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339th Ambulance Company collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 108
Abstract
The 339th Ambulance Co. served in France during World War I. The collection documents the history of the company during World War I, from their formation in Grand Rapids as Red Cross Ambulance Unit No. 15, through Camp Custer as 339th Ambulance Co., and to France for active duty, 1917-19. In 1938 the group held a formal reunion and decided to continue meeting on a yearly basis thereafter. The collection contains scrapbooks, reunion announcements, correspondence, photographs and postcards. Of...
Dates:
1917-1988, n.d.
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Ada, Michigan glass plate negatives
Collection
Identifier: Collection 122
Abstract
This collection includes 292 images that depict rural scenes, farming activity, hunting, rural mail delivery, animals, farm equipment, funerary portraits, buildings, logging, and social events from Ada, Michigan at the turn-of-the-century (ca. 1898 to ca. 1910). Images of several individuals and groups are included, though there are few names available to identify the people depicted. Also included are views of what appear to be posed American West events, Niagara Falls stereo cards, and...
Dates:
1898-circa 1910
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Albert Builders collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 322
Abstract
The Albert Builders collection was received from J. Brock Albert in 1989. It is a large collection with the bulk of the material being drawings of single family homes that were designed by Albert Builders from the mid 1950s to the mid 1960s. Also included are abstracts for Paris Township for the 1950s.
Dates:
1936-1967
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Alberta Massingill papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 514
Abstract
Alberta Massingill (1914-2005) was the director of the Grand Rapids Public Library, in Grand Rapids, MI from 1972-1979. During her tenure she was instrumental in establishing remedial reading programs and school libraries, the opening of additional library branches and the founding of the Lakeland Library Cooperative.Newspaper clippings, correspondence and photographs make up the majority of her papers and could be used by those researching Massingill herself, the history of the...
Dates:
1941 - 1979
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Aldrich and Ledyard Cashbook Collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 425
Scope and Contents
The material within the Aldrich and Ledyard Cashbook collection consists of 1 cash account book. The book records the cash transactions for this firm from 1866-1870. These transactions record business transactions in Michigan and Wisconsin.
Dates:
1866 - 1870
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Alice Loomis Papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 447
Abstract
Alice L. (Pat) Loomis (1908-1990) was a prominent woman in mid-20th century Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mrs. Loomis was active in the Kent County Republican Committee and the National Young Republicans. She was also an employee of the Grand Rapids Herald and seems to have been involved in the printing department. Within this collection are many small publications regarding the printing industry of West Michigan at the time; the American Newspaper Guild; and various banquets and Republican...
Dates:
1890 to 1950s
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Alice Newport Rowe papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 521
Abstract
Alice Estelle Newport (1877-1947) was born in Meriden, Connecticut. She attended the U.B.A. Hospital Training School for Nurses, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, graduating in 1902. In addition to personal photographs and correspondence, this small collection contains material related to Alice's education at the U.B.A. Hospital Training School for Nurses and would be of interest to anyone researching the nursing school or nursing at the turn of the 20th Century. Alice married Dr. William E. Rowe...
Dates:
1901 - 1923
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Alt family history and genealogy
Collection
Identifier: Collection 472
Abstract
A. John Alt (2 Feb 1914-4 Apr 2005) was director of the Alt Mortuary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The collection consists of A. John Alt's genealogy research and correspondence. The research material focuses on the following surnames: Alt, Armock, Auer, Kautenberger, Koch, Theisen, Vollpert and Yakel.
Dates:
1970 - 1999
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Amasa B. Watson Post #395 records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 007
Abstract
The Amasa B. Watson Post #395 records include minutes, membership documents and adjutant or quartermaster records. The Watson Post was one of five Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) posts in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Made up of Civil War veterans, the GAR was an advocacy group. Its records were created after the war and are not official government documents. The Michigan Watson post was chartered on November 15, 1888 with 27 members. The records in this collection detail the social...
Dates:
1888-1936
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
An Historic Tour of Kent County collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 223
Abstract
This collection contains the Kent County Library’s book entitled “An Historic Tour of Kent County,” plus original photographs of various sites of the cities and townships of Kent County that were used to make the book. The book gives brief background information on the cities and townships represented in the book with pictures of various historic sites located in that area. It also gives a brief background history of the founding of Kent County. The book was published for the Bicentennial of...
Dates:
1975
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center