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Ford Motor Company records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1012

Scope and Content

This collection contains records related to the operation of the Atlanta Assembly Plant in Hapeville, Georgia, including the local company newspaper, Atlanta Ford News. In addition, there is a large scrapbook chronicling the Atlanta Assembly Plant dedication; blank company stationery; press releases on labor strikes and union negotiations; correspondence and newspaper clippings pertaining to the Atlanta Assembly Plant's 25th anniversary; an operations manual and fire emergency manual; and employee bulletins related to the events of September 11, 2001, and their effect on operations. This collection also includes two memory books, one from 1988 and the other from 2006, documenting the plant's history and current employees.

Dates

  • 1947-2006, undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.

Administrative/Biographical History

In 1903, Henry Ford (1863-1947) founded Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer in Detroit, Michigan. The company established its headquarters for Southeastern operations in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1914. After selling its assembly plant and showroom on Ponce de Leon Avenue to the United States Department of War in 1942, the company relocated the Atlanta assembly operations to eighty-three acres in Hapeville, Georgia, in 1946. Opened in 1947, the Atlanta Assembly Plant produced various Ford and Mercury models including the Ford Fairlane, Falcon, Fairmont, Taurus, Torino, Zephyr, Mercury Cougar, and Sable. At its peak in the early 1970s, the Atlanta Assembly Plant employed over 3,500 people. The plant ceased operations and closed in 2006.

Extent

3.3 linear ft. (1 document case and 2 oversize boxes)

Language

English

Additional Description

System of Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically according to titles supplied by staff.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 2007

Description Control

Collection processed in 2011.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Ford Motor Company records
Author
Paul Crater
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/
Contact:
130 West Paces Ferry Road
Atlanta GA 30305
404-814-4040