Speeches and executive correspondence series, 1944-1987.

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Speeches and executive correspondence series, 1944-1987.

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The Speeches and Executive Correspondence series contains speeches and routine correspondence prepared for Ford Motor Company executives. The speeches were given at meetings of businesses, social service organizations, educational institutions, professional societies, Ford managers, Ford dealers, and at plant anniversaries and dedications. The series is arranged into four subseries. The bulk of the material in the Editorial Services Department records subseries, 1949-1961 (14.4 cubic ft.), Acc. 720 and Acc. 1882, are speeches (Acc. 720) that were given by Ernest R. Breech, Benson Ford, Henry Ford II, William T. Gossett, and Thomas R. Reid. The subseries also includes correspondence (Acc. 1882) from the general public to Ford executives including Henry Ford II, Ernest Breech, and Robert McNamara, along with replies written by the editorial staff on behalf of the executives. The bulk of the speeches in the Executive Speech collection subseries, 1946-1987 (3.2 cubic ft.), Acc. 1856, were given by Malcolm L. Denise, Irving A. Duffy, Benson Ford, Charles H. Patterson, and Thomas R. Reid. The Henry Ford II Speech collection subseries, 1944-1982 (1.8 cubic ft. and one oversize box), Acc. 247, contains exclusively Henry Ford II's speeches. Most speeches are in paper format, but there are also six 33 1/3 RPM phonograph records, two films, and two DVDs. In all three of the subseries, the speeches are arranged chronologically. The Speech Services records subseries, 1944-1962 (8 cubic ft.), Acc. 234, contains executive speeches arranged alphabetically by the speakers last name and then chronologically. The bulk of the speeches were given by Ernest R. Breech, John S. Bugas, Lewis D. Crusoe, Benson Ford, William T. Gossett, Thomas R. Reid, and Walker A. Williams. Also included are copies of executive and departmental communications detailing the company speech clearance policies and procedures and lists of speeches given by company officers and executives from June 1949 to August 1962. The lists are arranged by year, month, day and last name of speaker and include the location and topic of the speech. Copies of many of the speeches on the lists are included in this or other accessions in the Speeches and Executive Correspondence series.

28.6 cubic ft. and 1 oversize box.

The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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Ford, Benson, 1919-1978.

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Benson Ford, the second son of Edsel Bryan and Eleanor Clay Ford and grandson of Henry and Clara Ford, worked for Ford Motor Company in a number of different capacities before becoming a vice-president, director of its Lincoln-Mercury Division, and chairman of the company's Dealer Policy Board. Active in civic and community affairs, he was at various times a member of the board of trustees of the Edison Institute (now The Henry Ford), Seaboard Properties Company, Henry Ford Hospital, among other...

Patterson, Charles H.

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Gossett, William T. 1904-1998.

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Denise, Malcolm L. 1913-1999.

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Breech, Ernest R., 1897-1978.

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Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. Editorial Services Department.

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Bugas, John S. 1908-1982.

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Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations.

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Paul F. Burns was the manager of the Editorial Services Department, formerly known as Speech Services. The Editorial Services Department was responsible for advising and assisting executive personnel in the preparation of speeches and other public statements, coordinating requests for company speakers, and planning proper handling of speaking engagements accepted by Ford Motor Company executives. The printing and distribution of major policy speeches was also initiated by the Editorial Services ...

Burns, Paul F., 1916-1992.

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McNamara, Robert S., 1916-2009

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U.S. secretary of defense, president of World Bank, and corporate executive. Full name: Robert Strange McNamara. From the description of Robert S. McNamara papers, 1934-2009 (bulk 1968-2005). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132706 Robert Strange McNamara (b. 1916) was a business executive and Secretary of Defense during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. During World War II he worked on the deployment of the B-29 bomber, and served in the Army Air Forces in India, Chi...

Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. Speech Services.

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Williams, Walker A., 1901-1981.

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Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987

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For information on the Fords, see an encyclopedia. For information on Cumming see his papers at the Clarke. A copy of the book by Bennett is also available at the Clarke. From the description of Correspondence, 1967. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 43884289 ...

Ford motor company

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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...

Reid, Thomas R., 1914-1987.

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Crusoe, Lewis D., 1895-1973.

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Duffy, Irving A., 1904-1980.

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