B.J. Craig records series, 1917-1937.

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B.J. Craig records series, 1917-1937.

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The B.J. Craig records series contains four subseries. The Ford and Lincoln Sales records subseries, 1924-1925 (0.4 cubic ft.), Acc. 133, contains monthly comparison reports of sales and cost value for 1924 and 1925 Model T automobiles, Model TT trucks, Fordson tractors, and Lincoln automobiles including limousines and hearses. The Ford Branch Dealer Loans subseries, 1927-1937 (1.2 cubic ft.), Acc. 686, contains incoming correspondence from Ford Motor Company domestic sales branches, regarding Ford Motor Company dealer loans. The correspondence reports on the number of dealers with loans, the name and location of the lending bank, and the amount loaned. The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by branch and then in reverse chronological order. The Woodward Avenue Improvement Association records series, 1924-1929 (1 folder), Acc. 813, contains incoming correspondence from the Woodward Avenue Improvement Association regarding membership dues. Also included are the bylaws of the Woodward Avenue Improvement Association, and a 1924 plan for the proposed widening of Woodward Avenue to a width of 120 feet between Grand Circus Park and the Michigan Central Viaduct prepared by the City Plan Commission. The World War I Production records subseries, 1917-1920 (0.4 cubic ft.), Acc. 116, contains correspondence from the United States Navy Department regarding production of Eagle Boats during World War I.

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B.J. Craig served as corporate secretary for almost 25 years. He was born on August 7, 1885 in Detroit, Michigan. On September 3, 1907 he joined Ford Motor Company as a bookkeeper in the Piquette Avenue plant in Detroit. He was promoted to assistant auditor and then appointed assistant secretary on May 9, 1918. On December 31, 1918, he was named corporate secretary to succeed Edsel Ford. On July 14, 1919, he was also named assistant treasurer. He held both of these positions concurrently until h...