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- Archivist Win Sears and Co-workers in Ford Archives at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, November 1956 - As Ford Motor Company prepared for its 50th anniversary in 1953, staff established a corporate archive at founder Henry Ford's former estate in Dearborn, Michigan. (Ford and his wife Clara had passed away in 1947 and 1950, respectively.) The collection moved to another location in 1957 and would ultimately be housed at the Edison Institute--today known as The Henry Ford.
- November 12, 1956
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Archivist Win Sears and Co-workers in Ford Archives at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, November 1956
As Ford Motor Company prepared for its 50th anniversary in 1953, staff established a corporate archive at founder Henry Ford's former estate in Dearborn, Michigan. (Ford and his wife Clara had passed away in 1947 and 1950, respectively.) The collection moved to another location in 1957 and would ultimately be housed at the Edison Institute--today known as The Henry Ford.
- Owen Bombard Working on Oral History Project in Ford Archives at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, 1953 - Historian Owen Bombard was hired by Ford Motor Company in 1950 to head an oral history project for the company's newly formed archives. Bombard interviewed more than 300 people who had known or worked with Henry Ford and Edsel Ford. Bombard's interviews provided a more complete picture of Ford Motor Company's first decades -- and of the Fords themselves.
- 1953
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Owen Bombard Working on Oral History Project in Ford Archives at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, 1953
Historian Owen Bombard was hired by Ford Motor Company in 1950 to head an oral history project for the company's newly formed archives. Bombard interviewed more than 300 people who had known or worked with Henry Ford and Edsel Ford. Bombard's interviews provided a more complete picture of Ford Motor Company's first decades -- and of the Fords themselves.
- Photo Archivist Win Sears and Co-Worker in Ford Archives at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, 1952-1957 -
- 1952-1957
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Photo Archivist Win Sears and Co-Worker in Ford Archives at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, 1952-1957
- A.K. Mills, August 1953 -
- August 24, 1953
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A.K. Mills, August 1953
- Collage of Photographs and Documents from the Life of Henry Ford, 1955 -
- 1955
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Collage of Photographs and Documents from the Life of Henry Ford, 1955
- David L. Lewis Researching in Ford Archives at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, November 1952 - David L. Lewis became one of the world's leading experts on Henry Ford. A newspaper reporter before he took public-relations jobs with Ford Motor Company and General Motors, Lewis joined the University of Michigan's business school in 1966, where he taught for more than 40 years. His book <em>The Public Image of Henry Ford</em> was published in 1976.
- November 20, 1952
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David L. Lewis Researching in Ford Archives at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, November 1952
David L. Lewis became one of the world's leading experts on Henry Ford. A newspaper reporter before he took public-relations jobs with Ford Motor Company and General Motors, Lewis joined the University of Michigan's business school in 1966, where he taught for more than 40 years. His book The Public Image of Henry Ford was published in 1976.
- Archivist Richard Ruddell Working in Ford Archives at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, 1953 -
- 1953
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Archivist Richard Ruddell Working in Ford Archives at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, 1953
- Oversized Periodicals Shelving in Ford Archives at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, 1953 - As Ford Motor Company prepared for its 50th anniversary in 1953, staff established a corporate archive at founder Henry Ford's former estate in Dearborn, Michigan. (Ford and his wife Clara had passed away in 1947 and 1950, respectively.) The collection moved to another location in 1957 and would ultimately be housed at the Edison Institute--today known as The Henry Ford.
- 1953
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Oversized Periodicals Shelving in Ford Archives at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, 1953
As Ford Motor Company prepared for its 50th anniversary in 1953, staff established a corporate archive at founder Henry Ford's former estate in Dearborn, Michigan. (Ford and his wife Clara had passed away in 1947 and 1950, respectively.) The collection moved to another location in 1957 and would ultimately be housed at the Edison Institute--today known as The Henry Ford.
- Dave Crippen and Win Sears in the Ford Archives, Henry Ford Museum, 1978 -
- 1978
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Dave Crippen and Win Sears in the Ford Archives, Henry Ford Museum, 1978
- "Stack Area A" in Ford Archives at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, 1953 - As Ford Motor Company prepared for its 50th anniversary in 1953, staff established a corporate archive at founder Henry Ford's former estate in Dearborn, Michigan. (Ford and his wife Clara had passed away in 1947 and 1950, respectively.) The collection moved to another location in 1957 and would ultimately be housed at the Edison Institute--today known as The Henry Ford.
- 1953
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"Stack Area A" in Ford Archives at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, 1953
As Ford Motor Company prepared for its 50th anniversary in 1953, staff established a corporate archive at founder Henry Ford's former estate in Dearborn, Michigan. (Ford and his wife Clara had passed away in 1947 and 1950, respectively.) The collection moved to another location in 1957 and would ultimately be housed at the Edison Institute--today known as The Henry Ford.