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Floyd Starr


Starr boys at play as fall comes to the Albion campus.Added by: uhit068Fall color at Starr Commonwealth near Albion, MI
Floyd Starr poses outside Candler Hall, 1957.Added by: uhit068Floyd Starr poses outside Candler Hall, 1957.
Floyd Starr at Candler HallAdded by: uhit068Floyd Starr explains the workmanship and finish of the dining table at Candler Hall.
Floyd & President Nixon.jpgAdded by: uhit068Presidential Commendation from President Nixon honoring Floyd Starr.
Floyd & Roy.jpgAdded by: uhit068Roy Rogers and Dale Evans were guests of Starr in the 1970's.
Floyd & Joan Crawford.jpgAdded by: uhit068Joan Crawford was one of many celebrities who visited Starr during Uncle Floyd's lifetime.
Harold Bellaire.jpgAdded by: uhit068Harold Bellaire,left, one of the first two boys to enter Starr Commonwealth in 1913.
Entrance gate to original campus, Starr CommonwealthAdded by: uhit068Original Starr Commonwealth School entrnce. The two trees on the left were planted by Helen Keller when she was a guest at Starr.
Emily Jewell Clark Building circa 1937Added by: uhit068Emily Jewell Clark school building, 1939.
Emily Jewell Clark Building (original)Added by: uhit068The original Emily Jewell Clark building, 1917. The building burned in 1937 and was rebuilt in 1939.
Work Bee at Chapel-in-the-woodsAdded by: uhit068The Chapel-in-the-Woods, erected 1950 and dedicated by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale.
Brueckner MuseumAdded by: uhit068Floyd Starr's use of art as a way of reaching troubled boys was groundbreaking. This museum, a gift to the Commonwealth in 1956, is filled with many famous paintings collected by Starr as well as artifacts and memorabilia of interest to children. For many years Dwight Starr, Floyd Starr's nephew, was the museum curator in the 1960's.
Starr MilkAdded by: uhit068A Starr Commonwealth milk bottle. Starr had its own dairy farms where the boys tended and milked the cows in true Commonwealth fashion.
Detail from The Thanksgiving Windoe by Wilbur Herbert BurnhamAdded by: uhit068The Thanksgiving Window, a tribute to the Starr family's long history in America, by the noted stained-glass artist Wilbur Herbert Burnham.
Michigan Historical Marker 2Added by: uhit068Michigan Historical Marker 2
Michigan Historical Marker 1Added by: uhit068Michigan Historical Marker 1
Bronze medallionAdded by: uhit068Bronze medallion
Faith Made VisibleAdded by: uhit068Faith Made Visible
Uncle Floyd StarrAdded by: uhit068His office in the Emily Jewell Clark school building.
Starr Commonwealth Christmas sealsAdded by: uhit068Starr Commonwealth Christmas seals
The Old BarnAdded by: uhit068This old, pre-Civil War barn and the basement of the burned Huston farmhouse were all that stood on the original forty-acre property purchased by Floyd Starr in 1913. The first two boys, Harold Bellaire and Thaddeus Newcomb arrived before Gladsome Cottage was completed and they lived with Uncle Floyd in the barn until the first Sunday in October 1913, when Gladsome Cottage was ready for move-in. Sleeping in the hay mow, Uncle Floyd recalled staring up through the cracks in the barn's roof at the moon, Fifty-seven years later, from the comfort of his study, Uncle Floyd would watch via television as a man walked on the moon.
1954 Christmas sealAdded by: uhit0681954 Christmas seal
Dr. Floyd Starr.jpgAdded by: uhit068This sterling silver piece was originally given to Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde on her return to the United Stated after serving as the first female U S ambassador (Denmark.) Mrs, Rohde, who served for over twenty-five years as a Starr Commonwealth trustee was so admiring of Floyd Starr and his work that she had the piece engraved and presented it as a gift to Uncle Floyd.
Gladsome Cottage circa 1913Added by: uhit068Gladsome Cottage was erected in 1913 and served as Floyd Starr's home until 1956. His daughter and two sons were raised here and the house served as the early office, schoolroom, dormitory and dining hall of the nascent Starr Commonwealth. The house is believed to be a "kit" house purchased from a major department store.
Floyd E. StarrAdded by: uhit068Circa 1950's, he would have been in his early 70's.
Carl Sandburg at Gladsome CottageAdded by: uhit068Carl Sandburg at Uncle Floyd's desk. On the wall behind is a cartoon from LOOK magazine about Starr Commonwealth.
Godspeed, my boy!Added by: uhit068Godspeed, my boy!
Uncle Floyd and boys in surplicesAdded by: uhit068Uncle Floyd and boys in surplices
Here;s to Uncle Floyd!Added by: uhit068Here;s to Uncle Floyd!
Drs. Floyd Starr and Jesse StuartAdded by: uhit068Floyd Starr and writer Jesse Stuart.
Drs. Floyd Starr & George Washington CarverAdded by: uhit068Dr. George Washington Carver and Floyd Starr with boys of the Starr Commonwealth.
Drs. Floyd Starr &  Norman Vincent PealeAdded by: uhit068Floyd Starr and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale.
Floyd Starr and Candace SherberAdded by: uhit068Candace Somerall Sherber helps Uncle Floyd cut the first piece of his 90th birthday cake.
The Starr Commonwealth SongAdded by: uhit068The Starr Commonwealth Song
Floyd Starr;s gravesite in fall colorsAdded by: uhit068Floyd Starr's final resting place on the Albion campus at the head of The Great Cross.
Bust of Floyd StarrAdded by: uhit068Sculptor Marshall Fredericks created this oversize bust of Floyd Starr for a memorial erected in 1981.
Floyd E. StarrAdded by: uhit068Floyd Starr, age 80.
Uncle Floyd with a boyAdded by: uhit068Commissioned in 1963 for the 50th anniversary of Starr Commonwealth, the statue of Floyd Starr and a boy originally stood in a garden near Brueckner Museum. When a new entrance to Starr was added in 1980 the statue was moved to a more prominent location near the center of campus.
Uncle Floyd receiving an award in 1971Added by: uhit068Floyd Starr receiving an award from Charles Stewart Mott.
Gladsome in Winter.jpgAdded by: uhit068Gladsome Cottage, floyd Starr's home from 1913-1956.
Visiting with boys on a work detailAdded by: uhit068Visiting with boys on a work detail
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Floyd_StarrSID-final.jpgAdded by: uhit068Oil painting of Dr. Floyd Starr by Baroness Violet Wenner. The painting hangs in the Floyd Starr Room of the Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan.
Floyd StarrAdded by: uhit068Feeding the birds in winter behind Candler Hall, 1974.
Chapel in the Woods circa 1965Added by: uhit068Chapel in the Woods circa 1965
Brueckner MuseumAdded by: uhit068Brueckner Museum
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scan0027.jpgAdded by: uhit068Floyd, Harriet and baby Margaret Starr, circa 1916.
scan0026.jpgAdded by: uhit068Reading The Little Builder of Christmas Fires at the newly constructed Knights Templar gymnasium. The andirons hold a special significance as the triangular adornments reflect the same element in a golden ring worn by Starr which celebrated his status as a 33rd degree Mason.
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scan0021.jpgAdded by: uhit068Starr and Dorothy Scattergood, the first curator of the Brueckner Museum, collected oddments from around the globe on their independent travels. Scattergood arranged these items in a basement gallery. It was a favorite spot of Starr boys.
scan0020.jpgAdded by: uhit068Floyd Starr on a camel in his mid-eighties as a photo is taken before the Great Pyramid at Ghiza with the Sphinx in the background.
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scan0015.jpgAdded by: uhit068Walking to chapel with some of his boys.
scan0016.jpgAdded by: uhit068Reading to a group of boys before the fire at Candler Hall.
scan0017.jpgAdded by: uhit068In the vestry at Chapel-in-the-Woods.
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scan0010.jpgAdded by: uhit068Ice cream with a group of boys in one of the cottages.
scan0009.jpgAdded by: uhit068DaLoria Norman, America's greatest illuminator of manuscripts, created this manuscript of Floyd Starr's friend, Kahlil Gibrans's "ON WORK" from his little book THE PROPHET. Brought to life in vivid color, the manuscript is embellished with 24 karat gold and is housed in a frame carved by the famous ecclesiastical wood carver Alois Lang. Uncle Floyd frequently quoted Gibran's saying that "work is love made visible."
scan0007.jpgAdded by: uhit068The Old Barn still stands today near Montcalm Lake.
scan0006.jpgAdded by: uhit068Explaining the Starr Commonwealth Creed to a group of boys. For over 110 years the Creed has guided the work of Starr Commonwealth.
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The Great Cross, Starr CommonwealthAdded by: uhit068The Great Cross, Starr Commonwealth
A glimpse into the futureAdded by: uhit068Floyd Strr survey's the wondrou cross about a decade before he would be laid to rest there.
On the way to the ChapelAdded by: uhit068On the way to the Chapel
Two Merry GentlemenAdded by: uhit068Two Merry Gentlemen
At his deskAdded by: uhit068At his desk
Bedtime for BoysAdded by: uhit068Bedtime for Boys
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Candler Hall 1960'sAdded by: uhit068Candler Hall, 1965.
Papal AudienceAdded by: uhit068Floyd Starr receives a Papal bleesing from Pope Paul for his school and himself at the Vatican.
Floyd E. StarrAdded by: uhit068Floyd Starr, age 30.
Floyd Starr with Dr. CarverAdded by: uhit068At the 1939 visit of Dr. George Washington Carver to Starr Commonwealth.
The Tar Paper ShackAdded by: uhit068Uncle Floyd and a group of boys in front of the rickety schoolhouse, shortly before the Clark school building was completed in 1917.
The Unfinished WorkAdded by: uhit068The Unfinished Work
Floyd and his boysAdded by: uhit068Floyd and his boys
Marshall Starr FamilyAdded by: uhit068The Marshall Starr family: Perry Putnam Starr, eldest son; Marshall Horace Starr, father; young Floyd Elliot Starr, Mary Diana Root Starr mother; and Martha Leone Starr, eldest daughter. An additional son and daughter died in infancy.
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Floyd Elliot Starr 1883-1980Added by: uhit068Floyd Elliot Starr 1883-1980
Uncle Floyd with his boysAdded by: uhit068Uncle Floyd with his boys
Great Cross, Starr Commonwealth, Albion, MIAdded by: uhit068Great Cross, Starr Commonwealth, Albion, MI
Interior - Chapel-in-the-WoodsAdded by: uhit068Chapel-in-the-Woods interior.
Portrait of Floyd Starr, 1944Added by: uhit068Portrait of Floyd Starr, 1944
Floyd Starr with a boyAdded by: uhit068Floyd Starr with a boy
Candler HallAdded by: uhit068Candler Hall, today.
Gladsome CottageAdded by: uhit068Gladsome Cottage, today.
Chapel-in-the-WoodsAdded by: uhit068Chapel-in-the-Woods, today.
AlbionFallFloydStatue.jpgAdded by: uhit068Jungblut statue of Starr and a boy in fall.
Starr Scouts tend the flagAdded by: uhit068Lord and Lady Baden Powell, founder s of the Boy Scouts, were guests at Starr Commonwealth. Uncle Floyd frequently said that if there were only one program availble to help his boys it would be the Scouts. Starr Commonwealth had its own troop for over a half-century. Here the Scouts raise the flag and take it down and fold it reverently each day.
Brueckner Museum, Starr Commonwealth, Albion, MIAdded by: uhit068Cloisterd entrance to the Brueckner Museum designed by Marcus Burrowes, FAIA.
CitW.jpgAdded by: uhit068Dr. Norman Vincent Peale dedicated the Chapel-in-the-Woods at Starr Commonwealth.
Mendelsohn Cottage formerly Inglis Cottage.jpgAdded by: uhit068Side/rear view of Inglis Cottage, later renamed Mendelsohn.
Montcalm Lake, old formal garden.jpgAdded by: uhit068Montcalm Lake, old formal garden, behind Gladsome Cottage.
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Aerial view, North Campus, Starr Commonwealth, Albion, MIAdded by: uhit068Aerial view, North Campus, Starr Commonwealth, Albion, MI
Scouts raise the flag at Starr CommonwealthAdded by: uhit068Scouts raise the flag at Starr Commonwealth
Newton Hall at Starr CommonwealthAdded by: uhit068A very early photo of Newton Hall constructed in 1915.
Webster Hall at Starr CommonwealthAdded by: uhit068Webster hall, a multi-purpose school building containing an auditorium/gymnasium, classrooms, music rooms and a bowling alley in the basement.
Floyd Starr & Miss Sophie TuckerAdded by: uhit068Floyd Starr & Miss Sophie Tucker, taken backstage at The Blue Room, The Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, 1964. From the earliest days of Starr until her death in the 1960's Miss Tucker was an ardent supporter of Starr Commonwealth.
Young Starr FamilyAdded by: uhit068Young Starr Family
Driving Uncle Floyd StarrAdded by: uhit068The Starr creed says: We believe that boys merit confidence and trust, and that the secret of the development of honor in a boy lies in appealing to his inherent goodness. In order that he may attain perfect manhood, we believe in placing a boy on his honor at all times and giving him the sympathy and encouragement necessary to enable him to maintain his integrity. Owing to his deafness, Uncle Floyd required a driver and oftentimes he would recruit boys known to have stolen cars to drive him to court dates. There he would leave the boy with the keys to the car as Uncle Floyd went into the courthouse. That trust changed many a boys heart, but Uncle Floyd did find his car missing on more than one occasion
At Brueckner MuseumAdded by: uhit068Bells, bells, bells.....how he loved and collected bells.
Front parlor, Gladsome Cottage, Starr Commonwealth, circa 1917Added by: uhit068The double parlor at Gladsome Cottage.
Floyd StarrAdded by: uhit068A poem about Uncle Floyd by Dorothy Fields from 1957.
Uncle Floyd Starr with Michigan Governor WilliamsAdded by: uhit068Michigan Governor, G. Mennen Williams greets boys on a visit to Starr. From its inception in 1913, every Governor of Michigan was a guest at Starr Commonwealth in Floyd Starr's lifetime.
Floyd StarrAdded by: uhit068Uncle Floyd on television in the 1960's.
Floyd StarrAdded by: uhit068Uncle Floyd with his successor, Dr. Larry Brendtro.
LP of The Little Builder of Christmas FiresAdded by: uhit068LP of The Little Builder of Christmas Fires
The Starr FamilyAdded by: uhit068The Starr Family
Portrait of Floyd Starr by Herbert BohnertAdded by: uhit068Portrait of Floyd Starr by Herbert Bohnert
Entry to Floyd Starr's home, Cangler HallAdded by: uhit068Entry to Floyd Starr's home, Cangler Hall
El Cid Campeador by Anna Hyatt HuntingtonAdded by: uhit068El Cid Campeador by Anna Hyatt Huntington
Bronze gate at Candler HallAdded by: uhit068Bronze gate at Candler Hall
Candler Hall, rearAdded by: uhit068Candler Hall, rear
Margaret "Starry" Starr Leutheuser GardenAdded by: uhit068Margaret "Starry" Starr Leutheuser Garden
Gravesite of Floyd StarrAdded by: uhit068Gravesite of Floyd Starr
The Great CrossAdded by: uhit068The Great Cross
Rear of the Chapel-in-the-Woods, viewed from The Great CrossAdded by: uhit068Rear of the Chapel-in-the-Woods, viewed from The Great Cross
The gravesite of Floyd Starr as viewed from the Chapel-in-the-WoodsAdded by: uhit068The gravesite of Floyd Starr as viewed from the Chapel-in-the-Woods
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Saul on the Road to DamascusAdded by: uhit068Saul on the Road to Damascus
A belvedere overlooking Montcalm Lake on the Starr campus.Added by: uhit068A belvedere overlooking Montcalm Lake on the Starr campus.
Montcalm LakeAdded by: uhit068Montcalm Lake
Approaching Candler Hall from Van Dellen DriveAdded by: uhit068Approaching Candler Hall from Van Dellen Drive
Floyd E. StarrAdded by: uhit068Floyd E. Starr
Floyd E. Starr and Ruth Bryan RhodeAdded by: uhit068Floyd E. Starr and Ruth Bryan Rhode
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Floyd StarrAdded by: uhit068Floyd Starr
Chapel in the Woods, Starr Commonwealth, in winter.Added by: uhit068Chapel in the Woods, Starr Commonwealth, in winter.
The Candler RockAdded by: uhit068The Candler Rock
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