Skip to main content

Correspondence and Sketches – Robert Brodie; [1 photo], 1978

 File — Container: Box 1, Folder: 6

Collection Scope

From the Collection:

The collection contains legal documents including the 1967 purchase agreement between John Weiss and the Clara Benedict Estate, and a draft purchase agreement to remove the house to Ferndale, which never materialized. It also contains correspondence and documents relating to the Ad Hoc Committee, and photographs, slides, and film of Benedict House in 1978, including during the demolition process. Of particular note is correspondence with Clara Benedict’s nephew, Robert Brodie, which includes a turn of the century photograph of the house along with Brodie’s own sketches.

Dates

  • 1978

Access

Access to the collection is unrestricted.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.4 Linear Feet (1 MS)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Cranbrook Archives, Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research Repository

Contact: