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George Gough Booth Papers

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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

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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

James Scripps and John McLaughlin Booth Papers

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Identifier: 1990-14
Abstract James Scripps Booth, an automobile designer, artist, and philosopher was the eldest son of George Gough Booth and Ellen Scripps Booth born May 31, 1888, in the Trumbull Avenue home of his grandfather James Edmund Scripps, founder and publisher of the Detroit Evening News. He built a prototype of the Bi-Autogo and in 1913 Booth, uncle William J. Scripps and John Batterman formed the Scripps-Booth Cyclecar Company, manufacturers of small, belt-driven vehicles, the JB Rocket and the Packet....
Dates: 1907 - 1980

Doris Corbett Papers

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Identifier: 2010-08
Abstract Doris Corbett was a history professor and well-known singer and ballad composer, teaching and performing throughout the United States and Canada. While pursuing her doctorate in history, Ms. Corbett’s research brought her to Cranbrook to study the Arts & Crafts movement, Ellen Scripps Booth, and Nellie Beveridge Gray. The bulk of the collection consists of Ms. Corbett’s research of Ellen Scripps Booth and Nellie Beveridge Gray. Of particular note are the transcripts of the oral histories...
Dates: Circa 1873-1989

Cranbrook Academy of Art Administration Records

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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 Architectural Office Records

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Identifier: 1989-01
Abstract Records of the Cranbrook Architectural Office which was responsible for the supervision, inspection, approval and acceptance of all construction work at Cranbrook, beginning with Eliel Saarinen's leadership through its closure in the 1980s. The materials reflect the planning and building phases of the Brookside School (BS), Christ Church Cranbrook (CCC), Cranbrook Academy of Art (CAA), Cranbrook House, Cranbrook Institute of Science (CIS), Cranbrook School (CS), Kingswood School (KS), and...
Dates: 1925 - 1987

Cranbrook Educational Community President’s Office: Dr. Dan M. Martin Records

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Identifier: 1991-16
Abstract

This collection contains materials surrounding the career of Dr. Dan M. Martin, second president of the Cranbrook Educational Community (CEC) from 1980 to 1984. The materials primarily comprise correspondence documenting CEC governance and activities, memoranda, speeches, and executive searches. Also included are files pertaining to Dr. Martin’s inaugural celebration.

Dates: 1980 - 1984

Cranbrook Foundation Office Records

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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

Cranbrook Institute of Science Director’s Office Records

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Identifier: 1990-31
Abstract Cranbrook Institute of Science is a nationally recognized natural history and science museum primarily serving Michigan and the Great Lakes region. It seeks to interest and educate people of all ages about nature, science and humankind through its exhibits, education, collection, research, and public programs. The Institute is a division of Cranbrook Educational Community, beginning, as do all Cranbrook institutions, with the vision and generosity of George Gough Booth. Originally...
Dates: 1920 - 1990

Kingswood School Records

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Identifier: 1980-01
Abstract Kingswood School Cranbrook was a day and boarding school for girls beginning with the seventh grade and continuing through the twelfth grade. Kingswood School was established through a deed of Trust executed on July 24, 1930, between the Cranbrook Foundation and a Board of Trustees consisting of William T. Barbour, Ralph Stone, Luman W. Goodenough, Alvan Macauley, Clarence H. Booth, James Inglis, and Sidney D. Waldon. The Board selected Gladys Turnbach, of Miss Hall’s School in Pittsfield,...
Dates: 1930 - 1985

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Booth, George G. (George Gough), 1864-1949 10
Cranbrook Foundation 9
Saarinen, Eliel, 1873-1950 9
Christ Church Cranbrook (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 8
Cranbrook Institute of Science 8
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Cranbrook Kingswood School (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 8
Hatt, Robert T. (Robert Torrens), 1902- 7
Sepeshy, Zoltan, 1898-1974 7
Booth, Ellen Warren Scripps, 1863-1948 6
Cranbrook (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 6
Cranbrook School (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 6
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998 6
Milles, Carl, 1875-1955 6
Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961 6
Swanson, Jons Robert Ferdinand 6
Booth, James Scripps, 1888-1954 5
Buckberrough, John 5
Mitchell, Wallace, 1911-1977 5
Paulsen, S. Glen (Serenus Glen) 5
Saarinen, Loja 5
University of Michigan 5
Brookside School (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 4
Cranbrook Press 4
Detroit Institute of Arts 4
Detroit News (Firm) 4
Eames, Charles 4
Frayer, William Alley 4
Marquis, Samuel S., 1866-1948 4
Bertoia, Harry 3
Booth, Carolyn Farr 3
Cranbrook Art Museum 3
Cranbrook House & Gardens (Organization) 3
Grotell, Maija, 1899-1973 3
Lorch, Emil, 1870-1963 3
McMath, Robert R. (Robert Raynolds), 1891-1962 3
Pewabic Pottery (Firm) 3
Saarinen Swanson, Pipsan 3
Saarinen, Lillian Swann, 1912- 3
Schmidt, Julius, 1923-2017 3
Scripps, James E. (James Edmund), 1835-1906 3
Stone, Ralph, 1868-1957 3
Stratton, Mary Chase Perry, 1867-1961 3
Vettraino, Dominick 3
Barbour, William T. 2
Barker, Laurence (Laurence Addison), 1930- 2
Booth, Ralph H. 2
Cram, Ralph Adams, 1963-1942 2
Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts 2
Episcopal Church. Diocese of Michigan 2
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 2
GM Technical Center 2
Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor, 1869-1924 2
Hulbert, Harold S. (Harold Stacey), 1887-1949 2
Institute of Design (Chicago, Ill.) 2
Kirchmayer, Johannes, 1860-1930 2
Kirk, Arthur Nevill 2
Levin, Carl, 1934-2021 2
Maroti, Geza 2
Michigan State University 2
Milles, Olga Granner, 1874-1967 2
Morris & Co. (London, England) 2
Oakland Community College 2
Page, Herman, Reverend, 1866-1942 2
Slade, Roy 2
Stevens, William Oliver, 1878-1955 2
Strengell, Marianne, 1909- 2
Swanson Associates 2
Thompson, Paul W. (Paul Woodard), 1909-1994 2
White, Lee A., 1886- 2
Winter, Jessie 2
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 2
American Institute of Architects 1
American Institute of Decorators 1
Appleman, Daniel E. (1931-1998) 1
Ardolino, Edward 1
Bach, Oscar Bruno, 1884-1957 1
Baldwin, Benjamin, 1913-1993 1
Bank of Montreal 1
Bauder, Lillian 1
Blanchard, James J., 1942- 1
Bonawit, Owen G. 1
Booth, John McLaughlin 1
Booth, Stephen Farr 1
Bradford, Francis Scott, 1898-1961 1
Burrowes, Marcus R. 1
Cain, Stanley A. (Stanley Adair), 1902-1995 1
Carmel, James H., 1919-2016 1
Charles E. Lauriat Co. 1
Christ-Janer, Albert, 1910-1973 1
Cleveland Museum of Art 1
Colburn, William 1
Concordia Senior College (Fort Wayne, Ind.) 1
Connick, Charles J. (Charles Jay), 1875- 1
Corbett, Doris 1
Cram and Ferguson 1
Cranbrook Academy of Art. Architecture Studio 1
Cranbrook Architectural Office 1
Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research. Cranbrook Archives 1
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