Gaston Plantiff papers, 1905-1931 (bulk 1920-1930)

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Gaston Plantiff papers, 1905-1931 (bulk 1920-1930)

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The Gaston Plantiff Papers, 1905-1931 (0.4 cubic ft.), consist of files maintained by Plantiff during his time as New York Branch Manager for Ford Motor Company. The papers contain mostly documents and corresponence; files pertain to a variety of subjects including tractor sales and promotion, foreign activities, dealership and branch reports, and a report to Henry Ford on the 1916 Nuetral Conference for Continuous Mediation.

0.4 cubic ft.

The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation (1916)

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In 1915, Henry Ford agreed to help the pacifist movement and chartered a ship, Oscar II, to sail to Norway, Denmark and Holland. Its mission was to lobby for peace, promote mediation, gather information, organize meetings, and collect signatures on peace petitions. The Henry Ford Peace Expedition, which grew out of the work of earlier pacifist conferences, helped to form the Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediation. From the description of Neutral Conference for Continuous Mediati...

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...

Bulow, Robert.

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Kanzler, Ernest Carlton 1892-1967

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Ford motor company

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Plantiff, Gaston, 1874-1934.

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Gaston Plantiff was born September 25, 1874 in Belchertown, Massachusetts. He worked for Ford Motor Company from 1905,and was New York Branch Manager from 1913 to 1929. He was a trusted employee and friend of Henry Ford; he and his wife visited socially with the Fords on a regular basis. From the description of Gaston Plantiff papers, 1905-1931 (bulk 1920-1930) (The Henry Ford). WorldCat record id: 68103848 ...

Sorensen, Charles E., 1881-1968

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