Kent County (Mich.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
ArtPrize
Collection
Identifier: Collection 398
Abstract
ArtPrize was founded in 2009 by Amway heir Rick DeVos. ArtPrize was started as a art competition without any selection committees or curators. In the first year of ArtPrize any site in the downtown area of Grand Rapids could be listed as a venue for the competition. Also, there was an open call to all artists to compete in the ArtPrize competition. The materials in this collection were collected and gathered by Grand Rapids Public Library staff. These materials include artist, venue and...
Dates:
2009 - 2012
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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ArtPrize
Butterworth Landfill records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 432
Abstract
Located in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, the Butterworth #2 Landfill Site was owned operated by the city of Grand Rapids as an open dump from 1950-1967. The area that it encompasses is approximately 180 acres and borders the Grand River on it's south side. Before the landfill itself was operational the land it would eventually cover, as well as the surrounding areas, had been used for industrial purpose for at least one hundred years. This caused the land to be polluted with heavy...
Dates:
1976 - August 1999; Majority of material found within 1988 - 1993
Dorothy E. Hubbard Skinner collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 110
Abstract
Dorothy E. Hubbard Skinner (1897-1979) compiled typescripts of various resources that documented Michigan history. She completed this work during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Topics relate mainly to West Michigan, such as the Grand River, Lamont, Fallasburg, Grand Rapids, interurbans, Byron Township, Alpine Township, Georgetown Township, Plainfield Township, Haire School and lumbering. The collection also contains transcripts of a handful of Civil War letters from West Michigan Soldiers....
Dates:
1959-1968
Grand Rapids Historical Society records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 141
Abstract
The Grand Rapids Historical Society was officially founded in 1895 as the Historical Society of Grand Rapids. It was reorganized in 1906 and again in 1951. Through its programs and publications, members explore the history of Western Michigan, and in particular Kent County and the Greater Grand Rapids area. Records documented in this finding aid are the collected filed of the organization. Included are minutes, working files, membership records, books and student papers on local history...
Dates:
1888-1992
Grand Rapids Public Library moving image collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 175
Abstract
The Grand Rapids Public Library Archives Moving Image Collection contains several titles, some now held in different format generations, including film (analog), video (analog), and digital cassette or digital disk. These moving images are received as gifts from various donors, or as the result of Grand Rapids Historical Commission projects done with the Library under former City Historian Gordon Olson, or as general usage purchases. Included are a few oral histories, also created by Olson....
Dates:
1915-present
Kent County Chapter American Red Cross records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 218
Abstract
The Kent County Chapter of the American Red Cross was formed in 1917. This collection contains information and documentation on the organization, mostly from the 20th century, with a few items from the late 1800s. The material focuses on the Kent County Chapter, though some National information is present. The material present shows numerous aspects of Red Cross participation and activity, including large sections of photographs on volunteers and relief operations. These photographs provide...
Dates:
1859-1996
Kent County Council for Historic Preservation oral history project
Collection
Identifier: Collection 163
Abstract
The purpose of the Kent County Council Historic Preservation Oral History Project was to locate existing oral history interviews in Kent County and copy them for a central collection, to be located at the Grand Rapids Public Library. This collection includes taped reminiscences of people from Kent County, detailing local history; business and economic conditions; agricultural, urban and rural lifestyles; suffrage; theaters; religion and Native Americans. Contains information on Grand Rapids,...
Dates:
1965-1982
Kent County Health Department records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 034
Abstract
This collection documents the history and operations of the Kent County Health Department through its working files, images and publications. The collection includes correspondence, history notes, manuals, minutes, news releases, newspaper clippings, notes, photographs and scrapbooks. The material also provides information on subjects or issues that pertain to the public health environment, social work and welfare. Some of the subjects include: alcoholism, civil defense,...
Dates:
1900-1982
Kent County Men in the Civil War collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 144
Abstract
The Kent County Men in the Civil War collection contains brief regimental histories and rosters of Kent County, Michigan men who served in the Union Army. The lists include name, rank, company, and in some cases the date and place of burial. The historical paragraphs include muster in dates, major battle service, and muster out date.
Dates:
circa 1935
Kent County, Michigan records at the Grand Rapids Public Library
Collection
Identifier: Collection 309
Abstract
This is a devised collection that contains primarily copies of publications issued by an office of Kent County government. It is not an official archive of Kent County records. Documents of Kent County organizations that work directly with government resources, such as social service agencies or historical preservation, may also be included here.It should be noted that there is no publicly accessible Archives for Kent County as there is for the City, in the City Archives, or...
Dates:
1860s-2000s