Claim: Bertram Goodhue did not have many friends growing up which is why some believe he did not have a business partner later in life.
Evidence: After completing his apprenticeship, Goodhue moved to Boston Massachusetts, where he was befriended by a group of young, artistic intellectuals involved in the founding of the Society of Arts and Crafts – Boston in 1897. It was also through this group that Goodhue met Ralph Adams Cram, who would be his business partner for almost 25 years.