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Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 388 Collections and/or Records:

Michigan Grange Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 439
Dates: Majority of material found within 1939-1942; 1914 to 1963

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

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

Michigan women and the whooping cough vaccine

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Identifier: Collection 328
Abstract Dr. Pearl Kendrick (1890-1980) and Dr. Grace Eldering (1901-1988) are credited with the development of a vaccine for whooping cough. This work was done while both were employed at the Michigan Department of Health, working in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is a devised collection which includes several accessions of materials related to their research. The collection includes biographical information, articles, photographs and some research documents. A photograph album compiled by...
Dates: 1854-2007; Majority of material found within 1925 - 1969

Mouw family papers

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Identifier: Collection 334
Abstract

The William Mouw family lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan in the early 1900s. The family included three sons: Andrew, John and Cornelius. The family papers relate primarily to the son's involvement in World War I and to Andrew's work with youth and newsboys bands, such as the Grand Rapids News Jackies and the Drum & Bugle Corp. Also included is documentation of College M. Mouw (daughter of Andrew) as editor on the staff of the Wayne University College of Medicine.

Dates: 1907-1945

Munro family papers

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Identifier: Collection 152
Abstract

The Munro Family papers contain genealogical data, historical correspondence and images, and other historical documents, spanning the dates from 1812 to 1952. Family names represented include: Bill, Burling, Calkins, Clark, Courtright, Madden, Munro, and Ringle. The collection also includes a number of family photographs and a great deal of correspondence, dating back to the 1840s.

Dates: 1812-1952

Nancy Mulnix Tweddale papers

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Identifier: Collection 001
Abstract The Nancy Mulnix Tweddale papers document Mulnix's leading role in Grand Rapids' acquisition of Alexander Calder’s monumental stabile, La Grande Vitesse, 1967-1969.The collection also includes information on Calder’s 1974 Calder on the Roof project, his two Flying Colors airplanes for Braniff and the annual Grand Rapids all volunteer Festival of the Arts, which continues to be held with La Grande Vitesse as its focus. Mulnix's 2002 additions to the collection document...
Dates: 1966 - 2009

Native American History and education project

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Identifier: Collection 496
Abstract This collection contains materials related to activities of several Native American groups in the Midwest (primarily Michigan) during the 1970s. Primarily, this collection is comprised of newsletters, pamphlets, and selected resource guides (e.g., bibliographies) around Native American life and literature about Native American tribes in the late 20th century. Among the tribes represented in this collection are the Chippewa, Ojibwe, Potawatomi, Dakota, and others. In addition, there are also...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1969 - 1979

Needlework Guild records

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Identifier: Collection 030
Abstract

The Needlework Guild of America collected and distributed clothing through charitable agencies. The Grand Rapids Branch was organized in 1921 and disbanded in 1968. This collection includes the club's minutes for most years, membership lists, reports, correspondence and a substantial group of newspaper clippings from a scrapbook.

Dates: 1924-1968

Norma L. Gillette collection

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Identifier: Collection 182
Abstract

The Norma L. Gillette collection contains newspaper clippings and photographs, circa 1946-1949, of the Grand Rapids Chicks, a team in the All American Girl Professional Baseball League. Included are details of games, particularly those during which extraordinary skill or performance were demonstrated. Also included are photographs of individual Chicks in formal posed shots and snap shots on South Field in Grand Rapids.

Dates: circa 1945-1949