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Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Brewer family papers

 Collection
Identifier: collection 074
Abstract Joseph Henry Brewer (1875-1943) was a successful Grand Rapids, Michigan banker and hotel owner. His son, Joseph Hillyer Brewer (1898-1990) was a publisher, academic, and college president. They were descended from the Brewer family of Vermont and England's Brind and Escott families, who emigrated to the United States in 1843. This collection includes letters, genealogies, and family papers documenting these families' histories. Also represented are the families and descendants of Mary...
Dates: 1813 - 1968