Activities subgroup, 1953-1964.

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Activities subgroup, 1953-1964.

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The Activities subgroup is organized into two series. The Publications series, 1953-1964 (8.4 cubic ft.), Acc. 532, is comprised of publications and artwork for items published by the archives. These include Fair Lane: House and Garden; Fair Lane: a Business Archive; History of Measurement; Meet the Car; and Trails to Turnpikes. The Special Events series includes material collected or created to celebrate milestones in Ford Motor Company history. There are three subseries. The Fiftieth Anniversary Tributes subseries, 1953 (0.4 cubic ft., 3 oversize boxes and 1 plaque), Acc. 129, includes placques, trophies, and sound recorded and printed tributes to the company. The Henry Ford Centennial subseries, 1963 (8.4 cubic ft., 8 oversize boxes, and 1 oversize volume), Acc. 899 and Acc. 1139, pertains to events surrounding the celebration of both the sixtieth anniversary of the Ford Motor Company and the centennial of Henry Ford's birth in 1963. Administrative files document planning and coordination of anniversary events and include progress reports, charts, correspondence, and press releases. Celebratory projects were generated both from within and without the company, and there are materials relating to both. The records also include photographs, motion picture film, glass lantern slides, drafts of artwork, logos, emblems, and a very large scrapbook. The Ocean to Ocean Race Re-enactment subseries, 1959 (2.2 cubic ft. and 4 oversize boxes), Acc. 717, documents the reenactment of the 1909 race from New York to Seattle won by a Model T. Files include clippings, press releases, photographs, detailed road maps, motion picture film, television scripts, printed matter, and flags used by the drivers.

19.4 cubic ft., 15 oversize boxes, 1 oversize volume and 1 plaque.

The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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