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Library & Archival Collections
The Henry Ford houses a nationally significant collection of business records, automotive product literature and periodicals, manuscripts, photographs, prints, postcards, maps, trade catalogs, early American dictionaries, and other library and special collection material.
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Additional Resources
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Google Arts & Culture
Visit The Henry Ford on Google Cultural Institute to see artifacts and online exhibits or take a virtual tour.Automotive Design Oral Histories
Transcripts of interviews with automotive designers conducted in the late 1980s.Ford Reminiscences
More than 200 transcripts of oral histories compiled as part of Ford Motor Company’s 50th anniversary in 1953.THF.org Website Archive
Archive of The Henry Ford’s website from 2013 to 2015.ford.com Website Archive
Archive of Ford Motor Company’s website from 2007 to the present.Collections on Flickr
Digitized images of photographs, prints and objects in The Henry Ford’s collections.Historic Film Footage
Historical films illustrating the impact of the automobile, industrial manufacturing and design, and other aspects of American culture and life.
Digital Dress: The Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection
Historical clothing collections from Detroit-area cultural institutions with images and descriptions of each piece.Herman Miller Consortium Collection
Several hundred historic pieces of furniture and product literature currently held by multiple institutions, including The Henry Ford.
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