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Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History

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Found in 397 Collections and/or Records:

Eduard Adam Skendzel Polonian historical collection

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Identifier: Collection 299
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. This collection focuses on the Polish community in Grand Rapids and southwest Michigan, including churches associated with the Polish community. Included are Skendzel's own writings, his research notes, other reference titles, 84 oral histories and some original documents. Some of the material is in Polish.

Dates: no date
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Edward Comstock Corwin furniture research notes

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Identifier: Collection 014
Abstract

This is a small collection, containing photocopies of Edward Comstock Corwin’s handwritten research notes on the history of the furniture industry in Grand Rapids, Michigan. These notes include data points for Widdicomb Furniture Company, John Widdicomb Company, and the Widdicomb Mantel Company history. The source of the information is unknown.

Dates: 1880-1953
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Edward Gillis Growing Up in Old Lithuanian Town photographs and book documentation

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Identifier: Collection 291
Abstract The Edward V. Gillis Growing Up in Old Lithuanian Town Collection contains 200 photographs or copy photos of illustrations collected by Gillis over several years, from the Lithuanian community in Grand Rapids, Michigan of which he was a part. Accompanying the photos is descriptive information that Gillis, born Edvardus Bartholomeus Vikoras Gylys (1920-1999), gathered along with the photographs. Several of the photographs were used in his book “Growing Up in Old Lithuanian Town”, published by...
Dates: no date
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Edwin Pettis family papers

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Identifier: Collection 186
Abstract Edwin Pettis (1856-1941) was deputy sheriff of Kent County and police captain for the Pere Marquette Railroad. His papers contain photographs, correspondence and genealogy of the Pettis and Ward families. The photographs are of family members, the family home in Ada, Michigan and the Ada area. Of special interest are letters from Edwin Pettis as under sheriff of Kent County, Michigan, to his wife Lettie during the Grand Rapids Water Scandal in 1901. The scandal resulted from bonds issued to...
Dates: 1895-1986, n.d.
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Effie M. Biever papers

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Identifier: Collection 503
Abstract

Effie Bevier was born in Casnovia, Michigan in 1872 and taught in the Grand Rapids Public Schools for over thirty years, retiring in 1932. After the death of her husband, Henry Bevier in 1940, she volunteered for the American Red Cross for many years and she died in Grand Rapids in 1966. The Effie M. Bevier papers contain personal diaries, newspaper articles and ephemera related to Grand Rapids businesses and organizations.

Dates: 1921 - 1959
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Emily Deming collection

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Identifier: Collection 149
Abstract Emily Deming (ca. 1902-1998) worked as an executive housekeeper at Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan and was a patroness of the visual, musical, architectural, and theatrical arts. This collection represents her personal collecting of materials gathered during her interactions in support of the local arts in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Included are programs from various fine arts events, New York 1925/1926 correspondence from Josephine F. Royle and Selena Royle, a scrapbook, and...
Dates: 1925, 1940s-1986
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Emily Latzek Jennings photographs

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Identifier: Collection 234
Abstract The Emily Latzek Jennings photographs contains 145 photographs of family and friends. Mrs. Jennings attended St. Adalberts Catholic Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A large number of Holy Communion photographs illustrate the family’s religious practice. Family members are known to have lived in Bay City, Michigan and the Chicago area, which may correspond with the photographer identifications for those cities, as well as for Grand Rapids. Most of the photographs are...
Dates: no date
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Emma Cole collection

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Identifier: Collection 352
Abstract Emma Cole (1845-1910) was a botanist and teacher in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 2007 for her scientific work. This collection primarily reflects the Emma J. Cole Memorial Flower Fund, established by Cole to sponsor special flower services in eight downtown churches. The services were held in June and October between 1912 and 1967 and rotated between the churches. Included are church sermons, programs, administrative documents and a few...
Dates: circa 1900-1967
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Family Service Association records

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Identifier: Collection 382
Abstract The Family Service Association (FSA) was a social service agency operating in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area from the late 1800s through the 1990s. The organization was also known as the Charity Organization Society and the Social Welfare Association. This collection documents the activities of the agency through minutes, annual reports, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks and correspondence. The collection includes a range of information pertaining to the FSA and to social services...
Dates: 1893-1970s
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

Fannie Phipps Dautrich postcard collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 077
Abstract Fannie Phipps Dautrich was born in 1893 in Grandville (Mich.) and graduated from Grandville High School in 1911. This collection consists of 58 postcards collected by Dautrich from circa 1910-1930, several of which are photographic postcards. The images depict various views of Grand Rapids, Grandville, Macatawa and Grand Haven, Michigan. The post cards from Grandville include several photo postcard views of unidentified students and high school athletics. Notes are also found on several of...
Dates: c1910-c1930
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center

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