Henry Ford Farms records, 1909-1950 (bulk 1922-1948)

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Henry Ford Farms records, 1909-1950 (bulk 1922-1948)

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The bulk of the Henry Ford Farms records contain financial records including accounts payable ledgers, accounts receivable ledgers, check stubs, cost reports on canning vegetables, and checking account reports. The checking account reports document bills paid for by Henry Ford Farms including standard farm bills for utilities, animals, animal feed, veterinarian visits, tractors and implements as well as purchases of a more personal nature including suits, overcoats, shirts and other clothing for Henry Ford, rental house furnishings, and various acts of philanthropy. The records also contain motor vehicle certificates of title for automobiles used for Ford Motor Company experiments, which include records on sports cars owned by Edsel Ford and his son William Clay Ford; personnel records; produce records including records on distribution of produce to needy families; planting and harvesting reports; hand drawn maps illustrating location and acreage of crops; property records including a blue-line drawing of the Cherry Hill barn; farm house rental information; blueprints, installation manuals, operation manuals, and maintenance manuals for a private telephone exchange system created by the Automatic Electric Company for use at Henry Ford Farms; and Ford flour bags.

2.4 cubic ft. and 1 oversize box.

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