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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

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

Eero Saarinen Related Materials

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Identifier: 2006-14
Abstract Architect Eero Saarinen (1910-1961) attended Yale School of Architecture from 1930-1934 and became successful in architectural work, first with his father and brother-in-law, J. Robert F. Swanson, then with his own architectural office, Eero Saarinen & Associates. This is an artificial collection consisting of documents and publications related to projects designed primarily by Eero Saarinen, including those designed with Eliel Saarinen and J. Robert F. Swanson. Most of the material has...
Dates: 1919 - 1971

Saarinen Family Papers

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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

Saarinen-Swanson Reunion Records

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Identifier: 2001-14
Abstract Eliel Saarinen, along with his wife Loja, son Eero, daughter Pipsan, and son-in-law J. Robert F. Swanson, founded a creative tradition at Cranbrook that endures to this day. The Saarinens' fame and design philosophies attracted many of the brightest talents in the architectural, design, and planning fields to study at Cranbrook or to work for their businesses --- known variously as Saarinen and Swanson; Saarinen and Saarinen; Saarinen, Swanson, and Saarinen; Swanson Associates; and Eero...
Dates: 1995 - 2001

Swanson Associates, Inc. Records

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Identifier: 2009-01
Abstract Swanson Associates, Inc., an architectural and planning firm that incorporated interior design, was established in 1947 by J. Robert F. Swanson and Pipsan Saarinen Swanson. In December 1965, it split into two affiliated companies, Swanson Associates, Inc., and Countryside Investment Corporation, which managed rental and investment assets. Pipsan was its director and the Swanson family owned its stock. In 1973, Ludwig Jorgensen negotiated the purchase of the Lone Pine Inn from the Cranbrook...
Dates: 1924 - 1982

J. Robert F. and Pipsan Saarinen Swanson Papers

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Identifier: 1990-01
Abstract Jons Robert (Bob) Ferdinand Swanson (1900-1981) graduated from the University of Michigan School of Architecture in 1924, where he had and become friends with Henry Scripps Booth. In 1924, they established the architectural firm, Swanson and Booth. In 1927, the partnership dissolved and Bob established his own practice. Eva Lisa (Pipsan) Saarinen (1905-1979), daughter of Eliel and Loja Saarinen, studied weaving, ceramics, and fabric design at University of Helskini. She married Bob in 1926...
Dates: 1900 - 1983

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Booth, George G. (George Gough), 1864-1949 5
Cranbrook Academy of Art 5
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Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961 5
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University of Michigan 5
Booth, Henry Scripps, 1897-1988 4
Cranbrook Institute of Science 4
Cranbrook Kingswood School (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 4
Sepeshy, Zoltan, 1898-1974 4
Bertoia, Harry 3
Booth, James Scripps, 1888-1954 3
Cranbrook Foundation 3
GM Technical Center 3
Hatt, Robert T. (Robert Torrens), 1902- 3
Lorch, Emil, 1870-1963 3
Maroti, Geza 3
Marquis, Samuel S., 1866-1948 3
McMath, Robert R. (Robert Raynolds), 1891-1962 3
Michigan State University 3
Milles, Carl, 1875-1955 3
Milles, Olga Granner, 1874-1967 3
Oakland Community College 3
Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976 2
Booth, Ellen Warren Scripps, 1863-1948 2
Booth, Ralph H. 2
Buckberrough, John 2
Christ Church Cranbrook (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 2
Cranbrook (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 2
Cranbrook Art Museum 2
Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research. Cranbrook Archives 2
Cranbrook Press 2
Cranbrook School (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 2
Detroit Institute of Arts 2
Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts 2
Eastern Michigan University 2
Eero Saarinen & Associates 2
Frayer, William Alley 2
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998 2
Grotell, Maija, 1899-1973 2
Hulbert, Harold S. (Harold Stacey), 1887-1949 2
Hvitträsk (Museum) 2
Kirchmayer, Johannes, 1860-1930 2
Kirk, Arthur Nevill 2
Knoll, Florence, 1917-2019 2
Lawrence Technological University 2
Mitchell, Wallace, 1911-1977 2
Morris & Co. (London, England) 2
Packard Motor Car Company 2
Paulsen, S. Glen (Serenus Glen) 2
Pewabic Pottery (Firm) 2
Saarinen, Lillian Swann, 1912- 2
Scripps, James E. (James Edmund), 1835-1906 2
Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957 2
Stone, Ralph, 1868-1957 2
Stratton, Mary Chase Perry, 1867-1961 2
Strengell, Gustaf 2
Suomi College 2
Swanson Associates 2
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 2
Allen, Maurice B. 1
American Institute of Architects 1
American Institute of Decorators 1
Antioch College 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
Barbour, William T. 1
Bauder, Lillian 1
Booth, Carolyn Farr 1
Booth, Stephen Farr 1
Bradford, Francis Scott, 1898-1961 1
Brookside School (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 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
Coir, Mark 1
Colburn, William 1
Concordia Senior College (Fort Wayne, Ind.) 1
Connick, Charles J. (Charles Jay), 1875- 1
Cram and Ferguson 1
Cram, Ralph Adams, 1963-1942 1
Cranbrook House & Gardens (Organization) 1
Croze, Harvey 1
Dansereau, Pierre, 1911-2011 1
Detroit News (Firm) 1
Detroit Trust Company 1
Dinkeloo, John G. (John Gerard), 1918-1981 1
Eames, Charles 1
Edw. F. Caldwell & Co. 1
Ehrich Galleries 1
Episcopal Church. Diocese of Michigan 1
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 1
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