Search
- Letter from Woody Guthrie to Kay Elizabeth Dossey, November 21, 1935 - In 1935, Woody Guthrie, one of the most important figures in American folk music, wrote this letter to Kay Dossey, the infant daughter of his childhood friend Max. A new father himself, 23-year-old Guthrie offered baby Kay gentle humor and down-to-earth advice on life--providing a rare glimpse into Guthrie's philosophical underpinnings as a young man.
- November 21, 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Woody Guthrie to Kay Elizabeth Dossey, November 21, 1935
In 1935, Woody Guthrie, one of the most important figures in American folk music, wrote this letter to Kay Dossey, the infant daughter of his childhood friend Max. A new father himself, 23-year-old Guthrie offered baby Kay gentle humor and down-to-earth advice on life--providing a rare glimpse into Guthrie's philosophical underpinnings as a young man.
- Transcript, "The Reminiscences of Dr. Edsel Ruddiman," October 1951 - Edsel Ruddiman was a lifelong friend of Henry Ford's. As boys, they attended the same Scotch Settlement School, where they shared a love of pranks. Years later, Ruddiman worked as a research chemist on Ford's efforts in chemurgy -- promoting the use of agricultural products in industry. Henry and Clara Ford named their only child, Edsel Ford, after Ruddiman.
- October 01, 1951
- Collections - Artifact
Transcript, "The Reminiscences of Dr. Edsel Ruddiman," October 1951
Edsel Ruddiman was a lifelong friend of Henry Ford's. As boys, they attended the same Scotch Settlement School, where they shared a love of pranks. Years later, Ruddiman worked as a research chemist on Ford's efforts in chemurgy -- promoting the use of agricultural products in industry. Henry and Clara Ford named their only child, Edsel Ford, after Ruddiman.
- Reminiscence by Joe Lewandowski, "Atari Tomb at the Old Alamogordo Landfill," 2014 - In 1983, rumors circulated: Atari was bankrupt, and was dumping truckloads of games into a New Mexico landfill. Victim to the "Video Game Crash," the company buried 700,000 cartridges in the desert. The story became an obscure pop culture legend -- until "The Atari Tomb" was unearthed in 2014. This document captures the history of the world's first video game excavation.
- 2014
- Collections - Artifact
Reminiscence by Joe Lewandowski, "Atari Tomb at the Old Alamogordo Landfill," 2014
In 1983, rumors circulated: Atari was bankrupt, and was dumping truckloads of games into a New Mexico landfill. Victim to the "Video Game Crash," the company buried 700,000 cartridges in the desert. The story became an obscure pop culture legend -- until "The Atari Tomb" was unearthed in 2014. This document captures the history of the world's first video game excavation.
- Letter from John Adams to Jedidiah Morse, 1815 -
- November 02, 1815
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from John Adams to Jedidiah Morse, 1815
- Portrait of William Perry, circa 1890 - William Perry and Henry Ford worked together during the winter of 1888-1889, sawing trees for Ford's lumber business. Eventually, Perry became a skilled bricklayer and Ford established Ford Motor Company. When a heart condition prevented Perry from continuing his trade in 1914, Ford rehired him--as Ford Motor Company's first African American employee--to work in the Highland Park Plant powerhouse.
- circa 1890
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of William Perry, circa 1890
William Perry and Henry Ford worked together during the winter of 1888-1889, sawing trees for Ford's lumber business. Eventually, Perry became a skilled bricklayer and Ford established Ford Motor Company. When a heart condition prevented Perry from continuing his trade in 1914, Ford rehired him--as Ford Motor Company's first African American employee--to work in the Highland Park Plant powerhouse.
- The Reminiscences of Fred Gleason - Historian Owen Bombard was hired by Ford Motor Company in 1950 to head an oral history project for the company's archives. Bombard interviewed more than 300 people who had known or worked with Henry Ford and Edsel Ford. Fred Gleason, interviewed in 1953, was a close friend of Henry's. His reminiscences provided details about Henry Ford's early years.
- May 28, 1953
- Collections - Artifact
The Reminiscences of Fred Gleason
Historian Owen Bombard was hired by Ford Motor Company in 1950 to head an oral history project for the company's archives. Bombard interviewed more than 300 people who had known or worked with Henry Ford and Edsel Ford. Fred Gleason, interviewed in 1953, was a close friend of Henry's. His reminiscences provided details about Henry Ford's early years.
- Robert McNamara's Reminiscence regarding the John F. Kennedy Assassination - This memo was written by Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy administration, just after he learned of the death of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. He describes, in very personal terms, his reaction to the news from the President's brother, Robert Kennedy, that the president had been shot.
- November 22, 1963
- Collections - Artifact
Robert McNamara's Reminiscence regarding the John F. Kennedy Assassination
This memo was written by Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy administration, just after he learned of the death of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. He describes, in very personal terms, his reaction to the news from the President's brother, Robert Kennedy, that the president had been shot.
- Biography of Dr. Alonson B. Howard, May 25, 1962 - Alonson Howard, Jr. (1823-1883) studied medicine in Ohio and Michigan before setting up a medical practice in the 1850s in Tekonsha Township, Michigan. Dr. Howard performed surgeries, delivered babies, produced herbal remedies and homemade medicines, and treated illnesses--adapting his treatments to what worked best for his patients. He served his community for more than thirty years.
- May 23, 1962
- Collections - Artifact
Biography of Dr. Alonson B. Howard, May 25, 1962
Alonson Howard, Jr. (1823-1883) studied medicine in Ohio and Michigan before setting up a medical practice in the 1850s in Tekonsha Township, Michigan. Dr. Howard performed surgeries, delivered babies, produced herbal remedies and homemade medicines, and treated illnesses--adapting his treatments to what worked best for his patients. He served his community for more than thirty years.
- Drawing and Written Reminiscence by Henry Ford, 1913 -
- October 28, 1913
- Collections - Artifact
Drawing and Written Reminiscence by Henry Ford, 1913
- T.A. Raman's Reminiscences of Mahatma M.K. Gandhi's Gift to Henry Ford, "Story of the Spinning Wheet," 1942 -
- December 28, 1942
- Collections - Artifact
T.A. Raman's Reminiscences of Mahatma M.K. Gandhi's Gift to Henry Ford, "Story of the Spinning Wheet," 1942