Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 397 Collections and/or Records:
M. Annie Leitch papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 028
Abstract
M. Annie Leitch (1894-1989) was the Director of Nursing at the School of Nursing at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1936-1952. Throughout her career, Ms. Leitch promoted professionalism in nursing, encouraged the proper recognition of its practitioners and possessed a keen interest in the history of nursing. For these reasons she chose to make public her collection of papers and memorabilia. The bulk of the collection relates to the contributions of Ms. Leitch...
Dates:
1936-1984
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Making a Difference: Outstanding Women in Grand Rapids History exhibit
Collection
Identifier: Collection 264
Abstract
The Making a Difference Collection contains the panels from an exhibit called “Making a Difference: Outstanding Women in Grand Rapids History.” It was originally displayed in the Ryerson Gallery at the Grand Rapids Public Library in 1997, in conjunction with the Legacy 1997 celebration. Subsequently, five(5) additional panels were added by the Women’s History Council, for a total of some 40 individual women or organizations represented. A list of all the women/panels in this collection is...
Dates:
no date
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Marguerite King Moran Grand Rapids Chicks memorabilia
Collection
Identifier: Collection 121
Abstract
Marguerite King Moran (1910-May 2002) lived and worked in Grand Rapids, Michigan and collected memorabilia relating to the Grand Rapids Chicks baseball team. Her collection includes correspondence with team members, newspaper and graphic clippings, ephemera, and black and white photographs. The Grand Rapids Chicks were a part of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGBL) from 1945-1954. Correspondence is with team players Alma Ziegler, Ernestine “Teeny” Petras, Faye Dancer,...
Dates:
1945-1948, n.d.
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Marie Cady papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 215
Abstract
Marie Cady (1904-1996) was a journalist, worked in public relations and was the director of the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan. Her husband, H. Carleton Cady (1900-1963) was also a journalist. The couple lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan for much of their lives. The papers consist of correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, slides and memorabilia from the Cady's personal lives. The papers reflect Marie's life in advertising and public relations as well as her...
Dates:
1881-1996
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Marty Arnold plank road collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 327
Abstract
This collection documents the Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids Plank Road, which was constructed in the 1850s and used through the 1860s. The road was important to the early development of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The material was collected by Marty (Martha) Arnold and includes research resources, photographs, published materials and a slide show with script. The material documents the road and depicts early settlements between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, with images from the 1850s-1870s and the...
Dates:
1840s-1980s
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Mary Alice Williams papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 456
Abstract
Mary Alice Williams, a Grand Rapids, Mich. political activist and community organizer, created this collection while conducting research on Grand Rapids area history and women's history in Western Michigan. The materials consists of press clippings, articles, pamphlets, and Grand Rapids publications. Also included are various materials regarding home disaster preparedness during the cold war, photographs, press clippings, certificates of achievement, and other assorted materials.
Dates:
1959 - 1993
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Mary Emily Schroeder papers on the history of Garfield Park neighborhood
Collection
Identifier: Collection 147
Abstract
Mary E. Schroeder (1912-1987) was a neighborhood activist and environmentalist in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her papers contain drafts of a manuscript for a historical novel “Journal & Journey of a Neighborhood,” detailing the history of Garfield Park Neighborhood, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. One chapter of this was self-published as "The Charles W. Garfield Story." A few family photographs and miscellaneous Grand Rapids ephemera also accompany the collection, including pages of Wurzburg...
Dates:
1947-1979
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Mary Free Bed Guild and Hospital records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 081
Abstract
The Mary Free Bed Guild operates Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The guild started in 1891 as a group of women that worked to provide free hospital care for the needy. The effort was formalized as the Mary Free Bed Guild in 1911. Changes throughout the years have led to the rehabilitation hospital of today. This collection consists of business records and memorabilia, primarily from 1903-1987. The business records include minutes, reports,...
Dates:
1903-1987
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Mary Jane Dockeray papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 527
Abstract
Dr. Mary Jane Dockeray was a public educator in Grand Rapids, Michigan, best known for her role in the inception of the Blandford Nature Center (BNC), which was owned and operated by the Grand Rapids Public Museum until 2003, when the BNC became an independent enterprise. This collection contains materials relating to her work at the BNC, her personal life, and the various organizations she was involved in such as the National Audubon Society. Researchers interested in the natural history...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1890 - 2020
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Mary Richmond Kendall photographs
Collection
Identifier: Collection 092
Abstract
Mary Richmond Kendall (1843-1918) was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of William Almy Richmond and Lorraine Page Richmond, prominent citizens of Grand Rapids. The bulk of her collection consists of photographs of her family members, ca. 1858-1892. Also noteworthy in the collection are interior photos of the Morton House (hotel), Grand Rapids, ca. 1884. Also included are photographs of "Heartsease," Mary Kendall's home in Hollywood, California, ca. 1913.
Dates:
circa 1858-1913, n.d.
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center