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- Telegram from A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to L. G. Treadway Service Arranging Meeting to Discuss Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, March 23, 1937 - By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- March 23, 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Telegram from A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to L. G. Treadway Service Arranging Meeting to Discuss Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, March 23, 1937
By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- Memo from A.J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to Irving Bacon, July 29, 1932, regarding the "Detroit Industry" Murals by Diego Rivera - Partway through work on his <em>Detroit Industry</em> murals at the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1932, Diego Rivera painted a portrait of the frescoes' primary sponsor, Edsel Ford. Rivera requested several photographs of Ford to assist with the portrait. Because of concerns over privacy and security, special permission was required to supply the photos.
- July 29, 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Memo from A.J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to Irving Bacon, July 29, 1932, regarding the "Detroit Industry" Murals by Diego Rivera
Partway through work on his Detroit Industry murals at the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1932, Diego Rivera painted a portrait of the frescoes' primary sponsor, Edsel Ford. Rivera requested several photographs of Ford to assist with the portrait. Because of concerns over privacy and security, special permission was required to supply the photos.
- Note Requesting Additional Sand For Diego Rivera, 1932 -
- December 28, 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Note Requesting Additional Sand For Diego Rivera, 1932
- Telegram from A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to John Wriston Arranging Meeting to Discuss Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, April 5, 1937 - By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- April 05, 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Telegram from A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to John Wriston Arranging Meeting to Discuss Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, April 5, 1937
By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- Telegram from A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to L. G. Treadway Serivice Arranging Meeting to Discuss Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, April 6, 1937 - By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- April 06, 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Telegram from A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to L. G. Treadway Serivice Arranging Meeting to Discuss Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, April 6, 1937
By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
- Letter from the Office of Edsel Ford to Anna L. Smith regarding Donation to Berea College, May 18, 1933 -
- May 18, 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from the Office of Edsel Ford to Anna L. Smith regarding Donation to Berea College, May 18, 1933
- Letter from A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to Homer Grafton regarding University of Michigan Fresh Air Camps, October 11, 1928 - The Fresh Air Camp was founded in 1921 to provide a place for underprivileged boys to experience the outdoors. Members of the University of Michigan Student Christian Association established the camp with the support of benefactors, like Eleanor and Edsel Ford. In 1928, organization leaders recognized the couple's generosity with a plan to name two new lodges--one for Edsel, the other for "Tau Beta," another of Eleanor's charities.
- October 11, 1928
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Letter from A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to Homer Grafton regarding University of Michigan Fresh Air Camps, October 11, 1928
The Fresh Air Camp was founded in 1921 to provide a place for underprivileged boys to experience the outdoors. Members of the University of Michigan Student Christian Association established the camp with the support of benefactors, like Eleanor and Edsel Ford. In 1928, organization leaders recognized the couple's generosity with a plan to name two new lodges--one for Edsel, the other for "Tau Beta," another of Eleanor's charities.
- Letter to Hedwig Einert with Donation for Christmas Gifts for the Poor, December 1, 1925 -
- December 01, 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Letter to Hedwig Einert with Donation for Christmas Gifts for the Poor, December 1, 1925
- Letter from A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to Mary Breckinridge regarding Frontier Nursing Service Donation, April 17, 1933 - In 1925, Mary Breckinridge established the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) to bring qualified nurse-midwives and modern, life-saving healthcare to many inaccessible areas of eastern Kentucky. To support these efforts, Breckinridge cultivated wealthy donors, such as Edsel Ford. During the Great Depression, fundraising became difficult. Edsel, who had made generous donations to the FNS in the past, decided to concentrate his philanthropy on local needs in Michigan.
- April 17, 1933
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Letter from A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to Mary Breckinridge regarding Frontier Nursing Service Donation, April 17, 1933
In 1925, Mary Breckinridge established the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) to bring qualified nurse-midwives and modern, life-saving healthcare to many inaccessible areas of eastern Kentucky. To support these efforts, Breckinridge cultivated wealthy donors, such as Edsel Ford. During the Great Depression, fundraising became difficult. Edsel, who had made generous donations to the FNS in the past, decided to concentrate his philanthropy on local needs in Michigan.
- Letter from A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to Clyde Burroughs regarding Rivera Fresco Photographs, June 1, 1933 -
- June 01, 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to Clyde Burroughs regarding Rivera Fresco Photographs, June 1, 1933