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Jack Flechsig Papers, 1919-1988 (majority within 1970-1988)

1.3 linear feet (including oversize)

Jack Flechsig (1922-2011) served as the Art Director for WXYZ-TV Channel 7 in Detroit, Mich. for 39 years. This collection includes station publications, copies of his work (set designs, advertisements, promotional items, etc.), as well as papers of various family members.

Jack Flechsig (1922-2011) was the Art Director of WXYZ-TV Channel 7 in Detroit for 39 years. The majority of this collection covers his time working at the station; however, part of the collection contains papers of the families of Flechsig and his wife, Constance. The collection is divided into two series: the Personal series and the Business series.

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Personal

The Personal series (0.3 linear feet, 1919-1972) consists of material of various family members of Jack Flechsig and his wife, Constance McBrearty Flechsig. These family members include Madge Walker (aunt of Constance), Helen Flechsig (mother of Jack), Saidee McBrearty (mother of Constance), Jerome McBrearty (cousin of Constance), and Otto Flechsig (father of Jack). This series is organized with a designated folder for each family member containing their personal items as well as a miscellaneous folder with unassigned materials of interest. The Personal series is varied, with items relating to the American Red Cross (Madge Walker's service award), the Palette and Brush Club (Saidee McBrearty), the American Legion Auxiliary (Helen Flechsig), and the University of Detroit (Jerome McBrearty), among others, located within the personal folders of Flechsig's family.