Automotive parts and service collection, 1903-ongoing.

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Automotive parts and service collection, 1903-ongoing.

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The Automotive Parts and Service collection is an intentionally assembled collection of books and pamphlets published by automotive manufacturers for use in the repair and service of their automobiles. The collection includes parts catalogs and price lists, shop and owner's manuals, maintenance and service guides, service bulletins and mechanic's training material for the products of over 160 automobile manufacturers worldwide. The bulk of the collection covers Ford Motor Company (Ford, Mercury, Lincoln and Edsel) and General Motors (Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Geo, LaSalle, Oldsmobile and Pontiac) brands. Other manufacturers well represented include Chrysler, Citroen, Dodge, Franklin, Hudson, Mercedes-Benz, Nash, Packard, Pierce-Arrow, Plymouth, Renault, Studebaker, and Volkswagen. Material is also available from automotive manufacturers in England, Japan, Italy, France, Germany, Canada, Belgium, Spain, Sweden and Czechoslovakia. The collection is arranged alphabetically by manufacturer and then chronologically. Starting in 2006, annual addendums are being added to the collection. The 2006 addendum has three subseries; the Non-Ford Service Manuals subseries, 1921-1998 (12 cubic. ft.), the Ford Service Manuals subseries, 1928-1991 (6 cubic ft.) and the Other Service Publications subseries, 1948-2006 (15 cubic ft.).

Approximately 192.2 cubic ft. and 24 oversize boxes.

The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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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...