Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 385 Collections and/or Records:
Thomas C. Mathieu, Sr. papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 388
Abstract
Thomas C. Mathieu, Sr. (1936-) was a Michigan State Representative from 1975 to 1998. He is known for his work with the Michigan Civilian Conservation Corps, the Michigan Veterans Facility and Grand Rapids Community College. In addition, Mathieu secured funding for many local organizations, including Grand Valley State University, the Grand Rapids Art Museum and the Grand Rapids Public Museum. He also authored numerous bills, including the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act (1976), the...
Dates:
1968-2010
Thomas J. Majchrzak collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 203
Abstract
Thomas J. Majchrzak (1889-1981) ran the Grand Rapids Social Center from 1930 to 1933. The center was a city department that provided shelter and food to unemployed, single men during the onset of the Great Depression. The collection includes correspondence, photographs and issues of Our Gang, a newspaper published by and for people receiving various forms of welfare during the Depression. The manuscript material includes information on Majchrzak’s injury received while working and on his...
Dates:
1929-1940
Thomas R. and Debra C. Dilley historical collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 364
Abstract
This collection is named for the donors/collectors and reflects their historical interests and expertise. The collection provides diverse visual and written information on the history of the Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan community. Some of the stereographic photographs (ca. 1865-1910) included in the collection, may also be found in the books written by Thomas R. Dilley on this historical graphic format. Other original or copy photographs document numerous events, people and organizations,...
Dates:
circa 1850s-2000s
Thomas R. Wilson graphics collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 359
Abstract
The Thomas R. Wilson graphics collection focuses primarily on the reproduction graphics or photographs created by Wilson and given to the library. Tom currently operates a home business creating poster art from historical travel literature and ephemera. Wilson and his wife, M. Christine Byron, are authors of several Michigan travel books.
Dates:
2006-
Thomas W. Porter Archaeological, Architectural and Geological graphics
Collection
Identifier: Collection 042
Abstract
Thomas W. Porter (1827 - 1911) collected, sold and traded archaeological artifacts from West Michigan during the last third of the nineteenth century. Often working with Wright L. Coffinberry and others from the Kent Scientific Institute, he used his skill as a sketcher to draw facsimiles of Native American and other artifacts. The collection includes maps and illustrations of the Indian burial mounds in Grand Rapids and the items recovered from them, including the “Big Find” in...
Dates:
1873-1900, no date
Trades and Labor Council collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 038
Abstract
This is a devised collection of programs from annual Labor Day events held by the Trades and Labor Council of Grand Rapids, an umbrella organization for local unions. The Labor Day programs were organized as a celebration of union strength and solidarity, to celebrate labor's own day and to provide an atmosphere of enjoyment for the union workers and their families. The programs include identified images of labor representatives, and/or candidates for office. Advertising is also a large...
Dates:
1890-1910
United States Army 32nd Michigan Infantry Company H papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 005
Abstract
The United States Army 32nd Michigan Infantry Company H Papers include records, correspondence, and other documents of this unit, which was part of the National Guard. Research indicates that the unit was mobilized in May 1898 during the Spanish-American War, but due to transportation problems never got to the action and was mustered out in October of that same year. The Company's membership resided primarily in Grand Rapids, Michigan and began holding reunions in 1908. Papers of...
Dates:
1895-1971
United States Army Weather School collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 173
Abstract
The Weather Training School of the United States Army Air Force was located in Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1942-1943. The school converted several downtown buildings, including the Pantlind Hotel and Civic Auditorium, into barracks, mess halls, classrooms, offices and officer's quarters. The collection includes newspaper clippings, photographs, school publications, invitations and programs for school events, a history of the school, rosters and the Weather School newspaper, the...
Dates:
1942-1943
Van Hoecks Shoes scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: Collection 400
Abstract
The Van Hoecks Shoes scrapbooks includes eleven scrapbooks for the years 1975-2008. Each of the scrapbooks contains clippings of advertisements for Van Hoecks Shoes that were published in the Grand Rapids Press or other local newspapers.
Dates:
1975-2008
Vandercook Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 329
Abstract
This collection contains records from five generations of the Vandercook family, who lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The family members include Henry B. Vandercook, a Michigan State Legislator who is credited as the "Father of Western Michigan University." There are records related other family members, including Wayne Vandercook who was an artist. This collection has also information about the Grand Rapids Monument Co., a family owned business from 1891 to 1971. Researchers interested in...
Dates:
1822-2017
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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Vandercook Family Papers