Manual of Procedures, Sociological Section, Ford Motor Company, circa 1946

Summary

Employees of Ford Motor Company's Sociological Department made unannounced visits to evaluate the cleanliness and safety of an employee's household. An investigator would use a form, like the one found within this manual pictured here, to record how workers spent their money, if they sent their children to school, and ensure that they lived as organized, law-abiding American citizens.

Employees of Ford Motor Company's Sociological Department made unannounced visits to evaluate the cleanliness and safety of an employee's household. An investigator would use a form, like the one found within this manual pictured here, to record how workers spent their money, if they sent their children to school, and ensure that they lived as organized, law-abiding American citizens.

Artifact

Manual (Instructional materials)

Date Made

circa 1946

Subject Date

circa 1946

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.280.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in

Width: 9 in

Depth: 0.75 in

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