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Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 388 Collections and/or Records:

Grand Rapids Public Library map and atlas collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 240
Abstract This is a devised collection that was created to document the maps and atlases which are not part of another designated archival collection. Included are over a thousand items, focusing on the greater Grand Rapids, Michigan and Kent County areas. Maps for select areas of Michigan and for the entire state are also available. The collection contains a variety of maps, including historical property surveys, plat maps, street maps, city planning maps, railway maps, recreational maps,...
Dates: no date
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Grand Rapids Public Library map and atlas collection

Grand Rapids Public Library Michigan and Grand Rapids archival serials collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 285
Abstract

This is a devised collection that contains serial and periodical holdings which are housed in the archives. The bulk of the collection consists of newsletters or periodicals published by local companies or organizations. Also included are national periodicals with content relating to the Grand Rapids or Michigan area.

Dates: 1859-
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Grand Rapids Public Library Michigan and Grand Rapids archival serials collection

Grand Rapids Public Library Michigan and Grand Rapids authors and publications collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 324
Abstract

This is a devised collection containing publications written by Michigan authors or associated with Michigan. The items are gathered here because they represent the work of a Michigan author, rather than specifically for the subject content. However, many of these same titles are also valued for their subject content and will be found elsewhere in the archives or the library.

Dates: no date
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Grand Rapids Public Library Michigan and Grand Rapids authors and publications collection

Grand Rapids Public Library Michigan and Grand Rapids music collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 235
Abstract This is a devised subject related collection that brings together various small accessions of materials of music made primarily in Grand Rapids, Michigan or information on the musical organizations of the area. Some documentation of composers and Grand Rapids and Michigan compositions is included. A small representation of music presentation formats (including sheet music, vinyl records, cassette tapes and digital storage formats) is found. Information about performers, either individuals or...
Dates: no date
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Grand Rapids Public Library Michigan and Grand Rapids music collection

Grand Rapids Public Library Michigan and Grand Rapids/Kent County historical business, city and telephone directories

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 301
Abstract This is a devised collection that brings together a variety of directories that include listings for Grand Rapids, Michigan area citizens, businesses and organizations. The directories often include addresses and telephone numbers and sometimes occupations (for indidivuals) or members (for businesses and organizations). The oldest directory currently documented for the collection is Williams Grand Rapids Directory, City Guide and Reference, 1859/1860. Some of the directories, such as the...
Dates: no date
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Grand Rapids Public Library Michigan and Grand Rapids/Kent County historical business, city and telephone directories

Grand Rapids Public Library Michigan travel literature collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 280
Abstract

This devised collection includes historical published travel literature for Michigan in general and for specific areas and cities in Michigan. The bulk of the material relates to tourism, but some basic transportation literature is also included. Books, maps and ephemera are the primary formats. Fragile and rare materials are found, as well as an occasional current publication. Commercial publications, as well as unpublished personal travel narratives, are included.

Dates: 1881-1990
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Grand Rapids Public Library Michigan travel literature collection

Grand Rapids Public Library moving image collection

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Identifier: Collection 175
Abstract The Grand Rapids Public Library Archives Moving Image Collection contains several titles, some now held in different format generations, including film (analog), video (analog), and digital cassette or digital disk. These moving images are received as gifts from various donors, or as the result of Grand Rapids Historical Commission projects done with the Library under former City Historian Gordon Olson, or as general usage purchases. Included are a few oral histories, also created by Olson....
Dates: 1915-present
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Grand Rapids Public Library moving image collection

Grand Rapids Public Library Opera Grand Rapids collection

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Identifier: Collection 338
Abstract

This devised generic collection contains miscellaneous items and small accessions collected at the Grand Rapids Public Library related to Opera Grand Rapids. Formed in 1966 as the Opera Association of West Michigan, performances have been held at the DeVos Hall in the Grand Center since 1979. This collection does not contain the official records of the Opera.

Dates: 1970s-2009
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Grand Rapids Public Library Opera Grand Rapids collection

Grand Rapids Public Library oral history collection

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Identifier: Collection 164
Abstract The Grand Rapids Public Library oral history collection contains both oral histories donated to the library and oral history interviews conducted by library staff, the City Historian's office or others. The interviews and recordings of local events date back to 1945. They contain information on Grand Rapids, Michigan history, politics, Native American businesses, immigrants, World War II, the 1911 furniture strike and major natural disasters, such as tornadoes and floods. Synopses are...
Dates: 1945-present
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Grand Rapids Public Library oral history collection

Grand Rapids Public Library poets and poetry collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 278
Abstract

The Grand Rapids Public Library Poets and Poetry Collection is a devised collection which brings together various accessions of poetry or the works of individual poets and poetry organizations in the Grand Rapids, Michigan (Kent County) area. A large portion of the material relates to the Bards of Grand Rapids, Michigan, a poetry group active from the 1920s through the 1990s. Papers and publications of poet Francis O. Raniville are also included.

Dates: no date
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Grand Rapids Public Library poets and poetry collection

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