Detroit Renaissance (Firm)
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Beulah Groehn Croxford Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP002603
Abstract
From the 1960s to the early 2000s, Beulah Groehn Croxford was a resident of West Canfield Street, located between Second and Third Avenues in Detroit, Michigan. Croxford lived in a historic home, actively working for the preservation of both her block and neighborhood. In 1969, Croxford organized the Canfield West-Wayne Preservation Association, created to enable the restoration and preservation of the block’s homes. Additionally, she succeeded in creating Detroit’s first historic district in...
Dates:
1964 - 2002; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1985
Detroit Renaissance Records
Collection
Identifier: UR001581
Abstract
The City of Detroit had difficulty rebuilding after the riots of 1967, as its population dwindled, along with available capital and a supply of suitable housing, which suffered from neglect and abandonment. The Detroit Renaissance, a non-profit organization of business and community leaders, was formed in 1970 by the chief executives of the region's most influential employers to focus on the redevelopment of Detroit. Promoting urban renewal, this Southeast Michigan business roundtable created a...
Dates:
1969 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1971 - 2000
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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Detroit Renaissance Records
Detroit Strategic Plan Records
Collection
Identifier: UR001422
Abstract
In 1985, Detroit Renaissance undertook a comprehensive strategic planning effort for the city of Detroit and two years later chartered the Detroit Strategic Plan Group for that purpose. The Detroit Strategic Plan then established five task forces which focused on crime, education, city image, jobs/economic development, and race relations. The Detroit Strategic Plan is made up of labor, religious, and government leaders, professionals, and members of civic and community organizations. The...
Dates:
1988 - 1989
Max M. Fisher Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP002350
Abstract
Max M. Fisher (1908-2005) was a successful Detroit industrialist and investor, influential Republican Party fundraiser and power broker, Jewish community leader, and major philanthropist. He was "arguably the most influential and respected Jew in America" in the twentieth century. Fisher's business career began with the Aurora Gasoline Company, and included Marathon Oil and several other oil companies, as well as Manufacturer's National Bank, Comerica Inc., Michigan Bell Telephone Co.,...
Dates:
1920 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1950 - 2000
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
/
Max M. Fisher Papers