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Grand Rapids lesbian and gay organizations project collection

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Identifier: Collection 307
Abstract This collection was primarily initiated in 2002 by the Grand Rapids Historical Commission member Paul Kutsche. Holdings include a series on Gerry Crane and Randy Block, an oral history series with ten interviews, select information from Concerned Clergy, select information from the Lesbian & Gay Community Network (LGCN) including their monthly periodical from 1988 to present, and also the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN), plus miscellaneous ephemera and documents...
Dates: 1980s-2007
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Grand Rapids Mineral Society records

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Identifier: Collection 381
Abstract

The Grand Rapids Mineral Society was active in Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1958 to 1994. The society met monthly at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, participated in fund raising activities, presented speakers, held rock shows and led field trips. This collection includes meeting minutes, correspondence, scrapbooks, press releases and programs. The organization's newsletter, the Glacial Drifter, is available on the periodical shelves in the local history department.

Dates: 1956-1994
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Grand Rapids neighborhoods collection

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Identifier: Collection 252
Abstract The Grand Rapids neighborhoods collection is a devised collection which brings together materials which have the common mission of supporting and documenting unique neighborhood areas and their businesses for Grand Rapids, Michigan. The materials collected here may include a history of a specific neighborhood, if one has been created. Items may also be found which document that history, such as newsletters and other publications, maps, flyers, images, original documents of the organization...
Dates: 1914-2009
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Grand Rapids: Past, Present and Future publication photographs

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Identifier: Collection 272
Abstract This is a small collection containing photographs used in the book "Grand Rapids: Past, Present and Future." The book, edited by Gordon Olson, was published as a result of several Grand Rapids, Michigan citizens coming together to discuss changes in the city, resulting in the formation of a group called Urban Concern, Inc. in 1979. The photographs included in this collection are primarily from 1981 and were commissioned for the book. The photographers include Wes Morton, Michael Green, Gary...
Dates: 1981
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Grand Rapids Press collection at the Grand Rapids Public Library

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Identifier: Collection 297
Abstract The Grand Rapids Press is the longest running newspaper in Grand Rapids, Michigan and is still actively published. This collection contains newspaper clippings, images and documents about the Press and by the Press, given to the Library from a variety of sources. The collection is not comprehensive in its content, but offers a sampling of the history of the newspaper. Early items relate to the Newsboys and Newsboys Band. Also included are negatives for news stories from the 1960s and 1970s....
Dates: 1892-2009
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Grand Rapids Press Monday Guest oral history and graphics collection

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Identifier: Collection 166
Abstract The Monday Guest Collection includes interviews taped between 1978 and 1984 by Grand Rapids Press reporters for a column entitled "Monday Guest." The interviewees include both Grand Rapids residents and prominent individuals visiting the community. Among the interviewees are: Donald Riegle on upcoming 1980 presidential election; Walter "Sparky" Anderson on his new position as coach of the Detroit Tigers; Richard DeVos on business at Amway; and Guy Vander Jagt with his views on Congress. The...
Dates: 1978-1984
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Grand Rapids primary schools collection

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Identifier: Collection 348
Abstract

This is a devised collection including information on Grand Rapids, Michigan primary schools, as well as the Grand Rapids Teachers Club

The Grand Rapids Primary Schools Collection, including the The Grand Rapids Teachers Club / Grand Rapids Kindergarten Primary Club Collection is a generic collection, defined as a place to bring together miscellaneous materials, for these two related Grand Rapids area educational organizations.

Dates: no date
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Grand Rapids Public Library administrative archives

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Identifier: Collection 109
Abstract The Grand Rapids Public Library Administrative Archives houses the publications & images which document the history, growth and development of the Grand Rapids Public Library system from ca. 1871 to the present. Also added to this collection are items given by staff members past & present related to the Library and their work, and those given from individuals and organizations that relate to GRPL activities. Included are narrative and statistical reports, official records, and an...
Dates: 1881-present
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Grand Rapids Public Library African American history collection

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Identifier: Collection 249
Abstract

The Grand Rapids Public Library African American history collection is a devised collection designed to make a place for various found information and small accessions of items documenting African Americans in Grand Rapids and Michigan. The collection also contains general reference publications relating to slavery. The finding aid also references known African American resources elsewhere in the GRPL local history collections.

Dates: no date
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Grand Rapids Public Library African American newspaper clippings collection: Bajema collection

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Identifier: Collection 290
Abstract

This collection contains photocopies of newspaper clippings reporting the lives of African Americans in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The newspaper clippings cover a hundred year period, from 1830 to 1936. They include mostly Grand Rapids newspapers but are supplemented with clippings from Chicago and other Michigan newspapers. Review and collection of the articles was primarily done by the donor, Carl Bajema.

Dates: 1836-1936
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League 4
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Butterworth Hospital (Grand Rapids, Mich.). School of Nursing 3
Church, Frederick S. (Frederick Stuart) 3
City of Grand Rapids 3
Eduard Adam Skendzel 3
Elliott, Gerald (1907-1994) 3
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Grand Rapids Area Council for the Humanities 3
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Anderson, Godfrey J. 2
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Butterworth Hospital (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 2
Calder, Alexander 2
Campau (Grand Rapids (Mich.)) 2
East Hills Council of Neighbors 2
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Ford, Gerald R 2
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Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council 2
Immen, Loraine Pratt 2
Keeler, Mary Ann 2
Kent County Airport 2
Kent District Library (Kent County, Mich.) 2
Metropolitan Grand Rapids Planning Association 2
Michigan State Grange. 2
Park Congregational Church (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 2
Polar Bear Expedition (1918-1919) 2
Richmond (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 2
Rooks, Marius 2
Santa Claus Girls (Kent County, Mich.) 2
Schouten, John H 2
St. Cecilia Music Center 2
Welsh, George W 2
339th Ambulance Company Reunion Organization 1
Adrion, Halden 1
Albert Builders, Inc 1
Aldrich 1
Allen, Ralph C 1
American Red Cross. Kent County Chapter 1
Antrim Iron Company 1
Arnold, Marty (Martha) 1
Austin Automobile Co. 1
Austin, James E. 1
Austin, Walter S. 1
Badgley Implement Co 1
Badgley, Ray Lewis 1
Bailey, Sluman S 1
Baker Furniture Company 1
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Baldwin, Ralph Belknap 1
Ball, John 1
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Barnhart, Willard 1
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Baum, Benjamin 1
Baxter Neighborhood Association 1
Beineman, Barbara 1
Belknap 1
Belknap, Charles Eugene 1
Bellclaire, Maurice 1
Bender 1
Bender, Charles H 1
Bender, Josephene 1
Bill 1
Birdsall Funeral Home 1
Birdseye Veneer Company (Escanaba (Mich.)) 1
Black Hills Citizens for a Better Community 1
Blodgett Memorial Medical Center (Grand Rapids, Mich.). School of Nursing 1
Blumenshine, Delbert W 1
Bos, Sidney J 1
Bradford 1
Bratt, Hero D 1
Brecken, Clarence E. 1
Brecken, Jennie 1
Brewer, Joseph Hillyer 1
Bricklayers' Union No 1 (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1
Bridge Street House (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1
Broadway Grand Rapids 1
Broadway Theatre Guild 1
Brown and Sehler Co. 1
Browning, Eugene S 1
Bulman, Orville 1

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