Thomas, Richard
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1917 - 1988
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Christ Church Cranbrook, Altar Guild; Corr., 1979 - 1987
File — Box 31, Folder: 14
Collection Scope
From the Collection:
Series I: General Correspondence (1909-1988) contains correspondence between Henry and Carolyn Booth and their family and friends in the period 1909-1988. Important subjects in this series include the following: Asheville School 1913-1918; University of Michigan 1918-1924; Travels in Europe by Henry Scripps Booth and J. Robert F. Swanson during the period July 1922 - May 1923. Correspondence between Henry Scripps Booth and Carolyn Farr Booth; Travels by George Gough Booth and Ellen Warren...
Dates:
1979 - 1987
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 Academy of Art, Faculty, Correspondence, 1943 - 1985
File — Box 33, Folder: 4
Collection Scope
From the Collection:
Series I: General Correspondence (1909-1988) contains correspondence between Henry and Carolyn Booth and their family and friends in the period 1909-1988. Important subjects in this series include the following: Asheville School 1913-1918; University of Michigan 1918-1924; Travels in Europe by Henry Scripps Booth and J. Robert F. Swanson during the period July 1922 - May 1923. Correspondence between Henry Scripps Booth and Carolyn Farr Booth; Travels by George Gough Booth and Ellen Warren...
Dates:
1943 - 1985
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Faculty, Correspondence, 1943 - 1985
File — Box 33, Folder: 5
Collection Scope
From the Collection:
Series I: General Correspondence (1909-1988) contains correspondence between Henry and Carolyn Booth and their family and friends in the period 1909-1988. Important subjects in this series include the following: Asheville School 1913-1918; University of Michigan 1918-1924; Travels in Europe by Henry Scripps Booth and J. Robert F. Swanson during the period July 1922 - May 1923. Correspondence between Henry Scripps Booth and Carolyn Farr Booth; Travels by George Gough Booth and Ellen Warren...
Dates:
1943 - 1985
Cranbrook Founders’ Day Records
Collection
Identifier: 1996-09
Abstract
The Founders' Award recognizes those who have made a special contribution to Cranbrook. The first Founders’ Day Celebration was held at Cranbrook School on October 26, 1928. After dinner at the school, George Gough Booth made an address to the student body, formally conveying the school buildings to them, and speaking of citizenship. He also made a presentation to the school of Rembrandt Peale’s portrait of George Washington, to be hung in the lobby of the Commons. The formal address,...
Dates:
1928 - 1993
Cranbrook Quarterly, May 1979
Item — Volume 4 Number 4
Collection Scope
From the Collection:
CEC Publications comprises eight serials produced by the CEC from various departments and with a number of different target audiences. Ranging from staff newsletters to community magazines, they feature a variety of topics covering all Cranbrook Institutions. With the exception of the Annual Reports, which continued electronically, all titles have ceased publication.SERIES I: Annual Reports (1980-2005)SERIES II: Construction Dispatch (1992-2000) SERIES...
Dates:
May 1979
Cranbrook Quarterly, November 1980
Item — Volume 6 Number 2
Collection Scope
From the Collection:
CEC Publications comprises eight serials produced by the CEC from various departments and with a number of different target audiences. Ranging from staff newsletters to community magazines, they feature a variety of topics covering all Cranbrook Institutions. With the exception of the Annual Reports, which continued electronically, all titles have ceased publication.SERIES I: Annual Reports (1980-2005)SERIES II: Construction Dispatch (1992-2000) SERIES...
Dates:
November 1980
Cranbrook Quarterly, August 1981
Item — Volume 7 Number 1
Collection Scope
From the Collection:
CEC Publications comprises eight serials produced by the CEC from various departments and with a number of different target audiences. Ranging from staff newsletters to community magazines, they feature a variety of topics covering all Cranbrook Institutions. With the exception of the Annual Reports, which continued electronically, all titles have ceased publication.SERIES I: Annual Reports (1980-2005)SERIES II: Construction Dispatch (1992-2000) SERIES...
Dates:
August 1981
Leadership: Von Drehle, Gillian (Chairwoman) (2 of 2), 1986-1989-11; undated
File — Box 2, Folder: 4
Collection Scope
From the Collection:
The Women's Committee Records reflect mainly their fundraising activities for the Academy. They include historical information about the founding of the committee; administrative materials relating to event and program planning, and fundraising initiatives; and correspondence related to their participation within and outside of the Cranbrook community including letters to former United Kingdom Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and former Chairman, CEO, and President of the Chrysler...
Dates:
1986-1989-11; undated
Wallace MacMahon Mitchell Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1990-21
Abstract
Wallace McMahon Mitchell was born on October 9, 1911 in Detroit, Michigan to Arthur Z. and Edith McMahon Mitchell. He was a respected painter, textile designer, geometric abstractionist, and a Cranbrook Academy of Art (CAA) graduate student (’35). He later served at the Academy as a painting, and arts and crafts instructor; registrar; director; and then president until his death in 1977. The collection contains the papers of Mitchell and his family during his years at Cranbrook. Included are...
Dates:
1934 - 1980
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