Research reports and background series, 1933-1966.

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Research reports and background series, 1933-1966.

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The Research reports and background series consists of five subseries of research material created by Ford Archives staff. The first, Ford investment plan subseries, 1966 (1 folder), Acc. 1000, is a chronology of the plan from 1919 to 1947 by Alice Benn. The second, the Ford Foundation sibseries, 1956 (0.4 cubic ft.), Acc. 1189, is a history of the formative years of the Ford Foundation from 1930 to 1956 by William Greenleaf. The third, Air pollution study subseries, 1954-1961 (3.2 cubic ft.), Acc. 978, is a study compiled for a report on the history of air pollution and the automotive industry assembled by Alice Benn from 1959 to 1961. The fourth, Archives reports subseries, 1958 (1.2 cubic ft.), Acc. 906, is a set of material pulled together for a 1958 presentation by the Ford Archives reporting on the value of the archives to the company. Reports with supporting documents were crafted to depict the scope, volume, and significance of Ford Motor Company Archives activities. Records include clippings, research queries, evaluations, and correspondence. The fifth, Plant histories background subseries, 1933-1961 (0.8 cubic ft., 1 card file, and 1 oversize box), Acc. 429, is comprised of data regarding Ford Motor Company plants including charts, plant opening dates, employee statistics, and other summary material; index cards arranged alphabetically by state with hand-written information on plants, plant construction, renovation, and production; and a National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Ford Motor Company Edgewater New Jersey Assembly Plant.

5.6 cubic ft., 1 oversize box, 1 card file, and 1 folder.

The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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