"Factory Facts from Ford," 1915
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This pamphlet covers topics about Ford Motor Company and highlights the Ford Sociological Department. The department was created to ensure that employees, many of whom were non-English-speaking immigrants, did not squander their $5 per day wages. Investigators monitored the personal and work lives of employees. In addition, the department provided hygiene instruction, financial and legal advice, and an English-language school.
This pamphlet covers topics about Ford Motor Company and highlights the Ford Sociological Department. The department was created to ensure that employees, many of whom were non-English-speaking immigrants, did not squander their $5 per day wages. Investigators monitored the personal and work lives of employees. In addition, the department provided hygiene instruction, financial and legal advice, and an English-language school.
Artifact
Publication (Document)
Date Made
1915
Subject Date
1915
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Automobile industry executives
Branches (Business enterprises)
Ford Motor Company. Educational Department
Ford Motor Company. Highland Park Plant
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.0.10.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 9 in
Width: 6 in
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