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Vandercook Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 329
Abstract
This collection contains records from five generations of the Vandercook family, who lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The family members include Henry B. Vandercook, a Michigan State Legislator who is credited as the "Father of Western Michigan University." There are records related other family members, including Wayne Vandercook who was an artist. This collection has also information about the Grand Rapids Monument Co., a family owned business from 1891 to 1971. Researchers interested in...
Dates:
1822-2017
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Vivian Brecken Ellis Collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 448
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1935-1938; 1909 to 1988
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Voigt Milling Company records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 519
Abstract
The Voigt Milling Company operated the Star and Crescent mills in Grand Rapids, Michigan from the late 1800s until 1955. This collection contains mainly accounting and legal agreements related to the Voigt Milling Company, begun by Carl Gustav Adolph Voigt (1833-1908), originally in partnership with William G. Herpolsheimer (1841-1920), and carried on by Voigt’s wife and children upon his death until 1955 when the company shut down. This collection would be of interest to anyone researching...
Dates:
1898 - 1939
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Waltz Family Collection
File
Identifier: Collection 417
Abstract
Andrew Waltz was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1869 to Paul and Mary Waltz of Wurtenburg, Germany. In 1890 he married Louise Balbach, who was born in Michigan in 1871, and whose parents were also from Germany.
Together they had six children; Albert, Berandine (m. Earl Gasar), Carl, Caroline, Dorothy, and Mildred.
This collection primarily consists of family potraits and snapshots and most are unidentified.
Dates:
1890 - 1931
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Watrous family papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 523
Abstract
This collection represents several generations of the Watrous family, who were early residents of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The first Watrous family members arrived in the city from New York State in the 1840s. There are also materials related to affiliate Grand Rapids residents such as the Seymour, Tucker, and Dale families. The collection contains original photographs of family members and family homes, as well as family history and excerpts of published materials. This collection would be...
Dates:
1870 - 2015
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
West Michigan Vietnamese History Project collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 247
Abstract
This collection documents the resettlement of Vietnamese refugees to West Michigan, beginning in the 1970s. The material was collected as part of the West Michigan Vietnamese History Project, which sought to preserve the history of Vietnamese settlement in West Michigan. The bulk of the collection is records from the Freedom Flight Task Force, a group organized by Rev. Dr. Howard Schipper to assist in the relocation of Vietnamese refugees to West Michigan. Included in the collection are...
Dates:
1976-1995
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
West Michigan Zine collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 478
Abstract
This is a devised collection of zines from the Grand Rapids, Mich. area and West Michigan. The library began actively collecting zine material in 2014 and continues to add to the collection. Included in this collection are a number of classic 1980s punk rock fanzines as well as modern zines which tend to be more art or politics focused.
Dates:
Publication: 1980 - 2024
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Western Michigan Chapter, Navy Mothers' Club of America records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 209
Abstract
The Navy Mother's Club of America provided for the welfare of the men of the United States Navy. The Western Michigan chapter was founded in 1937. This collection includes scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, certificates, minutes, pamphlets and photographs relating to the Navy Mothers' welfare work. There are also historical reviews, programs from state and national conventions, newsletters and other literature. Three large group photographs from the Eleventh National Convention in New York, as...
Dates:
1930-1965
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Western Michigan Genealogical Society church records collection at the Grand Rapids Public Library
Collection
Identifier: Collection 096
Abstract
The Western Michigan Genealogical Society church records collection is the result of a project conducted by the WMGS to borrow and microfilm historical files from churches throughout the Western Michigan community. The project was begun in 1974 and completed during the late 1980s. Some 243 church organizations eventually contributed to the project. Many of these, but not all, are represented here. The number of documents contributed varies from church to church, from one page to...
Dates:
1837-1990
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Widdicomb Company and John Widdicomb Company records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 017
Abstract
The Widdicomb Company records include correspondence, papers, account books, a few photographs and miscellaneous materials of the various companies associated with the Grand Rapids, Michigan based Widdicomb family furniture companies. The papers in this collection illustrate the every day business of the various companies from 1865 to 1951. In addition, there are some records pertaining to the Halladay Lumber Co., of which Harry Widdicomb was part-owner. The earliest Widdicomb...
Dates:
1854-1951
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center