Detroit Adventure

Richard McGhee Papers

drice — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:36:31 -0500

Richard McGhee worked for various Detroit, Michigan, and national cultural, civil rights and political organizations. His papers largely reflect his active participation in groups fostering integration of Detroit's schools and neighborhoods through cultural programs and policy-community relations.

Wayne State University Office of the President Clarence B. Hilberry Records

cwesterman — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:59:38 -0500

Files for Hilberry’s tenure as Wayne President as well as some files from his position as Dean of Administration. Served as President from July 1, 1953 until retirement on July 1, 1965.

Hilberry began in 1930 at Wayne as an instructor in the English Department. In 1939, he became head of the English Department. In 1945, he was appointed Dean of Administration of the University, serving in that position until he was appointed to university president.

Subject Focus: Detroit Adventure and the first Noel Night

cwesterman — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 13:06:13 -0500

On December 7, 2013, the forty-first annual Noel Night will take place in Midtown Detroit. The first Noel Night, on December 19, 1973, was a production of Detroit Adventure, a coalition of organizations that formed in 1959 to promote cultural conversation and experience in the greater Detroit area. In its 21 years of operation, Detroit Adventure served many functions in the pursuit of its mission: to organize, coordinate, and promote the fine arts in the Metro Detroit region. read more »

Detroit Adventure, Arts Festival, 1964

cwesterman — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:06:22 -0500

Detroit Adventure, Calendar of Cultural Events, 1960

cwesterman — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:05:02 -0500

The summer, 1960 Detroit Adventure Calendar of Cultural Events.

Detroit Adventure, Conversations in the Arts, 1959

cwesterman — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:59:49 -0500

The program for the 1959 Detroit Adventure "Conversations in the Arts" seminar series.

Detroit Adventure, Creativity: The City and the University program, 1959

cwesterman — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:01:53 -0500

The program for the 1959 Detroit Adventure conference "Creativity: The City and the University."

Detroit Adventure, Dance Theatre of Detroit flyer, 1968

cwesterman — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:08:29 -0500

A flyer for a 1968 Detroit Adventure-sponsored production of the Dance Theatre of Detroit.

Detroit Adventure, Detroit Discovery brochure, 1970

cwesterman — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:10:16 -0500

A brochure for the Detroit Adventure "Detroit Discovery: An Arts Festival" event, 1970.

Detroit Adventure, Noel Night advertisement, 1973

cwesterman — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:12:31 -0500

An advertisement for Noel Night in the December 1973 calendar of Detroit Adventure.

Podcast: The First Noel (Night): How the Public Found Its Detroit Adventure in Noel Night, The City's Festive Cultural Open House

teller — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 09:46:54 -0500

Outreach archivist Meghan Courtney traces the evolution of Detroit Adventure, a coalition of cultural organizations founded in 1958 to promote cultural conversations and experiences in metropolitan Detroit. In 1973 the organization debuted Noel Night, a free holiday open house in Detroit's cultural center. read more »

Graduate Comment

cwesterman — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:58:32 -0500

Graduate Comment was a journal published by the Graduate Division of Wayne State University. It consisted largely of essays on the subject of graduate education; it also published papers presented at the annual Detroit Adventure conferences.