Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 397 Collections and/or Records:
Pere Marquette Railroad Co. collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 037
Abstract
The Pere Marquette Railroad operated across Michigan's lower peninsula and extending into Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and New York. The Pere Marquette’s headquarters were at Detroit. The Pere Marquette used the Union Station in Grand Rapids. In 1947, the Pere Marquette was merged into the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. This collection documents the operations and business affairs of the company from its creation in 1899 through 1946. It contains various company publications...
Dates:
1900-1940, 1946
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Peregrine Grand Rapids records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 384
Abstract
Peregrine Grand Rapids is a group in Grand Rapids, Michigan that is dedicated to reestablishing peregrine falcons. In the mid to late 1980s, Peregrine Grand Rapids worked with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources' Nongame Wildlife Fund to establish a hack box (nesting box) on the top of McKay Tower. Over three years, nearly 20 young peregrine falcons were released into the wild from the hack box. The Grand Rapids effort was part of a larger Great Lakes area effort to boost the...
Dates:
1985-2008; Majority of material found within 1985 - 1990
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Phillip T. Catalano Calder project
Collection
Identifier: Collection 221
Abstract
Phillip T. Catalano was chairman of a committee of the Grand Rapids Transportation Club that oversaw shipping Alexander Calder's sculpture, La Grande Vitesse. This collection provides information on the process of moving the crates to Grand Rapids from the delivery point at the Detroit Harbor. The crates were shipped from Biemont Foundry in Tours, France via Antwerp on the Dutch ship, the Bonita. Phillip Catalano worked with other members of the Grand Rapids Transportation Club to achieve...
Dates:
1968-1984
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Phoenix Furniture Company folios
Collection
Identifier: Collection 391
Abstract
The Phoenix Furniture Company folios is a collection of 97 folios from the Phoenix Furniture Company's collection. These folios are believed to have been the working folios for the company's furniture designers, including David Wolcott Kendall, Frank J. Davidhazy, and J. Stuart Clingman, among others that were associated with Phoenix Furniture Company directly or with other companies that were part of the Phoenix Furniture Company's history, such as Robert W. Irwin, Stowe & Davis Inc.,...
Dates:
1837-1929
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Pitsch Wrecking Company (Capitol City Wrecking Co.) photographs
Collection
Identifier: Collection 237
Abstract
Pitsch Companies is a Grand Rapids, Michigan based demolition, salvage and land development company. This collection includes images taken by Pitsch staff at sites where the firm was involved in the demolition of structures. The images are for scattered or unidentified locations, primarily in Grand Rapids, Michigan where the firm is based, but also for other Michigan cities.
Dates:
circa 1930s-1990s
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Poetry of Linda Nemec Foster collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 355
Abstract
Linda Nemec Foster (1950-) is a poet in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 2003, she was selected as the first Poet Laureate of the city. This collection is a reference collection containing copies of her poetry (given by Foster), as well as other materials researched and contributed by library staff.
Dates:
circa 1987-2008
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Polish Heritage Society scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: Collection 383
Abstract
The Polish Heritage Society promotes Polish heritage in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area. The organization was founded in 1963 as the Polish Arts Society, with the name changing to Polish Heritage Society in 1970. This collection includes scrapbooks dating from 1963 to 1985 which document the activities of the group through newspaper clippings, photographs, event fliers and other ephemera.
Dates:
1963-1985
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Questers, Inc. Chief Noonday Chapter #879 scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: Collection 395
Abstract
The Questers, Inc. Chief Noonday Chapter #879 was a chapter of The Questers, an international organization whose purpose is to educate by research and study of antiques and to donate funds to the preservation and restoration of artifacts, existing memorials, historic buildings, landmarks, and educational purposes. This collection consists of several scrapbooks related to the formation and regular meetings of the Chief Noonday Chapter of The Questers. The scrapbooks include photographs,...
Dates:
1977-2007
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Quimby Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 445
Abstract
This collection contains material related to the Quimby, Lowe, and Butterworth families of Grand Rapids, Michigan. There are two scrapbooks, one of newspaper articles mostly from London papers in the mid 1800s. A second one was kept, beginning in 1906, by George Irving Quimby recording his involvement in the theater, beginning at Central High School, and his professional work in New York City and on tour with a traveling troupe through the south, including playbills, photographs of himself...
Dates:
1842 - 1987
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Ralph B. Baldwin Papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 176
Abstract
Ralph Belknap Baldwin (1912-2010) was a planetary scientist and Grand Rapids industrialist. He is known for his work on lunar craters and also helped developed the radio proximity fuze during World War II. The collection includes photographs, newspaper clippings and papers pertaining to his life, career and family. It includes a reflective and factual autobiography and is particularly rich in its data on Baldwin's work in astrophysics. Also included is information on the genealogy of the...
Dates:
circa 1850-1993
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center