The Effie M. Biever papers contain personal diaries, newspaper articles and ephemera related to Grand Rapids businesses and organizations. Effie Biever lived at the Cody Hotel from the mid 1940s to the mid 1950s. There is mention in multiple places of the Cody Hotel and Biever notes the date of a fire there in 1946. Those researching the funeral business may find the Metcalf Funeral Director’s and Blackstone Monument Company materials of particular interest.