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- Ford English School Diploma, 1914-1915 - In 1914, Ford Motor was hiring workers in droves. Many were immigrants who could not read or write English and were unable to carry out instructions. Henry Ford organized classes in English. These lessons also included instruction in United States naturalization requirements which led over 6,000 Ford employees to obtain diplomas accepted by U.S. emigration officials resulting in eventual citizenship.
- 1914-1915
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Ford English School Diploma, 1914-1915
In 1914, Ford Motor was hiring workers in droves. Many were immigrants who could not read or write English and were unable to carry out instructions. Henry Ford organized classes in English. These lessons also included instruction in United States naturalization requirements which led over 6,000 Ford employees to obtain diplomas accepted by U.S. emigration officials resulting in eventual citizenship.
- Minute Book from Meetings of the Henry Ford Trade School Trustees, 1916-1929 -
- 1916-1929
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Minute Book from Meetings of the Henry Ford Trade School Trustees, 1916-1929
- Articles of Association for Henry Ford Trade School, August 30, 1916 - Boys who attended the Henry Ford Trade School learned by doing. The school, the brainchild of Henry Ford, trained teenage boys in a variety of skilled industrial trade work -- machining, metallurgy, drafting, and engine design, among others. Students created useful components for local factories in hands-on lab and shop classes. In addition to the manual training received, academic classes were required.
- August 30, 1916
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Articles of Association for Henry Ford Trade School, August 30, 1916
Boys who attended the Henry Ford Trade School learned by doing. The school, the brainchild of Henry Ford, trained teenage boys in a variety of skilled industrial trade work -- machining, metallurgy, drafting, and engine design, among others. Students created useful components for local factories in hands-on lab and shop classes. In addition to the manual training received, academic classes were required.
- 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.
- Ford English School Diploma, circa 1920 - Ford Motor Company established its Ford English School in 1914. The school taught the English language to newly arrived immigrant employees. It also included instruction in United States naturalization requirements, helping students on the path to U.S. citizenship. Ford's mass production techniques depended on clear communication between workers and supervisors on the assembly line.
- circa 1920
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Ford English School Diploma, circa 1920
Ford Motor Company established its Ford English School in 1914. The school taught the English language to newly arrived immigrant employees. It also included instruction in United States naturalization requirements, helping students on the path to U.S. citizenship. Ford's mass production techniques depended on clear communication between workers and supervisors on the assembly line.
- Henry Ford and Reverend Samuel Marquis, circa 1915 - Henry Ford asked Episcopalian Reverend Samual S. Marquis, whom he is pictured with here, to head Ford Motor Company's Sociology Department. Following the announcement of the Five Dollar Day in 1914, the department oversaw social benefits for Ford employees and offered workers assistance in maintaining the lifestyles, habits, and housing that Ford deemed worthy of a full wage.
- circa 1915
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Henry Ford and Reverend Samuel Marquis, circa 1915
Henry Ford asked Episcopalian Reverend Samual S. Marquis, whom he is pictured with here, to head Ford Motor Company's Sociology Department. Following the announcement of the Five Dollar Day in 1914, the department oversaw social benefits for Ford employees and offered workers assistance in maintaining the lifestyles, habits, and housing that Ford deemed worthy of a full wage.