Grand Rapids Press collection at the Grand Rapids Public Library
Scope and Contents
Materials included in this collection are those which were discarded by the Grand Rapids Press, and Press staff, during past years. In some cases, materials may have been removed from the trash by others, who found value in the content, and brought it to the Library.
Dates
- 1892-2009
Extent
31.9 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Grand Rapids Press is the longest running newspaper in Grand Rapids, Michigan and is still actively published. This collection contains newspaper clippings, images and documents about the Press and by the Press, given to the Library from a variety of sources. The collection is not comprehensive in its content, but offers a sampling of the history of the newspaper. Early items relate to the Newsboys and Newsboys Band. Also included are negatives for news stories from the 1960s and 1970s. Images of notable people and events from the late 1990s through 2000s are also included. Researchers wishing to use images in this collection should contact the Grand Rapids Press for permission.
Other Finding Aids
A simple index to the negatives, prepared by student interns, is in process for parts of the images in this collection. It uses the descriptive information originally accompanying the negative.
Some individual people with images in this collection are documented in the Department's Image Index. People Series.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Grand Rapids Press, accession number 1990.027.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Grand Rapids Press collection at the Grand Rapids Public Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- R. Mayne
- Date
- 2002-2003
- 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
localhis@grpl.org