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Coffee Dunkers of America, Grand Rapids Chapter Records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 479
Abstract
Coffee Dunkers of America is an international non-profit organization; a local chapter in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was founded on January 30, 1939 by Gerald R. Ford Sr., Police Chief Frank O’Mally, Kent County Sheriff Hugh M. Blacklock, and Kent County Circuit Court Judge John H. VanderWal, among others. The aim of Coffee Dunkers International is to raise funding for charities and promote camaraderie among members. Beginning in the 1960s, the Grand Rapids chapter began holding an annual event...
Dates:
1941 - 2001
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Coit School tour material and slides
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Collection 494
Abstract
This collection contains material related to the Coit School (located at 617 Coit NE, Grand Rapids, Michigan) and its surrounding neighborhoods. Specifically, this collection contains newspaper articles, reports, color slides, an audio recording, and other material related to work done around the award-winning Coit School Tour Project, which celebrated the historic school (built in 1880) and its vicinity. A large portion of the color slides showcase the commemorative Coit School Centennial,...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1975 - 1981
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Collection on labor and communist parties and activities in Grand Rapids
Collection
Identifier: Collection 484
Abstract
This devised collection focuses on the activities of labor and communist parties in Grand Rapids, Michigan in the 1930s, and on communism in Michigan from the 1940s to the 1960s. Of particular note are original fliers from demonstrations and meetings in the 1930s, from organizations including the Communist Party USA, Local Grand Rapids; Unemployed Councils; Trade Union Unity League and the Working Men's Association. Also included are an advertising card for Emma Goldman lectures in 1912 and...
Dates:
1912 - 1961
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Community Voices/Calvin College oral histories
Collection
Identifier: Collection 370
Abstract
Community Voices is a project at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan that aims to teach students to listen and carefully record life stories from the Grand Rapids community. This is an oral history collection of numerous interviews and video productions from various Calvin College classes. Each series is composed of the particular output from a class that participated in the project. Each class produced oral histories or a video production of community residents in the city of Grand...
Dates:
2001-2009
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Copy photographs at the Grand Rapids Public Library
Collection
Identifier: Collection 185
Abstract
The “Michigan Room” is a former name of the Grand Rapids History & Special Collections, at the Grand Rapids Public Library, Michigan, which holds this collection. Images focus on Grand Rapids and West Michigan views. Details of military actions in which Grand Rapids people took part, such as the Civil War, Mexican War and World War II, are included. Of note are the images of Grand Rapids people, scenes from Ada and Cascade, and a series of 1920s-era billboards. Beyond...
Dates:
1863-1980
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Crohon and Roden Company Records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 433
Scope and Contents
The materials for the Crohon and Roden Company Records include materials that were given to the Grand Rapids Public Library in 1987. These items span the whole of the company's existence from the 1920's until it's closing in the 1980's. The bulk of the material includes correspondence either to or from the Crohon and Roden Company. This material is not arranged chronologically, but left as found by library staff.
Dates:
1920 - 1950
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Crosby family papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 064
Abstract
The Crosby family papers consist mainly of letters written by members of the extended Crosby family. They describe the life, social conditions, farming, weather, religion and family matters in towns in New York, Connecticut, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan, including Grand Rapids. Some of the letters describe pioneer conditions, especially the illnesses and difficulties encountered by those settling in frontier communities in Michigan and Ohio.
Dates:
1814-1915
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Cultural Services Consolidation Committee records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 161
Abstract
The Cultural Services Consolidation Committee was organized in 1984 by the Grand Rapids City Commission to plan the consolidation of the Grand Rapids Public Museum, John Ball Zoo and area libraries. The effort ended on May 13, 1986, when Kent County residents voted against the proposed $2.1 million millage necessary to implement the consolidation. The collection contains reports, correspondence, meeting minutes, financial records, and plans of the Cultural Services Consolidation Committee....
Dates:
1955-1986
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Curtis Riverboat Enterprises records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 021
Abstract
Curtis Riverboat Enterprises operated a 64 foot paddlewheel riverboat called "The City of Grand Rapids." The boat was built by L.D. Clyde Curtis in 1967 and operated from a dock near the city's North Park Bridge until about 1973. It made charter and excursion runs along the Grand River between Holly’s Landing (Ann Street NW) and Ada, Michigan. The collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, surveys, calculations and legal documents from Curtis Riverboat Enterprises. The papers...
Dates:
1966-1972
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Dale and Marius Rooks Studio collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 230
Abstract
Dale Rooks (1917-1954) was a photographer and journalist from Grand Rapids, Michigan. He worked for national publications and as a combat photographer in the US Coast Guard before returning to Grand Rapids to start his own business, Rooks Studio. This collection includes primarily original negatives created by Rooks and sometimes by his brother, Marius Rooks, or others who worked for the company. The clients of Rooks Studio included local furniture companies and other businesses. The...
Dates:
circa 1947-1963
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center