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Tad Shaw collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 408
Abstract

Tad Shaw was a wholesaler and magazine distributor in Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1922-1959. He owned a book shop located in the Gilbert Building from 1922-1931. Tad was involved in many clubs and organizations in Grand Rapids throughout his life and eventually became president of the Peninsular Club from 1948-1949.

Dates: 1875 - 1959
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

The Arab American community in Grand Rapids collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 353
Abstract

This collection was built by James Goode, a faculty member in the History Department at Grand Valley State University, with the periodic assistance of some of his students. The main contents are select oral histories and the Arab American / Syrian Clipping Index of Grand Rapids Press and Grand Rapids Herald Newspaper Articles. The index was done by students from one of Goode's courses.

Dates: 1905-2005
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

The Arleigh C. Hitchcock Homestyle Center collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 354
Abstract This a devised reference collection containing material related to the 1950s proposed Homestyle Center project in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The collection is named for Arleigh (Bud) C. Hitchcock, the executive director of the project. The Homestyle Center would have included demonstration houses created by notable architects and furnished with modern or traditional furniture and appliances, matched together as a complete interior design. The houses would act as showrooms and would be changed...
Dates: 1950s
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

The Baxter Laundry corporate records

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 459
Abstract Baxter Laundries Corporation was founded in 1876 by Alfred Baxter in the basement of the haberdashery firm of Gardner & Baxter on Monroe Ave. in Grand Rapids, Mich. Baxter Laundries, which by 1928 had become the largest corporation of its type in the world, owned 30 cleaning plants in 17 states. The bulk of the business records in this collection originate from the era in which Howard F. Baxter (1886-1969) and Robert T. Baxter (1913-1975) were in charge of the company's operations....
Dates: Majority of material found within 1928 - 1974
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

The Betty Gibout real estate listing cards collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 287
Abstract This collection includes printed slips documenting real estate for sale in the Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan area. The slips include commercial and residential properties as well as vacant land. The slips usually include an image of the property on one side with a sales description on the other side. Slips from George A. Miller Real Estate, as well as those received from the Western Michigan Realty Group and Greenridge Realty are present in the collection. The cards cover a period from the...
Dates: circa 1953-1990s, no date
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

The Grand Rapids Press Arts and Entertainment Index scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 396
Abstract

The Grand Rapids Press Arts and Entertainment Index scrapbooks include arts related newspaper clippings for the years 1973-1992. The clippings are primarily from the Grand Rapids Press, with some from other local and national publications. This collection was a GRHSC department project that was arranged and completed by a volunteer, Marilyn Titche.

Dates: 1973-1992
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

The Ketcham family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 293
Abstract The Ketcham family papers document the lives of this Grand Rapids, Michigan pioneer family and their descendants, in particular the suffragette Emily Burton Ketcham. The material focuses on the Burton family, who were among the earliest pioneers in Grand Rapids, and the Ketcham and Partridge families. Papers, scrapbooks, journals, letters, photographs and ephemera document early life in Grand Rapids and Emily's involvement with the suffrage movement. Some genealogical information is also...
Dates: 1804-1999
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

The Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 498
Abstract The Knights of Peter Claver, Inc. is the largest historically African-American Catholic lay organization in the United States. The Order is named for St. Peter Claver, the Spanish Priest who ministered to enslaved people from Africa. The Order was founded in Mobile, Alabama and is presently headquartered in New Orleans. Both Cynthia Bailey and Teresa Lamarr, members of The Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary, donated material for the collection and Teresa was instrumental...
Dates: 1980 - 2019
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

The Lincoln Republican Club

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 522
Abstract The Lincoln Republican Club of Grand Rapids, Michigan was formed in 1892. Made up of Kent County Republican Party workers, the club sought to promote the principles of Republicanism and to interest those in politics who had previously been indifferent. The club’s constitution provided that Abraham Lincoln’s birthday be commemorated with a banquet every year. Two years later the Young Men’s Republican Club formed to promote similar ideals and held a competing Lincoln Day Banquet until 1899,...
Dates: 1896 - 1922
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

The Michigan Cyclist collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 039
Abstract

The Michigan Cyclist was published by the Michigan Cyclist Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Devoted to the general interest of the sport and trade, the weekly magazine was directed to the followers of bicycle racing and touring and served as a major instrument of advertising for the various bicycle manufacturing companies. The coverage area consisted primarily of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

Dates: 1894-1897
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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