Describes the history of the Widdicomb family and their furniture business. In addition, there is a tape cassette of an oral interview done by Gordon Olson (city historian of Grand Rapids) with John Widdicomb. This interview contains information pertaining to the history of the family business, and the reasons why the John Widdicomb Co. wasn't successful in the later years. Arranged chronologically.

Note: No cassette tape has been found with this collection. There is an oral history with John Widdicomb in Coll. 164-10-38, done in 1981. This may be the same referred to above, or a separate interview.