Frank Vivian papers, 1907-1950 (bulk 1940-1950)

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Frank Vivian papers, 1907-1950 (bulk 1940-1950)

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The papers, roughly organized by topic, contain correspondence, administrative material, photographs, published pieces, and clippings. Subjects include documentation of Ford Motor Company's Richmond, California plant production methods and 1915 wage scales; Vivian's World War II activities, awards, photographs and clippings; documentation of the acquisition of a collection of antiques known as the Wohlbruck collection purchased on behalf of Henry Ford; photographs of Vivian with Henry Ford, Henry Ford II, and others (includes a group portrait of Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, Harvey Firestone, and Thomas Edison visiting Luther Burbank's home in Santa Rosa, California); and a few documents relating to the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, 1939-1940. Printed material includes a brochure on the Richmond, California assembly plant and a luncheon program for one hundred car dealers and western branch dealers who sold more than 200 cars in May and June of 1940.

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