Finding Aid for P.J. GAUGHAN COLLECTION, 1952-1967 Accession 1686 Finding Aid Published: May 2011 20900 Oakwood Boulevard ∙ Dearborn, MI 48124-5029 USA
[email protected] ∙ www.thehenryford.org P.J. Gaughan collection Accession 1686 OVERVIEW REPOSITORY: Benson Ford Research Center The Henry Ford 20900 Oakwood Blvd Dearborn, MI 48124-5029 www.thehenryford.org
[email protected] ACCESSION NUMBER: 1686 CREATOR: Gaughan, P.J. TITLE: P.J. Gaughan collection INCLUSIVE DATES: 1952-1967 QUANTITY: 2.5 cubic ft. LANGUAGE: The materials are in English. ABSTRACT: P. J. Gaughan was a product planning executive in the Central Product Planning Office (CPPO) in the mid 1950s and early 1960s. During this time, the CPPO assembled a large collection of photographs, taken at various auto shows, which were used by the Ford Motor Company Car Product Planning Department to analyze the styling of competitor cars between 1951 and 1967. Page 2 of 9 P.J. Gaughan collection Accession 1686 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: The collection is open for research. COPYRIGHT: Copyright has been transferred to the Henry Ford by the donor. Copyright for some items in the collection may still be held by their respective creator(s). ACQUISITION: Donated to The Henry Ford by the Ford Motor Company Archives in 1975. RELATED MATERIAL: Related material held by The Henry Ford: - See the Office of Public Relations (Ford Motor Company) records subgroup, Field operations series, 1948-1960, accession 567, for photographs of exhibits from 1953 auto shows. - See the Automotive related programs collection, 1896- 1991, for additional auto show programs. PREFERRED CITATION: Item, folder, box, accession 1686, P.J.