Scope and Contents From the Collection: The New Hope Baptist Church records collection contains organizational documents, audio/visual material, scrapbooks, photos, letters, press clippings, and church publications. Though the Church began in 1934, the bulk of this collection is from the mid-1950s through the early 2000s. The collection offers insight into the African American community in Grand Rapids during this time period and how the community interacts with the larger Grand Rapids society. There are various formats included...