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John Logie papers

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Identifier: Collection 467
Scope and Contents The collection mainly documents John Logie's time as mayor of the City of Grand Rapids. It contains scrapbooks and clippings the mayor kept during his tenure, as well as some clippings from pre-mayoral and post-mayoral days. Included with the collection are a number of photographs depicting galas, events, and election parties, as well as a few historic photographs of family members.It is worth looking through the scrapbooks for important city events (like the opening of DeVos...
Dates: 1970 - 2010
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

John S. Lawrence papers

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Identifier: Collection 002
Abstract John S. Lawrence (1849-1924) was a Grand Rapids lawyer and businessman. He was an active member of the Democratic Party, a rare book collector and member or officer in numerous civic organizations, such as President of the Grand Rapids Historical Society and the Grand Rapids Library Commission. This collection primarily documents Lawrence's position as Master in Chancery of the United States District Court (1887-1924). There he acted as receiver for insolvent railroad companies...
Dates: 1864-1921
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

John Sehler papers

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Identifier: Collection 016
Abstract John Sehler (1847-1918) moved to West Michigan in 1865. He was a co-owner of Brown & Sehler, an implement business. Sehler was an active member in the community and was involved with the Grand Rapids Credit Men's Association, the Board of Trade and Emmanuel Lutheran Church. The John Sehler Papers include the documents of Sehler (1847-1918) and records of Brown & Sehler (1904-1944). Included are receipts (all before 1900), bills, minutes of the stockholders' meetings, and...
Dates: 1889-1944
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

John W. Champlin papers

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Identifier: Collection 171
Abstract

John W. Champlin (1831-1901) was a lawyer and a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. The papers include Civil War letters between Champlin and his brother, Brigadier General Stephen G. Champlin (1827-1864) as well as other documents concerning the General's military career. Also included are speeches and lectures given by John Champlin and correspondence relating to Champlin's experiences with Jay Gould.

Dates: 1861-1893
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

John W. Squier collection

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Identifier: Collection 189
Abstract John W. Squier (1799-1872) was a businessman and real estate investor in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He owned a flour mill and in 1859 he built the first opera house in the city, Squier's Opera House. The collection documents the affairs of this successful businessman in the growing, frontier village of Grand Rapids, Michigan during the mid 19th century. Included are various legal, financial and property documents. Also included are the Mackinac Agency payroll of 1849, data on building and...
Dates: 1817-1879
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

John Whalen McGee collection of church history publications, photographs and genealogical research

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Identifier: Collection 088
Abstract The John Whalen McGee Collection consists of pictorials used in his book The Catholic Church in the Grand River Valley. A copy of the book is included with the collection. The views depict prominent people in the Catholic Church of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and also include church buildings, such as interior and exterior views of St. Andrews Cathedral. Several images are associated with Louis Campau, who is credited as the founder of Grand Rapids. In May 2003, genealogical...
Dates: circa 1950-1976
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Joseph Horner family photographs

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Identifier: Collection 473
Abstract

Joseph Horner was born in England in 1861 and moved to Grand Rapids, Mich. in 1873. He became a prominent business man and raised a family of seven children. This material consists of two large family photo albums spanning 1895 through 1907. Mostly they contain family and vacation photos of West Michigan but the albums also contain photos of trains and shipping, the Ann Arbor 1907 Interschoolastic Track and Field meet, and Consumer Ice Co. trucks and operations.

Dates: 1897 - 1907
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Josephene Bender family memorabilia collection

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Identifier: Collection 114
Abstract Josephene Bender (1894-1996) was a lifelong resident of Grand Rapids, Michigan. This collection contains correspondence, photos and memorabilia from the Bender family, dating from 1862 to 1980. Of special interest is the 1862-1864 correspondence written by Theodore Knapp, who served in the Confederate Army. Also included are images of Great Britain during World War I, including photos of Civil Engineer and former Grand Rapids resident Zac Ellis Knapp giving a factory facilities tour to the...
Dates: 1862-1980, n.d.
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Judge Douglas Woodruff Hillman papers

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Identifier: Collection 486
Abstract

The Judge Douglas Woodruff Hillman papers is a collection on one of Grand Rapids' prominent citizens during the second half of the twentieth century. A Second World War veteran, lawyer, and judge, Douglas Hillman (1922-2007) was also a charting member of the Grand Rapids Human Relations Commission. With its numerous photographs and war-time correspondence, this collection is particularly useful for those wanting to learn more about Judge Hillman's military service and post-war home life.

Dates: 1880-2007
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Judi Buchman papers

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Identifier: Collection 524
Abstract The Judi Buchman Collection details the life work of a Grand Rapids, MI, social justice activist and educator. As a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers), Judi Buchman worked toward numerous causes, including education, homelessness, support for sexual assault survivors, conflict resolution, and global peace. Their papers cover their involvement with the Institute for Global Peace and the Mayor’s Justice 2000 Task Force. The material includes newsletters and calendars, meeting minutes...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1986 - 2021
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

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World War, 1939-1945 13
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Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 8
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League 4
Fountain Street Church (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 4
Grand Rapids Chicks 4
Grand Rapids Public Museum 4
Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids 3
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
Garfield, Charles William 3
Grand Rapids Area Council for the Humanities 3
Grand Rapids Railway Co 3
Olson, Gordon L 3
Anderson, Godfrey J. 2
Baxter Laundries Company 2
Baxter, Howard F 2
Baxter, Robert T 2
Bennett, William L 2
Butterworth Hospital (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 2
Calder, Alexander 2
Campau (Grand Rapids (Mich.)) 2
East Hills Council of Neighbors 2
Festival of the Arts (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 2
Fitch, Cadette Everett 2
Ford, Betty 2
Ford, Gerald R 2
Grand Rapids (Mich.). Fire Department 2
Grand Rapids City Hall (Mich.) 2
Grand Rapids Metropolitan Area Study (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 2
Grand Rapids Press 2
Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation 2
Grand Rapids Public Schools (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 2
Grand Rapids Symphony 2
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
Baker, Hattie Carlyle 1
Baldwin 1
Baldwin, Ralph Belknap 1
Ball, John 1
Bards of Grand Rapids, Michigan 1
Barnhart, Willard 1
Bartholomew, Harland 1
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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