Ford Motor Company Memo regarding an Inquiry from Mrs. Herbert Hoover about Former Employee Simon Tokarski, 1937
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Memorandum
Date Made
27 April 1937
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.6.24
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. A.J. Miller Dept. Employment April 27 1937 / The attached letter is from Mrs. Herbert Hoover, wife of the / former President, and is written in behalf of Simon Tokarski, whose daughter / wrote that her father was laid off from work in our plant in 1932 on account / of eye trouble. His address... / and Mrs. Hoover who is President of the Girl Scouts, asks how she can answer / the girl's letter. / I am inclined to think that we should give Mrs. Hoover a courteous / reply, and I would appreciate information from you as to the case of Tokarski. / Secretary to Edsel B. Ford / AJL:C
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