Bibliography: Henry Ford and Dancing

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Henry Ford and Dancing Bibliography

This bibliography was compiled by staff of the Benson Ford Research Center’s Archives and Library Department based on materials in our collections. If you have questions about these resources, please use our Submit a Question feature. If you are interested in duplication, please see our Duplication Resources FAQ.

Archival

  • Acc. 1 Fair Lane Papers 
    • box 134, 135 “Old Time Dance” (Henry’s interests in and revival of Old Time Dance, Dance Instruction, and Dance Parties)
    • box 165 – 168 Radio (Radio broadcasting and FMC sponsored radio programs including Early American Dance Music, Ford Summer Hour, Ford Sunday Evening Hour, and others)
       
  • Acc. 285 Henry Ford Office Papers
    • box 202 “C” (includes C.C. Walsh, president of the Central National Bank of San Angelo, Texas re: early American dances) 
    • box 355 130 Dancing File (Old Fashioned Dances)
    • box 465 Subject 130 Dance Records Acknowledgements
    • box 571 XYZ 600 - N-S 608 Otto Zimmerman and Son Company, 1925-1926 
    • box 1405 ZIA-ZIL (The Otto Zimmerman & Son n Compony re: dance manual "Good Morning.") 
    • box 1740 DAM – DANH (Dance Books and Music Mailed Out)
    • box 2121 DAM-DANH (Dance Books and Orchestrations)
    • box 2259 DAM-DANH (Dancing Classes, 1940)
    • box 2374 PETF-PEZ (includes Emile Petti of New York re: Early American Dance Music)
       
  • Acc. 292 Frank Campsall Records Series
    • box 25 Old fashioned dance: May 7, 1926 January 18, 1927 (2 folders) May 26, 1928 (2 folders) November 16, 1928
    • box 36 Old fashioned dances - guest lists
      • Dearborn, 1925-1931
      • Grosse Pointe, 1927-1928
    • box 37 Old fashioned dances - guest lists
      • Grosse Pointe, 1928-1932
      • Clippings
      • Miscellaneous 
      • Dance invitations, 1928-1943
         
  • Small Accessions
    • Acc. 1040 Letter Describing Old Time Dancing (Letter describing old time dancing and prominent men in the field of reviving the dances, including Benjamin Lovett. Contains a partial list of the Ford dance records)
    • Acc. 1053 Manuscript on Old Time Dancing
       
  • Acc. 188 Personal for Henry Ford Photographs
    • box 135 Folder 71951-72025
       
  • Acc. 1660 Photographic Vertical File
    • box 67 Dance Instructors – Lovett, Benjamin 
    • box 75 Ford, Clara – Dancing
    • box 87 Ford, Henry – Dancing

Audio Visual (materials may be restricted due to format, please contact reference staff in advance for access)

  • V.200.FC.X.4 (Film footage – Henry Ford and others dancing) 

Oral Histories

Vertical File

  • Ford, Henry – Dancing

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