Plant Engineering Department (Ford Motor Company) records series, 1922-1950.

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Plant Engineering Department (Ford Motor Company) records series, 1922-1950.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/85892465

The Plant Engineering Department (Ford Motor Company) records series consists of correspondence, floor plan drawings, work and tool analysis reports, and labor reports relating to production planning, plant layout, and plant construction prior to and during World War II. The series includes plant reconstruction; refurbishing programs; floor-space utilization analysis; equipment purchase orders; labor cost reports; and domestic plant inventories. Plants covered include most Ford Motor Company domestic plants including those located in California, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. Overseas facilities include plants in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, and Uruguay. The series also includes legacy records relating to the design and construction of non-automotive facilities including the St. Paul, Minnesota hydroelectric power plant; Dearborn, Michigan properties including Camp Legion, George Washington Carver Laboratory, Ford Airport, Henry Ford Trade School, the Aircraft Factory Building, the Ford Rotunda, Dearborn Inn, Dearborn Country Club, Botsford Inn, Willow Run, and the Ford Village Industries as well as records related to construction projects at Edsel Ford's Gaukler Point residence, property plat maps in Dearborn and Detroit, and a 1927 design drawing for a proposed convention center in downtown Detroit.

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