An interview with Margueritte Kimball conducted 1993 Mar. 10-Apr. 13, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art, regarding her years at the Cranbrook Academy of Art.
Kimball discusses her childhood in Clinton, Mass. and Nashua, N.H. in the family of a railroad employee; death of her father and move, in 1926, to Cambridge, Mass. where her mother worked as a milliner and opened a dressmaking business; training in bookkeeping; classes at Copley Society, Boston; enrollment at Cranbrook Academy of Art, 1942, and working as financial secretary there until 1968; and her friendship with Carl and Olga Milles. She recalls Eliel and Loja Saarinen, Harry Bertoia, Zoltan Sepeshy, and many other teachers and students, and comments on students who attended via the G.I. Bill and on teacher-student relationship and administration of the Academy.
Biographical / Historical:
Margueritte Eleanor Kimball (1906-1995) was a financial secretary at Cranbrook Academy of Art, in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.
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Art -- Study and teaching -- United States Search this
Handicraft -- Study and teaching -- United States Search this
Design -- Study and teaching -- United States Search this
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Art Schools -- United States
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Sound recordings
Interviews
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Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
101 Fish Stories / Arnold, Jr. Graton, Fred Kretchman, Paul Doherty.
102 Images of Community / Andre Belanger, Dorothy Towle, Steve Allman.
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FP-1999-CT-0130-7
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Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 23, 1999.
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101 Ethnic Heritage / Dona Larsen, Gerard Brunelle, Kung Tai Tsay.
102 Great Outdoors / Claire Long, David Price, George Lemerise.
103 Franco-American Heritage / Andre Belanger, Fabienne Cote, Julien Olivier.
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FP-1999-CT-0131-7
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101 Guilds and Leagues / Fred Dolan, Omar Clairmont, Russell Pope.
102 Take a Hike / Claire Long, George Lemerise, Peter, III Limmer.
103 Historic Renovation / Arnold Graton, David Adams, Stephen Roy.
104 Heritage Crafts / Dona Larsen, Galina Tregubov, Kung Tai Tsay.
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FP-1999-CT-0138-7
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Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 25, 1999.
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101 Heritage Crafts / Dona Larsen, Galina Tregubov, Kung Tai Tsay.
102 Wood Containers / Newton Washburn, Paul Wiggins, Steve Allman.
103 Ingenuity and Enterprise / Adam Taylor, Art Anderson.
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FP-1999-CT-0139-7
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Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 25, 1999.
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102 Rivers, Lakes, and Sea / Jay Trayner, Jim Antanavich, Paul Doherty.
103 Ethnic Art / Galina Tregubov, Kung Tai Tsay, Maria Guzman.
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FP-1999-CT-0143-7
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Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 26, 1999.
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101 From the Trees / Robert Moulton, Henry Peterson, Tedd Benson.
102 Home Adornments / Anne Winterling, Kung Tai Tsay, Sandra Yacek.
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FP-1999-CT-0150-7
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Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 30, 1999.
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101 Fish and Game / David Price, Fred Kretchman, Paul Doherty.
102 Gardens and Greenhouses / Sandra Yacek, Wayne Yacek.
103 Four Seasons / Fred Kretchman, Claire Long, Greg Zelinksy.
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FP-1999-CT-0153-7
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Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 30, 1999.
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101 New England Barn Dance / New Hampshire Folk Ensemble. Fiddle,Bass,Piano.
102 Contra Dance Music / Contra Dance Ensemble. Fiddle,Piano,Accordion,Guitar.
101 Klezmer Music / Raymond St. Klezmer Band. Piano,Accordion,Percussion instruments,Clarinet,Saxophone.
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FP-1999-CT-0173-7
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Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 23, 1999.
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102 Two Fiddles / Two Fiddles (Musical group), Dudley Laufman. Fiddle.
103 Klezmer Music / Raymond St. Klezmer Band. Percussion instruments,Clarinet,Accordion,Saxophone,Piano.
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FP-1999-CT-0176-7
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Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 24, 1999.
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101 Scottish Music and Dance / New Hebrides. School of Scottish Arts, Gordon Webster, Lezlie Patterson Webster. Bagpipe.
102 Klezmer Music / Raymond St. Klezmer Band. Percussion instruments,Clarinet,Accordion,Saxophone,Piano.
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FP-1999-CT-0178-7
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Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 24, 1999.
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101 Contra Dance Music / Contra Dance Ensemble. Fiddle,Accordion,Piano,Guitar.
102 Klezmer Music / Raymond St. Klezmer Band. Accordion,Piano,Percussion instruments,Clarinet,Saxophone.
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FP-1999-CT-0185-7
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Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 26, 1999.
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101 Contra Dance Music: Old New England / Old New England (Musical group), Bob McQuillen, Jane Orzechowski. Piano,Fiddle,Flute.
102 Klezmer Music / Raymond St. Klezmer Band. Piano,Percussion instruments,Clarinet,Accordion,Saxophone.
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FP-1999-CT-0186-7
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Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 26, 1999.
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102 Klezmer Music / Raymond St. Klezmer Band. Percussion instruments,Clarinet,Accordion,Saxophone,Piano.
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FP-1999-CT-0190-7
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Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 27, 1999.
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102 Klezmer Music / Raymond St. Klezmer Band. Accordion,Percussion instruments,Clarinet,Saxophone,Piano.
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FP-1999-CT-0194-7
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Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 30, 1999.
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102 Klezmer Music / Raymond St. Klezmer Band. Percussion instruments,Clarinet,Accordion,Saxophone,Piano.
103 Polish Music / Daniel Blajda, Gary Sredzienski, Michael Oliszczak. Accordion,Fiddle.
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FP-1999-CT-0197-7
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Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 30, 1999.
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101 Scottish Music and Dance / New Hebrides. School of Scottish Arts, Gordon Webster, Lezlie Patterson Webster. Bagpipe.
102 Klezmer Music / Raymond St. Klezmer Band. Percussion instruments,Clarinet,Accordion,Saxophone,Piano.
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FP-1999-CT-0198-7
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Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 1, 1999.
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101 Contra Dance Music: Old New England / Old New England (Musical group), Bob McQuillen, Jane Orzechowski. Piano,Fiddle,Flute.
102 African American Gospel Traditions / Lydia Mann, Olga Times, Wilmerlee Findlay. Piano.
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FP-1999-CT-0200-7
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Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 1, 1999.
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