Edsel B. Ford office papers, 1903-1945 (bulk 1920-1940)

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Edsel B. Ford office papers, 1903-1945 (bulk 1920-1940)

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The Edsel B. Ford Office papers are comprised of eight series: Correspondence series, 1919-1945 (72.8 cubic ft. and 1 oversize box), Acc. 6; Subject File series, 1921-1942 (30.8 cubic ft. and 1 oversize box), Acc. 6; Financial Records series, 1903-1942 (11.2 cubic ft.), Acc. 6, 52, 261, 279, 483, 543; Personal Files series, 1927-1944 (35.2 cubic ft.), Acc. 6; Reports series, 1919-1936 (2.4 cubic ft.), Acc. 6; Edsel Ford Automotive Scrapbook series, 1911-1925 (0.4 cubic ft.), Acc. 660; Audio Speeches series, 1938-1943 (.4 cubic ft.), Acc. 1689; Desk Contents series, undated (1 oversize box), Acc. 6. Researchers should note there is much overlap in subject matter among most of the series.

ca. 143.2 cubic ft. and 2 oversize boxes.

The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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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...

Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943

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Edsel Ford's interests beyond automobiles and the automobile industry were broad and varied. He was president of the Arts Commission of the Detroit Institute of Arts, a trustee of the Museum of Modern Art, and a trustee for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Inc. He was a member of the Isle Royal National Park Commission, chairman of the board of the Detroit University School, and a director of the Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit. He was active in Ford Motor Company educatio...