Papers of Alvin J. Arnheim, 1964-1972.

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Papers of Alvin J. Arnheim, 1964-1972.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52544559

Research papers and associated materials based on correspondence between Arnheim and other auto enthusiasts. Covers the early history of automobile manufacture in Indiana, local history of Connersville, Ind., the McFarlan family history, history of the McFarlan Automobile Company and the McFarlan automobile, including early automobile racing with McFarlan racers. Notable correspondents include Larry M. Ackley, Don Baumgart, Henry Blommel, Thomas Burness, Henry Austin Clark, Jr., C. Ashton Cox, Phil Crummett, Alan Dashall, Menno Duerksen, Jeffrey Godshall, Peter Helck, Leslie R. Henry, Melvin Illa, Brooks Lozier, Dwight Marvin, John Neff, J.B. Nethercutt, Scott Newhall, John M. Peckham, Hugo Pfau, Frank Potter, Irving Silverman, Dr. Frederick Simeone and Ralph R. Teetor.

13 boxes.6.5 linear ft.

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7655203

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Nethercutt, J. B.

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Marvin, Keith E.

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Blommel, Henry Howard, 1924-

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Duerksen, Menno, 1916-

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Henry, Leslie R.

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Museum curator. From the description of Papers, 1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70949314 ...

Teetor, Ralph R., 1890-1982

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Helck, Peter, 1893-1988

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American illustrator. From the description of Letters, 1983 Aug. 5-Aug. 26. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 25017541 C. (Clarence) Peter Helck (1893-1988) was born in New York City on June 17, 1893. As a child he sketched the steam trains that passed near his home. In 1911, Helck began his career as a commercial artist with a New York department store, dropping out of high school to accept the position. Helck developed an early ...

Peckham, John M.

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Born Dec. 27, 1931 in Troy, N.Y. Was automotive illustrator at the former UHV Automobilist from 1951-1963. His artwork was also published in Esquire and True magazines, and other journals and books. His interest in the history of fire-fighting apparatus and self-propelled vehicles made him an expert on the American LaFrance Fire Engine Company. He edited and published The Phoenix, the quarterly journal of the American LaFrance Phoenix Society. He died May 23, 2001. From the descripti...

Pfau, Hugo

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McFarlan Motor Corporation

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McFarland family.

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Godshall, Jeffrey

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Newhall, Scott

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Simeone, Frederick A., 1936-....

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McFarlan Motor Car Co.

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Arnheim, Alvin J.

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Automobile enthusiast. From the description of Papers of Alvin J. Arnheim, 1964-1972. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 52544559 ...