Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 385 Collections and/or Records:
Grand Rapids City Welfare Department scrip labor collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 067
Abstract
The Grand Rapids (Mich.) City Welfare Department operated a public works relief program from 1929 to 1932. It provided work for unemployed men and some women, as well as housing for single unemployed men in the Grand Rapids and Kent County area. This collection consists of approximately 110 photographs depicting various projects undertaken by the workers, such as parks improvements, road construction, sewer and water main projects. The photographs present a vivid depiction of local municipal...
Dates:
1930-1932
Grand Rapids Federation of Women's Clubs records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 020
Scope and Contents
The collection covers the years 1896-1959, and is currently divided into numerous series by type of document or activity. Within the series are documents from the Grand Rapids Federation of Women's Clubs, the Michigan State Federation of Women's Clubs (MSFWC), the General Federation of Women's Clubs GFWC) and the GRFWC's affiliated clubs. A majority of the collection includes correspondence, minutes, financial-related material and yearbooks.The bulk of the collection consists of...
Dates:
1896-1997
Grand Rapids Furniture Designers Association records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 204
Abstract
The Grand Rapids Furniture Designers Association (Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an organization of furniture designers dedicated to maintaining high standards in the design profession. The collection contains materials from the group's inception in 1917 through the 1990s. The bulk of the collection is scrapbooks and the magazine and newspaper articles provide access to locally printed design literature. The materials show how the designers influenced the furniture market and depict styles and...
Dates:
1917-1978
Grand Rapids Historical Society records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 141
Abstract
The Grand Rapids Historical Society was officially founded in 1895 as the Historical Society of Grand Rapids. It was reorganized in 1906 and again in 1951. Through its programs and publications, members explore the history of Western Michigan, and in particular Kent County and the Greater Grand Rapids area. Records documented in this finding aid are the collected filed of the organization. Included are minutes, working files, membership records, books and student papers on local history...
Dates:
1888-1992
Grand Rapids in World War I
Collection
Identifier: Collection 318
Abstract
This is a devised collection containing various accessions of information related to the participation of Grand Rapids, Michigan and its residents in the Great War, 1914-1918. The collection includes a large set of War Aid Bureau cards documenting soldiers enlisted from the Grand Rapids, Michigan area. Also included are scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings on these soldiers, prepared by Henry Idema. Also included are some original military documents, student papers and published and...
Dates:
circa 1914-1918
Grand Rapids in World War II collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 310
Abstract
This is a devised collection which brings together several accessions of materials related to World War II. Included are documents, letters, images and memories of those from the Grand Rapids and Kent County area who served during World War II. Other war memorabilia, such as ration books or newspaper clippings on the War at home, are also included. The collection also includes cards, collected by the Kent County Historical Commission, with information on individuals from Kent County who...
Dates:
1940s
Grand Rapids Industrial Corporation records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 047
Abstract
The Grand Rapids Industrial Corporation (GRIC) was a not-for-profit corporation with the mission to make loans, secured by real estate and/or chattel mortgages or other collateral to local businesses unable to secure loans from banks or other lending institutions. The purpose of the GRIC was to support manufacturing jobs in the Grand Rapids community. The records include minutes, by-laws, tax and financial records, ledgers, Raabe et. al. vs. City of Walker court records and journals, maps...
Dates:
1935-1980
Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Indian History Project records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 050
Abstract
The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council's Indian History Project was designed to develop a publication that would describe the history and current status of Native American people living in southwestern Michigan. The result of the project was the book People Of The Three Fires : the Ottawa, the Potawatomi and Ojibway of Michigan / James A. Clifton, George Cornell, and James M. McClurken. Grand Rapids : Michigan Indian Press, 1986. This collection contains records of the project, along with 247...
Dates:
1982-1985
Grand Rapids Jaycees records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 195
Abstract
This collection provides an in depth look at the Grand Rapids Jaycees (Grand Rapids, Michigan), founded in 1912. The bulk of the material dates from 1929 through 1989. The minutes and newsletters offer a look at how the Jaycees functioned, their motivations as they related to community ideals and values that changed over time. Over the years, the Jaycees have supported projects such as the Santa Claus Parade, Michigan Special Olympics and the Grand Rapids Open Golf Tournament. The Jaycees'...
Dates:
1912-1989
Grand Rapids lesbian and gay organizations project collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 307
Abstract
This collection was primarily initiated in 2002 by the Grand Rapids Historical Commission member Paul Kutsche. Holdings include a series on Gerry Crane and Randy Block, an oral history series with ten interviews, select information from Concerned Clergy, select information from the Lesbian & Gay Community Network (LGCN) including their monthly periodical from 1988 to present, and also the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN), plus miscellaneous ephemera and documents...
Dates:
1980s-2007