Letter from Edsel Ford Inviting Paul Ste. Marie to a Red Cross Blood Drive at the Rouge Plant, October 29, 1942

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company and its employees contributed to Allied efforts in World War II in many ways. The company built trucks, tanks, aircraft engines, gliders, and B-24 bomber airplanes. Ford workers participated in blood drives by donating blood and plasma for use stateside or overseas.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Letter (Correspondence)

Date Made

29 October 1942

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.6.254

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: 11.00 in
Width: 8.5 in