Remote Research Services

Recognizing that a visit to the Benson Ford Research Center Reading Room is not always possible, we offer a fee-based research service for off-site researchers where our reference staff will research our collections to assist in locating materials or clarifying contents. This service is offered for in-depth research into our archival, library and, in some cases, artifact collections and is not a general research assistant service.

Examples include:

• Researching archival materials for specific topics, subjects, individuals, etc.
• Providing further information on specific accession or folder contents
• Page counts of folders for duplication purposes
• In-depth information on specific artifacts in The Henry Ford's collections (or former artifacts)

Research fees:

• Individual-$35 per hour
• Commercial-$45 per hour
• Rush-$70 per hour

*Payment for one hour of research is required at the time of the request. We accept major credit cards or checks. Research fees may be waived for K-12 students, or for requests for information on an artifact donated by an immediate family member.

We will make every attempt to assist you, but please be aware that paying for remote research does not guarantee we will be able to find the information you are looking for.

Please contact us at research.center@thehenryford.org for more information.