Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 388 Collections and/or Records:
Frydrych (Frederick) and Mroz family photographs
Collection
Identifier: Collection 515
Abstract
The Frydrych (Frederick) and Mroz family photograph collection contains twenty-eight photographs, mainly formal portraits, taken in the early to middle part of the 20th century and left at the Grand Rapids Public Library by an anonymous donor. The people represented are members of the Polish Catholic community from the west side of Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is unclear if all of the individuals represented are part of a larger family. However, the Frydrych (Frederick) family and the Mroz...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1900 - 1989
Furniture history and design archival collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 335
Abstract
This collection is a sibling to the Furniture Design Book Collection that is housed in the Furniture Room in the Grand Rapids History & Special Collections department. This archival collection is unique within the Grand Rapids Public Library Archives, in that it documents national, and to a limited extent international, rather than local and regional historical information. This national literature serves as a reference source to those studying the history of the furniture industry in...
Dates:
1876-1997
Furniture Manufacturers Association records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 084
Abstract
The Furniture Manufacturers Association (FMA) was a furniture industry advocacy group in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This collection contains documents relating to the FMA and its predecessor associations. The collection primarily documents the work of the FMA, including minutes, correspondence and other files, publications, training materials, photographs, scrapbooks and some moving images. The bulk of the material dates from after World War I. The collection provides insight into...
Dates:
1881-1987
Gary L. Hill Broadway Theatre Guild Stage Door collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 349
Abstract
Gary L. Hill managed Stage Door, the store of the Broadway Theatre Guild in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The store, operated from circa 1988 to 2001, sold promotional material and was the main site for ticket sales. This collection includes documents, images and memorabilia representing the Broadway Theatre Guild and Stage Door. The materials primarily consist of promotional items for national theatre productions which were brought to Grand Rapids, although some information on the Broadway...
Dates:
1983-2005
Gathered at the River project collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 270
Abstract
Published in 1993, "Gathered at the river: Grand Rapids, Michigan and its people of faith" details the history of churches in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The book was written by James D. Bratt and Christopher H. Meehan and funded through the Grand Rapids Area Council for the Humanities. This collection includes questionnaires, histories and other documents collected during the research process, including church directories, programs and books.
Dates:
circa 1850-1993
General Motors Manufacturing Progress records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 510
Abstract
During World War II, the B29 Bomber airplanes and the 120 mm AA gun mounts were built at the General Motors Stamping Division of Fisher Body in Grand Rapids. This collection includes manufacturing records of these two products.
Dates:
1941 - 1945
George A. Miller pictorials
Collection
Identifier: Collection 112
Abstract
George A. Miller (1923-1990) was a realtor in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This collection includes photographs and slides of properties offered for sale in the Grand Rapids area from circa 1963-1971. Included are residential and commercial properties and vacant land listed for sale by Miller's firm, George A. Miller Realty. The slides in this collection depict properties featured for sale on a weekly televised real estate program during the 1970s.
Dates:
1963-1975
George R. Perry collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 208
Abstract
George R. Perry (1849-1927) was a Grand Rapids, Michigan businessman and politician. He served as mayor of Grand Rapids from 1898 to 1902. The collection includes letter press books, newspaper clippings, correspondence, account books and accounting files. The material deals mainly with political affairs with the account books relating to Perry's business interests. During Perry's time as mayor he was involved in the Grand Rapids water scandal, relating to bonds issued to fund...
Dates:
1897-1959
George W. Welsh collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 317
Abstract
This is a devised collection which brings together various accessions and found materials related to George W. Welsh, a former Mayor and City Manager of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Welsh served first as City Manager from 1929-1932, later returning to that position briefly in 1954-1955. He held the position as Mayor from 1938 to 1950. Some of Welsh's most significant contributions came during the Depression years. As City Manager, he instituted a scrip system of wage payment, providing work and...
Dates:
Circa 1940s-1970s
Gerald Elliott Michigan authors collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 304
Abstract
Gerald Elliott (1907-1994) was an editorial writer for the Grand Rapids Press in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This collection consists primarily of published work by Michigan associated authors. Also included are items published in Michigan, those having information about Michigan or some other Michigan association. All items in the collection are believed to have been collected by Elliott, or received by him as part of the book review process, for reviews he primarily prepared for the Grand...
Dates:
no date