William John Cameron records subgroup, 1915-1950 (bulk 1936-1945).

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Ford Motor Company. William John Cameron records subgroup, 1915-1950 (bulk 1936-1945).

William John Cameron records subgroup, 1915-1950 (bulk 1936-1945).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54772497

The William John Cameron records subgroup, Acc. 44, is organized into ten series. The Correspondence and Manuscripts Submitted to William John Cameron series, 1933-1945 (1.5 cubic ft.), consists primarily of unsolicited manuscripts sent to Cameron, as well as some ongoing personal correspondence. It is organized alphabetically by name of correspondent. The Speeches and Other Writings series, 1922-1945 and undated (1.3 cubic ft.), contains speeches to be given by Cameron, Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and other Ford executives in handwritten, typed draft, and published forms, as well as shorter writings such as press releases, advertising copy, and personal greetings. Speeches are organized by date and then title, when available. Shorter writings are grouped together by subject. The Ford Sunday Evening Hour series, 1936-1942 and undated (1.2 cubic ft.), contains handwritten and typed drafts of the intermission talks for much of 1936-1937, printed copies of addresses from 1934 to 1942, correspondence from listeners, and a mailing list for advance copies of talks given during the 1941-1942 season. Researchers should note that while much information regarding Ford Sunday Evening Hour is available in this series, related information may be found elsewhere in this collection. The Greenfield Village Chapel Talks series, 1931-1945 (0.3 cubic ft.), contains drafts and transcripts of radio talks from the Martha Mary Chapel in Greenfield Village given from 1931 to 1945. The Legal series, 1919-1927 (1.4 cubic ft.), contains transcripts, correspondence, and declarations for the Aaron Sapiro versus Henry Ford and the Dearborn Publishing Company lawsuit of 1927 and the Henry Ford versus The Tribune Company (Chicago Tribune) lawsuit in 1919. The Chronological Picture File series, 1896-1947 (0.2 cubic ft.), is organized by year, containing mainly a photographic history of Ford Motor Company automobiles through photographs by the Ford News Bureau, some with the original captions still intact. The Alphabetical Picture File series, undated (0.2 cubic ft.), is divided by subject and includes photographs of Henry Ford, his funeral, and most of his residences. A photo of William Perry, the first African American Ford employee, is included in the Ford Employees, Elderly folder. The Subject File series, 1901-1951 and undated (1.9 cubic ft.), is arranged alphabetically and includes newspaper clippings, press releases, departmental communications, correspondence, and handwritten notes. The Scrapbooks series, 1935-1940 (0.2 cubic ft.), contains two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings: one documenting a trip Cameron made to Los Angeles in 1940, the other containing Ford Motor Company-related clippings from 1934 to 1935. The Oversize Publications and Advertising series, 1940-1946 (one oversize box), consists mainly of Ford Motor Company advertising test prints and proofs from 1941 to 1946.

8 cubic ft. and 1 oversize box.

The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center