The Archives also has the primary responsibility for the preservation, inventory, organization, storage, exhibit, display and use of the Cultural Properties Collection. Cranbrook cultural properties are objects that were designed or acquired for specific campus locations as a means of enhancing the environment and educational programs. This includes all works of art, furniture and fixtures at Cranbrook House, Thornlea, the Institute of Science and the four schools: Brookside, Cranbrook, Kingswood and the Boys Middle School, as well as the surviving clothing and accessories owned and used by the founders George and Ellen Booth.


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Archives staff has launched a searchable collection of the cultural properties in and around Cranbrook House.  This collection, called the Cranbrook House and Gardens Collection, consists of images that were taken as part of an IMLS-funded grant to inventory and catalog all of the works of art and furnishings acquired or commissioned by the founders, George and Ellen Booth.  In addition to the object images, the collection includes primary source documentation relative to the works, including correspondence, purchase receipts, and inventories. of photographs, documents and drawings reflect the extensive collection of artwork and furnishings  acquired by George and Ellen Booth.  Through the ongoing project , we will “catalog” these works through the use of CONTENTdm which will assist Cranbrook House and Gardens Auxiliary docents in their interpretation of the house.  You may Browse or use the advanced search function to locate items by artist name, object type, or room.  To search ONLY in the Cranbrook House collection, be sure to uncheck any other collection names.