Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 397 Collections and/or Records:
Henrie M. Sleeper Collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 451
Henrietta DeLoof collection
Collection
Identifier: collection 330
Abstract
Henrietta DeLoof was the editor of the Rapid Wheeler, published by the Rapids-Standard Company in Grand Rapids, Michigan (later known as Rapistan, then Dematic). This collection includes issues from 1943 to 1954. The early issues include information on employees who served in World War II. The publication also provides information on the recreation and families of the employees. Also included are Grand Rapids School of Furniture Designing lessons from the early 1900s and a few other items of...
Dates:
1900s-1983
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Henry H. Masten papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 010
Abstract
Henry H. Masten (1882-1977) was a former manager of both the Furniture Exhibition Building and the Waters Building Corp. The Grandville, Michigan native was active in the local furniture wholesale market. This collection includes correspondence, news clippings, notes and photographs detailing the history of the Grand Rapids Furniture Market Association. Included is biographical data on Philip J. Klingman, one of the foremost wholesale furniture dealers in the city. The papers provide an...
Dates:
1913-1964
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Higgins family papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 502
Abstract
This collection of family papers was donated by Susan Higgins, the granddaughter of Ira and Ethel Higgins and the daughter of Robert and Barbara Higgins. Ira Owen Higgins was born in 1897 in Henderson County, Kentucky and came to Grand Rapids, Michigan in his 20s. In 1925 he married Ethel TenBrink (1902-1989) and together they had two sons, Robert and Edgar. Ira died in December of 1965 and Ethel died in 1989. Robert H. Higgins was born in 1926, in Grand Rapids, Michigan and graduated from...
Dates:
1924 - 1994
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Hollyhock Lane Parade records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Collection 397
Abstract
The Hollyhock Lane Parade records contain various materials documenting the history of this annual Grand Rapids neighborhood Independence Day parade that began in 1934 and continues to the present day. Founded by residents of Calvin and Giddings Avenues, the parade committee was incorporated as The Calvin-Giddings Patriotic Association, Inc. The parade became known as the “Hollyhock Lane Parade” due to the hollyhock lined alley adjoining the two streets. The collection contains many...
Dates:
1935-2012
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Howard F. and Robert T. Baxter collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 027
Abstract
Howard F. Baxter (1886-1969) and Robert T. Baxter (1913-1975) were the second and third generations of the Baxter family to head the Baxter Laundries Corporation in Grand Rapids, Mich. The collection contains business records and personal papers. The business records relate daily operations and finances and describe the laundry industry. The personal papers relate the state and local political career of Howard Baxter and the navy career of Robert Baxter.
Dates:
1882-1980
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
J. Gerald Vinkemulder aviation collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 063
Abstract
J. Gerald Vinkemulder (1900-1975) was an early aviator in West Michigan. During the 1920s and1930s Vinkemulder was a test pilot and a stunt pilot, with some experience also as a dirigible pilot. He founded the Grand Rapids Civil Air Patrol during the 1940, and was active in other organizations related to aeronautics. The papers contain duplicates of various photographs, papers, licenses, news clippings and programs documenting aviation circa 1930. The photographs depict aerial views of Grand...
Dates:
1926-1934, n.d.
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Jackson D. Dillenback collection at the Grand Rapids Public Library
Collection
Identifier: Collection 332
Abstract
The Jackson D. Dillenback Collection has been created primarily from materials supplied by donor Donna Dillenback, and supplemented with materials found unprocessed within the GRPL Archives. Dillenback was an editor publisher in early Grand Rapids, who later moved west to Colorado. Items in this collection document his work as an editor publisher, his military service in the Civil War, and some of his life and family relationships. Also included is correspondence to and from Jackson's...
Dates:
1860 - 1929; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1882
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
James B. Winslow Grand Rapids history collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 248
Abstract
The James B. Winslow collection contains items in numerous formats, representing the eclectic historical and collecting interests of the donor. Winslow’s special interest and expertise has been in the history of Michigan and national railroads and railroading, only a portion of which are included here. The railroad materials in this collection focus on Grand Rapids area rail lines, such as the Grand Trunk Railway System. Also in the collection are items from many Grand Rapids businesses,...
Dates:
1896-2000
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
James Bayne Company negatives
Collection
Identifier: Collection 165
Abstract
The James Bayne Company was a photography and printing business in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This collection includes 198 film negatives and 73 glass plate negatives. The images depict furniture, the interior of the Bayne Company and Grand Rapids area parks and buildings. The views include Fallasburg Park, Aman Park, Veteran's Park, Caledonia Park, Chief Hazy Cloud Park, Burton School, Sunshine Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital, Furniture Capital Air Service and the Consumer's Power Company Croton...
Dates:
circa 1900-1920
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center