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Lorch, Emil, 1870-1963

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1870 - 1963

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

George Gough Booth Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1981-01
Abstract The collection documents the life and work of George Gough Booth, a renowned advocate of the arts, and a great philanthropist whose crowning achievement was the establishment of Cranbrook Educational Community. He was also one of the nation's leading newspapermen in the first half of this century. It includes biographical materials including legal documents, travel itineraries, talks and writings, and the financial and business records of the Cranbrook Press. It documents his working life...
Dates: 1864 - 1949

Henry Scripps Booth and Carolyn Farr Booth Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1982-05
Abstract Henry Scripps Booth and Carolyn Farr Booth, lovers of art, music, and travel, were lifelong advocates of Cranbrook, dedicated to its development, both physically and organizationally. Henry (1897-1988) was the fourth child of the founders of Cranbrook, George Gough Booth and Ellen Scripps Booth. Carolyn (1902-1984) was the daughter of Merton E. Farr, president of the American Shipbuilding Company. While an architecture student at the University of Michigan, Henry helped his father design the...
Dates: 1897 - 1988; Majority of material found within 1909 - 1988

Correspondence - Personal, 1930 - 1937

 File — Container: Box 1, Folder: 4
Collection Scope From the Collection:

The Walter Hickey Papers document his personal and professional life, primarily his years working and studying at the University of Michigan and Cranbrook Academy of Art. These years are captured in his correspondence, writings, artwork, architectural drawings, and collected Cranbrook publications. Architectural drawings are largely undated and range from small plans to large watercolor presentation drawings.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1930 - 1937

Cranbrook Foundation Office Records

 Collection
Identifier: 1981-05
Abstract The Cranbrook Foundation was established on November 28, 1927, by George Gough Booth and Ellen Scripps Booth. It was a trust and administrative entity to endow and support the six institutions that George and Ellen had founded: Brookside School Cranbrook, Christ Church Cranbrook, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Cranbrook Institute of Science, Cranbrook School, and Kingswood School Cranbrook. It's initial mission was, "to add to and strengthen the educational and cultural facilities within the...
Dates: 1926 - 1973

Detroit Historical Buildings; Correspondence, 1960 - 1962

 File — Container: Box 44, Folder: 10
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: 1960 - 1962

Lorch, Emil, 1921-1942

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 11-15
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. SERIES II: Newspaper (1887-1959) contains documents relating to George G. Booth's tenure at The Detroit News, and his role, as chairman and later president of the Booth Publishing Co. SERIES III: General Correspondence (1813-1957)...
Dates: 1921-1942

Michigan Historical Society, Lorch, Emil; Correspondence, 1950 - 1960

 File — Container: Box 50, 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: 1950 - 1960

Saarinen Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1990-08
Abstract Finnish architect, Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen was born August 20, 1873. In 1904 Saarinen married artist Minna Carolina Mathilde Louise “Loja” Gesellius (b. 1879). The Saarinen's daughter Eeva Lisa “Pipsan” was born in Helsingfors, Finland on 31 March 1905 and their son Eero was born in Kyrkslaett, Finland on 20 August 1910. In 1923 Eliel met the Detroit newspaper magnate George Gough Booth, who was to become his chief patron in America. At Booth’s invitation, Saarinen moved his practice to...
Dates: 1880 - 1989

Series I: General Correspondence, 1936-06

 File — Container: Box 10, Folder: 7
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: 1936-06

Series I: General Correspondence, 1919-01

 File — Container: Box 4, Folder: 10
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: 1919-01

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 16
Collection 4
 
Subject
Alumni and alumnae 3
Architecture 3
Architecture, Domestic 3
Cranbrook House (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 3
May Party (University of Michigan. College of Architecture) 3
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Science museums 3
World War, 1914-1918 3
Bloomfield Hills (Mich.) 2
Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction 2
Church architecture 2
Class reunions 2
Detroit (Mich.) 2
Furniture 2
Historic preservation 2
Italy -- Description and travel 2
New York (State) -- Description and travel 2
Ocean travel 2
Packard automobile 2
Religion 2
Scrapbooks 2
The King's Trumpet 2
Thornlea House (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 2
Academy Road (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 1
Art 1
Art -- Study and teaching 1
Art auctions 1
Bookbinding 1
Carillons 1
Charles Scribners Sons Building (New York, N.Y.) 1
City Hall (Detroit, Mich.) 1
Commencement ceremonies 1
Commons Room/Oak Room (Cranbrook House : Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 1
Community theater 1
Composition (Music) 1
Cranbrook (Kent, England) 1
Dinners and dining 1
Dodge automobile 1
Drama 1
Education 1
England -- Description and travel 1
Europe 1
Finance 1
France 1
France -- Description and travel 1
Funeral rites and ceremonies 1
Garages 1
Gardening -- Societies, etc. 1
Gardens 1
George G. Booth Traveling Fellowship in Architecture 1
Germany -- Description and travel 1
Glass painting and staining 1
History 1
Hupp automobile 1
Kingswood Lake (Bloomfield Hills, Mich. : Lake) 1
Kitchen (Thornlea House : Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 1
Library (Cranbrook House : Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 1
Minerals 1
Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century 1
Museums 1
Newspapers -- Ownership 1
Oral history 1
Performing arts 1
Photographs 1
Poetry -- Authorship 1
Prohibition 1
Religious literature -- Authorship 1
Sculpture 1
Spain -- Description and travel 1
Swimming pools 1
Textile fabrics 1
Textiles 1
Tower Cottage (Cranbrook : Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 1
Trans World Airlines Terminal (New York, N.Y.) 1
Weaving 1
Women -- Suffrage 1
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