Mary Emily Schroeder papers on the history of Garfield Park neighborhood
Abstract
Mary E. Schroeder (1912-1987) was a neighborhood activist and environmentalist in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her papers contain drafts of a manuscript for a historical novel “Journal & Journey of a Neighborhood,” detailing the history of Garfield Park Neighborhood, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. One chapter of this was self-published as "The Charles W. Garfield Story." A few family photographs and miscellaneous Grand Rapids ephemera also accompany the collection, including pages of Wurzburg Department Store's 75th Anniversary calendar, with reproductions of watercolor illustration showing historic Grand Rapids scenes, by Miriam Suleeba.
Dates
- 1947-1979
Creator
- Schroeder, Mary Emily (Person)
Biographical / Historical
The daughter of Albert Schroeder and Emily Scheimann, Mary Emily Schroeder (9/12/1912 - 4/5/1987) moved to Grand Rapids in 1916 from nearby Paris Township (now City of Kentwood). A graduate of South High School, Schroeder spent her first 40 years seeing to the needs of her ailing mother. Because of the time spent in the house, Schroeder attempted, unsuccessfully, to become a poet and author. Her life's work was an historical novel, "Journal and Journey of a Neighborhood," based on the history of the Garfield Park Neighborhood. One chapter of this was self-published as "The Charles W. Garfield Story."
Extent
0.71 Linear Feet (Two boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Estate of Emily Schroeder; accession numbers 1987.034, 2007.106 and unknown.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Mary Emily Schroeder papers on the history of Garfield Park neighborhood
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Richard H. Harms
- Date
- September 1992
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
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
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