I saw your message regarding E. L. Cord. I too was looking for information, however, on his son Charles Cord, who built an apartment building on Spalding Drive in Beverly Hills in 1938 that I currently live in. Apparenty Charles owned the building from 1938 to 1950, and it was designed by Paul R. Williams. I contact the Auborn-Cord Automobile museaum and they said the correct spelling on E L Cord is Erritt Lobban Cord. His first name was the last name of the family minister, and Lobban is his mother's maiden name. Good luck.