Abstract The William Bennett Grand Rapids Kiwanis Club scrapbooks provide documentation of that organization in Grand Rapids, Michigan from its local founding in 1916 to 1993. These are not the official files of the organization, and there do not appear to be comprehensive sets of minutes or other key files of the organization here. However, the scrapbooks contain a variety of information about the local Kiwanis, such as programs, news clippings, photographs, biographies of presidents, rosters of...

Abstract William L. Bennett (1912-2006) was an historian from the Grand Rapids, Michigan area. This collection includes historical materials he collected or created, primarily including photographs taken from albums, but also scrapbooks, ephemera and reference documents. Also included is a copy of his publication “Memories of East Grand Rapids, 1834-1982.” The bulk of this collection are the photographs. Bennett was a member of the Kiwanis Club of Grand Rapids, among his other activities. His...