Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 388 Collections and/or Records:
Grand Rapids Railway Company Reorganization Collection
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31307026066581]
Identifier: Collection 424
Abstract
The Grand Rapids Railway Co. offered public transport within the city of Grand Rapids, as well as operating recreation areas such as Ramona Park. Once at the forefront of the streetcar industry, Grand Rapids Railway Co fell as a result of the Great Depression and the growth of the automobile industry. By 1935, the once modern streetcar company was phased out in favor of more cost efficient buses. In the 1937 court case, Grand Rapids Railway Co. sold it's assets and reorganized as Grand...
Dates:
October 1937
Grand Rapids Railway records of Ramona Park
Collection
Identifier: Collection 105
Abstract
The Grand Rapids Railway records are primarily composed of contracts for various concessions at Ramona Park and/or Reeds Lake, at Grand Rapids and East Grand Rapids, Michigan, between 1932-1950. The Company began development of Ramona Park in 1904 under President Benjamin S. Hanchett, in an effort to get more people to ride the streetcar, especially on the weekends. It retained interest in the park until it closed in 1954. The contracts found here are made between various individuals or...
Dates:
1908-1950
Grand Rapids Rotary Club records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 129
Abstract
This collection provides an informative but selective view of the Grand Rapids Rotary Club, founded in 1913. The bulk of the material deals with the period after World War II. There are several brief historical resumes of the club's early decades. Most of the records involve limited time spans but offer valuable glimpses of the club's community activities, particularly service to children of the community, nation and world, as well as the club's internal deliberations. Extensive membership...
Dates:
1913-1991
"Grand Rapids Sampler" publication records and images
Collection
Identifier: Collection 241
Abstract
A Grand Rapids Sampler is a book written by Gordon L. Olson, former Grand Rapids City Historian, for the Grand Rapids Historical Commission in 1972. This collection documents the publication of the book. It includes reference images of photographs used in the book and papers relating to the book.
Dates:
no date
Grand Rapids Ski Club
Collection
Identifier: Collection 333
Abstract
The Grand Rapids Ski Club was founded in 1954 and met at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. They later purchased property on East Leonard across from the Grand Rapids Golf Club, and constructed a building in the early 1960s. Snowmaking equipment was later installed to deal with light snow fall years. Area high schools originally practiced at this club but, with the opening of the Cannonsburg Ski Area, teams and others went there and the Grand Rapids Ski Club died out. This collection includes a...
Dates:
1963-2003
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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Grand Rapids Ski Club
Grand Rapids Study Club records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 082
Abstract
The Grand Rapids Study Club records document the activities and membership of this Grand Rapids, Michigan African American womens’ organization. Included are minutes, correspondence, membership lists, yearbooks, historical notes and clippings. Holdings provide information on the Club from its creation in 1904 until 1987, with the bulk of the contents from the 1930s to the early 1970s. Yearbooks from the junior club, called the Pierian Club, are also included with the collection. Historical...
Dates:
1904-1987
Grand Rapids Township death records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 131
Abstract
The Grand Rapids Township death records includes photocopies of death certificates for those listed as residents of Grand Rapids Township, Michigan at the time of death. It is believed that the original books from which the copies were made are located at the State Archives. The copies list deaths from 1906-1910 and from 1914-1952. The records provide information such as name, age, sex, and birth date, along with date of death and cause. Additional information is included in later...
Dates:
1906-1910, 1914-1952
Grand Rapids Typographical Union No. 39 records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 029
Abstract
This collection includes the records of the Grand Rapids local union (No. 39) of the International Typographical Union, as well as general documents from the printing industry. The papers and records portray the history, financial background, activities and operations of the Union, including strikes. Strike rolls contain the names of members that went on strike during 1905-1906, 1921-1922, and 1958-1959. The collection also contains material that pertains to the Union's...
Dates:
1876-1964
Grand Rapids Woman's Club Records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 103
Abstract
The Grand Rapids Woman's Club was a club in Grand Rapids, Michigan dedicated to social, literary and philanthropic efforts. This collection includes documents of the club, including under its earlier names Our Society and South End Ladies Literary Club or South Side Ladies Literary Club. In addition to the usual minutes, constitution and by-laws, member lists, and accounts, is a scrapbook, and information on philanthropies. Also, a major group within the Club was The Players, which produced...
Dates:
1890-1960, n.d.
Grandville Star Photographs
Collection
Identifier: Collection 416
Abstract
This collection contains photographs used for the Grandville Star Newspaper from the mid-1960s to 1970. The photographs are predominantly identified, individual portrait-style images that range from local members of the community and store owners to local politicians and celebrities.
Dates:
1965 - 1971