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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Henry Booth
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.booth79
- Creators:
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Booth, Henry Scripps, 1897-1988Taragin, Davira SpiroGerard, J.Riordian, W. M.
- Dates:
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1979 September 10
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound cassette22 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Henry Booth conducted 1979 September 10, by J. Gerard, W. M. Riordan, and D. Taragin. Booth speaks of Eero Saarinen and the art and architecture of the Cranbrook Academy of Art.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Henry S. Booth (1897-1988) was an architect from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Full name Henry Scripps Booth.
Administration
Sponsor
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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Provenance unknown.
Digital Content
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 24 min.
Keywords
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Art, American | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Architects -- Michigan -- Bloomfield Hills -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Cranbrook Academy of Art | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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