Collected research papers subgroup, 1951-1956.

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Collected research papers subgroup, 1951-1956.

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The Collected Research Papers subgroup, 1951-1956 (0.8 cubic ft. and 9 folders) is a set of research papers that cover a wide range of subjects and came to the archives from a variety of authors. These are usually single papers with little or no accompanying background or research materials. Topics include the Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant, Acc. 423; the Vagabonds (Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs), Acc. 423; African-American employment in Detroit area Ford Motor Company plants, 1914-1921, Acc. 423; the agricultural depression of 1920-1923, Acc. 423; Henry Ford, William B. Mayo and the Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company, Acc. 819; a history of the Liberty Engine, Acc. 1417; Ford Motor Company timber operations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Acc. 1216; Henry and Clara Ford's Fair Lane estate, Acc. 1129 and 1164; Henry Ford's pacifism, Acc. 858; educational programs developed by Henry Ford, Acc. 997; art education at Henry Ford Hospital, Acc. 168, and Clara Bryant Ford, Acc. 872.

0.8 cubic ft. and 9 folders.

The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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Ford Motor Company. Archives.

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In 1951, Edgar Le Roy Bryant, Clara Ford's brother served notice that he would file a claim against the estate of Clara Ford based on the contention that Clara had promised she would leave her possessions to his family. The suit, asking for $10 million or more, proceeded until March 1955, when it was settled out of court for a relatively small amount of cash. From the description of Edgar L. Bryant vs. Clara Ford Estate records, 1901-1949. (The Henry Ford). WorldCat record id: 774597...

Ford, Clara Bryant, 1866-1950

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Ford Motor Company. Airplane Division

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Firestone, Harvey Samuel, 1868-1938

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Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.)

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Mayo, William Benson, 1866-1944.

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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...

Henry Ford Hospital

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Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931

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Thomas Alva Edison (born February 11, 1847, Milan, Ohio – died October 18, 1931, West Orange, New Jersey), American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and early versions of the electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrial...

Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant

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Burroughs, John, 1837-1921

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American naturalist and writer. From the description of Poem 1917. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 49995946 One of America's great naturalist authors. From the description of Memorabilia, 1905-1931. (Hartwick College). WorldCat record id: 27057683 American teacher, naturalist, poet, and essayist of national prominence. Friend of Walt Whitman; influenced by Thoreau, Carlyle, and Emerson. Employed accurate observations of nature, scientific re...

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 ...