Ford Motor Company purchasing records collection, 1903-1953 (bulk 1921-1943)

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Ford Motor Company purchasing records collection, 1903-1953 (bulk 1921-1943)

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The Ford Motor Company Purchasing records collection is made up of three subgroups. The Purchasing Department (Ford Motor Company) records subgroup, 1903-1946 (52 cubic ft. and 4 volumes), Acc. 213, Acc. 215, Acc. 239, Acc. 390, Acc. 402, Acc. 448, Acc. 525, Acc. 546, Acc. 783, Acc. 1495; the Purchasing Agents records subgroup, 1911-1953 (6 cubic ft.), Acc. 92, Acc. 370, Acc. 528; and the Executive records subgroup, 1944-1952 ( 4.2 cubic ft.), Acc. 515, Acc. 1874.

62.2 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 Motor Company. Purchasing Division.

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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...