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- Letters to Clara Ford from a Hampton Institute Student and Her Scholarship Department Leader, 1920-1921 -
- 20 December 1920-27 January 1921
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Letters to Clara Ford from a Hampton Institute Student and Her Scholarship Department Leader, 1920-1921
- Letter from Elmer Grierson, Publisher of The American Boy, to Carroll R. Reed, March 1, 1940 - Ford Motor Company created the Ford Good Drivers League in 1940 to promote safe driving habits among high school students. Young drivers would compete in state and national championships, which included a driving test. Elmer Grierson, the publisher of <em>The American Boy</em> magazine, was among the organization's supporters. Grierson reached out to state school systems for advice on structuring the League's driving contests.
- March 01, 1940
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Letter from Elmer Grierson, Publisher of The American Boy, to Carroll R. Reed, March 1, 1940
Ford Motor Company created the Ford Good Drivers League in 1940 to promote safe driving habits among high school students. Young drivers would compete in state and national championships, which included a driving test. Elmer Grierson, the publisher of The American Boy magazine, was among the organization's supporters. Grierson reached out to state school systems for advice on structuring the League's driving contests.
- Letters to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford from Hampton Institute Students and Their Scholarship Department Leader, February 1915 -
- February 19, 1915
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Letters to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford from Hampton Institute Students and Their Scholarship Department Leader, February 1915
- Boys! 14 to 18 Years, Join the Ford Good Drivers League, 1940 - Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940. Headed by Edsel Ford, the League promoted safe driving habits among high school students. The League initially invited boys to compete in state and national championships--girls would join in 1941. Contestants wrote essays and participated in driving tests. National champions won trophies and scholarships. America's entry into World War II ended the program.
- 1940
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Boys! 14 to 18 Years, Join the Ford Good Drivers League, 1940
Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940. Headed by Edsel Ford, the League promoted safe driving habits among high school students. The League initially invited boys to compete in state and national championships--girls would join in 1941. Contestants wrote essays and participated in driving tests. National champions won trophies and scholarships. America's entry into World War II ended the program.
- Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild Top Award-Winning Coach Model, 1933 - From 1930 to 1968, General Motors' Fisher Body Division sponsored a model-making contest for teenagers. The top prize was a college scholarship. Charles Gadd of Spokane, Washington, won in 1933 with this model of the coach from Fisher's logo -- seen on the door sills of GM cars into the 1990s. Gadd attended MIT and spent 39 years on GM's research staff.
- 1933
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Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild Top Award-Winning Coach Model, 1933
From 1930 to 1968, General Motors' Fisher Body Division sponsored a model-making contest for teenagers. The top prize was a college scholarship. Charles Gadd of Spokane, Washington, won in 1933 with this model of the coach from Fisher's logo -- seen on the door sills of GM cars into the 1990s. Gadd attended MIT and spent 39 years on GM's research staff.
- To All Boys and Girls in this Country Who Have Arrived at Driving Age, 1941 - Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940. Headed by Edsel Ford, the League promoted safe driving habits among high school students. The League initially invited boys to compete in state and national championships--girls would join in 1941. Contestants wrote essays and participated in driving tests. National champions won trophies and scholarships. America's entry into World War II ended the program.
- 1941
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To All Boys and Girls in this Country Who Have Arrived at Driving Age, 1941
Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940. Headed by Edsel Ford, the League promoted safe driving habits among high school students. The League initially invited boys to compete in state and national championships--girls would join in 1941. Contestants wrote essays and participated in driving tests. National champions won trophies and scholarships. America's entry into World War II ended the program.
- Ford Good Drivers League, "Nationwide Driving Contest, $30,000.00 in Prizes!," 1940 - Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940. Headed by Edsel Ford, the League promoted safe driving habits among high school students. The League initially invited boys to compete in state and national championships--girls would join in 1941. Contestants wrote essays and participated in driving tests. National champions won trophies and scholarships. America's entry into World War II ended the program.
- 1940
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Ford Good Drivers League, "Nationwide Driving Contest, $30,000.00 in Prizes!," 1940
Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940. Headed by Edsel Ford, the League promoted safe driving habits among high school students. The League initially invited boys to compete in state and national championships--girls would join in 1941. Contestants wrote essays and participated in driving tests. National champions won trophies and scholarships. America's entry into World War II ended the program.
- The Ford Good Drivers League: One Man's Contribution to the Highway Safety Problem, 1941 - Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940. Headed by Edsel Ford, the League promoted safe driving habits among high school students. The League initially invited boys to compete in state and national championships--girls would join in 1941. Contestants wrote essays and participated in driving tests. National champions won trophies and scholarships. America's entry into World War II ended the program.
- 1941
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The Ford Good Drivers League: One Man's Contribution to the Highway Safety Problem, 1941
Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940. Headed by Edsel Ford, the League promoted safe driving habits among high school students. The League initially invited boys to compete in state and national championships--girls would join in 1941. Contestants wrote essays and participated in driving tests. National champions won trophies and scholarships. America's entry into World War II ended the program.
- Edsel Ford with Gene M. Kennard, Winner of the Ford Good Drivers League Scholarship, and his Mother, August 1940 - Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940 to promote safe driving habits among high school students. Boys from 48 states traveled to the New York World's Fair to compete in the national finals. After a week of testing, Gene Kennard of Evansville, Indiana, was chosen as the National Champion. Edsel Ford presented Gene with a trophy and a $5,000 scholarship.
- August 01, 1940
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Edsel Ford with Gene M. Kennard, Winner of the Ford Good Drivers League Scholarship, and his Mother, August 1940
Ford Motor Company created the Good Drivers League in 1940 to promote safe driving habits among high school students. Boys from 48 states traveled to the New York World's Fair to compete in the national finals. After a week of testing, Gene Kennard of Evansville, Indiana, was chosen as the National Champion. Edsel Ford presented Gene with a trophy and a $5,000 scholarship.
- Letter from Robert R. Moton, Principal of Tuskegee Institute, to Clara Ford, December 11, 1923 - Robert Moton, president of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, sent Clara Ford this fundraising letter in 1923. The Fords had supported education and education charities long before they had a Tuskegee connection; Henry Ford and famous Tuskegee professor George Washington Carver did not become friends until the late 1930s.
- December 11, 1923
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Letter from Robert R. Moton, Principal of Tuskegee Institute, to Clara Ford, December 11, 1923
Robert Moton, president of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, sent Clara Ford this fundraising letter in 1923. The Fords had supported education and education charities long before they had a Tuskegee connection; Henry Ford and famous Tuskegee professor George Washington Carver did not become friends until the late 1930s.