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...

Collection Scope From the Collection: The Ralph Harman and Myrtle Mary Batterman Booth Family Papers document family history and the Booths’ art collections.The Correspondence series covers 1908-1950, but the bulk of letters are those dated 1930-1931 from Ralph and Mary to their daughter Virginia, when she was residing in Europe with her husband, William. The Financial series (1904-1947) includes valuations and insurance documentation, as well as invoices. The Legal series (1927-1945) relates...

Abstract Virginia Kingswood Booth Vogel was the only daughter of Ralph Harman Booth and Myrtle Mary Batterman Booth. Ralph Harman Booth was a cofounder of Booth Newspapers and a brother of George Gough Booth, founder of Cranbrook. As President of the Detroit Museum of Art and of the Detroit Arts Commission, Booth was responsible for the creation of the Detroit Institute of Arts, and served as the Institute's director as well as a member of its board of directors. Virginia Booth married William...