries, and wage reports. Finally, the records include correspondence from Clifford B. Longley of Bodman, Longley, Bogle, Middleton & Armstrong, former chief counsel for Ford Motor Company and attorney for the Estate of Edsel B. Ford.

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The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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Longley, Clifford Boles, 1888-1954.

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Clifford Boles Longley joined the legal department of Ford Motor Company in 1919, becoming General Counsel for the company from 1921 to 1929. After 1929, as partner in the law firm of Bodman, Longley, Bogle, Middleton and Farley, Longley became attorney for the Ford family, particularly for Edsel B. Ford. Longley served on the first board of trustees of the Ford Foundation From the description of Clifford B. Longley papers, 1920-1942. (The Henry Ford). WorldCat record id: 716312586 ...

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