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Charles Vandervelde glass negatives and photos collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 069
Abstract
Charles Vandervelde (1867-1941) was a lifelong resident of Grand Rapids (Mich.) and an amateur photographer. This collection contains 99 items, including several duplicate images, of the greater Grand Rapids area, circa 1895-1905. The images include a unique set of street views from the near northeast side of downtown, a Spanish-American War rally, the flood of 1904 and the water reservoir break. Also included are a few photographs each of Ada, Jenison and Plainfield (Mich.).
Dates:
1895-1905
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Charles W. Darling photographs
Collection
Identifier: Collection 184
Abstract
Charles W. Darling (1889-1971) was the City Engineer and later Director of Public Services for Grand Rapids, Michigan. The images in this collection show some of the projects supervised by the city engineering department while Darling was on its staff. The photographs depict road improvement projects during the late 1920s and early 1930s, such as the widening of Division Avenue and the reconstruction of the Pearl Street and Fulton Street bridges. Also included are details of road...
Dates:
1922-1940
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Charles W. Garfield papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 394
Abstract
The Charles W. Garfield papers were donated to the Grand Rapids Public Library History and Special Collections department by Elinor P. White, a relative of Charles Garfield. The collection consists of several portraits and photographs of the Garfield family, including a scrapbook of photographs of the family farm and a small album of personal photographs. The collection also includes a few personal papers and a memory book from an event held in honor of Charles Garfield at the Pantlind Hotel...
Dates:
1896-1939
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Charles William Erickson Grand Rapids Veterinary College collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 116
Abstract
Charles William Erickson (1875-1975) graduated from the Grand Rapids Veterinary College in 1911. This collection documents his days as a student at the school. Included are photographs showing students and faculty, classrooms, laboratories and dissection scenes. Booklets provide data about the college and its curriculum.
Dates:
1903-1911, 1915, 1939
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Chicago and West Michigan Railway Company collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 191
Abstract
This small collection documents the business affairs of the Chicago & West Michigan Railway Company during the late 19th century (circa 1887-1892). It contains primarily annual reports and a few promotional brochures for resort tours in Northern Michigan in the 1890s.
Dates:
1887-1892
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Christian Meyer (Meijer) postcards
Collection
Identifier: Collection 313
Abstract
The Christian Meyer (Meijer) postcards is a small collection of 65 postcards, most of which were sent in 1912/1913 by Chris Meyer, along with his traveling companion Jurien Kuiper, back to the Meijer family in Leiden, Netherlands. The postcards document the immigration of these two young men to the United States and to Grand Rapids, Michigan. They provide a glimpse into the life changing experience of immigrating to a new country and a new life. The cards depict scenes from Hoboken, New...
Dates:
1912-1913
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
City of Grand Rapids, Michigan records at the Grand Rapids Public Library
Collection
Identifier: Collection 303
Abstract
This is a devised collection containing primarily books, reports and ephemera created by City Departments of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan. It also contains documents about the city that were created by other organizations. This collection is not intended to replicate the official City Archives, but to provide access to more popular and mainstream items. Since the Library existed for many years before the City Archives was founded, it is possible that in some cases the Library may also...
Dates:
no date
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
City of Grand Rapids photograph collection at the Grand Rapids Public Library
Collection
Identifier: Collection 100
Abstract
This collection includes photographs generated by two departments in the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Public Service Department photos document efforts by the city smoke inspector to record air pollution and public works projects in the city. The Traffic Engineer's Department photos document various street, traffic and grade separations in the city's street system. The images include the widening of South Division Avenue in the 1920s, views of expressways and aerial views from the...
Dates:
circa 1911-1971, n.d.
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Clara Knapp Phillips advertising trade cards
Collection
Identifier: Collection 302
Abstract
The Clara Knapp Phillips advertising trade cards collection is named for the collector, a former resident of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The small collection includes primarily generic graphic trade cards advertising the local businesses of Grand Rapids, primarily in the later 19th and early 20th century. Some of the cards have original art and local publishers. Several items are included from other Michigan cities and a few items are from out of state. The historical style of the cards and the...
Dates:
circa 1880-1910
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Clark Retirement Community and Clark family collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 360
Abstract
Clark Retirement Community, originally the M.J. Clark Memorial Home, opened in 1906 in the former residence set on the twenty acre farm of M.J. and Emily Clark, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The home was operated by the West Michigan Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and was developed primarily as a refuge for elderly Methodist ministers and their dependents. The material in this collection is almost entirely copies of relevant documents discovered during the research and writing of...
Dates:
1850s-2000s
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center