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- Rachel MacDonald, Librarian, Ford Motor Company Engineering Library, 1943 -
- May 03, 1943
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Rachel MacDonald, Librarian, Ford Motor Company Engineering Library, 1943
- Edison Institute Librarian Kenneth Metcalf, April 21, 1958 - Detroit native Ken Metcalf earned degrees from Wayne State University and the University of Michigan. He joined the Edison Institute -- today's The Henry Ford -- as librarian in 1954. He later became deputy archivist as well. Metcalf expanded the library's holdings, contributed to museum exhibits, wrote multiple books, and frequently presented at professional and civic organizations.
- April 21, 1958
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Edison Institute Librarian Kenneth Metcalf, April 21, 1958
Detroit native Ken Metcalf earned degrees from Wayne State University and the University of Michigan. He joined the Edison Institute -- today's The Henry Ford -- as librarian in 1954. He later became deputy archivist as well. Metcalf expanded the library's holdings, contributed to museum exhibits, wrote multiple books, and frequently presented at professional and civic organizations.
- Bookplate of Lutie E. Stearns Designed by Maxfield Parrish, 1900-1920 - Bookplates show ownership, but they can also tell us more. Often pasted on the inside of a book's front cover or endpaper, these printed labels contain the owner's name and sometimes the words "ex-libris" (Latin for "from the library of"). Coats of arms, crests, other decorative images, poems, mottoes, and even font type provide insight into the beliefs, passions, and interests of the book's owner.
- 1900-1920
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Bookplate of Lutie E. Stearns Designed by Maxfield Parrish, 1900-1920
Bookplates show ownership, but they can also tell us more. Often pasted on the inside of a book's front cover or endpaper, these printed labels contain the owner's name and sometimes the words "ex-libris" (Latin for "from the library of"). Coats of arms, crests, other decorative images, poems, mottoes, and even font type provide insight into the beliefs, passions, and interests of the book's owner.
- Ken Metcalf Speaking at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Meeting, October 20, 1964 - Detroit native Ken Metcalf earned degrees from Wayne State University and the University of Michigan. He joined the Edison Institute -- today's The Henry Ford -- as librarian in 1954. He later became deputy archivist as well. Metcalf expanded the library's holdings, contributed to museum exhibits, wrote multiple books, and frequently presented at professional and civic organizations.
- October 20, 1964
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Ken Metcalf Speaking at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Meeting, October 20, 1964
Detroit native Ken Metcalf earned degrees from Wayne State University and the University of Michigan. He joined the Edison Institute -- today's The Henry Ford -- as librarian in 1954. He later became deputy archivist as well. Metcalf expanded the library's holdings, contributed to museum exhibits, wrote multiple books, and frequently presented at professional and civic organizations.
- Postcard, "Mark Twain Library, Redding, Conn.," circa 1956 - Until the 20th century, most book collections were not available to everyday Americans. The concept of free public libraries, often established through the support of prominent residents, gained traction in the early 1900s. Author Samuel Clemens (better known as Mark Twain) donated books and raised funds for the library of Redding, Connecticut, where he lived from 1908 until his death in 1910.
- circa 1956
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Postcard, "Mark Twain Library, Redding, Conn.," circa 1956
Until the 20th century, most book collections were not available to everyday Americans. The concept of free public libraries, often established through the support of prominent residents, gained traction in the early 1900s. Author Samuel Clemens (better known as Mark Twain) donated books and raised funds for the library of Redding, Connecticut, where he lived from 1908 until his death in 1910.
- Librarian Ken Metcalf, December 21, 1959 - Detroit native Ken Metcalf earned degrees from Wayne State University and the University of Michigan. He joined the Edison Institute -- today's The Henry Ford -- as librarian in 1954. He later became deputy archivist as well. Metcalf expanded the library's holdings, contributed to museum exhibits, wrote multiple books, and frequently presented at professional and civic organizations.
- Collections - Artifact
Librarian Ken Metcalf, December 21, 1959
Detroit native Ken Metcalf earned degrees from Wayne State University and the University of Michigan. He joined the Edison Institute -- today's The Henry Ford -- as librarian in 1954. He later became deputy archivist as well. Metcalf expanded the library's holdings, contributed to museum exhibits, wrote multiple books, and frequently presented at professional and civic organizations.