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Henry Scripps Booth and Carolyn Farr Booth Papers
Collection
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
Doris Corbett Papers
Collection
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 Educational Community Vice President of Finance and Administration: George Herbst Records
Collection
Identifier: 1992-21
Abstract
George Herbst served as Vice President of Finance and Administration of Cranbrook Educational Community between 1986 and 1996. Herbst’s administrative duties included managing capital projects, finances, legal actions, and human relations. During his term, Herbst also oversaw numerous projects including restoration or construction initiatives for the Greek Theatre, Kingswood School, Cranbrook House, the Henry Booth Studio, and the DeSalle Auditorium. He was also involved in the acquisition...
Dates:
1966 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1984 - 1992
Cranbrook Foundation Office Records
Collection
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
Emma Rothe and Merton Elmer Farr Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2020-05
Abstract
Emma and Merton Farr are the parents of Carolyn Farr, who married Henry Scripps Booth on September 27, 1924. This collection contains the estate, legal, and financial records of Emma Rothe and Merton Elmer Farr.
Dates:
1886 - 1954; Majority of material found within 1924 - 1954
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- Booth, Henry Scripps, 1897-1988 4
- Christ Church Cranbrook (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 4
- Booth, George G. (George Gough), 1864-1949 3
- Booth, Ellen Warren Scripps, 1863-1948 3
- Cranbrook Academy of Art 3
- Cranbrook Kingswood School (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 3
- Bertoia, Harry 2
- Booth, James Scripps, 1888-1954 2
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- Milles, Carl, 1875-1955 2
- Mitchell, Wallace, 1911-1977 2
- Page, Herman, Reverend, 1866-1942 2
- Pewabic Pottery (Firm) 2
- Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961 2
- Saarinen, Eliel, 1873-1950 2
- Saarinen, Lillian Swann, 1912- 2
- Saarinen, Loja 2
- Scripps, James E. (James Edmund), 1835-1906 2
- Swanson, Jons Robert Ferdinand 2
- Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 2
- Barbour, William T. 1
- Bauder, Lillian 1
- Booth, Ralph H. 1
- Booth, Stephen Farr 1
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- Cram, Ralph Adams, 1963-1942 1
- Cranbrook Art Museum 1
- Cranbrook House & Gardens (Organization) 1
- Cranbrook Press 1
- Croze, Harvey 1
- Detroit Dry Dock Company 1
- Detroit Institute of Arts 1
- Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts 1
- Eames, Charles 1
- Farr, Emma Rothe 1
- Farr, Merton Elmer 1
- Ford Motor Company 1
- Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 1
- Frayer, William Alley 1
- Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998 1
- Grotell, Maija, 1899-1973 1
- Hatt, Robert T. (Robert Torrens), 1902- 1
- Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum 1
- Hulbert, Harold S. (Harold Stacey), 1887-1949 1
- Institute for Advanced Pastoral Studies 1
- Institute of Design (Chicago, Ill.) 1
- Irving & Casson 1
- Kirchmayer, Johannes, 1860-1930 1
- Kirk, Arthur Nevill 1
- Knoll, Florence, 1917-2019 1
- Lindbergh, Anne Morrow, 1906-2001 1
- Maroti, Geza 1
- McEwen, Katherine 1
- McMath, Robert R. (Robert Raynolds), 1891-1962 1
- Milles, Olga Granner, 1874-1967 1
- Morris & Co. (London, England) 1
- Paulsen, S. Glen (Serenus Glen) 1
- Plumb, Helen 1
- Saarinen Swanson, Pipsan 1
- Scripps, Harriet Josephine Messinger, 1838-1933 1
- Sepeshy, Zoltan, 1898-1974 1
- Stevens, William Oliver, 1878-1955 1
- Stone, Arthur J., 1847-1938 1
- Stone, Ralph, 1868-1957 1
- Stratton, Mary Chase Perry, 1867-1961 1
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