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Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History

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Found in 397 Collections and/or Records:

Maxine Sowerby genealogical collection

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Identifier: Collection 485
Abstract The Maxine Sowerby Genealogical Collection reflects years of research collected around a handful of families pertinent to the donor, Maxine Sowerby of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The research was collected in the late 20th century, but traces families back many years using family trees, printed genealogical research, scrapbooks, original photos, certificates, diaries, newspaper clippings, and other types of ephemera. Perhaps the most notable ancestor researched in the collection is Leo Salkeld...
Dates: 1970 - 1999
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

May G. Quigley collection of library related and family documents

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Identifier: Collection 344
Abstract

May G. Quigley was the first children's librarian of the Grand Rapids Public Library. She was Chief of the Boys and Girls Department from 1904 to 1943 and inspired several Grand Rapids writers, including Newbery Medal winner Meindert DeJong. This collection documents her professional life and also includes some family or unidentified photographs.

Dates: circa 1924-1956; Majority of material found within 1951 - 1956
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

M.C. Church (M. Clay Church) diaries

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Identifier: Collection 211
Abstract M. Clay Church (1877-1966) was a businessman from Grand Rapids, Michigan. He worked for his father's company, the Couple Gear Co., which produced the worlds first truck trailers and designed a truck with a motor for each wheel. Church lived in Massachusetts from the late 1920s through the early 1960s, operating the Church Motor Company. Later, he worked as an insurance executive. A majority of his diary entries relate to his business dealings: what happened at the factory, who he...
Dates: 1898-1957
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Metropolitan Grand Rapids Planning Association minutes

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Identifier: Collection 389
Abstract

This collection contains the minutes of the Metropolitan Grand Rapids Planning Association in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Planning Association started in 1941. The most active years for the Association were 1943-1952. Its most notable achievement was the preliminary plans for the U.S. 131 Expressway.

Dates: 1943-1964
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Meyer postcard collection

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Identifier: Collection 220
Abstract

The Meyer postcard collection contains 72 postcards belonging to Evelyn B. and Joseph Meyer. The Meyers resided in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The postcards were exchanged between the Meyers and their family and friends. The correspondence provides insight into a circle of acquaintances and into communications in the early 1900s. The postcards also provide access to early 20th century images and illustrations.

Dates: 1908-1968; Majority of material found within 1908 - 1912
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Michigan Central Railroad Company Collection

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Identifier: Collection 196
Abstract

The Michigan Central Railroad Company collection documents the business affairs of the line through a limited set of documents, including select annual reports ranging from 1849 to 1927. Also included are examples of both employee and public timetables, as well as examples of bond and mortgage certificates, 1881 to 1907, and a summer tour promotional brochure.

Dates: 1849-1948
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Michigan Genealogical Council collection

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Identifier: Collection 544
Abstract The Michigan Genealogical Council (MGC) is comprised of genealogy societies and institutions around the state of Michigan. This collection contains a directory of member societies and their publications as of 1994. In October 1992, MGC hosted its annual seminar in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This collection includes a syllabus and audio cassettes with recordings of presentations given at that seminar. That year the theme was "The Great Crossing to the New World," and the presentations centered...
Dates: 1992
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Michigan Grange Papers

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Identifier: Collection 439
Dates: Majority of material found within 1939-1942; 1914 to 1963
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Michigan Lithographing collection

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Identifier: Collection 314
Abstract The Michigan Lithographing Company was a Grand Rapids, Michigan graphic and printing company. This collection contains materials recieved from an anonymous donor that document the business. Michigan Litho was established in 1901 and operated through the early 1990s, when the business was sold to another printing company. For most of its existence, Michigan Litho was located at the southwest corner of Fulton and Carlton. The building was destroyed by fire in 2002. This collection includes...
Dates: circa 1903-1976
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Michigan soldiers reported in Civil War era newspapers: Bajema collection

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Identifier: Collection 244
Abstract The Michigan Soldiers Reported in Civil War Era Newspapers : the Bajema Collection contains photocopies of newspaper clippings, reporting activities of Michigan soldiers during the Civil War. While the clippings are historical in content, the collection of the clippings has been gathered beginning in the 1990’s and continues today. Review and collection is done by the donor, Carl Bajema, historian & former faculty member at Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Mi. The eclectic...
Dates: 1858-1913
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

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