Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History
Found in 388 Collections and/or Records:
James Minton Keeney photograph album
James Keeney (b. 1836) was a photographer in Grand Rapids, Michigan in the 1850s. This collection contains a photograph album of prominent citizens of Grand Rapids. The prints are said to be among the first in Grand Rapids to be printed on paper, in place of daguerreotypes on copper or ambrotype on glass.
Jaroslaw de Zielinski papers
Jaroslaw de Zielinski was a Polish music teacher and conductor living in Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1871-1879. While living in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Zielinski helped pioneer music education and entertaintment during the early development stages of the city. While living in Grand Rapids, he befriended one of his pupils, Ms. Edith V. Rann, and corresponded with her extensively from 1871-1890 in regards to his philosophy of music, teaching music and personal matters.
Joan Van Malsen photographs
The Van Malsen family emigrated from the Netherlands to Grand Rapids, Michigan around 1900. This collection includes photographs, diplomas, religious articles and photograph albums collected by Joan Van Malsen. The photographs are mainly of the Van Malsen, Bradford, Luttel and VanderWall families.
John Ball Park neighborhood collection
The John Ball Park neighborhood is located on the West Side of Grand Rapids, Michigan. This collection includes correspondence, meeting minutes/agendas and other organizational papers of the John Ball Park Community Association and the John Ball Park Target Area Council primarily from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s.