Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 397 Collections and/or Records:
Ladies Literary Club records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 275
Abstract
The Ladies Literary Club was a women's club in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The group, organized in the 1860s, sought to promote literary and scientific pursuits. When the organization closed in 2005 they donated their records to the library. The club held regular meetings with educational talks and hosted a number of local and national speakers. Many prominent, local women were involved with the club and this collection may be a good source for photographs or other documents relating...
Dates:
1872-1987
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 192
Abstract
This small collection documents the business affairs of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway and summarizes the railroad's financial data from the last decade of the 19th century and the first 14 years of the 20th century. Included are select annual reports, timetables for customer use and an example of a 1907 gold note used to raise capital.
Dates:
1890-1914
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Latinos in Western Michigan collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 321
Abstract
This collection includes materials gathered to document the Latin American community in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It includes newspaper clippings, photographs and oral histories. The material documents area Latino culture, work, family life and some festival celebrations. Also included are histories of the Latin American community and population data.
Dates:
no date
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Latzek family photographs
Collection
Identifier: Collection 490
Abstract
Felix W. Latzek was born on 14 February 1895 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was a Union Bank and Trust Co. manager and a part-time funeral director at the Latzek Funeral Home, founded by his father, Frank Latzek. Felix married Genevieve Vanderhoff (1901-1979) in June of 1922 and they had one daughter, Vivian Latzek Kommer. Vivian’s daughter, Peggy Kommer Novosad donated the material for this collection. The collection includes photographs of the Latzek family, their religious community and...
Dates:
1900 - 1965
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Latzek Funeral Home records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 157
Abstract
The Latzek Funeral Home records include ten volumes that record burials of Grand Rapids, Michigan area residents. The volumes date from 1903-1961. They contain such data as the name of the deceased, the age at death, cause of death, funeral costs, parent's names and occupation. The volumes are in chronological order, an alphabetical index is available. A comprehensive index of the deceased has been prepared by genealogy volunteer Evelyn Sawyer. It is available as a database on the Western...
Dates:
1903-1961
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Lawrence Case Urban Renewal Slides
Collection
Identifier: Collection 541
Abstract
This is a collection of 35mm slides that depict a changing mid-20th century Grand Rapids, Michigan. Taken by amateur photographer Lawrence H. Case (1914-2014), the images include the 1960s development around the Calder Plaza and Vandenberg Center areas of downtown. According to a historical marker placed at the site, "[t]he federal urban renewal program of the 1960s cleared the area, providing space for the new City-County complex, the Gerald R. Ford Federal Building and other office...
Dates:
1959 - 1980
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Lawrence Jessup furniture collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 255
Abstract
Lawrence F. “Jim” Jessup (1904-1984) was a Kent County, Michigan newspaper reporter and freelance writer. He was particularly interested in the Grand Rapids furniture industry, and he wrote numerous articles about the history and current news of this important local industry. The collection documents Jessup's work as a reporter, particularly his research into the Grand Rapids furniture industry. Included are newspaper clippings, trade publications, photographs and negatives, handwritten...
Dates:
1920-1979
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Lawrence Maile aviation papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 148
Abstract
Lawrence Maile (ca. 1910-1988) was an early aviator in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His aviation papers contain photographs, news clippings, postcards, pilot's logs, and other memorabilia. Also included are materials from an aviation club Maile was involved with called the Ox5 Club. Items from the Furniture Capital Air Service Flying School are also found. The pilot logs record his flying time from 1929-1932 and for the 1960s. Additional information about Maile and other Grand Rapids area pilots...
Dates:
1908-1986
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Lee family collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 135
Abstract
The Lee family collection documents the lives of the children and grandchildren of Jefferson Lee (d.1902) and Eliza Jane Dennis Lee (1833-1919). It focuses on two of their sons, Frank Lee (1869-1959) and Benjamin Hubbard Lee (c.1875-1950), and their wives and children. The material concentrates on family life in Middleville and later Grand Rapids, Michigan, including the education of both males and females at the turn of the century (1900), and aspects of a well-to-do Grand Rapids family. It...
Dates:
1800-1989
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Lemuel S. Hillman papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 526
Abstract
Lemuel Hillman (1886–1930) was a banker and prominent member of several social organizations in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This collection of his papers consists of correspondence, photographs, newspaper articles, speeches, and writings. It covers many facets of his life: his family, his military career, his banking business, and his civic engagement. The collection would be of interest to those researching Hillman family history, the banking industry in West Michigan, or the activities of any...
Dates:
1797 - 1964
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center