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A group of faculty members, librarians, curators, and archivists from the Science and Technology Studies Program at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and the Benson Ford Research Center, part of The Henry Ford provided Data and Project Management

University of Michigan Project Team:
Jonathan Smith and Karen Morgan

Benson Ford Research Center Project Team: Stephanie Chontos, Judith Endelman, Jessica Lehr, Terry Hoover, and Bob Casey


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Primary Funding and support for the project was provided by an Exemplary Education Award from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Additional matching funds from the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund

Essays were provided by guest scholars: David Gartman, Martin Melosi, Stephen Meyer, Virginia Scharff, Thomas Surgue, and Margaret Walsh.


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