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- Edsel Ford: A Legacy of Philanthropy - Learn about Edsel Ford's legacy of charitable giving related to the visual and performing arts, America's national parks, and healthcare organizations.
- April 25, 2018
- Collections - Article
Edsel Ford: A Legacy of Philanthropy
Learn about Edsel Ford's legacy of charitable giving related to the visual and performing arts, America's national parks, and healthcare organizations.
- Letter to Edsel Ford regarding Donation to the National Recreation Association, September 18, 1933 - Early 20th-century reformers created the National Recreation Association (originally the Playground 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.
- September 18, 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Letter to Edsel Ford regarding Donation to the National Recreation Association, September 18, 1933
Early 20th-century reformers created the National Recreation Association (originally the Playground 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.
- Letter from Josephine Clay Kanzler to Edsel Ford, February 26, 1924 - 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. Josephine Clay Kanzler, sister-in-law of Edsel Ford, urged local business leaders to support this worthwhile cause.
- February 26, 1924
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Letter from Josephine Clay Kanzler to Edsel Ford, February 26, 1924
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. Josephine Clay Kanzler, sister-in-law of Edsel Ford, urged local business leaders to support this worthwhile cause.
- Letter from Frances D. Shelden, Playground and Recreation Association, to Edsel Ford, April 5, 1928 - 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.
- April 05, 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Frances D. Shelden, Playground and Recreation Association, to Edsel Ford, April 5, 1928
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.
- 100 Years of National Parks: Brought to You in Part by Edsel Ford - Edsel Ford had an ongoing relationship with America’s national parks. Learn more about just-digitized artifacts that help explain how Edsel supported the National Park System.
- October 18, 2016
- Collections - Article
100 Years of National Parks: Brought to You in Part by Edsel Ford
Edsel Ford had an ongoing relationship with America’s national parks. Learn more about just-digitized artifacts that help explain how Edsel supported the National Park System.
- Letter from the Office of Edsel Ford to Josephine Clay Kansler, March 3, 1924 - 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. Edsel Ford donated to this worthwhile cause throughout the 1920s and 30s.
- March 03, 1924
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from the Office of Edsel Ford to Josephine Clay Kansler, March 3, 1924
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. Edsel Ford donated to this worthwhile cause throughout the 1920s and 30s.
- Businesswomen at Detroit Central Market - In honor of the Detroit Central Market joining Greenfield Village as our first permanent addition to the village since 2000, this program focuses on female hucksters and market gardeners who made an impression. Together with Deb Reid, curator of Agriculture and the Environment at The Henry Ford, we learn about causes of food fights like the Cucumber War of 1861, strategies that bound market families together, conflicts that pulled them apart, and philanthropy that extended their reach.
- July 15, 2022
- Collections - Video
Businesswomen at Detroit Central Market
In honor of the Detroit Central Market joining Greenfield Village as our first permanent addition to the village since 2000, this program focuses on female hucksters and market gardeners who made an impression. Together with Deb Reid, curator of Agriculture and the Environment at The Henry Ford, we learn about causes of food fights like the Cucumber War of 1861, strategies that bound market families together, conflicts that pulled them apart, and philanthropy that extended their reach.
- Letter from Helen Plumb, Society of Arts and Crafts, to Edsel Ford, September 11, 1926 -
- September 11, 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Helen Plumb, Society of Arts and Crafts, to Edsel Ford, September 11, 1926
- Letter from Mary Breckinridge to Clara Ford with Map of Leslie County, Kentucky, April 22, 1927 -
- April 22, 1927
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Letter from Mary Breckinridge to Clara Ford with Map of Leslie County, Kentucky, April 22, 1927
- Letter from M. L. Burton, to Eleanor Clay Ford, December 6, 1923 -
- December 06, 1923
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from M. L. Burton, to Eleanor Clay Ford, December 6, 1923