Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 397 Collections and/or Records:
Dorothy Leonard Judd papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 104
Abstract
Dorothy Leonard Judd (1898-1989) was an activist in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her papers document her personal and professional life. Important in the collection are records documenting Judd's involvement in the drafting of a new Michigan State Constitution at the Constitutional Convention (Con-Con). Also important is the League of Women Voters series, 1926-1976. Judd was an active member in the Grand Rapids League, served as Michigan State president in 1928, and headed the National League's...
Dates:
1884-1985, n.d.
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Dr. Eugene S. Browning papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 378
Abstract
Dr. Eugene Shelley Browning (1883-1955) was a physician in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Browning was the only African American in his 1905 class at the Detroit Medical College. He broke racial barriers by obtaining admitting privileges in Grand Rapids hospitals and is recognized as the pioneer of present day well-baby clinics. Dr. Browning also studied medicine at Lincoln University, the University of Michigan and the University of Vienna, Austria. The collection contains many of his diplomas...
Dates:
1905-1950s
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Dr. Frank C. Kinsey World War I photographs
Collection
Identifier: Collection 145
Abstract
Frank Cammeron Kinsey (1877-1931) was a surgeon from Grand Rapids, Michigan, commissioned as a lieutenant in the Medical Reserve Corp when the United States entered World War I, but entering active service as a Captain. He continued to serve for a while in European medical facilities after the armistice, until discharged at Camp Dix on July 15, 1919. He returned to Grand Rapids to reestablish his practice, with the rank of a lieutenant colonel in the Medical Reserve Corp. The...
Dates:
1918-1919
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Dr. Sumner Merrill Wells, Jr. World War I and personal papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 146
Abstract
Sumner Merrill Wells, Jr. (1889-1966) was a prominent physician in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The bulk of his papers document Hospital Unit Q, during World War I. Wells served in this Red Cross Hospital unit, which was formed by the Grand Rapids Chapter of the Red Cross. Included are official reports and records of Hospital Unit Q, several drafts of "The History of Hospital Unit Q," photographs, postcards and some maps and clippings. In addition to the World War I materials are family papers,...
Dates:
1865-circa 1970
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Duncan E. Littlefair sermons and biographical collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 102
Abstract
Duncan E. Littlefair (1912-2004) was the pastor of Fountain Street Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan from circa 1945 to 1979. This collection primarily includes sermons and pamphlets detailing his theology. Littlefair's tenure at Fountain Street Church continued a doctrine of liberalism. Littlefair, schooled in a theology based on 1930s modern humanism, created a popular liberal environment that increased membership and involvement, making the church one of the most prominent local...
Dates:
1945-1979
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Dyer-Ives Foundation collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 491
Abstract
This collection contains records from the Dyer-Ives Foundation in Grand Rapids, Michigan (1961-2016), which was a private foundation founded by John Hunting in 1961 for the purposes supporting grassroots organizations working to address social issues in Grand Rapids . The Foundation funded many endeavors in Grand Rapids, pursuant to its mission to improve the city through projects and other grant-based activities. Examples of some of the Dyer-Ives Foundation projects include: the Kentfields...
Dates:
1961-2016
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
East Hills Council of Neighbors records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 468
Content Description
The East Hills Council of Neighbors is an association consisting of seven neighborhoods in Grand Rapids, Mich. It is a grassroots community organization dedicated to improving the East Hills neighborhoods. This collection contains a wide variety of documents and materials concerning special activities as well as the day to day functions of the East Hills Council of Neighbors. Included in this collection are financial records, information on youth programs, drug and safety initiative...
Dates:
1980 - 2017
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
East Side Ladies Literary Club papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 032
Abstract
The East Side Ladies Literary Club was one of several women's groups formed for the purpose of encouraging literary and social culture. The papers contain documents of the organization from 1894-2004, although the club may have stopped meeting by the year 2000. Included are incomplete holdings of minute books, account books, membership records, yearbooks, the original gavel used by the organization and history and news clippings. Also received with the later materials of the...
Dates:
1894-2004
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Eastgate Neighborhood Association Records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 401
Abstract
The Easgate Neighborhood is located on the Southeast side of Grand Rapids. The vast bulk of this collection consists of the Association newsletter "Gatewatch". There are a few other pieces included in this collection, but they mainly have to do with the creation of "Gatewatch".
Dates:
2006 - 2013
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
Eduard Adam Skendzel churches reference collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 299x
Abstract
Eduard Adam Skendzel (1921-1999) was a linguist and historian from Grand Rapids, Michigan. His research focused on the history of the Polish community and the Roman Catholic church, as well as other churches. This collection includes material he collected on non-Polish churches in the Grand Rapids area, covering Catholic, Baptist, Christian Reformed, Lutheran, Presbyterian and other churches. The material includes written histories, anniversary booklets, building dedication programs and some...
Dates:
no date
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center