Military Vehicles Service Manuals Collection - 1940-1945 - Finding Aid

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Finding Aid for the Military Vehicles Service Manuals Collection, 1940-1945, with accession number 64.167.750. The collection contains service and operator manuals for Ford Motor Company military vehicles and equipment produced during World War II. Materials were held by Ford Motor Company staff before transfer to the Ford Motor Company Archives and later to the Benson Ford Research Center at The Henry Ford. Includes access, copyright, acquisition, arrangement in two series, and a detailed container list.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages13

Reading Time33 min

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Overview

Repository and Accession Details

Administrative Information

Scope and Content Note

United States Military Series

Ford of Canada Series

Arrangement

Subject Terms

Container List

Finding Aid for MILITARY VEHICLES SERVICE MANUALS COLLECTION, 1940-1945 Accession 64.167.750 Finding Aid Republished: September 2017 OVERVIEW REPOSITORY: Benson Ford Research Center The Henry Ford 20900 Oakwood Blvd Dearborn, MI 48124-5029 [www.thehenryford.org](www.thehenryford.org) [research.center@thehenryford.org](research.center@thehenryford.org) ACCESSION NUMBER: 64.167.750 CREATOR: Ford Motor Company. Ford Division TITLE: Military Vehicles Service Manuals Collection INCLUSIVE DATES: 1940-1945 QUANTITY: 10.5 cubic ft. (11 boxes) LANGUAGE: The materials are in English. ABSTRACT: The Military Vehicles Service Manuals Collection consists of service and operator's manuals for military vehicles and equipment produced by Ford Motor Company during World War II. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: The collection is open for research. COPYRIGHT: Copyright has been transferred to The Henry Ford by the donor. Copyright for some items in the collection may still be held by their respective creator(s) . ACQUISITION: Donated to The Henry Ford by the Ford Motor Company Archives, 1964. RELATED MATERIAL: Related material held by The Henry Ford: -Ford Motor Company Parts Drawings, 1909-1957. Accession 1701. PREFERRED CITATION: Item, folder, box, accession 64.167.750, Military Vehicles Service Manuals Collection, Benson Ford Research Center, The Henry Ford PROCESSING INFORMATION: Collection originally processed by staff of the Ford Motor Company Archives. Rehoused and processed by staff of The Henry Ford following donation. Further processing by Brian Wilson, August 2017, to match finding aid container list and improve housing of several items. DESCRIPTION INFORMATION: Original collection inventory list prepared by staff of the Ford Motor Company Archives in December 1953. Republished by FMC Archives in April 1964. Inventory computerized and published by The Henry Ford, circa 1994. Finding aid written by staff of The Henry Ford. Updated and republished 23 August 2006. Revised in August 2017 by Brian Wilson to correct errors in Container List; update formatting; include additional front matter. Republished September 2017. Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) and local guidelines. SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The Military Vehicles Service Manuals Collection consists of service and operator's manuals for military vehicles and equipment produced by Ford Motor Company during World War II. The collection was originally held in the office of J.A. Steinbruckner, Ford Motor Company, Ford Division, Superintendent of Catalog Section, Planning and Research Department, before being transferred to the Ford Motor Company Archives. The material has been arranged in two series. The United States Military series, 1941-1945 (10 cubic ft.), is comprised of repair and operator manuals for military vehicles and equipment built by Ford Motor Company for the United States military. The series is primarily comprised of maintenance and repair catalogs and parts list catalogs (Standard Nomenclature Lists) and detailed maintenance and repair procedures (Technical Manuals). Vehicles and equipment included armored cars, automobiles, jeeps and reconnaissance cars, general equipment and assemblies, equipment produced by other manufacturers, tanks, heavy-duty trucks, and universal troop carriers. The Ford of Canada series, 1940-1944 (0.5 cubic ft.), consists of repair and operator manuals for military vehicles and equipment produced for the Canadian and British military. Equipment and vehicles include armored cars, automobiles, jeeps and reconnaissance cars, and trucks. ARRANGEMENT Military Vehicles Service Manuals Collection United States Military Armored Car Car Jeep LTV Other Manuals Other Manufacturers Tank Truck Ford of Canada SUBJECT TERMS Names, Personal and Corporate Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company. Ford

FAQs

What types of materials are included in the collection?

The collection includes service and operator manuals for military vehicles and equipment produced by Ford Motor Company during World War II.

What are the inclusive dates covered by the collection?

The inclusive dates are 1940-1945.

How is the collection organized?

It is arranged in two series: the United States Military series (1941-1945) and the Ford of Canada series (1940-1944), with further breakdown in the arrangement section.

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