Ford Motor Company executive correspondence records, 1938-1948.

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Ford Motor Company executive correspondence records, 1938-1948.

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The records are comprised of incoming and outgoing correspondence maintained by Ford Motor Company executive personnel from 1938 to 1948. Records also include reports between Central Office and branch operations, both domestic and foreign, and bank information, circulars, and correspondence. The files are arranged chronologically by year and then alphabetically by name. Files for 1938 include 2 cubic ft. of records pertaining to the American Legion. Records for 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, and 1943 include contributions files, property files, and visit files as well as bank and branch correspondence. Files for 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, and 1948 include only bank and branch correspondence.

13 cubic ft.

The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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