Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 397 Collections and/or Records:
Grand Rapids Public Library underground newspapers collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 256
Abstract
The Grand Rapids Public Library underground newspapers collection is a devised collection which documents a genre of newspapers held in the Grand Rapids Public Library Archives. These Michigan underground newspapers share a time period in history from 1969 to 1973, during a time of civil unrest in the United States. In most cases only sample items are available, while for the title “Root”, several issues are included, though it is believed that this is not a complete run of the title. These...
Dates:
1971-1979
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Grand Rapids Public Library Woman's Suffrage collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 127
Abstract
This is a small collection that sketches the participation of some Michigan women in the suffrage movement, primarily between 1908-1920. It focuses particular attention on the Grand Rapids area. Included are publications, such as the Michigan Suffragist, correspondence and convention literature.
Dates:
1899-1970
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Grand Rapids Public Library women of Grand Rapids, Michigan collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 260
Abstract
This is a devised collection which provides a place to bring together small accessions of materials on the broad topic of local women. The collection is growing slowly, as many materials related to women are housed in other GRPL collections.
Dates:
no date
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Grand Rapids Public Library Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 305
Abstract
This collection documents the history of the Grand Rapids, Michigan Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), founded in June 1866 and continuing today. Included are materials previously filed in a variety of formats in the Local History Department and brought together here. The collection also contains a 2001 manuscript on the history of the Grand Rapids YMCA, as well as research material used in writing the history. This research material, which makes up approximately two thirds of this...
Dates:
1865-2001
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
"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
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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
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
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center