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Contains 132 Results:

VanderVeen & Co. Rare Books / Marion VanderVeen [brief history of the VanderVeen book business] [2006]

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 26.5
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This section includes items related to other VanderVeen endeavors, such as founding the Ryerson Library Foundation, the creation of the VanderVeen Center for the Book, and a few catalogs from VanderVeen's rare book firm. Also, a sound recording for an event at TV Channel 13, which may have to do with VanderVeen's activities to obtain licensing for this Grand Rapids television station.

Dates: circa 1922-2006

Ryerson Foundation Letterhead, [1991-1992] with Richard F. Vander Veen, President

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This section includes items related to other VanderVeen endeavors, such as founding the Ryerson Library Foundation, the creation of the VanderVeen Center for the Book, and a few catalogs from VanderVeen's rare book firm. Also, a sound recording for an event at TV Channel 13, which may have to do with VanderVeen's activities to obtain licensing for this Grand Rapids television station.

Dates: circa 1922-2006

VanderVeen Center for the Book, Grand Rapids Public Library

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 28
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This section includes items related to other VanderVeen endeavors, such as founding the Ryerson Library Foundation, the creation of the VanderVeen Center for the Book, and a few catalogs from VanderVeen's rare book firm. Also, a sound recording for an event at TV Channel 13, which may have to do with VanderVeen's activities to obtain licensing for this Grand Rapids television station.

Dates: circa 1922-2006

House of Representatives letterhead. To Dick from Edward Mezvinsky. Mar. 4, 1975. Stamped received Mar. 6, 1975. RE copy of a picture (perhaps one of the unidentifieds here in collection)

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents From the Series: Includes here are paper items which explain and document VanderVeens political career. Invitations, flyers, and political ads mark his run for the position as Congressman. One set of invitation cards uses a design by graphic artist Stephen Frykhom (Herman Miller), which he created for a poster promoting VanderVeen's 1974 campaign. Other documents, including a few letters, a newsletter “On the Record”, and brief reports, tell of his work while in Washington. Some items document his work back...
Dates: circa 1922-2006

Art by Marion Vander Veen

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 29
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This section includes items related to other VanderVeen endeavors, such as founding the Ryerson Library Foundation, the creation of the VanderVeen Center for the Book, and a few catalogs from VanderVeen's rare book firm. Also, a sound recording for an event at TV Channel 13, which may have to do with VanderVeen's activities to obtain licensing for this Grand Rapids television station.

Dates: circa 1922-2006

Misc. Documents from Marion's Genealogy Research

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 30
Scope and Contents From the Series: Includes here are paper items which explain and document VanderVeens political career. Invitations, flyers, and political ads mark his run for the position as Congressman. One set of invitation cards uses a design by graphic artist Stephen Frykhom (Herman Miller), which he created for a poster promoting VanderVeen's 1974 campaign. Other documents, including a few letters, a newsletter “On the Record”, and brief reports, tell of his work while in Washington. Some items document his work back...
Dates: circa 1922-2006

Photographs from Vander Veen Genealogy

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 31
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series includes images in various formats, most of which are traditional photographic prints in black & white, with some prints in color, or Fuji Pictography prints from digital scans. Some laser photocopies are included. Other images which are photocopies or laser copies, may be found in the Biographical series above. In some cases the donor has retained the original photograph.

Dates: circa 1922-2006

Richard and Marion Vander Veen's Death Certificates

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 32
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Includes a few original items but mostly photocopies of images, certificates, etc. which document VanderVeen's early life, family, work, and political life.

Dates: circa 1922-2006

Richard Vander Veen "With us Today" News Clip

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 33
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Includes primarily clippings from Grand Rapids newspapers, with some additional national coverage around the 1974 election. Most clippings are photocopies. The clippings are housed chronologically, along with the ephemera.

Dates: circa 1922-2006

"Some Journal Entries" 1973-1976 by Richard Vander Veen

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 34
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Includes a few original items but mostly photocopies of images, certificates, etc. which document VanderVeen's early life, family, work, and political life.

Dates: circa 1922-2006