SERIES I: Biographical (1939-2000) contains items related to Tony and Halina Rosenthal and their friends, as well as materials used in production of the book, Tony Rosenthal. Included in the Biographical series are articles about Rosenthal, ephemera, newspaper and magazine clippings, and sketches. Of particular interest are two sketches by Florence Schust Knoll Bassett.

SERIES II: Art Production (1950-2000) consists primarily of printed materials, publications, and correspondence from the 1940s to 2000. The bulk of Tony Rosenthal’s correspondence dates from the 1950s to the 1990s and deals with the commission, completion, installation, and exhibition of his sculptures. Some of the correspondents of note include Roy Slade (president of the Cranbrook Academy of Art from 1977 to 1995), Helen Frankenthaler, Doris C. Freedman, and Florence Schust Knoll Bassett. Most of the publications found in Boxes 2-5 are exhibition catalogs from the 1940s to the 1990s. They are divided into Solo Exhibitions and Group Exhibitions. In addition, the Publications subseries includes annual reports, award catalogs, gallery catalogs, and invitations. The printed materials are mainly clippings from newspapers and magazines regarding Rosenthal’s exhibitions and specific sculptures from the 1950s to the 1990s. This subseries also contains press releases and an article written by Tony Rosenthal.

SERIES III: Teaching Career contains information on the California School of Design (1948).

SERIES IV: Oversized Materials (n.d.) contains two scrapbooks, a folder of oversize photographs, and a large exhibition catalog. The scrapbooks contain mostly clippings from newspaper and magazines relating to Rosenthal’s sculptures. There were loose items in the scrapbooks including photographs, clippings, correspondence, and exhibition catalogs that were removed to the appropriate folders. The oversize photographs include pictures of “Cranbrook Cube” and “Alamo.” The exhibition catalog is from a 1970 exhibition that included Rosenthal’s “Cube in Seven Parts,” first shown in Detroit.