Letter to Edsel Ford Requesting a Donation to the Playground and Recreation Association of America, 1929

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Artifact Overview

Early 20th-century reformers created the Playground and Recreation Association of America to establish clean, safe, supervised play spaces for children living in crowded cities. Reformers hoped these playgrounds would promote a sense of physical, social, and moral well-being among America's children and youth. Annual pleas urged local business leaders to support this worthwhile cause.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Letter (Correspondence)

Date Made

24 June 1929

Subject Date

24 June 1929

Creator Notes

From Howard S. Braucher, the Secretary of the Playground and Recreation Association of America, New York, New York.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.6.126

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Typewriting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in