Contracts and Purchase orders series, 1914-1946.

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Contracts and Purchase orders series, 1914-1946.

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The Contracts and Purchase Orders series is made up of three subseries. The Contracts subseries consists of two subsubseries. The Purchasing Contracts records subsubseries, 1914-1922 (2.3 cubic ft.), Acc. 239, is made up of purchasing agreements and contracts between Ford Motor Company and suppliers covering major and minor parts and assemblies. The U.S. Government Contracts records subsubseries, 1941-1942 (3.2 cubic ft.), Acc. 448, primarily consists of photostatic copies of production contracts, preference rating notices and certificates, and correspondence related to Ford's production of war materials for the government during World War II. The Consignment records subseries, 1904-1939 (0.8 cubic ft. and 4 volumes), Acc. 402, 525, 1495, is made up of ledgers, purchase notices, and correspondence tracking parts, materials, equipment, and tools owned by Ford Motor Company and used by vendors and suppliers for Ford production. The Purchase Orders subseries is made up of three subsubseries. The Henry Ford Purchasing records subsubseries, 1940-1945 (3.2 cubic ft.), Acc. 213, consists of correspondence and invoices for purchases made for Henry Ford and various properties including the Ford Farms, Fair Lane, and Dearborn Country Club. Materials purchased include farm equipment and tools, tractors, seeds, bulbs, furnishings, and fixtures. The Henry Ford and Son, Inc. Purchasing records subsubseries, 1917-1920 (1.2 cubic ft.), Acc. 215, contains purchase orders and correspondence related to tools, machinery, and materials purchased by Henry Ford and Son, Inc. for tractor production. The Non-Automotive Purchasing records subsubseries, 1942-1945 (0.4 cubic ft.), Acc. 783, is made up of purchase orders and vouchers submitted to Ford Motor Company's Purchasing Department for approval and payment. Purchase orders include material and equipment for Dearborn Country Club, the Edison Institute (now the Henry Ford), Edsel Ford, Harry Ferguson, Inc., Henry Ford II, and Henry Ford. Material purchased on behalf of Henry Ford includes agricultural equipment used on the Ford Farms, repair equipment and operating supplies for the Ford Village Industries, and Fair Lane.

11.2 cubic ft. and 4 volumes.

The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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Ford Village Industries.

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Dearborn Country Club.

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Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987

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For information on the Fords, see an encyclopedia. For information on Cumming see his papers at the Clarke. A copy of the book by Bennett is also available at the Clarke. From the description of Correspondence, 1967. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 43884289 ...

Henry Ford (Organization)

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Henry Ford Farms.

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Harry Ferguson, Inc.

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Ford motor company

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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...

Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.)

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Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943

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Edsel Ford's interests beyond automobiles and the automobile industry were broad and varied. He was president of the Arts Commission of the Detroit Institute of Arts, a trustee of the Museum of Modern Art, and a trustee for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Inc. He was a member of the Isle Royal National Park Commission, chairman of the board of the Detroit University School, and a director of the Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit. He was active in Ford Motor Company educatio...

Ford Motor Company. Purchasing Department.

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In addition to purchasing production and manufacturing materials for Ford Motor Company's operations across the United States and worldwide, Purchasing Department staff were tasked with managing purchasing for many non-automotive-related activities. In some instances, staff were responsible for service, repair and maintenance materials for Henry Ford's personal properties including farms in Michigan and Georgia, the Ford Village Industries, and Fair Lane, his Dearborn, Michigan estate. ...

Henry Ford and Son, Inc.

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