Non-Automotive Interests and Activities records series, 1916-1931 (bulk 1923-1931)

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Non-Automotive Interests and Activities records series, 1916-1931 (bulk 1923-1931)

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The Non-Automotive Interests and Activities series consists of three subseries. The Ford for President records subseries, 1916 and 1923 (1.6 cubic ft.), Acc. 62, includes correspondence from the general public primarily in support of Ford running for President of the United States. The correspondence for 1916 has no particular arrangement. The correspondence from 1923 is arranged by last name of the correspondent. The Muscle Shoals records subseries, 1921-1929 (1.6 cubic ft.), Acc. 62, includes correspondence and related material for Henry Ford's proposed purchase and lease of the government properties at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, part of the Tennessee Valley river system, for the purpose of providing hydroelectric power and producing nitrate fertilizer. Much of the correspondence is from J. W. Worthington, Vice President of the Tennessee River Improvement Association, who worked with Ford and his secretary E. G. Liebold to pass Ford's offer through Congress. The attempts failed and Ford never took control of the property, which eventually became what is now part of the Tennessee Valley Authority. There is also a small amount of correspondence with John W. Weeks, then Secretary of War. The collection is arranged by subject, name of correspondent or by year. The Ford Aviation Activities records subseries, 1925-1931 (2 cubic ft.), Acc. 413, includes correspondence, reports and blueprints documenting construction of the airplane hangar building at the Ford Airport; correspondence, flight reports, weather maps, contracts and pilot applications for servicing the U.S. Air Mail routes out of the Ford Airport; and correspondence regarding Harry Brooks' first attempt at a non-stop flight to Miami, Fla., in 1928 and also his flight to Mexico City carrying Evangeline Lindbergh in late December 1927.

5.2 cubic ft.

The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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Ford, Henry, 1863-1947

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Industrialist and philanthropist Henry Ford, born July 30, 1863, grew up on a farm in what is now Dearborn, Michigan. Mechanically inclined from an early age, he worked in Detroit machine shops as a young man and became an engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company in 1891. Henry and Clara Jane Bryant, married in 1888, had one child, Edsel, born in 1893. In that same year, Henry tested his first internal combustion engine, and by 1896 completed his first car, the Quadricycle. Ford partnered in ...

Liebold, Ernest Gustav, 1884-1956.

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Ernest G. Liebold, executive secretary and business representative for Henry Ford for many years, was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 16, 1884. In 1911, James Couzens, general manager of Ford Motor Company, offered Liebold a position in a new bank created by the company, and soon after, Henry Ford asked Liebold to organize the Dearborn State Bank. By 1918, Liebold's duties included holding the power of attorney for both Henry and Clara Ford. Liebold came to wield unparalleled authority in the...

Tennessee River Improvement Association

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Stout Metal Airplane Company

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Worthington, J. W.

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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...

Weeks, John W. (John Wingate), 1860-1926

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John Wingate Weeks (April 11, 1860-July 12, 1926) was an American politician in the Republican Party. He served as a United States Representative for Massachusetts from 1905 to 1913, as a United States Senator from 1913 to 1919, and as Secretary of War from 1921 to 1925. Weeks was born and raised in Lancaster, New Hampshire. He received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1881, and served two years in the United States Navy. Weeks made a fortune in banking during the...

Mayo, William Benson, 1866-1944.

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Brooks, Harry, 1902-1928.

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Lindbergh, Evangeline Lodge Land

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Mother of Charles Lindbergh. From the description of Evangeline Lindbergh papers, 1927-1931 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 609851883 ...