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- Identification Card and Admission Tickets for the New York World's Fair, 1940 - This identification card and tickets for the New York World's Fair of 1939-40 were issued to Frank Campsall, Henry Ford's private secretary. The Ford Motor Company Pavilion, echoing the fair's "World of Tomorrow" theme, offered a vision of a technologized, prosperous future.
- 1940
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Identification Card and Admission Tickets for the New York World's Fair, 1940
This identification card and tickets for the New York World's Fair of 1939-40 were issued to Frank Campsall, Henry Ford's private secretary. The Ford Motor Company Pavilion, echoing the fair's "World of Tomorrow" theme, offered a vision of a technologized, prosperous future.
- Letter from George Washington Carver to Frank Campsall, September 28, 1942 - George Washington Carver and Henry Ford became friends in the late 1930s, drawn together by a mutual interest in developing new industrial products from the fruits of the soil. Carver's warm letters to Ford, Clara Ford, and Ford's secretary Frank Campsall speak to the genuine depth of the friendship. Carver often gives Ford advice on research avenues to pursue and suggests recipes for natural health.
- September 28, 1942
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Letter from George Washington Carver to Frank Campsall, September 28, 1942
George Washington Carver and Henry Ford became friends in the late 1930s, drawn together by a mutual interest in developing new industrial products from the fruits of the soil. Carver's warm letters to Ford, Clara Ford, and Ford's secretary Frank Campsall speak to the genuine depth of the friendship. Carver often gives Ford advice on research avenues to pursue and suggests recipes for natural health.
- Letter from George Washington Carver to Frank Campsall, April 15, 1939 - George Washington Carver and Henry Ford became friends in the late 1930s, drawn together by a mutual interest in developing new industrial products from the fruits of the soil. Carver's warm letters to Ford, Clara Ford, and Ford's secretary Frank Campsall speak to the genuine depth of the friendship. Carver often gives Ford advice on research avenues to pursue and suggests recipes for natural health.
- April 15, 1939
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Letter from George Washington Carver to Frank Campsall, April 15, 1939
George Washington Carver and Henry Ford became friends in the late 1930s, drawn together by a mutual interest in developing new industrial products from the fruits of the soil. Carver's warm letters to Ford, Clara Ford, and Ford's secretary Frank Campsall speak to the genuine depth of the friendship. Carver often gives Ford advice on research avenues to pursue and suggests recipes for natural health.
- Frank Campsall, Charles Newton, and Henry Ford at the Ford Engineering Laboratory with Donations for Henry Ford's Museum, 1928 - Henry Ford began large-scale collecting of historic items in the early 1920s. When his plans for a museum became public, offers of additional material poured into his office. Ford posed for this 1928 photo with two men who helped manage the flood: secretary Frank Campsall (left), who responded to offers, and attorney Charles Newton (center), who handled the legal transactions.
- 1928
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Frank Campsall, Charles Newton, and Henry Ford at the Ford Engineering Laboratory with Donations for Henry Ford's Museum, 1928
Henry Ford began large-scale collecting of historic items in the early 1920s. When his plans for a museum became public, offers of additional material poured into his office. Ford posed for this 1928 photo with two men who helped manage the flood: secretary Frank Campsall (left), who responded to offers, and attorney Charles Newton (center), who handled the legal transactions.
- George Washington Carver at the Dedication of Carver Nutrition Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, 1942 - In 1942, Henry Ford showed his admiration for his friend and colleague George Washington Carver by naming a Ford Motor Company nutrition laboratory after him. This was appropriate: Carver had dedicated his career to experimental agriculture and to improving farmer nutrition and health as well as crop yields. Though frail, Carver traveled to Dearborn for the dedication. Edsel Ford was also present.
- July 21, 1942
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George Washington Carver at the Dedication of Carver Nutrition Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, 1942
In 1942, Henry Ford showed his admiration for his friend and colleague George Washington Carver by naming a Ford Motor Company nutrition laboratory after him. This was appropriate: Carver had dedicated his career to experimental agriculture and to improving farmer nutrition and health as well as crop yields. Though frail, Carver traveled to Dearborn for the dedication. Edsel Ford was also present.
- Correspondence between Edith Guerrier, R.J. Sennott, and Frank Campsall regarding the Paul Revere Pottery, 1936-1937 - The Paul Revere Pottery evolved from a settlement house founded in 1899 to help women in Boston's North End immigrant community. Founders Edith Guerrier, a librarian, and Edith Brown, an artist, convinced patron Helen Osborne Storrow to fund the pottery in 1906. The venture proved successful, producing remarkable Arts and Crafts wares through the 1930s.
- 1936-1937
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Correspondence between Edith Guerrier, R.J. Sennott, and Frank Campsall regarding the Paul Revere Pottery, 1936-1937
The Paul Revere Pottery evolved from a settlement house founded in 1899 to help women in Boston's North End immigrant community. Founders Edith Guerrier, a librarian, and Edith Brown, an artist, convinced patron Helen Osborne Storrow to fund the pottery in 1906. The venture proved successful, producing remarkable Arts and Crafts wares through the 1930s.
- Correspondence between Edith Guerrier, Frank Campsall, R.J. Sennott, and Rosamond Coolidge regarding the Paul Revere Pottery, 1937-1942 - The Paul Revere Pottery evolved from a settlement house founded in 1899 to help women in Boston's North End immigrant community. Founders Edith Guerrier, a librarian, and Edith Brown, an artist, convinced patron Helen Osborne Storrow to fund the pottery in 1906. The venture proved successful, producing remarkable Arts and Crafts wares through the 1930s.
- 1937-1942
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Correspondence between Edith Guerrier, Frank Campsall, R.J. Sennott, and Rosamond Coolidge regarding the Paul Revere Pottery, 1937-1942
The Paul Revere Pottery evolved from a settlement house founded in 1899 to help women in Boston's North End immigrant community. Founders Edith Guerrier, a librarian, and Edith Brown, an artist, convinced patron Helen Osborne Storrow to fund the pottery in 1906. The venture proved successful, producing remarkable Arts and Crafts wares through the 1930s.
- Frank Campsall, G.C. Osborn, and Matthew S. Sloan outside Eagle Tavern, October 21, 1929 - On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted a celebration in Dearborn, Michigan, to honor his friend Thomas A. Edison. Known as Light's Golden Jubilee, the event commemorated the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. This photo shows Frank Campsall, Ford's personal secretary, standing with George Sloan, vice-president at Edison Lamp Works, and Matthew Sloan, president of New York Edison.
- October 21, 1929
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Frank Campsall, G.C. Osborn, and Matthew S. Sloan outside Eagle Tavern, October 21, 1929
On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted a celebration in Dearborn, Michigan, to honor his friend Thomas A. Edison. Known as Light's Golden Jubilee, the event commemorated the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. This photo shows Frank Campsall, Ford's personal secretary, standing with George Sloan, vice-president at Edison Lamp Works, and Matthew Sloan, president of New York Edison.
- Henry Ford and Frank Campsall with Students and Faculty at George Washington Carver School, Richmond Hill, Georgia, circa 1940 - Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. After acquiring the property, Ford became interested in the civic improvement of the area. He built schools, churches and community centers. In 1939, Ford founded the George Washington Carver School, named in honor of his friend. In this image, Ford poses with the faculty and local schoolchildren.
- circa 1940
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Henry Ford and Frank Campsall with Students and Faculty at George Washington Carver School, Richmond Hill, Georgia, circa 1940
Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. After acquiring the property, Ford became interested in the civic improvement of the area. He built schools, churches and community centers. In 1939, Ford founded the George Washington Carver School, named in honor of his friend. In this image, Ford poses with the faculty and local schoolchildren.
- Memorandum to Frank Campsall regarding P.J. Culhane and His Monkey Bar Diorama, September 20, 1922 -
- September 20, 1922
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Memorandum to Frank Campsall regarding P.J. Culhane and His Monkey Bar Diorama, September 20, 1922