This collection focuses on aspects of the Vandenberg Center Sculpture Project connected with the movement of the crated steel pieces of Alexander Calder’s La Grande Vitesse sculpture to Grand Rapids, Michigan. In addition, some information on the subsequent installation and dedication of the sculpture is included.

Additional information on the project is located in the Nancy Mulnix Collection #001, and in a number of other sources throughout the Archives, the Local History collections and the general library collections.

Calder's La Grande Vitesse was an important national project, as it was the first public sculpture federally funded via the National Endowment for the Arts “Art in Public Places” program. Calder is considered one of the best American sculptors of the 20th century.