Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History
Found in 388 Collections and/or Records:
Hattem family records
Heart and Soul: Grand Rapids neighborhoods
The book, "Heart & Soul: the story of Grand Rapid's Neighborhoods", was a project led by the Grand Rapids Area Council for the Humanities. This collection primarily houses materials collected during the project. The book was published in 2003 by Wm. B. Eerdmans of Grand Rapids. Many of the images in the publication came from the archival collections at the Grand Rapids Public Library. Other original materials were provided by individuals donors from the community.
Helen Earlene "Beans" Risinger Grand Rapids Chicks collection
Helen Earlene "Beans" Risinger (1927-2008) was a pitcher for the Grand Rapids Chicks (Grand Rapids, Mich) baseball team, pat of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). This collection contains baseball cards, programs, magazine and newspaper articles, scrapbooks and photographs of the Chicks. The material focuses on Risinger's years on the team, 1949-1954.
Helen Jackson Claytor civil rights collection
Helen Meade scrapbook
Helen Meade was a secretary to five mayors and 13 city managers of Grand Rapids, Mich. This collection contains a scrapbook kept by Meade, including correspondence, photographs, cards and newspaper articles collected during her 26 years as secretary. Included are documents of Mayor George Welsh's last days in office, and resignation.