Henry Ford Trade School records, 1919-1953.

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Henry Ford Trade School records, 1919-1953.

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The records are comprised of four series. The Administrative Files series, 1921-1953 (2.2 cubic ft.) Accession 983, is comprised of correspondence, minutes, reports, financial records, speeches, and printed material reflecting the organization and administration of the Henry Ford Trade School. The majority of the records are from the later years of the school's operation; many of the files contain information on the liquidation of the school and plans for a community college which eventually became Henry Ford Community College. There are also correspondence files, annual reports, minutes of the board from 1932 to 1943, financial records, printed material, and speeches by superintendent Frederick E. Searle and Henry Ford II. The Enrollment and Academic Matters series, 1924-1954 (3.4 cubic ft.), Accession 983, contains reports, textbooks, accreditation material, student statistics, and other items reflecting academic concerns and student enrollment at the Henry Ford Trade School. The Henry Ford Trade School Student Records series, 1919-1927 (7 cubic ft.), Accession 774, includes records for both foreign and American students and is arranged alphabetically by student name. Researchers should note that the records are incomplete; more than thirty feet of similar records were destroyed in a fire. A list of students arranged by nationality is available in the first folder of the first box of the accession. The Russian Student Delegation records series, 1929-1931 (0.4 cubic ft.), Accession 818, pertains to a delegation of Russian employees who came to the United States to observe and study the Ford Motor Company assembly line and production system. The records are comprised of employee contracts, badge return agreements, waivers, and a small amount of employee paperwork.

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