Reports series, 1917-1936.

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Reports series, 1917-1936.

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The Reports series is arranged into two subseries. The most substantial of the two is the Territory Reports subseries, 1921-1927 (1.2 cubic ft.), Acc. 6. The subseries is comprised of reports to the Office of the President, Ford Motor Company, from district supervisors. The reports cover all phases of branch plant operations and the personnel responsible for maintenance of branch operations. Arrangement is alphabetical by name of supervisor. The Special Files and Reports subseries, 1917-1936 (0.4 cubic ft.), Acc. 6, contains miscellaneous reports and correspondence files. It includes material on Edsel B. Ford's draft exemption in 1917, copies of three Willow Run bomber contracts, financial and budget reports on schools Edsel supported, and an undated transcript of an address given by E. G. Pipp at Temple Israel in Akron, Ohio. Pipp was a Detroit News editor, an early editor of the Dearborn Independent, and editor and publisher of Pipp's Weekly. There is also Receipts and Memberships subseries, 1917-1936 (2.4 cubic ft.)

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