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Series XIV. Miscellaneous Papers, 1870-1981, n.d.

 Series — Box: 12, Folder: 1-2

Scope and Contents

Includes scrip certificate of the kind used by C.C. Comstock to pay his employees during the Panic of 1873, and scrip used by the Board of Education to pay teachers during the Great Depression. Also includes an inventory of items in the Soldier's Home (1895), the text of a resolution and petition of the City Federation of Women's Clubs of Grand Rapids submitted to the Michigan Constitutional Convention of 1907 requesting that it adopt Women's Suffrage, a postcard (c.1912) depicting a Women's Suffrage parade in Grand Rapids showing members of the Russell family, and other items.

Dates

  • 1818-1981

Extent

From the Collection: 7.2 Linear Feet (Eighteen boxes, plus flat files)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Grand Rapids History Center Repository

Contact:
Grand Rapids Public Library
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Grand Rapids Michigan 49503 USA
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