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- Organizational Chart, Lincoln-Mercury Styling Department, 1954 - This organizational chart illustrated the hierarchy at Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury Styling Department in 1954. Eugene Bordinat directed the department from 1954-1961. William Schmidt served as Lincoln's chief designer from 1947-1954. Don DeLaRossa headed Mercury's design efforts from 1952-1955. The chart is from the papers of designer John Najjar, who spent more than 40 years at Ford Motor Company.

- 1954
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Organizational Chart, Lincoln-Mercury Styling Department, 1954
This organizational chart illustrated the hierarchy at Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury Styling Department in 1954. Eugene Bordinat directed the department from 1954-1961. William Schmidt served as Lincoln's chief designer from 1947-1954. Don DeLaRossa headed Mercury's design efforts from 1952-1955. The chart is from the papers of designer John Najjar, who spent more than 40 years at Ford Motor Company.
- Ford Motor Company Organization Chart, November 1, 1919 - Organizational charts and corporate hierarchies weren't strictly followed or enforced in Ford Motor Company's first decades -- largely because of founder Henry Ford's indifference to them. But this chart, issued in November 1919, illustrates a formal chain of command from president Edsel Ford down through company officers, superintendents, managers, and department heads.

- November 01, 1919
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Ford Motor Company Organization Chart, November 1, 1919
Organizational charts and corporate hierarchies weren't strictly followed or enforced in Ford Motor Company's first decades -- largely because of founder Henry Ford's indifference to them. But this chart, issued in November 1919, illustrates a formal chain of command from president Edsel Ford down through company officers, superintendents, managers, and department heads.
- Organizational Chart, Styling Department, December 31, 1953 - This organizational chart illustrated the hierarchy at Ford Motor Company's Styling Department in late 1953. Charles Waterhouse directed the automaker's overall design efforts from 1949-1953. Franklin Hershey managed the Ford studio from 1952-1955, and Eugene Bordinat directed the Lincoln-Mercury studio from 1954-1961. The chart is from the papers of designer John Najjar, who spent more than 40 years at Ford Motor Company.

- December 31, 1953
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Organizational Chart, Styling Department, December 31, 1953
This organizational chart illustrated the hierarchy at Ford Motor Company's Styling Department in late 1953. Charles Waterhouse directed the automaker's overall design efforts from 1949-1953. Franklin Hershey managed the Ford studio from 1952-1955, and Eugene Bordinat directed the Lincoln-Mercury studio from 1954-1961. The chart is from the papers of designer John Najjar, who spent more than 40 years at Ford Motor Company.