Letter from Ford Motor Company to Wayne Davis regarding a Boy's Interest in Automotive Design, October 1965

THF268094_redacted / Letter from Ford Motor Company to Wayne Davis regarding a Boy's Interest in Automotive Design, October 1965 / redacted

THF268095_redacted / Letter from Ford Motor Company to Wayne Davis regarding a Boy's Interest in Automotive Design, October 1965 / back redacted

THF268096_redacted / Letter from Ford Motor Company to Wayne Davis regarding a Boy's Interest in Automotive Design, October 1965 / redacted

THF268097_redacted / Letter from Ford Motor Company to Wayne Davis regarding a Boy's Interest in Automotive Design, October 1965 / back redacted

Artifact Overview

Young people seeking careers in the automotive industry might write to car companies for advice. This letter, a reply from Ford Motor Company to someone mentoring a young man in Virginia, offers advice on schooling and financial aid. Interestingly, one of the aid programs mentioned is the Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild -- an initiative of Ford's crosstown rival General Motors.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Letter (Correspondence)

Date Made

18 October 1965

Subject Date

18 October 1965

Creators

Collection Title

Ford Motor Company Product Planning and Styling Records

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

99.1.1251.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Typewriting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11.000 in
Width: 8.500 in

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