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Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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

"Grand Rapids Sampler" publication records and images

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 241
Abstract

A Grand Rapids Sampler is a book written by Gordon L. Olson, former Grand Rapids City Historian, for the Grand Rapids Historical Commission in 1972. This collection documents the publication of the book. It includes reference images of photographs used in the book and papers relating to the book.

Dates: no date