Bibliography: Lincoln Continental, Continental, and the Continental Division

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Lincoln Continental, Continental, and the Continental Division Bibliography

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Archival

  • Acc. 773 William Clay Ford Records
     
  • Acc. 921 William Clay Ford Records
    • box 3
      • Continental Division
        • Owners interviews - Chicago, 1956
        • Correspondence, 1954-1956
        • Reports, 1954-1956
        • Public relations program, 1955-1956
      • Lincoln Division
        • Correspondence, 1956
        • Public relations program, 1955-1956
      • Lincoln Continental Owners Club, 1956-1958
    • box 8 X-1500 Design Studio album
       
  • Acc. 624 Douglas T. McClure Records
     
  • Acc. 6 Edsel B. Ford Office Papers
    • box 148 BAA-BAX (includes J.E. Barbey, correspondence on Lincoln Continental Convertible), 1940
    • box 154 MEA-MEY (includes Metro-Goldwin Mayer Studios, comment on Mickey Rooney and his new Continental), 1940
    • box 160 DE-DI (includes Derham Custom Body Co., photo of 1941 Continental with cloth covered roof), 1941
    • box 169 EM-EX (includes Esquire, drawing of Lincoln Continental used on fashion editorial page of June issue), 1942
       
  • Acc. 984 General Newspaper Clipping Collection
    • box 8 Continental Division, 1955
       
  • Acc. 234 Speech Services Records
    • box 14 Mills, Ben D. 1955 March 8, “The Continental Concept"
       
  • Acc. 480 Valentine Y. Tallberg Records
    • box 10 1948 Lincoln Continental Program, 2-3-1947 to 10-1-1947
       
  • Acc. 1930 Ford Motorsports Records
    • box 2 Lincoln Continental executive limousine for funeral directors, 1966
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  • Acc. 1109 New York Worlds Fair Records
    • box 8 Ford & Lincoln/Mercury Product Ride Vehicles; "Lincoln Continental"
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  • Acc. 1007 Marketing Plans Department Records
    • Mark II Continental study made by' J. Schwartz as a guide to introduction of Mark III. Includes historical data on Mark I and Mark II.
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  • Acc. 739 Field Operations Manager Records
    • box 2
      • Continental Division Public Relations, 1954
      • Continental Division Public Relations, 1955
      • Continental Division Public Relations, 1956
      • A Proposal - Public Relations at the Special Products Division, FMC
      • Continental Owners Club Meet, 1954, booklet
      • Continental Mark II
    • box 4
      • Lincoln-Continental Public Relations Lincoln Division, 1955
      • Lincoln-Continental Division, 1957
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  • Acc. 536 Public Relations Research Library Press Releases Subseries
    • box 66 Lincoln Continental
    • box 78 1941 Lincoln Continental Convertible
    • box 179 New Releases; Continental Division Public Relations
    • box 180 
      • Continental Division
      • Continental-Mark II
    • box 181 
      • Lincoln-Continental, 1940-1948
      • Continental-Mark II
         
  • Acc. 64.167.832 George Haviland Press Clipping Scrapbooks
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  • Acc. 905 Press Previews Subseries
    • box 4 1962 Mercury Comet, Meteor Monterey and the Lincoln Continental Meet the Press
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  • Acc. 951 Ford Motor Company Non-Serial Publications Collection
    • box 6
      • ​​​​​​​Continental Sales Agreement, 1955
      • The Continentals
      • The Continental Story
    • box 8 Evolution of the Lincoln & Continental Car
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  • Acc. 19 Ford Motor Company Advertisement Collection
    • box 42 Lincoln, 1940
    • box 43 Lincoln, 1941
    • box 44 Lincoln, 1942; 1946-1953
    • box 45 Lincoln, 1954-1960
    • box 46 Lincoln, 1961-1963; 1966-1967; 1969; 1973-1974; 1977-1980; 1984; 1986; 1988-1993
    • box 63 Lincoln, 1940-1942; 1946; 1950-1953; 1956-1957; 1959- 1960; 1964; 1973; 1988; 1990
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  • Acc. 1707 Experimental and Concept Vehicles Product Literature Collection
    • box 2 Continental-X, circa 1950s
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  • RC.9 Automotive Design Drawing Collection
    • Archer, Joseph; Lincoln Continental Rear, 7-20-1945
    • Ford Motor Co. Design Studio; Lincoln Continental Insignia, n.d.
    • Ford Motor Co. Design Studio; Lincoln Continental Insignia, n.d.
    • King Seeley Studio; Lincoln Continental Instrument Panel, n.d.
    • Najjar, John; Lincoln Continental Front View Line Drawing, ca. 1951 n.d.
    • Najjar, John; Lincoln Continental Rear View Line Drawing, ca. 1951 1950
    • Najjar, John; Lincoln Continental Rear View Line drawing, n.d.
    • Najjar, John; Lincoln Continental Steering Wheel and Instrument Panel, 1949 1946
    • Schmidt, William; Lincoln Continental Clear Glass Roof Design, 1949
    • Schmidt, William; Lincoln Continental Convertible, ca. 1950 2-22-1945
    • Schmidt, William; Lincoln Continental 2 Dr. Hardtop, ca. 1950 1-1948
    • Schmidt, Wiliam; Lincoln Mark IV Custom Design, ca. 1972-1976 n.d.
    • Schmidt, William; Lincoln Mark IV Custom Design, ca. 1972-1976
    • Spear, Gil; Continental Rear Light, n.d. 9-2-1948
    • Spear, Gil; Continental SLC 221 Front View, n.d. 2-7-1949
    • Tremulis, Alex 1949 Concept Car Drawing by Alex Tremulis, Anticipating the 1956-1957 Continental Mark II
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  • Acc. 2004.115 Arnott Bryan (Buzz) Grisinger Collection
    • box 5 Preliminary Design Proposal for the Continental Mark II, by Arnott B. "Buzz" Grisinger, 1952
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  • Acc. 1738 Arthur Querfeld Papers
    • Sketches (14): Original Mark 3 ideas-color pencil & ink on paper, ca. 1966
    • Linelaoc (2): For Lincoln Continental, Oct. 24, 1986
    • Continental Mark 6 badges, 1967
    • Continental Mark X, Jan. 1, 1966
    • Mark 3 badges
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  • Acc. 1672 William M. Schmidt Papers
    • box 1
      • 1952 Mercury; Bumper-Grille Design Studies; 1948 "Flop-Top" Continental; Continental Bumper-Grille Theme (images 1672-206 through 1672-218)
      • Proposed All-new body for Lincoln Continental (images 1672-219 through 1672-226)
      • 1949 Proposed Lincoln Continental; Lincoln and Mercury Seats; 1952 Mercury and 1952 Lincoln Instrument Panel Studies (images 1672-227 through 1672-242)
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  • Acc. 1592 John Najjar Papers
    • box 1 "The Birth of the Continental" by Ed Martin (Sept. 3, 1951)
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  • Acc. 175 Automotive Product Literature Collection
    • Lincoln 1940-2020
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  • Automotive Product Literature; Continental and Lincoln Color and Trim books
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  • Acc. 2000.1.1980 Ford Motor Company Shop Manuals
    • box 1
      • Lincoln-Continental, Group 1 (Vehicle Identification), 1965
      • Lincoln-Continental, Group 1 (Vehicle Identification), 1965
    • box 4 Lincoln-Continental, Group 3 (XR50 Steering Gear), 1965
    • box 5
      • Lincoln-Continental, Group 3 (XR50 Steering Gear), 1965
      • Lincoln-Continental, Group 3 (Suspension, Steering, Wheels and Tires), 1965
      • Lincoln-Continental, Group 3 (Suspension, Steering, Wheels and Tires), 1965
      • Lincoln-Continental, Group 3 (XR50 Steering Gear), 1965
    • box 8
      • Lincoln Continental, Group 5 (Drive Line and Clutch), 1965
      • Lincoln Continental, Group 5 (Drive Line and Clutch), 1965
      • Lincoln Continental, Group 5 (Drive Line and Clutch), 1965
      • Lincoln-Continental, Group 5 (XR-50 Steering Gear), 1965
    • box 22
      • Lincoln-Continental, Group 10 (Fuel System), 1965
      • Lincoln-Continental, Group 10 (Fuel System), 1965
      • Lincoln-Continental, Group 10 (Fuel System), 1965
    • box 23 Lincoln-Continental, Group 10 (Fuel System), 1965
    • box 27
      • Lincoln-Continental, Group 14 (Starting System), 1965
      • Lincoln-Continental, Group 14 (Starting System), 1965
      • Lincoln-Continental, Group 13 (Charging System), 1965
      • Lincoln-Continental, Group 13 (Charging System), 1965
    • box 28 Lincoln-Continental, Group 15 (Lighting System, Horns, and Instruments), 1965
    • box 29
      • Lincoln-Continental, Group 15 (Lighting System, Horns, and Instruments), 1965
      • Lincoln-Continental, Group 15 (Lighting System, Horns, and Instruments), 1965
    • box 32 Lincoln-Continental, Group 17 (Body, Doors and Windows), 1965
    • box 33
      • Lincoln-Continental, Group 18 (Soft Trim, Seats and Convertible Top), 1965
      • Lincoln-Continental, Group 18 (Soft Trim, Seats and Convertible Top), 1965
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  • Acc. 1368 Ford Motor Company Technical Service Publications Collection
    • box 42
      • Continental Mark III Service Bulletin, 1968-1970
      • Lincoln Continental Service Bulletin (Lincoln-Mercury Division), 1960-1961
      • Lincoln Continental Service Bulletin (M-E-L Division), 1959
    • box 58
      • Index; Continental Mark III Service Bulletin Final Index, 1968-1970
      • Index; Lincoln Continental Service Bulletin Index, 1960-1961
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  • Acc. 463 Production and Planning Department Records
    • box 6 Lincoln, (including Continental), 1936-1948
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  • Acc. 481 Lincoln-Mercury Sales Records
    • box 12 Continentals, 1940-1941
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  • Small Accessions
    • Acc. 815 Continental Division Records
    • Acc. 855 William C. Ford Records, 1955
    • Acc. 1140 Holm, Axel papers (Mark II Continentals), 1973
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  • Acc. 1660 Photographic Vertical File
    • box 45
      • Experimental
        • circa 1952; Continental 195-X and X-100
        • 1953 Continental
    • box 52 
      • 1938 Continental Prototypes
      • 1939 Continental Prototypes (2 folders)
    • box 53
      • 1940 Continental
      • 1941 Continental
    • box 54
      • 1942 Continental
      • 1946 Continental
      • 1947 Continental
      • 1948 Continental
    • box 55
      • 1955-1957 Continental Mark II
      • 1956 Continental Mark II
    • box 56
      • 1958 Continental Mark III
      • 1959 Continental Mark
      • 1960 Continental Mark V
      • 1961 Continental
      • 1962 Continental
      • 1963 Continental
      • 1965 Continental
      • 1966 Continental
      • 1968 Continental Mark III
      • 1982 Continental
    • box 115 Ford, William Clay - Automobiles - Engineers and Designers
    • box 126 Industry-Automobiles-FoMoCo-Buildings-MI-Allen Park (84.1.1660.P.833.107722.2)
    • box 136 Industry-Automobiles-FoMoCo-Engineers and Designers-1950-1959 (P.833.101365.15)
    • box 139 Industry-Automobiles-FoMoCo-Executives-Crusoe, L.D. (P.O.13450)
       
  • Acc. 91.289 Lincoln Continental Design Development Photographs
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  • Acc. 1686 P.J. Gaughan Collection
    • box 3 Detroit Auto Show, 1966 (includes Lincoln Continental)
    • box 4 Detroit Auto Show 1967 (includes Lincoln Continental)
    • box 5 New York International Auto Show, 1964 (folder 3 includes Lincoln Continental)
       
  • Acc. 1737 Elwood Paul Engel Papers
    • box 1 Photo album; Views of Mercury Montclairs and Lincoln Continental Sedans, 1959
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  • Acc. 1854 Topical Photographic Prints in Binders Series
    • Lincoln Continental, 1938-1946, 1947-1948 and 1956-1960
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  • Acc. 74.300.1182 Ford Rotunda Lantern Slides Series
    • box 6 Continental Salon (multiple images)
    • box 13 Center Court; Continental Mark III Convertible – golf course (74.300.1182.4.76)
    • box 14 M-E-L new car introductions, 1959; Styling display Continental Limousine (74.300.1182.5.30)
    • box 17 1962 Rotunda Summer Show "Dearborn Holiday" May 24 - September 3, 1962; Lincoln Continental display (74.300.1182.6.30)

Trade Catalogs

Periodicals

Ford News

  • The Lincoln Cars For 1941, 20:10:225+:1-2
  • Picture Review: Official Car (Lincoln Continental-Drake relays), 21:7:178:3
  • Popular Screen Personalities "Go Continental," 21:12:329:1-3
  • The Thirty-eighth Milestone (New model), 21:7:171+:1-3
  • Announcing The Lincoln Cars For 1942, 21:10:254:1-2
  • The Lincoln Cars, 21:10:264+:1-2
  • The Movies' Own "Station Wagon Set" (1941), 21:2:48+:1-3
  • The Lincoln-Zephyr Continental Cabriolet, 20:8:169:1-2

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

  • RC.59 Research Center Film Collection
    • "Continental Display Opened to Public" (84.1.600.64)
    • "Continental Mark II Automobile 1955 Model Introduction" (84.1.600.63)
    • "Continental Mark II Introduction" (64.167.624.5)
    • "Final Assembly and Test Drive of Continental Mark II" (64.167.624.6)
    • "Continental Mark II on Highways, circa 1955" (64.167.624.7)
    • "Rebirth Of A Proud Tradition: The Continental Mark II" (64.167.624.8)

Oral Histories

Vertical File

  • Automobile Industry and Trade / Automobiles / Lincoln / Continental
    • 1939
    • 1960-1969
    • General
    • Givenchy
    • Mark II
      • 1955
      • 1956
      • 1957
    • Mark IV (1972)
    • Mark V (1977)
    • Mark VII
  • Ford, Henry II / Continental Mark III
  • Racing / Indianapolis 500 / Pace Cars / 1946 (Lincoln Continental)  

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