Richard Allen home, n.d. (2 photocopied sheets; location & type of original source unknown) Sheet 1. Richard Allen Home for Colored Girls. Includes an image of the building at 195 Bates Street. Appears to be the front & back of a flyer. Sheet 2. “The Objects of the Home”—left page “Mrs. Goggins, President”—her image on the right page.
File — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains documentation of a joint project by Alpha Kappa Alpha, the Grand Rapids Study Club, the Suburban Club, the Grand Rapids Public Library, the Grand Rapids Public Schools and the Grand Rapids Public Museum to detail the history of the Black community in Grand Rapids. Documentation, including photographs, was collected and reproduced. The material documents the people and their occupations during the first 150 years of Grand Rapids' history.
Dates
- circa 1880-1990
Extent
From the Collection: 0.88 Linear Feet (Three boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Grand Rapids History Center Repository
Contact:
Grand Rapids Public Library
111 Library Street NE
Grand Rapids Michigan 49503 USA
616-988-5497
localhis@grpl.org
Grand Rapids Public Library
111 Library Street NE
Grand Rapids Michigan 49503 USA
616-988-5497
localhis@grpl.org