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Cranbrook Academy of Art Assistant to the President: Bob Yares Records

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Identifier: 2012-06
Abstract Higher education administrator Bob Yares (1944-2019) worked at Cranbrook Academy of Art from 1977 to 2009, first as assistant to Academy President Roy Slade, and later in other titles, always working with Academy personel, students and events. The Bob Yares Records contain planning and communications papers related to events and other Academy initiatives. With degrees in art and education, Yares was staff liasion for the Academy students' Studio Council and a member of the Design Michigan...
Dates: 1970 - 2005

Cranbrook Writers’ Guild Records

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Identifier: 1995-02
Abstract The Cranbrook Writers' Guild (CWG) was a non-profit organization that operated between 1970 and 2008. The organization's focus was continuing the four-day Cranbrook Writers' Conference which was a special project of the literature committee of the Michigan State Council for the Arts. The conference sponsored student writers from Michigan colleges and comprised of workshops and seminars led by established professional writers. The materials within the collection cover a range of...
Dates: 1967 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1993

Horizons-Upward Bound Records

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Identifier: 1992-15
Abstract The Horizon’s Upward Bound (HUB) program was initially established in 1965 by Cranbrook Schools as a two-phased (Summer Phase and Winter Phase) residential educational program designed to assist low-income students from the Detroit area. This grant funded program, initially run by Director Ben Snyder, offered academic and personal encouragement with the purpose of exposing children to higher education and professional career opportunities. The program was supported by grants from the Ford...
Dates: 1965 - 2000