Claud E. Ford papers, 1860-1965 (bulk 1930-1965)

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Claud E. Ford papers, 1860-1965 (bulk 1930-1965)

The papers are comprised of correspondence, financial records, photographs (many unidentified), daily diaries, and various mementos. Photographs include William H. and Claud E. Ford and their wives along with many relatives who were also relatives of Henry Ford. Personal mementos pertain to Claud Ford and his friendship with Henry Ford. Papers pertain to the postal career of Claud Ford and his retirement from the U. S. Postal Department in 1934.

2 cubic ft. and 1 oversize box.

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Ford, Henry, 1863-1947

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Industrialist and philanthropist Henry Ford, born July 30, 1863, grew up on a farm in what is now Dearborn, Michigan. Mechanically inclined from an early age, he worked in Detroit machine shops as a young man and became an engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company in 1891. Henry and Clara Jane Bryant, married in 1888, had one child, Edsel, born in 1893. In that same year, Henry tested his first internal combustion engine, and by 1896 completed his first car, the Quadricycle. Ford partnered in ...

Ford family.

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Ford, Claud E. 1879-1965 .

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Claud Elsworth Ford of Caledonia, Michigan, was the son of William Henry Ford, also of Caledonia, and Catherine Wilson Ford. William Henry Ford, 1844-1939, was the son of William Samuel Ford, 1819-1898 of Dearborn, Michigan. William Samuel Ford was double first cousin to Henry Ford's father, William, 1826-1905. Claud Ford was maried to Sarah Davis Ford. From the description of Claud E. Ford papers, 1860-1965 (bulk 1930-1965) (The Henry Ford). WorldCat record id: 747282220 ...

Ford, Sarah Davis.

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Ford, William Henry, 1844-1939.

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Ford, William, 1826-1905.

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