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Box 6

 Container

Contains 13 Results:

Declaration of Meritorious Service certificate to Lt. Jacob J. Verbrugge (Housed at Collection 216, Box 6, Folder 10), 1934-02-15

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This is the primary series processed to date for this collection. Included are images of Grand Rapids, Michigan area fires, firemen, fire equipment and fire stations. A separate subseries follows on the main series for the fire station houses.

Dates: 1934-02-15

Grand Rapids Public Recreation Department award to Jackie Minogue, High School Girls Swim Meet, 1968

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The GRPL Ephemera collection was first given life in 1998, during the process of organizing the collections for the moves to the temporary and new buildings, during the library renovation period. A large cache of unprocessed miscellaneous items formed the core and other like items were shifted to the collection from the materials found during the move clean up or from the small unprocessed accessions in the processing backlog. A liberal definition of ephemera is used in...
Dates: Other: 1968

Physician and Surgeon license for Dr. Charles Shepard 00.[356].1, 1863

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The GRPL Ephemera collection was first given life in 1998, during the process of organizing the collections for the moves to the temporary and new buildings, during the library renovation period. A large cache of unprocessed miscellaneous items formed the core and other like items were shifted to the collection from the materials found during the move clean up or from the small unprocessed accessions in the processing backlog. A liberal definition of ephemera is used in...
Dates: Other: 1863

Certificate of Distinguished Service in World War II to Vera Jan Hoy 00.[124].1, 1944

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The GRPL Ephemera collection was first given life in 1998, during the process of organizing the collections for the moves to the temporary and new buildings, during the library renovation period. A large cache of unprocessed miscellaneous items formed the core and other like items were shifted to the collection from the materials found during the move clean up or from the small unprocessed accessions in the processing backlog. A liberal definition of ephemera is used in...
Dates: Other: 1944

William E. Thornton, certificate of promotion to first lieutenant in the 21st Regiment Michigan Infantry 00.[383].1, 1863

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The GRPL Ephemera collection was first given life in 1998, during the process of organizing the collections for the moves to the temporary and new buildings, during the library renovation period. A large cache of unprocessed miscellaneous items formed the core and other like items were shifted to the collection from the materials found during the move clean up or from the small unprocessed accessions in the processing backlog. A liberal definition of ephemera is used in...
Dates: Other: 1863

Old Kent Bank calendar with an image of the Ryerson Library through the memorial in Veteran's Park, 1930

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The calendars most desired for addition to this collection are those which have unique images associated with the Greater Grand Rapids area, or some other type of unique information. Almanacs are more rare, and may be used for a firm as an advertising gift.

Timetables may be most associated with the railways or ferry lines, and may also be found in archival collections associated with those firms or with Michigan travel.

Dates: 1930

Old Kent Bank calendar from the company's last year in Grand Rapids, 2001

 File — Box: 6
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The calendars most desired for addition to this collection are those which have unique images associated with the Greater Grand Rapids area, or some other type of unique information. Almanacs are more rare, and may be used for a firm as an advertising gift.

Timetables may be most associated with the railways or ferry lines, and may also be found in archival collections associated with those firms or with Michigan travel.

Dates: 2001

Marriage certificate, Wesley Monroe and Miss Frank Burling 00.[458].1, 1866-10-28

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The GRPL Ephemera collection was first given life in 1998, during the process of organizing the collections for the moves to the temporary and new buildings, during the library renovation period. A large cache of unprocessed miscellaneous items formed the core and other like items were shifted to the collection from the materials found during the move clean up or from the small unprocessed accessions in the processing backlog. A liberal definition of ephemera is used in...
Dates: Other: 1866-10-28

Ezra T. Nelson, 2nd Lieutenant in the Valley City Light Guard, 1855

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The GRPL Ephemera collection was first given life in 1998, during the process of organizing the collections for the moves to the temporary and new buildings, during the library renovation period. A large cache of unprocessed miscellaneous items formed the core and other like items were shifted to the collection from the materials found during the move clean up or from the small unprocessed accessions in the processing backlog. A liberal definition of ephemera is used in...
Dates: Other: 1855

Henry DeGraff certificates from Grand Rapids High School [1989.019], 1895

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The GRPL Ephemera collection was first given life in 1998, during the process of organizing the collections for the moves to the temporary and new buildings, during the library renovation period. A large cache of unprocessed miscellaneous items formed the core and other like items were shifted to the collection from the materials found during the move clean up or from the small unprocessed accessions in the processing backlog. A liberal definition of ephemera is used in...
Dates: Other: 1895