Richard G. Morris records series, 1952-1956.

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Richard G. Morris records series, 1952-1956.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58476864

The Richard G. Morris records series is organized into two subseries. The Lincoln Continental Owners Club Meeting records subseries, 1954-1956 (0.4 cubic ft.), Acc. 590, contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, speeches, and press releases regarding the first national rally of the Lincoln & Continental Owners Club meeting at Greenfield Village on October 16, 1954, where William Clay Ford announced the creation of the Continental Division of Ford Motor Company. The United Cerebral Palsy Foundation records subseries, 1952-1955 (0.4 cubic ft.), Acc. 592, contains correspondence, press releases, and speeches regarding William Clay Ford's involvement with the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation as national campaign committee chairman in 1954 and vice president of the United Cerebral Palsy Research and Educational Foundation in 1955. Also included are publicity photographs of William Clay Ford with Lionel Barrymore, Jeff Chandler, Rex Harrison, Virginia Mayo, Will Rogers, Jr., and other Hollywood celebrities.

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United Cerebral Palsy Association, Inc.

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Lincoln & Continental Owners Club.

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Ford Motor Company. Continental Division

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Richard G. Morris was the public relations manager for the Special Product Division, later called the Continental Division. From the description of Richard G. Morris records series, 1952-1956. (The Henry Ford). WorldCat record id: 58476864 William Clay Ford was born March 14, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Edsel and Eleanor Ford and grandson of Henry and Clara Ford. He joined Ford Motor Company in 1949 after graduating from Yale University. He served in various capaci...

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Ford, William Clay, 1925-

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William Clay Ford was born March 14, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Edsel and Eleanor Ford and grandson of Henry and Clara Ford. He joined Ford Motor Company in 1949 after graduating from Yale University. He served in various capacities at the company before being promoted in 1952 to manager of Special Product Operations, later known as the Continental Division. In 1955, William Clay Ford was named group director of both Lincoln and Continental Divisions. In 1956, Continental Division was...

Morris, Richard G., 1922-

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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...