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Drake Motor Company records

 Collection
Identifier: LH-0056

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and other materials pertaining to the Drake Motor Company and its status as a Ford dealer.

Dates

  • 1941-1947

Creator

Conditions Governing Access note

Open to all users; no restrictions

Conditions Governing Use note

Rights have been transferred to the University of West Georgia.

Biographical/Historical note

Drake Motor Company was a Ford dealership located in Carrollton, Georgia at 48 Alabama Street near Adamson Square. It was opened in 1936 by D. W. Drake and J. H. Tumlin and operated throughout the 1940s. It is unknown what year the dealership closed.

Extent

0.21 Linear feet (1 box)

Language

English

Overview

Drake Motor Company was a Ford dealership located in Carrollton, Georgia.

Arrangement note

Alphabetically by file title.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Donated by Donald Levans, President of Carroll County Genealogical Society, on February 26, 2014.

Processing Information note

Processed by Blynne Olivieri and Candice Larson in 2014.

Title
Guide to the Drake Motor Company records LH-0056
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Written by Candice Larson
Date
2014
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is in English

Repository Details

Part of the University of West Georgia Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Special Collections, Ingram Library
University of West Georgia
1601 Maple Street
Carrollton GA 30118-2000 United States