Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 385 Collections and/or Records:
Charles William Erickson Grand Rapids Veterinary College collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 116
Abstract
Charles William Erickson (1875-1975) graduated from the Grand Rapids Veterinary College in 1911. This collection documents his days as a student at the school. Included are photographs showing students and faculty, classrooms, laboratories and dissection scenes. Booklets provide data about the college and its curriculum.
Dates:
1903-1911, 1915, 1939
Chicago and West Michigan Railway Company collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 191
Abstract
This small collection documents the business affairs of the Chicago & West Michigan Railway Company during the late 19th century (circa 1887-1892). It contains primarily annual reports and a few promotional brochures for resort tours in Northern Michigan in the 1890s.
Dates:
1887-1892
Christian Meyer (Meijer) postcards
Collection
Identifier: Collection 313
Abstract
The Christian Meyer (Meijer) postcards is a small collection of 65 postcards, most of which were sent in 1912/1913 by Chris Meyer, along with his traveling companion Jurien Kuiper, back to the Meijer family in Leiden, Netherlands. The postcards document the immigration of these two young men to the United States and to Grand Rapids, Michigan. They provide a glimpse into the life changing experience of immigrating to a new country and a new life. The cards depict scenes from Hoboken, New...
Dates:
1912-1913
City of Grand Rapids, Michigan records at the Grand Rapids Public Library
Collection
Identifier: Collection 303
Abstract
This is a devised collection containing primarily books, reports and ephemera created by City Departments of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan. It also contains documents about the city that were created by other organizations. This collection is not intended to replicate the official City Archives, but to provide access to more popular and mainstream items. Since the Library existed for many years before the City Archives was founded, it is possible that in some cases the Library may also...
Dates:
no date
Clara Knapp Phillips advertising trade cards
Collection
Identifier: Collection 302
Abstract
The Clara Knapp Phillips advertising trade cards collection is named for the collector, a former resident of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The small collection includes primarily generic graphic trade cards advertising the local businesses of Grand Rapids, primarily in the later 19th and early 20th century. Some of the cards have original art and local publishers. Several items are included from other Michigan cities and a few items are from out of state. The historical style of the cards and the...
Dates:
circa 1880-1910
Clark Retirement Community and Clark family collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 360
Abstract
Clark Retirement Community, originally the M.J. Clark Memorial Home, opened in 1906 in the former residence set on the twenty acre farm of M.J. and Emily Clark, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The home was operated by the West Michigan Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and was developed primarily as a refuge for elderly Methodist ministers and their dependents. The material in this collection is almost entirely copies of relevant documents discovered during the research and writing of...
Dates:
1850s-2000s
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
Collection on labor and communist parties and activities in Grand Rapids
Collection
Identifier: Collection 484
Abstract
This devised collection focuses on the activities of labor and communist parties in Grand Rapids, Michigan in the 1930s, and on communism in Michigan from the 1940s to the 1960s. Of particular note are original fliers from demonstrations and meetings in the 1930s, from organizations including the Communist Party USA, Local Grand Rapids; Unemployed Councils; Trade Union Unity League and the Working Men's Association. Also included are an advertising card for Emma Goldman lectures in 1912 and...
Dates:
1912 - 1961
Community Voices/Calvin College oral histories
Collection
Identifier: Collection 370
Abstract
Community Voices is a project at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan that aims to teach students to listen and carefully record life stories from the Grand Rapids community. This is an oral history collection of numerous interviews and video productions from various Calvin College classes. Each series is composed of the particular output from a class that participated in the project. Each class produced oral histories or a video production of community residents in the city of Grand...
Dates:
2001-2009
Crosby family papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 064
Abstract
The Crosby family papers consist mainly of letters written by members of the extended Crosby family. They describe the life, social conditions, farming, weather, religion and family matters in towns in New York, Connecticut, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan, including Grand Rapids. Some of the letters describe pioneer conditions, especially the illnesses and difficulties encountered by those settling in frontier communities in Michigan and Ohio.
Dates:
1814-1915
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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Crosby family papers