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
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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
Collection Title
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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Young people interested in automotive industry careers, or others working on their behalf, might write to car companies for advice. This letter to Ford Motor Company from a radio/television station in Norfolk, Virginia, concerned a young man who had dropped out of school but showed talent in automotive design. The letter's author asked about possible programs to nurture this talent.