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Creator:

Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945  Search this

Bryant and Detwiler Co.  Search this

Names:

Detroit Arts Commission  Search this

Detroit Institute of Arts  Search this

Booth, Ralph H. (Ralph Harmon), 1873-1931  Search this

Burroughs, Clyde H. (Clyde Huntley), 1882-1973  Search this

Kahn, Albert, 1869-1942  Search this

Valentiner, Wilhelm Reinhold, 1880-1958  Search this

Extent:

2 Microfilm reels

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Microfilm reels

Date:

1919-1931

Scope and Contents:

Papers relating to Cret's position as architect of the Detroit Art Institute. Included are correspondence with Clyde H. Burroughs and Ralph H. Booth of the Detroit Arts Commission, architect Albert Kahn, art historian William H. Valentiner, and builders Bryant and Detwiler Co.; and design and construction files, 1920-1929, containing construction progress reports, memoranda, specifications, schedules, and contracts.

Biographical / Historical:

Architect; Philadelphia, Pa. Born in France. Architect of Folger Shakespeare Library, Detroit Institute of Arts.

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming 1980 by the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Restrictions:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Occupation:

Architects -- Michigan  Search this

Architects -- Pennsylvania  Search this

Art historians -- Michigan  Search this

Art patrons -- Michigan  Search this

Museum directors -- Michigan  Search this

Topic:

Architecture -- Michigan -- Detroit  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.cretpaul

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9931f1222-4bf6-4e11-a0c5-61e60d0fc8c0

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-cretpaul