Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 385 Collections and/or Records:
Lydens' Story of Grand Rapids collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 262
Abstract
This collection contains the working files and some of the historical information gathered for the creation of the book “Story of Grand Rapids,” edited by Z.Z. Lydens. This 1966 title was researched and prepared by members of the Grand Rapids Historical Commission and their representatives. Included are publication files and subject files related to the final content of the book. Also included are some original documents, which it is believed were given to the Society, and then subsequently...
Dates:
no date
Lyman Parks collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 294
Abstract
Lyman S. Parks (1917-2009) was the mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1971 to 1976. He was the first African American to serve as mayor in Grand Rapids and was also the first African American elected as city commissioner. This collection was created by staff of the local history department at the Grand Rapids Public Library in anticipation of Park's retirement and recognition banquet on May 2, 1986. The collection contains Grand Rapids Press newspaper clippings, correspondence,...
Dates:
1917-2001
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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Lyman Parks collection
Lynn H. Clark County Commissioner of Schools/Kent County Superintendent papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 120
Abstract
Lynn H. Clark (1898-1991) was the County Commissioner of Schools, later known as the Kent County Superintendent, for Kent County, Michigan from 1935 to 1961. His papers include scrapbooks, photographs, correspondence, music programs, publications and biographical information concerning his personal life and professional career. Of special interest are the scrapbooks, 1935-1961, containing news clippings about all aspects of the schools in Kent County. The scrapbooks are an excellent source...
Dates:
1918-1983, n.d.
M. Annie Leitch papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 028
Abstract
M. Annie Leitch (1894-1989) was the Director of Nursing at the School of Nursing at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1936-1952. Throughout her career, Ms. Leitch promoted professionalism in nursing, encouraged the proper recognition of its practitioners and possessed a keen interest in the history of nursing. For these reasons she chose to make public her collection of papers and memorabilia. The bulk of the collection relates to the contributions of Ms. Leitch...
Dates:
1936-1984
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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M. Annie Leitch papers
Making a Difference: Outstanding Women in Grand Rapids History exhibit
Collection
Identifier: Collection 264
Abstract
The Making a Difference Collection contains the panels from an exhibit called “Making a Difference: Outstanding Women in Grand Rapids History.” It was originally displayed in the Ryerson Gallery at the Grand Rapids Public Library in 1997, in conjunction with the Legacy 1997 celebration. Subsequently, five(5) additional panels were added by the Women’s History Council, for a total of some 40 individual women or organizations represented. A list of all the women/panels in this collection is...
Dates:
no date
Marguerite King Moran Grand Rapids Chicks memorabilia
Collection
Identifier: Collection 121
Abstract
Marguerite King Moran (1910-May 2002) lived and worked in Grand Rapids, Michigan and collected memorabilia relating to the Grand Rapids Chicks baseball team. Her collection includes correspondence with team members, newspaper and graphic clippings, ephemera, and black and white photographs. The Grand Rapids Chicks were a part of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGBL) from 1945-1954. Correspondence is with team players Alma Ziegler, Ernestine “Teeny” Petras, Faye Dancer,...
Dates:
1945-1948, n.d.
Marie Cady papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 215
Abstract
Marie Cady (1904-1996) was a journalist, worked in public relations and was the director of the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan. Her husband, H. Carleton Cady (1900-1963) was also a journalist. The couple lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan for much of their lives. The papers consist of correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, slides and memorabilia from the Cady's personal lives. The papers reflect Marie's life in advertising and public relations as well as her...
Dates:
1881-1996
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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Marie Cady papers
Marty Arnold plank road collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 327
Abstract
This collection documents the Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids Plank Road, which was constructed in the 1850s and used through the 1860s. The road was important to the early development of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The material was collected by Marty (Martha) Arnold and includes research resources, photographs, published materials and a slide show with script. The material documents the road and depicts early settlements between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, with images from the 1850s-1870s and the...
Dates:
1840s-1980s
Mary Alice Williams papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 456
Abstract
Mary Alice Williams, a Grand Rapids, Mich. political activist and community organizer, created this collection while conducting research on Grand Rapids area history and women's history in Western Michigan. The materials consists of press clippings, articles, pamphlets, and Grand Rapids publications. Also included are various materials regarding home disaster preparedness during the cold war, photographs, press clippings, certificates of achievement, and other assorted materials.
Dates:
1959 - 1993
Mary Emily Schroeder papers on the history of Garfield Park neighborhood
Collection
Identifier: Collection 147
Abstract
Mary E. Schroeder (1912-1987) was a neighborhood activist and environmentalist in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her papers contain drafts of a manuscript for a historical novel “Journal & Journey of a Neighborhood,” detailing the history of Garfield Park Neighborhood, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. One chapter of this was self-published as "The Charles W. Garfield Story." A few family photographs and miscellaneous Grand Rapids ephemera also accompany the collection, including pages of Wurzburg...
Dates:
1947-1979