Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 384 Collections and/or Records:
Voigt Milling Company records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 519
Abstract
The Voigt Milling Company operated the Star and Crescent mills in Grand Rapids, Michigan from the late 1800s until 1955. This collection contains mainly accounting and legal agreements related to the Voigt Milling Company, begun by Carl Gustav Adolph Voigt (1833-1908), originally in partnership with William G. Herpolsheimer (1841-1920), and carried on by Voigt’s wife and children upon his death until 1955 when the company shut down. This collection would be of interest to anyone researching...
Dates:
1898 - 1939
Waltz Family Collection
File
Identifier: Collection 417
Abstract
Andrew Waltz was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1869 to Paul and Mary Waltz of Wurtenburg, Germany. In 1890 he married Louise Balbach, who was born in Michigan in 1871, and whose parents were also from Germany.
Together they had six children; Albert, Berandine (m. Earl Gasar), Carl, Caroline, Dorothy, and Mildred.
This collection primarily consists of family potraits and snapshots and most are unidentified.
Dates:
1890 - 1931
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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Waltz Family Collection
Watrous family papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 523
Abstract
This collection represents several generations of the Watrous family, who were early residents of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The first Watrous family members arrived in the city from New York State in the 1840s. There are also materials related to affiliate Grand Rapids residents such as the Seymour, Tucker, and Dale families. The collection contains original photographs of family members and family homes, as well as family history and excerpts of published materials. This collection would be...
Dates:
1870 - 2015
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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Watrous family papers
West Michigan Vietnamese History Project collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 247
Abstract
This collection documents the resettlement of Vietnamese refugees to West Michigan, beginning in the 1970s. The material was collected as part of the West Michigan Vietnamese History Project, which sought to preserve the history of Vietnamese settlement in West Michigan. The bulk of the collection is records from the Freedom Flight Task Force, a group organized by Rev. Dr. Howard Schipper to assist in the relocation of Vietnamese refugees to West Michigan. Included in the collection are...
Dates:
1976-1995
Western Michigan Chapter, Navy Mothers' Club of America records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 209
Abstract
The Navy Mother's Club of America provided for the welfare of the men of the United States Navy. The Western Michigan chapter was founded in 1937. This collection includes scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, certificates, minutes, pamphlets and photographs relating to the Navy Mothers' welfare work. There are also historical reviews, programs from state and national conventions, newsletters and other literature. Three large group photographs from the Eleventh National Convention in New York, as...
Dates:
1930-1965
Western Michigan Genealogical Society church records collection at the Grand Rapids Public Library
Collection
Identifier: Collection 096
Abstract
The Western Michigan Genealogical Society church records collection is the result of a project conducted by the WMGS to borrow and microfilm historical files from churches throughout the Western Michigan community. The project was begun in 1974 and completed during the late 1980s. Some 243 church organizations eventually contributed to the project. Many of these, but not all, are represented here. The number of documents contributed varies from church to church, from one page to...
Dates:
1837-1990
Widdicomb Company and John Widdicomb Company records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 017
Abstract
The Widdicomb Company records include correspondence, papers, account books, a few photographs and miscellaneous materials of the various companies associated with the Grand Rapids, Michigan based Widdicomb family furniture companies. The papers in this collection illustrate the every day business of the various companies from 1865 to 1951. In addition, there are some records pertaining to the Halladay Lumber Co., of which Harry Widdicomb was part-owner. The earliest Widdicomb...
Dates:
1854-1951
William A. Seeley Grand Rapids and Michigan graphics collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 222
Dates:
circa 1967-1986
William Albert Johnson papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 026
Abstract
William Albert Johnson (1909-1994) was a Grand Rapids, Michigan policeman and local politician. Johnson became a patrolman in the Grand Rapids Police Department in 1940. After serving in the Marine Corps during World War II he returned to his old job in Grand Rapids, rising through the ranks to police chief. After retirement, he served on the Grand Rapids Charter Commission and as a city commissioner from the First Ward. The collection includes correspondence, newspaper...
Dates:
1936-1979
William Alden Smith papers at the Grand Rapids Public Library
Collection
Identifier: Collection 282
Abstract
William Alden Smith (1859-1932) was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. He was also a lawyer and businessman active in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Smith is known for being in charge of the United State's investigation into the sinking of the Titanic. This is a small, devised collection bringing together miscellaneous accessions and found materials related to Smith. The bulk of the collection are scrapbooks with national news clippings and telegrams of...
Dates:
no date