Chrysler Corporation collection.

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Chrysler Corporation collection.

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This collection consists primarily of architectural drawings and is arranged in two series. The first series, architectural drawings (1912-1967), contains the original linen architectural drawings of the Dodge Main Plant in Hamtramck, Mich. These drawings include floor plans, elevations, schedules, details, and electrical and piping schematics. The second series, information sheet (1954), contains one plastic sheet with hand-written directions for new employees of the engineering dept. drafting room. It reveals some of the working conditions and expectations of the day. Topics include working hours, pay days, attendance policies, and a plea to keep the drawing files in order as there was no file clerk.

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State Archive of Michigan

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SNAC Resource ID: 7442798

State Archive of Michigan

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Chrysler Corporation. Dodge Division. Hamtramck Assembly Plant

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Chrysler corporation

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On Jan. 4, 1980, the Chrysler Corp. permanently closed its Hamtramck Assembly Plant, commonly called "Dodge Main", marking the end of nearly 70 years of continuous manufacturing operations at the facility. John Frances and Horace Elgin Dodge were pioneers in the automobile industry, beginning with a machine shop to supply auto plants with parts, working with both Ransom E. Olds and Henry Ford, and eventually building a new plant on a 30 acre site in Hamtramck in 1910. Wanting to build their own ...