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Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 388 Collections and/or Records:

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

Lawrence Maile aviation papers

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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

Lee family collection

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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

Lemuel S. Hillman papers

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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

Lipczynski family papers

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Identifier: Collection 179
Abstract The Lipczynski family immigrated to Grand Rapids, Michigan from Poland in the 19th century. They were the first Polish family to settle east of the Grand River. John Lipczynski was part owner of a pottery works and Valeria Lipczynski was a correspondent for Polish newspapers and was active in helping other immigrants find homes and jobs. In 2011, Valeria was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame. This is a small collection including family photographs, an ad for the...
Dates: circa 1880-1992

Loraine Pratt Immen collection

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Identifier: Collection 187
Abstract Loraine Pratt Immen (1840-1927) was a philanthropist and was active in women's clubs in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This collection contains photographs, various news clippings, dedication programs and other documents that marked memorable moments in her life. Immen founded the Shakespeariana Club in April 1887, was active in the Ladies Literary Club and donated stained glass windows to the club and to her church, First Park Congregational. She also gave various statuary items to the city, which...
Dates: 1840-1927

Loretta Ortt papers

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Identifier: Collection 003
Abstract The Loretta Ortt (1909-1993) papers contain documents related to Ortt's years as teacher and principal in the Grand Rapids Public Schools. The bulk of the collection consists of curriculum planning and development files for the elementary grades, as well as items on the philosophy of education. The collection spans the years 1936 to 1975, and includes one folder of newspaper clippings about Grand Rapids schools from 1950 to 1963 as well as 46 photos, some of which are groups of unidentified...
Dates: 1936-1975

Louis Moran account book

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Identifier: Collection 011
Abstract The Louis Moran Account Book collection contains what appears to be the major portion of an original account book, 1796-1819, in French. It provides a record of bartered items exchanged in the Detroit and Saginaw areas. It has been said to be prepared by Louis Moran, originally called Louis Maurant, presumed to be an earlier relative of the settler Louis Moran of Grand Rapids. An English translation of the account book is included in the collection. Also included is...
Dates: 1796-1819

Louise VanderVelden photo album

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Identifier: Collection 487
Abstract Louise VanderVelden was born in Bessemer, Michigan in 1891 to John K. VanderVelden and Christina (Warners) VanderVelden. In 1911 Louise married Omer A. Forrester. They moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan and lived for a few years at 40 Benjamin Ave. Louise's photo album contains interior photographs of the house. In or around 1917 Louise and Omer divorced and she returned to Detroit. Louise married John Shumaker in 1933 and died in January of 1981.Louise's brother Fred Warners, who...
Dates: 1911 - 1946

Lucia Erin's Latvian Americans of Grand Rapids papers

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Identifier: Collection 266
Abstract

Lucia Erins (d. 1989) was a Latvian immigrant to Grand Rapids, Michigan. This collection includes research that Erins conducted regarding the Latvian community in Grand Rapids. Her research began with a brief student paper in December 1985 followed by a longer paper in 1988. These papers are included along with 16 accompanying poster boards with photographs, original and photocopied materials used for research and copy negatives of research images. Some of the material is in Latvian.

Dates: 1891, 1945-1988; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1988