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   When attorney and historian Clarence M. Burton donated his collection of historical papers to the Detroit Public Library in 1914, he triggered a chain of events that led to the creation of the Detroit Historical Museum. In December 1921, Burton brought together 19 prominent local historians to found the Detroit Historical Society, an ...

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   2 days ago · Burton Historical Collection. 1,714 Views. The Burton Historical Collection (BHC) of the Detroit Public Library began as the private library of Clarence Monroe Burton. In addition to being a prominent attorney, Mr. Burton was a Detroit historiographer and the founder of the C. M. Burton Abstract Co. Mr. Burton’s original intention was to ...

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   History. The Streets of Old Detroit exhibit. Attorney and historian Clarence M. Burton donated his collections to the Detroit Public Library in 1914, leading to the development of the Detroit Historical Museum. In December 1921, Burton brought together 19 prominent local historians to found the Detroit Historical Society, an organization ...

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   Housed at the Detroit Public Library Main Branch, the Burton Historical Collection (BHC) began as the private library of Clarence Monroe Burton, a prominent attorney and Detroit historiographer. Mr. Burton’s original intention was to assemble a collection on the history of Detroit.

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   4 days ago · The event was part of a massive three-day celebration of Detroit’s founding. Thirty years earlier, under the leadership of attorney and historian Clarence Burton, the Detroit Historical Society was founded, and in 1928, a small museum was established in a one-room suite on the 23rd floor of the Barlum Tower (now the Cadillac Tower).

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   What is the Burton Historical Collection?

   • The Burton Historical Collection (BHC) of the Detroit Public Library began as the private library of Clarence Monroe Burton. In addition to being a prominent attorney, Mr. Burton was a Detroit historiographer and the founder of the C. M. Burton Abstract Co. Mr. Burton’s original intention was to assemble a collection on the history of Detroit.

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   What is the history of the Detroit Historical Museum?

   • Here is “the history of its history.” When attorney and historian Clarence M. Burton donated his collection of historical papers to the Detroit Public Library in 1914, he triggered a chain of events that led to the creation of the Detroit Historical Museum.

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   When did Burton donate his collection to the Detroit Public Library?

   • Mr. Burton donated his collection, including the building it was housed in, to the Detroit Public Library in 1915. The collection was moved to the new main library in 1921.

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   Why did the Detroit Historical Society build a museum?

   • Although the Great Depression in the 1930s hit the region hard, the 1940’s brought success to the Society’s efforts to build a permanent museum. In 1942, popular Detroit New columnist George W. Stark became president of the Society. Stark commanded the respect and influence necessary to raise the considerable funds needed to construct a new museum.

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