Cranbrook Institute of Science
Organization
Found in 81 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence, 1934 - 1939
File — Container: Box 43, Folder: 2
Collection Scope
From the Collection:
Series I. Administrative (1927-1973): Included here is correspondence (both outgoing and incoming) from George G. Booth (chairman of the Foundation from 1927-1949), from Executive Directors, Harry S. Booth and Edward Lerchen, and with the Trustees. Also included are the minutes of the meetings of the Trustees, as well as correspondence regarding various members of the Foundation staff, including the Secretary and the educational consultant. Subseries 4: Office Administration has been...
Dates:
1934 - 1939
Correspondence, 1961-09 - 1961-10
File — Container: Box 3, Folder: 9
Collection Scope
From the Collection:
The records in this collection cover Brookside School from its beginnings, as Bloomfield Hills School in 1922, then from 1930 as Brookside School Cranbrook through 2019. Series I: Governance (1922-1984 contains correspondence, legal documents, and minutes for the Children's School Trust, Board of Trustees, and Board of Directors. Series II: Administration (1922-2004) provides information on admissions; curriculum; histories; and headmistress/headmaster appointments,...
Dates:
1961-09 - 1961-10
Correspondence, 1932-1941
File — Box: 22, Folder: 29
Collection Scope
From the Collection:
SERIES I: Biographical (1864-1969) contains materials related to the life of George Gough Booth and includes personal legal documents, typescripts of talks by Booth and several typescripts of Cyril Players' George Gough Booth of Cranbrook. Also included is his Inspiration Book, a scrapbook of clippings he drew upon for ideas to create and shape Cranbrook.SERIES II: Newspaper (1887-1959) contains documents relating to George G. Booth's tenure at The Detroit News, and his role, as...
Dates:
1932-1941
Correspondence, Charles P. Wermuth & Son, 1928 - 1942
File — Container: Box 17, Folder: 4
Collection Scope
From the Collection:
Series I. Administrative (1927-1973): Included here is correspondence (both outgoing and incoming) from George G. Booth (chairman of the Foundation from 1927-1949), from Executive Directors, Harry S. Booth and Edward Lerchen, and with the Trustees. Also included are the minutes of the meetings of the Trustees, as well as correspondence regarding various members of the Foundation staff, including the Secretary and the educational consultant. Subseries 4: Office Administration has been...
Dates:
1928 - 1942
Correspondence – Robert Bowen, 1973-1982, 1997-1998
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The James H. Carmel Papers contain the following materials: Correspondence—CIS Board of Trustees (1973), Robert Bowen (1973-1980); Robert T. Hatt (1973-1998); CIS Board of Trustees Minutes (1973-1986); News clippings; photographic materials; and publications.
Dates:
1973-1982, 1997-1998
Correspondence – Robert T. Hatt, 1973 - 1989, bulk: 1982 - 1985
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The James H. Carmel Papers contain the following materials: Correspondence—CIS Board of Trustees (1973), Robert Bowen (1973-1980); Robert T. Hatt (1973-1998); CIS Board of Trustees Minutes (1973-1986); News clippings; photographic materials; and publications.
Dates:
Other: 1973 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1982 - 1985
Correspondence – Robert T. Hatt, 1973 - 1989, bulk: 1986 - 1989
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The James H. Carmel Papers contain the following materials: Correspondence—CIS Board of Trustees (1973), Robert Bowen (1973-1980); Robert T. Hatt (1973-1998); CIS Board of Trustees Minutes (1973-1986); News clippings; photographic materials; and publications.
Dates:
Other: 1973 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1986 - 1989
Cranbrook Academy of Art Administration Records
Collection
Identifier: 1981-09
Abstract
In 1927 George G. Booth established the Cranbrook Academy of Art as an educational environment where students could come and learn from master artists in residence. The Academy functioned as a department under the Cranbrook Foundation and included painting, architecture, sculpture, ceramics and decorative design. The first Academy students were taken in early 1930. Eliel Saarinen was the first President (1932-1946). In 1942, with the opening of the Museum and Library, the Academy became an...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1942 - 1973
Cranbrook Architectural Office Records
Collection
Identifier: 1989-01
Abstract
Records of the Cranbrook Architectural Office which was responsible for the supervision, inspection, approval and acceptance of all construction work at Cranbrook, beginning with Eliel Saarinen's leadership through its closure in the 1980s. The materials reflect the planning and building phases of the Brookside School (BS), Christ Church Cranbrook (CCC), Cranbrook Academy of Art (CAA), Cranbrook House, Cranbrook Institute of Science (CIS), Cranbrook School (CS), Kingswood School (KS), and...
Dates:
1925 - 1987
Cranbrook – Cranbrook School, 1926 - 1933
File — Container: Box 49, Folder: 14
Collection Scope
From the Collection:
Series I. Administrative (1927-1973): Included here is correspondence (both outgoing and incoming) from George G. Booth (chairman of the Foundation from 1927-1949), from Executive Directors, Harry S. Booth and Edward Lerchen, and with the Trustees. Also included are the minutes of the meetings of the Trustees, as well as correspondence regarding various members of the Foundation staff, including the Secretary and the educational consultant. Subseries 4: Office Administration has been...
Dates:
1926 - 1933