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Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History

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Found in 397 Collections and/or Records:

Orville Bulman art references collection

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Identifier: Collection 357
Abstract Orville Bulman (1904-1978) was an artist and businessman from Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was active in the family business, the E.O. Bulman Manufacturing Co., for much of his adult life but had desired to be an artist from his youth. Largely self-taught, he began focusing more on his art work in the late 1930s and was noticed nationally in the 1950s. He did much of his artwork from his second home in Palm Beach, Florida and tropical settings with vibrant colors are often themes of his...
Dates: 1924, circa 1952-2006
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Osterhouse Dance Studio scrapbooks

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Identifier: Collection 452
Dates: June 1930 to November 1958
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Ottawa Hills Elementary PTA records

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Identifier: Collection 060
Abstract The Ottawa Hills Elementary (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Parent Teacher Association (PTA) was founded in 1929. This collection consists primarily of meeting minutes from the organization's founding until 1956 and a scrapbook compilation of the organization's history from 1929 to 1970. The scrapbook contains extensive information on fund raising, school administration, the school physical plant, parent-teacher relations, civil defense procedures, room mother programs and names of the various people...
Dates: 1929-1980
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Ottokar Malek family papers

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Identifier: Collection 528
Abstract Ottokar Malek (1885-1923) was a critically acclaimed concert pianist, music instructor, and director of the Grand Rapids Civic Orchestra in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the origin of today's Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra. From 1914 to 1919 Malek and his family lived in the historic Sweet House in Grand Rapids where he operated the Malek School of Music. This collection of his family’s papers include scrapbooks and photographs highlighting his career, along with that of his wife, Florence Krumme...
Dates: 1868 - 1944
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Pantlind family papers

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Identifier: Collection 374
Abstract The Pantlind family papers collection consists of family papers, scrapbooks, photographs and ephemera. The collection primarily focuses on the family of J. Boyd Pantlind. The Pantlind family was related to other notable early Grand Rapids' families, including the Ledyard, Aldrich, Shepard, Wylie and McLeod families. Documents and information pertaining to these families are also available in the collection, although the scope varies. Items pertaining to the historic Pantlind Hotel (currently...
Dates: 1843-1983
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Past Perfect historic preservation records

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Identifier: Collection 245
Abstract

Past Perfect is a historic preservation consulting firm in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The records in this collection include original and copied materials created or used by the firm. The materials provide historical and architectural information on buildings throughout Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Dates: no date
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Paul Collins art reference collection

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Identifier: Collection 269
Abstract

Paul Collins (b. 1936) is an American realist painter who resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The collection includes biographical information, newspaper clippings and photographs of Collins as well as exhibit catalogs, ephemera and books illustrated by Collins. Additionally, there are several original art works by Paul Collins in the Grand Rapids Public Library art holdings. This collection would be of particular interest to those researching African American artists.

Dates: 1969 - 2010
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Paul I. Phillips papers

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Identifier: Collection 006
Abstract Paul I. Phillips (1914-1976) was an African American community services leader of Grand Rapids, Michigan. This collection contains news clippings, writings, speeches, memorabilia and biographical information on Phillips. Phillips came to Grand Rapids in 1946 to work for the Borough Community Association of Grand Rapids. Working with the board, he affiliated this organization with the National Urban League. Phillips served as executive secretary/director for the Grand Rapids Urban...
Dates: 1947-1979
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Peck family and Peck's drugstore collection

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Identifier: Collection 257
Abstract

The Peck family owned a well-known drugstore on Monroe Avenue in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. The family name is also remembered for the sensational 1916 family murder (Peck-Waite murder), which was widely reported in the national press of the era. This is a small, devised collection relating to the family. Included are newspaper articles and photographs.

Dates: 1916-2000
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Peninsular Club collection

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Identifier: Collection 366
Abstract

The Peninsular Club was a private social club in Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1881 to 2010. This is a devised collection bringing together documents associated with the club from numerous accessions. In late 2008, the Peninsular Club donated many of their own historical files, images and publications to the Library. This collection includes correspondence, registers, ephemera, directories, yearbooks, the Peninsular Club magazine, scrapbooks and some photographs.

Dates: circa 1880s-2000s
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

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