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Record Group 21: Finding Aid Phoenix
Mill Ford Plant was the first-ever all-female factory where women earned the
same wage as men—something unheard of before or during the 1940s. At its peak,
Phoenix Mill employed 70 women. The women who worked at the mill were either
single or widowed, because Henry Ford objected to married women who worked
outside of the home. The facility’s female employees produced electrical parts,
voltage regulators, and switches. During World War II, the mill also produced
identification badges and electrical wiring for the M-7 gun director. The Phoenix
Mill is on the site of the former See Also Record Group 12, Charles Draper Collection See Also Record Group 48, Entry 1: Personal Photos and Papers Folder
1—Photos Jeanne Brown & Dorothy Holland (Acc # 2004.163.001) Jeanne Brown & Dorothy Holland (Acc # 2004.163.002) Dorothy Holland & unknown women (Acc # 2004.163.003) Lunch Period (Acct# 2004.163.004) Marie Warship Bidwell sitting next to a small waterfall
in Two women,
one on right is Fern Murray, in front of Phoenix Mill in early 1930s. (Acc
#2004.186.001) A group of women employees from Phoenix Mill (Acc
#2004.208.001) Folder 2—
Debbie Wanamaker Personal Photos Don and Betty Currie and Debbie Wanamaker in September
2002 (Acc #2004.234.001) Don and
Betty Currie and Lyn Bankes in September 2002 (Acc #2004.234.002) Don and
Betty Currie in September 2002 (Acc #2004.234.003) Don Currie
in September 2002 (Acc #2004.234.004) Don Currie
reading Senate Resolution, September 2002 (Acc #2004.234.005) Folder 3—Doris
Cole Avis’ Personal Papers Year Ending Income Reports for 1938–1943. (Acc
#2004.208.002) Typewritten
history of the Phoenix Plant, 5 copies (Acc #2004.208.003) "Thank You"
Letter from Mrs. Henry Ford (Clara). (Acc #2004.208.004) "Wedding
Card" for a Newspaper
clipping “Proposed museum to honor 'Rosie the Riveter.’” (Acc #2004.208.006) Automobile
Invoice - Mercury Automobile
Invoice - Ford Deluxe Tudor (Acc #2004.208.008) 1949 Ford
Car Prices (Acc #2004.208.009) Letter to
Lyn Bankes (Acc #2004.208.010) Thank you
note from Clara Ford (original and 6 copies) (Acc. #2006.173.21) History of
History of
History of
Northville Plant (Acc. #2006.173.24) Folder
4—Lillian Bogenschutz Personal Papers Lillian Bogenschutz’s Retirement Flyer, 1 May 1966.
(Acc # 2004.185.001) Folder 5 Photo Album
& Name List of Phoenix Mill employees (Acc #2004.273.001) Folder 6—Don Currie Personal Papers Harry
Bennett’s Book We Never Called Him Henry
(Acc #2004.187.002) Folder 7—Don Currie Personal Photos Scotton
School House where Henry Ford attended (Acc #2004.187.003) Henry Ford
in a classroom helping a girl read (Acc #2004.187.004) Class of
school kids (Acc #2004.187.005) Don Currie
(Acc #2004.187.006) Betty & Don
Currie (Acc #2004.187.007) Don, Betty
Currie and their sons (Acc #2004.187.008) Benson Ford
Ship (Acc #2004.187.009) Charles
Lindburg (Acc #2004.187.010) Benson Ford
Ship (Acc #2004.187.011) Benson Ford
Ship (Acc #2004.187.012) Henry Ford
(Acc #2004.187.013) Henry Ford
(Acc #2004.187.014) River
Steamboat (Acc #2004.187.015) Henry Ford
(Acc #2004.187.016) CBS Radio
Announcer (Acc #2004.187.017) Don Currie
(Acc #2004.187.018) Henry Ford
with a group of men (Acc #2004.187.019) Man with
Camera (Acc #2004.187.020) Don Currie
in front of microphone (Acc #2004.187.021) Don Currie
(Acc #2004.187.022) House in Ship on Don Currie
with students (Acc #2004.187.025) Newspaper
Article about Don Currie (Acc #2004.187.026) Henry Ford
with other men under a Wheat sign (Acc #2004.187.027) Folder 8—Don Currie Personal Papers “Glimpses
of Henry Ford,” two copies (Acc # 2004.187.028) The Herald 8
(Spring 1979): “Henry Ford: The 99 Sides” (Acc # 2004.187.029) “The Edison
Institute - The Beginnings,” by Donald M. Currie, 1992 (Acc # 2004.187.031) The Folder 9—Don Currie Personal Papers The Ford Legend
6 (Summer 1997), Henry Ford Heritage Association (Acc # 2004.187.033) The Ford Legend
11 (Spring 2002), Henry Ford Heritage Association (Acc # 2004.187.034) Beyond the Model T: The Other Ventures of Henry Ford, Chapter 4: Waterpower (Acc # 2004.187.025) Beyond the Model T: The Other Ventures of Henry Ford, Chapter 18: The Educator (Acc #2004.187.036) Folder 10—Marjorie Smith White Personal Papers Essay by
Marjorie Smith White (Acc #2004.211.001) “Quality
Network Planned Maintenance,” by Alan Bokor (Acc #2004.211.002) Entry 2— Folder 1—Photos Circa 1911 Gravel road
and train tracks (Acc #2004.198.002) Folder 2—Papers “The
Evolution of the Wayne County Board Commission 1890–1918,” master’s degree essay
by John R. Stewart, February 1990 (Acc #2004.198.008) Entry 3:
Papers and Photos from Local Archives Folder 1—Papers from Northville Historical Society Detroit Free Press, 4 September 2003 – “Tour to take path of history along Folder 2—Wayne County Department of Parks & Recreation Ford
Heritage Trails Folder 3—Walter Reuther Library, Aerial view
of Phoenix Mill and Aerial view
of Phoenix Mill (Acc #2004.202.002) Folder 4—
“Strathmoor’s Landmarks are part of The Home Gazette, “ “St. Pauls
Receives Organ from Mrs. Ford,” 1935 (Acc #2004.235.003) “50th
Anniversary, Henry Ford and Wife Participate in Anniversary Festivities,” 19
November 1925 (Acc #2004.235.004) “ Folder 5— A Capsule
History of History
Tour of Folder 6—MotorCities–Automobile National Heritage Area
Demonstration Project: Entry 4:
Papers from The Henry Ford and Folder 1 The
Reminiscences of Mr. Stanley Ruddiman, October 1951 (Acc #2004.207.001) Ford News 12
(August 1932) (Acc#2004.207.002)
Departmental Communication, 13 June 1921 (Acc #2004.207.003) The Christian Science Monitor, 14 February 1921, “Village Industries” (Acc
#2004.207.004) Ford News,
List of Village Industries (Acc #2004.207.005) Ford News 18
(September 1938), “A New Farm Market” (Acc #2004.207.006) Ford News 16
(July 1936), “Thirty-three Years of Service” (Acc #2004.207.007) Ford News 21
(April 1941), The White Line on the Road” (Acc #2004.207.008)
Departmental Communication, 15 May 1920 (Acc #2004.207.009)
Departmental Communication, 27 August 1920 (Acc #2004.207.010) Ford News 5
(1925), “Small Ford Plants on River Rouge Become Efficient Production Units” Proposal
for Dam & Intake at Village
Industries Folder 2
Departmental Communication, 10 June 1920 (Acc #2004.207.011)
Departmental Communication, 9 June 1920 (Acc #2004.207.012)
Departmental Communication, 22 May 1920 (Acc #2004.207.013)
Departmental Communication, 18 June 1920 (Acc #2004.207.014)
Departmental Communication, 22 April 1920 (Acc #2004.207.015)
Departmental Communication, 15 May 1920 (Acc #2004.207.016)
Departmental Communication, 14 June 1920 (Acc #2004.207.017)
Departmental Communication, 24 August 1920 (Acc #2004.207.018)
Departmental Communication, 15 May 1920 (Acc #2004.207.019)
Departmental Communication, 4 May 1920 (Acc #2004.207.020)
Departmental Communication, 10 February 1920 Folder 3
Departmental Communication, 14 May 1920 (Acc #2004.207.021)
Departmental Communication, 14 May 1920 (Acc #2004.207.022)
Departmental Communication, 22 May 1920 (Acc #2004.207.023)
Departmental Communication, 20 May 1920 (Acc #2004.207.024)
Departmental Communication, 14 May 1920 (Acc #2004.207.025) Photo of
Village Industry Plants (Acc #2004.207.026) Ford News 13
(February 1933), “An Interview on Decentralization of Industry (Acc
#2004.207.027)
Departmental Communication, 20 May 1920 (Acc #2004.207.043)
Departmental Communication, 20 May 1920 (Acc #2004.207.044) Agreement
between Dearborn Realty & Constr. Co. and Henry Ford, dated 27 October 1920 Water Power
File Department
Communication, 3 February 1923 Folder 4 Mill Race Quarterly 17, “Zaytis’ Rare Personal Glimpse of Henry Ford & His Plant” (Acc
#2004.207.028) “Henry Ford
and His Village Industries in “ Ford News
Release (Acc #2004.207.031) Ford News
Bureau Release, 16 August 1948 (Acc #2004.207.032) Factory Management & Maintenance 96 (April 1938), “The Big Idea Behind Those Small
Plants of Ford’s” (Acc #2004.207.033) APA Journal
(Autumn 1982), “Henry Ford and Field and Factory, An Analysis of the Ford
Sponsored Village Industries Experiment in Folder 5 Ford News 20
(May 1940), “One Foot in the Soil One Foot in Industry, Double Security” (Acc
#2004.207.035) Ford
Heritage Trails Invitation (Acc #2004.207.036) Ford News 17
(February 1937), “#25,000,000 Rolls Off the Line” (Acc #2004.207.037) Ford News 18
(January 1938), “Progress in the Ford World 1937” (Acc #2004.207.038) Ford News 21
(March 1941), “ Ford News 5
(15 May 1925), pictures of plants (Acc #2004.207.040) Ford News 16
(April 1936), “Village Industries by Little Rivers” (Acc #2004.207.041) Ford News 5
(15 May 1925), whole issue (Acc #2004.207.042) Folder 6— Women on
assembly line assembling parts at the Phoenix Mill Plant, 23 June 1923 (Acc
#2004.199.001) Women on
assembly line assembling parts at the Phoenix Mill Plant, 23 May 1935(Acc
#2004.199.002) Five
employees working with small parts at the Phoenix Mill Plant, 23 May 1935 (Acc
#2004.199.003) Female
employee operates drill press at Phoenix Mill Plant, 23 May 1935 (Acc
#2004.199.004) Women
assembling small parts at Phoenix Mill Plant, 24 May 1935 (Acc #2004.199.005) Female
employee working on assembly line at Phoenix Mill Plant, 23 May 1935 (Acc
#2004.199.006) Aqueduct
outside Women
employees working inside the Phoenix Mill Plant, 24 May 1935 (Acc #2004.199.008) Rows of
women assembling small parts in Phoenix Mill Plant, 8 February 1947 (Acc
#2004.199.009) Rows of
women assembling small parts in Phoenix Mill Plant, 8 February 1947 (Acc
#2004.199.010) Rows of
women assembling small parts in Phoenix Mill Plant, 16 May 1947 (Acc
#2004.199.011) Women
standing, assembling small parts in Phoenix Mill Plant, 16 May 1947 (Acc
#2004.199.012) Rows of
women assembling small parts in Phoenix Mill Plant, 16 May 1947 (Acc
#2004.199.013) Female
employee working in Phoenix Mill Plant, 21 October 1947 (Acc #2004.199.014) Numerous
women employees seated at 2 assembly lines, assembling some kind of electrical
components from boxes hanging from an overhead assembly line at the Phoenix Mill
Plant, 21 October 1947 (Acc #2004.199.015) Woman
working at a machine, in Phoenix Mill Plant, 16 May 1947 (Acc #2004.199.016) Female
employee assembling an automotive part at Phoenix Mill Plant, 1940 (Acc
#2004.199.017) Rows of
women assembling small parts in Phoenix Mill Plant, 8 February 1947 (Acc
#2004.199.021)
Phoenix
Mill, ca. 1889 (Acc #2004.199.022) Phoenix
Mill, ca. 1920 (Acc #2004.199.023) Phoenix
Mill, ca. 1936 (Acc #2004.199.024) Phoenix
Mill, ca. 1947 (Acc #2004.199.025) Phoenix
Mill, ca. 1920 (Acc #2004.199.026) Phoenix
Mill, ca. 1920 (Acc #2004.199.027) Inside the
Final
Construction on
Construction of the Folder 7—Papers from Benson Ford Archives Ford News
16 (April 1936), "Village Industries by Little River " (Acc #2004.199.018) List of Western
Union Social Message from Henry and Edsel Ford to the manager and employees of
Phoenix Mill Plant, 6 November 1935 (Acc #2004.199.020) Village
Industries Maps Entry 5:
Miscellaneous Items Folder 1 CD with
photos of Folder 2 Michigan
Senate Resolution concerning the death of Clara Canning (Acc #2004.210.001) Folder 3 Solidarity
(May 2003), “Pioneers at Phoenix Mill: First-ever all-female factory to become a
museum,” 4 copies (Acc #2004.236.001 & #2006.173.15) Solidarity
(July-August 2004), “Heroes in Hairnets” Map Case 4, Drawer 8 “The Ford
Legacy: The cars, the companies, the community,” Crain’s Detroit Business (Summer 2003 (2 copies) (Acc.
#2004.237.001) Folder 4— Summer 2005
Newsletter “Women’s
museum plans move forward,” Plymouth
Observer, 16 October 2005 (2 copies)
(Acc. #2006.173.29) Letter to
Museum board members, April 15, 2003 (Acc. #2006.073.26) Agenda from
meeting of May 7, 2003 (Acc. #2006.173.25) Images of
the museum logo (3 copies) (Acc. #2006.173.27) “Honor the
‘Rosie the Riveters’ of
2002 (Acc. #2006.173.13) “ “Women of
Phoenix Mill helped shape history,”
Observer & Eccentric, November 7, 2002 “One for
the Rosies,” Community Crier,
November 22, 2002 (2 copies) (Acc.
#2006.173.16 &
#2006.173.30) “Masquerade
Ball at Penniman Hall,” Community Crier,
July 19, 2002 (Acc. #2006.173.31) “Making
History,” Community Crier, January 24,
2003 (Acc. #2006.176.14) (2 copies) “Women of
WWII,” Community Crier, April 26, 2002
(Acc. #2006.173.19) “ “Women’s
museum gets headquarters,” Community
Crier, December, 2002 (Acc. #2006.173.18) “Proposed
museum to honor ‘Rosie the Riveter’,” The
Journal, November 14, 2002
(Acc. #2006.173.20) “Museum to
honor women,” Detroit News, November
3, 2002 “Ford
factory recall,” Detroit Free Press,
October 29, 2006 Letter to
board members of museum April, 2006 Newspaper
headlines about the museum “Museum on
tap to laud women workers,” Observer &
Eccentric, November 7, 2002 Picture of
assembly line in Phoenix Mill Welcome to
ARRA packet A Tour of
Historic Hines Park packet Letters
about the project
January 30, 2003
June 16, 2004
August 2, 2004 “Spa Event”
information packet
Envelope
Sponsorship levels
Silent Auction donor form
Application for charter membership
Museum newsletters (April, 2004 & March, 2004)
Flyer for spa event “The Wave
of the future,” Detroit Free Press,
December 3, 2006 “ The Concept
Factory, Phoenix Mill Women’s Museum plan 2-08 Folder 5 Northville
Mill Study Entry 6:
Nankin Mills History and Photos Folder 1
Architectural Plans for Nankin Mills One-Room Schoolhouse (Acc #2004.221.001) History of
Typewritten
Memories of Nankin Mills Schoolhouse, by Lois Penk Bauer (Acc #2004.223.001) Typewritten
Memories of Nankin Mills Schoolhouse, by Lois Beyer Eggenberger (Acc
#2004.224.001) Photo of
Nankin Mills school children, ca. 1940s (Acc #2004.224.002) Detroit News,
30 April 2003, “One-room school to focus on history” (Acc #2004.225.001) Detroit News,
3 June 2003, “ Observer & Eccentric, 20 April 2003, “One-room schoolhouse to be revamped”
(Acc #2004.225.003) Nankin
Mills One-Room Schoolhouse Restoration Project (Acc #2004.225.004) Detroit News,
20 July 2003, “Building restoration pushed, Communities want to preserve
abandoned, historical structures”(Acc #2004.225.005) Observer & Eccentric, 18 January 2001, “Dedicated volunteers realize Observer & Eccentric, 1 October 1992, “Reception to benefit mill’s
restoration” Observer & Eccentric, 19 November 2000, “ Michigan Community Newspapers, 8 September 1996, “After the War of 1812, there were
no takers for property in Nankin” Observer & Eccentric, 3 October 1991, “Nankin Mills—a historical treasure
in Observer & Eccentric, 18 December 1997, “Park barn will get facelift” USAuto Scene,
17 July 1995, “Economist Looks at Ford’s ‘Village Plants’ as Precursors of Lean
Wave” Observer & Eccentric, 3 October 1994, “Money raised for Nankin Mill
restoration” Ford
Heritage Trails Tour Map Ford
Heritage Trails Map Nankin
Mills Interpretive Center Brochure Invitation
to A Gala Review at Nankin Mills Interpretive Center, 20 September 1995 |
