Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation records

Collection

Identifier: Collection 342

Staff Only

Abstract

The Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation is the funding arm of the Grand Rapids Public Library in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was created as the Ryerson Library Foundation in the early 1990s and funds numerous programs and projects within the Gradn Rapids Public Library. The largest endeavor to date was fundraising for the library building program in the late 1990s to 2003, when the Main Library building reopened after major renovations. The name was changed to the Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation in 2008. This collection includes annual reports, newsletters, photographs and other documents relating to the organization and its board members.

Dates

no date

Creator

Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation (Organization)

Extent

8.2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Marcie Lewis, Ryerson Library Foundation, accession numbers 2004.010B and 2006.001.

Related Materials

Coll. 109, The Grand Rapids Public Library Administrative Archives, may include the same documents or contents related to similar projects, after the date of Ryerson's Foundation in the 1990s.

Processing Information

This collection was partially processed at the time it was published, with many unassigned folders contained within the boxes. Box 2 contained only duplicates, which have since been relocated and the box removed from the collection. Original numbering of boxes remains: Box 1, 3-6.