First in County, in a dense forest ... Rix Robinson was Kent's earliest White man. Grand Rapids Press. Nov. 22, 1909. Clipping attached to white paper, plus photocopy of same.
Scope and Contents
This devised collection has been created from unprocessed materials associated with Rix Robinson to document this Greater Grand Rapids area and Michigan pioneer, and to document his home and trading post in Ada, Michigan.
The Rix Robinson site dig research was left abandoned in a house and brought to the library by a later tenant. The actual collector of this historical research is unknown, but may have been one of the student researchers depicted in some photographs included with this material. Reference images of Rix Robinson's home in Ada, as well as the building said to be his trading post there, opposite the Ada Cemetery, are included in this series, as well as other general reference articles in the collection.
At the time of processing other material associated with Rix Robinson exists in other processed and unprocessed collections.
Dates
- 1895-1972
Extent
From the Collection: 3.6 Linear Feet (Five boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Existence and Location of Copies
Another copy of this can be found in Coll. 295, Box 5
Repository Details
Part of the Grand Rapids History Center Repository
Grand Rapids Public Library
111 Library Street NE
Grand Rapids Michigan 49503 USA
616-988-5497
localhis@grpl.org