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Dix family papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 421
Abstract
Samuel M. Dix (20 November 1916-20 June 2006) was an industrial engineer/consultant and a community activist in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This collection reflects his interests and includes material on the Grand Rapids Symphony Society (1958-1968), Fountain Street Baptist Church (salary survey, 1960-1961), abortion reform (1969-1977), the U.S. energy crisis (1977-1978), the Cannon Monitors (Cannon Township political group, 1992) and on the development of Dix's property into the Dix Farm...
Dates:
1918-1927, 1958-1996; Majority of material found within 1958 - 1996
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Don Farrant Great Lakes History Research Collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 440
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1960-1980; 1770s - 1980s
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Dora Spring diaries and letters
Collection
Identifier: Collection 217
Abstract
Forming the bulk of this collection are the diaries of Dorothea Sophia Rector Spring, generally known as Dora Spring. She was a Michigan farm woman, recording her daily life from 1867 to 1928 in the documents found here. Also included are letters to her husband, Albert Jared Spring, and other correspondence. Some additional manuscript items include death certificates, birth announcements, and newspaper clippings. Subjects of the original photographs, and copies of photographs, include her...
Dates:
1852-1928
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Dorn family papers
Collection
Identifier: collection 536
Abstract
Redeemer Lutheran Church was founded in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1929. The first pastor was Herbert P. Dorn, who served until 1956. Dorn’s granddaughter, Denise Martin, donated this collection of papers. Most notably, it contains photographs of the construction of Redeemer Lutheran Church in 1940, including the cornerstone dedication service, and the teardown of the house that served as the church before the new building. Those researching the Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, or...
Dates:
1929 - 1993
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Dorothy E. Hubbard Skinner collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 110
Abstract
Dorothy E. Hubbard Skinner (1897-1979) compiled typescripts of various resources that documented Michigan history. She completed this work during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Topics relate mainly to West Michigan, such as the Grand River, Lamont, Fallasburg, Grand Rapids, interurbans, Byron Township, Alpine Township, Georgetown Township, Plainfield Township, Haire School and lumbering. The collection also contains transcripts of a handful of Civil War letters from West Michigan Soldiers....
Dates:
1959-1968
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Dorothy Keister collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 101
Abstract
The Keister family lived in Sparta and Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dorothy Keister (1901-1996) donated historical photographs, autograph albums, a few historical publications and family genealogical research compiled by Cecile Keister. Images include Sparta and Kent City, Michigan, and particularly the Kent City fire on April 22, 1907. Genealogical data is available on the following families: Allen, Dudley, Highley, Keister, Noble, Symes and Williams. Also included are letters...
Dates:
1855-1962
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Dorothy Leonard Judd papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 104
Abstract
Dorothy Leonard Judd (1898-1989) was an activist in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her papers document her personal and professional life. Important in the collection are records documenting Judd's involvement in the drafting of a new Michigan State Constitution at the Constitutional Convention (Con-Con). Also important is the League of Women Voters series, 1926-1976. Judd was an active member in the Grand Rapids League, served as Michigan State president in 1928, and headed the National League's...
Dates:
1884-1985, n.d.
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Dr. Eugene S. Browning papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 378
Abstract
Dr. Eugene Shelley Browning (1883-1955) was a physician in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Browning was the only African American in his 1905 class at the Detroit Medical College. He broke racial barriers by obtaining admitting privileges in Grand Rapids hospitals and is recognized as the pioneer of present day well-baby clinics. Dr. Browning also studied medicine at Lincoln University, the University of Michigan and the University of Vienna, Austria. The collection contains many of his diplomas...
Dates:
1905-1950s
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Dr. Frank C. Kinsey World War I photographs
Collection
Identifier: Collection 145
Abstract
Frank Cammeron Kinsey (1877-1931) was a surgeon from Grand Rapids, Michigan, commissioned as a lieutenant in the Medical Reserve Corp when the United States entered World War I, but entering active service as a Captain. He continued to serve for a while in European medical facilities after the armistice, until discharged at Camp Dix on July 15, 1919. He returned to Grand Rapids to reestablish his practice, with the rank of a lieutenant colonel in the Medical Reserve Corp. The...
Dates:
1918-1919
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Dr. Sumner Merrill Wells, Jr. World War I and personal papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 146
Abstract
Sumner Merrill Wells, Jr. (1889-1966) was a prominent physician in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The bulk of his papers document Hospital Unit Q, during World War I. Wells served in this Red Cross Hospital unit, which was formed by the Grand Rapids Chapter of the Red Cross. Included are official reports and records of Hospital Unit Q, several drafts of "The History of Hospital Unit Q," photographs, postcards and some maps and clippings. In addition to the World War I materials are family papers,...
Dates:
1865-circa 1970
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center