Traffic Safety and Highway Improvement Department records series, 1954-1956.

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Traffic Safety and Highway Improvement Department records series, 1954-1956.

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The Traffic Safety and Highway Improvement Department records series contains incoming correspondence from citizens and Ford dealers' suggesting customers to receive a complimentary copy of the Freedom of the American Road book as well as thank you notes from people who received the book. The records also include Platt's office records which include correspondence with organizations such as the National Safety Council, the Good Roads Federation, the National Highway Users Conference, universities, and insurance companies regarding traffic safety issues; inter-company communications; and clippings and brochures on traffic safety.

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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...

Platt, Fletcher N.

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Fletcher N. Platt joined Ford Motor Company in the Truck Sales Department of Ford Division in July of 1950. In 1952, he was transferred to the Office of Product Planning. In 1954, Platt was appointed manager of the newly created Traffic Safety and Highway Improvement Department and began developing a long range traffic safety plan for Ford Motor Company. Platt reviewed and evaluated product design for the reduction of traffic accidents and crash injuries. He coordinated Ford Motor Compay's activ...

Ford Motor Company. Office of Public Relations. Traffic Safety and Highway Improvement Dept.

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Fletcher N. Platt was appointed manager of the Traffic Safety and Highway Improvement Department in 1954. Platt reviewed and evaluated product design for the reduction of traffic accidents and crash injuries. He also coordinated Ford Motor Company's activities in the promotion of safe and adequate streets, highways, and related facilities. Platt also worked with governmental, civic, and private agencies engaged in traffic safety and highway improvement programs. In 1956, Ford Motor Company publi...