Copies of local history department books, manuscripts and serials, 1882 - 1952, n.d.
Scope and Contents
This is all material whose original purpose was to use as information in writing the 2001 history. The final manuscript is also included here. A good portion of the YMCA’s photographs and brochures were copied and are included here. The YMCA has quite a full run of newsletters. Only relevant sections of less than half of these were copied and can be found here. The biographical files contain information copied from the P & B files and elsewhere in the Local History Department. Carl Bajema has added to the newspaper articles in large part and continues to do so. This is the reason for the disproportionate amount of articles from the 1880s and 1890s, a period of special interest to Prof. Bajema. Some of the general historical information in this series was found on the website, www.ymca.net. The very recent promotional material came from the YMCA. Everything in these folders is arranged by date, except for the biographical files that are arranged alphabetically, and the local history department photographs that are arranged by collection number.
Dates
- 1882 - 1952, n.d.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.3 Linear Feet (Three boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
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