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Richmond (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

 Family

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Mary Richmond Kendall photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 092
Abstract

Mary Richmond Kendall (1843-1918) was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of William Almy Richmond and Lorraine Page Richmond, prominent citizens of Grand Rapids. The bulk of her collection consists of photographs of her family members, ca. 1858-1892. Also noteworthy in the collection are interior photos of the Morton House (hotel), Grand Rapids, ca. 1884. Also included are photographs of "Heartsease," Mary Kendall's home in Hollywood, California, ca. 1913.

Dates: circa 1858-1913, n.d.

Richmond Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 094
Abstract The Richmond family was one of Grand Rapid's early pioneering families, settling in Western Michigan in the 1830s. The bulk of the collection is the William Almy Richmond (1809-1871) papers, dealing with Indian Affairs, 1845-1849. Richmond was Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Michigan and Wisconsin and in this position made treaty payments to the Indians at La Pointe on Lake Superior. Also included in this collection are the significant Civil War era diaries primarily of his...
Dates: 1825-1923, n.d.

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Indians of North America -- Michigan 1
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
diaries 1
family papers 1
photographs 1