Ford Motor Company Memorandum regarding the Rehire of Simon Tokarski, 1937
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Lou Henry Hoover, former First Lady and president of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, wrote to Edsel Ford, president of Ford Motor Company, on behalf of a young Girl Scout. The girl's father, a former Ford employee, was out of work. Within days of receiving Hoover's inquiry, Ford rehired the man.
Lou Henry Hoover, former First Lady and president of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, wrote to Edsel Ford, president of Ford Motor Company, on behalf of a young Girl Scout. The girl's father, a former Ford employee, was out of work. Within days of receiving Hoover's inquiry, Ford rehired the man.
Artifact
Memorandum
Date Made
05 May 1937
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.6.23
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 8 in
Inscriptions
Typed memo reads: To Mr. Lepine May 5, 1937 / RE: Attached communication. / Mr. Sam Tokarski was rehired at the Rouge plant on May 5, 1937. / He is now working in our stock department under badge #T 1736 / A.J. Miller / Employment Dept.
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