Charles C. La Croix records, 1941-1956.

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Charles C. La Croix records, 1941-1956.

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The Charles C. La Croix records are arranged into four series. The Ford and the War Effort Summary Volumes series (0.8 cubic ft.) consist of eight bound volumes presenting a broad overview of contributions the Ford Motor Company made to the World War II production effort. The summaries were created in conjunction with renegotiations with the War Price Adjustment Board beginning in 1944. Each volume contains one or more summaries of Ford war effort projects including a description of the project, lists of product and manufacturing improvements that originated at Ford, production and cost figures, and a number of photographs. There is also information on Ford Motor Company branch plants and Village Industries that were utilized for the effort. The Ford and the War Effort Detailed Volumes series (8.0 cubic ft.) consists of fifty bound volumes. These volumes, some of which have been dismantled and placed in acid-free folders, contain the more detailed narratives describing Ford Motor Company's efforts during World War II on each of the projects summarized in the Summary Volumes series. Information is presented with greater detail and an extensive number of photographs are used to illustrate production techniques, product features, project chronologies, and production schematics. A large majority of this material pertains to the Willow Run Bomber Plant. The Subject File series (8.0 cubic ft.) consists of source material for the Summary and the Detailed Volumes and is arranged alphabetically by subject. Included are draft versions of the volumes, additional photographs, contract information, manuals, and Ford Motor Company documents not included in the bound volumes. Well documented are the training schools associated with the war effort, including the Naval Training School and the Airplane Apprentice School. Of particular interest are the guest register from the Willow Run Bomber Plant dining room, 1943-1945, and a Summarization Volume created to give "an overall picture" of the Ford Motor Company World War II projects. The latter includes excellent summaries of various Ford branch activities, education and training programs, and production summaries. The Duplicate Volumes series (16 cubic ft.) is comprised of duplicates of both the Summary Volumes and Detailed Volumes.

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