Corporate Publication, "Facts from Ford," September 1920

Summary

Facts from Ford, published by Ford Motor Company's Sociological Department, kept Ford employees informed about their place of employment. This 1920 issue highlighted the ethnic diversity found at the Highland Park plant and included photographs of 60 workers, all with different nationalities. Ford tried to keep the number of foreign-born employees proportional to Detroit's foreign population.

Facts from Ford, published by Ford Motor Company's Sociological Department, kept Ford employees informed about their place of employment. This 1920 issue highlighted the ethnic diversity found at the Highland Park plant and included photographs of 60 workers, all with different nationalities. Ford tried to keep the number of foreign-born employees proportional to Detroit's foreign population.

Artifact

Publication (Document)

Date Made

September 1920

Subject Date

September 1920

Creators

Ford Motor Company 

Creator Notes

Published by Ford Motor Company

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.38.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Dimensions

Height: 9 in

Width: 6 in

Depth: 0.375 in

Inscriptions

Stamped on front cover in black ink: FORD MOTOR COMPANY ARCHIVES Accession No. 38 SEP 24 1951.

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