Frederick E. Searle papers, 1919-1947.

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Frederick E. Searle papers, 1919-1947.

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The papers are primarily comprised of bound volumes of Frederick E. Searle. These volumes contain incoming correspondence from July 23, 1919 to January 22, 1936 pertaining primarily to the operation of The Henry Ford Trade School; correspondence and purchase orders for textbooks published by the Henry Ford Trade School from 1934 to 1939; and bound volumes of the Henry Ford Trade School newsletter "The Craftsman," 1926 to 1927; 1936 to 1938, 1950 to 1941, 1943 to 1944, and 1946 to 1947. Also included are printed versions of two Searle speeches, "Use of Handicapped Workers" and "Training Youth for Industry."

1.6 cubic ft. and 1 folder.

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Educator. From the description of Letter, 1946. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70945783 Frederick E. Searle headed the Henry Ford Trade School for thirty years. Born in Westfield, Massachusetts in 1871, Searle graduated from Williams College in 1893 and taught school for two years in Tarrytown, New York before moving to Detroit, Michigan. He taught at the Detroit School for Boys, which eventually became the Detroit University School. In 1917, he was persuaded by Edsel Ford, ...