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Michigan State Highway Department Materials

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 435
Abstract

This collection contains official records, maps, and agreements pertaining to the Michigan State Highway Department's construction of US 131 and the proposed changes to the existing railroads.

Dates: 1926-1962; Majority of material found within 1954 - 1962
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Michigan women and the whooping cough vaccine

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 328
Abstract Dr. Pearl Kendrick (1890-1980) and Dr. Grace Eldering (1901-1988) are credited with the development of a vaccine for whooping cough. This work was done while both were employed at the Michigan Department of Health, working in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is a devised collection which includes several accessions of materials related to their research. The collection includes biographical information, articles, photographs and some research documents. A photograph album compiled by...
Dates: 1854-2007; Majority of material found within 1925 - 1969
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Milhaupt-Dabakey Colorama Studio images

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 326
Abstract The Milhaupt-Dabakey Colorama Studio images contains photographs, mostly in the form of 4x5 negatives, of primarily Grand Rapids, Michigan events, places & people. The images were created by the photographers John Milhaupt or Michael Dabakey, for different news organizations, including the Grand Rapids Press, Detroit Free Press, and United Press Service (UPI) from the 1940s to the 1980s. As such, these images may sometimes, but not always, be found used as part of news stories associated...
Dates: no date
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Morris photo collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 043
Abstract

Murch S. Morris (1880-1963) was a photographer for the Grand Rapids Herald. This collection contains over 400 photographs of Grand Rapids (Mich.), believed to have been compiled by Morris. The images date primarily from 1924 to 1931 and concentrate on churches, streetcars, veterans, Veterans Park, the 1928 state gubernatorial campaign, the Grand Rapids Centennial celebration, the flood of 1926 and fires in the Grand Rapids area.

Dates: 1891-1931; Majority of material found within 1924 - 1931
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Mouw family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 334
Abstract

The William Mouw family lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan in the early 1900s. The family included three sons: Andrew, John and Cornelius. The family papers relate primarily to the son's involvement in World War I and to Andrew's work with youth and newsboys bands, such as the Grand Rapids News Jackies and the Drum & Bugle Corp. Also included is documentation of College M. Mouw (daughter of Andrew) as editor on the staff of the Wayne University College of Medicine.

Dates: 1907-1945
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Munro family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 152
Abstract

The Munro Family papers contain genealogical data, historical correspondence and images, and other historical documents, spanning the dates from 1812 to 1952. Family names represented include: Bill, Burling, Calkins, Clark, Courtright, Madden, Munro, and Ringle. The collection also includes a number of family photographs and a great deal of correspondence, dating back to the 1840s.

Dates: 1812-1952
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Nancy Mulnix Tweddale papers

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 001
Abstract The Nancy Mulnix Tweddale papers document Mulnix's leading role in Grand Rapids' acquisition of Alexander Calder’s monumental stabile, La Grande Vitesse, 1967-1969.The collection also includes information on Calder’s 1974 Calder on the Roof project, his two Flying Colors airplanes for Braniff and the annual Grand Rapids all volunteer Festival of the Arts, which continues to be held with La Grande Vitesse as its focus. Mulnix's 2002 additions to the collection document...
Dates: 1966 - 2009
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Native American History and education project

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 496
Abstract This collection contains materials related to activities of several Native American groups in the Midwest (primarily Michigan) during the 1970s. Primarily, this collection is comprised of newsletters, pamphlets, and selected resource guides (e.g., bibliographies) around Native American life and literature about Native American tribes in the late 20th century. Among the tribes represented in this collection are the Chippewa, Ojibwe, Potawatomi, Dakota, and others. In addition, there are also...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1969 - 1979
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Needlework Guild records

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 030
Abstract

The Needlework Guild of America collected and distributed clothing through charitable agencies. The Grand Rapids Branch was organized in 1921 and disbanded in 1968. This collection includes the club's minutes for most years, membership lists, reports, correspondence and a substantial group of newspaper clippings from a scrapbook.

Dates: 1924-1968
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Nellie Fuller Rice Boer Roberts Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 423
Abstract

This collection consists of much information on Grace Episcopal Church, the Boer family, John L. Boer - former City Clerk, and many other photos and postcards of West Michigan.

Dates: 1901-1946; Majority of material found within 1913 - 1919
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

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Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History 397
photographs 57
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personal papers 45
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Women -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids -- History 23
Kent County (Mich.) -- History 22
Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History -- 20th Century 18
family papers 18
Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- Church history 17
Business Enterprises -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids Region 16
Furniture industry and trade -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 16
Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History -- 19th Century 16
African Americans -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 15
Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- Genealogy 15
oral histories 15
scrapbooks 15
Buildings -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids -- Photographs 14
Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- Politics and government 14
Immigrants -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids -- History 14
Artists -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 13
World War, 1939-1945 13
Women -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids -- Societies and clubs 12
letters (correspondence) 12
Charities -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 11
Publications -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 11
Railroads -- Michigan 11
Arts -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 10
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 10
Urban renewal -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 10
Business records -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 9
government records 9
City planning -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 8
Education -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids -- History 8
High schools -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 8
Polish Americans -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids -- History 8
World War, 1914-1918 8
diaries 8
Express highways -- Michigan -- History -- 20th century 7
Furniture design -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 7
Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- Biography 7
Kent County (Mich.) -- Genealogy 7
Music -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 7
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 7
Architecture -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 6
Church records and registers -- Michigan 6
East Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History 6
Grande Vitesse -- Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976 6
Neighborhoods -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids -- History 6
Politicians -- Michigan -- Biography 6
Printing industry -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 6
office files 6
Aeronautics -- Michigan -- Kent County -- History 5
African Americans -- Civil Rights -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids -- History 5
Art -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 5
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Indians of North America -- Michigan 5
Labor unions -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids -- History 5
Musicians -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 5
Portrait photography -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 5
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Theater -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids -- History 5
West Side (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 5
postcards 5
Authors, American -- Michigan 4
Baseball -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids -- History 4
Baseball for women -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 4
Depressions -- 1929 -- Grand Rapids 4
Exhibitions -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 4
Frontier and pioneer life -- Michigan -- Kent County 4
Grand River (Mich.) 4
Highway planning -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 4
Industries -- Michigan -- Kent County 4
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Ramona Park (East Grand Rapids, Mich.) 4
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans 4
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American 4
church records 4
newspapers 4
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Catholic Church -- Michigan -- Grand River Valley 3
Community life -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 3
Dutch Americans -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids 3
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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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