Clarence W. Olmstead records series, 1915-1954 (bulk 1936-1940).

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Clarence W. Olmstead records series, 1915-1954 (bulk 1936-1940).

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The Clarence W. Olmstead records series contains attendance figures, budgets, contracts, correspondence, departmental communications, exhibit specifications, lectures, newspaper clippings, negatives, photographs, press releases publications, reports, speeches, and other records documenting the planning, implementation, and final analysis of Ford Motor Company exhibits at international, national, regional, and local events in the 1930s and 1940s. The records are organized into four subseries. The International Expositions and World Fairs subseries, 1915-1940 (6.4 cubic ft.), documents Ford Motor Company exhibits at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition; 1933-1934 Century of Progress International Exposition; 1935-1936 California Pacific International Exposition; 1939-1940 Golden Gate International Exposition; and the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. The Regional Expositions subseries, 1936-1947 (0.8 cubic ft.), documents the Ford Motor Company exhibits at the 1936 Texas Centennial; 1936 Great Lakes Exposition; and the 1946 Mid-America Exposition. The Local Exhibits subseries, 1936-1948 (1.8 cubic ft.), documents the Ford Motor Company exhibits at the Ford Rotunda in Dearborn, Michigan and various trade shows, fairs, corporate meetings, and other local events. The Correspondence subseries, 1935-1954 (0.2 cubic ft.), contains two subsubseries. The Clarence W. Olmstead subsubseries includes correspondence regarding various Ford Motor Company expositions in the 1930s and Olmstead's personal correspondence from 1954. The Fred Lee Black correspondence subsubseries includes correspondence regarding William John Cameron including copies of Cameron's addresses, articles, Ford Sunday Evening Hour talks, and speeches; general correspondence regarding public relations activities at Greenfield Village; correspondence to and from Edsel Ford; and correspondence regarding the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair.

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