Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Henry Booth

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.booth79
Creators:
Booth, Henry Scripps, 1897-1988
Taragin, Davira Spiro
Gerard, J.
Riordian, W. M.
Dates:
1979 September 10
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Sound cassette
22 Pages
Transcript
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

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