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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:

Grand Rapids Authors' Night collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 086
Abstract

The Grand Rapids Authors’ Night collection consists of biographic, bibliographic and photographic data on living (in 1934-1935) authors whose works were in the Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Criteria for inclusion was that the author had to have resided in Grand Rapids or the work had to take place in or be about Grand Rapids. The source of the materials included is this collection is unknown, and documents only a small segment of Grand Rapids authors.

Dates: 1934-1935
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Grand Rapids Authors' Night collection

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
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Grand Rapids Historical Society records

Grand Rapids lesbian and gay organizations project collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 307
Abstract This collection was primarily initiated in 2002 by the Grand Rapids Historical Commission member Paul Kutsche. Holdings include a series on Gerry Crane and Randy Block, an oral history series with ten interviews, select information from Concerned Clergy, select information from the Lesbian & Gay Community Network (LGCN) including their monthly periodical from 1988 to present, and also the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN), plus miscellaneous ephemera and documents...
Dates: 1980s-2007
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Grand Rapids lesbian and gay organizations project collection

Grand Rapids Mineral Society records

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 381
Abstract

The Grand Rapids Mineral Society was active in Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1958 to 1994. The society met monthly at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, participated in fund raising activities, presented speakers, held rock shows and led field trips. This collection includes meeting minutes, correspondence, scrapbooks, press releases and programs. The organization's newsletter, the Glacial Drifter, is available on the periodical shelves in the local history department.

Dates: 1956-1994
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Grand Rapids Mineral Society records

Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation records

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Identifier: Collection 342
Abstract The Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation is the funding arm of the Grand Rapids Public Library in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was created as the Ryerson Library Foundation in the early 1990s and funds numerous programs and projects within the Gradn Rapids Public Library. The largest endeavor to date was fundraising for the library building program in the late 1990s to 2003, when the Main Library building reopened after major renovations. The name was changed to the Grand Rapids Public...
Dates: no date
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation records

Grand Rapids Public Library Woman's Suffrage collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 127
Abstract

This is a small collection that sketches the participation of some Michigan women in the suffrage movement, primarily between 1908-1920. It focuses particular attention on the Grand Rapids area. Included are publications, such as the Michigan Suffragist, correspondence and convention literature.

Dates: 1899-1970
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Grand Rapids Public Library Woman's Suffrage collection

Grand Rapids Public Library Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 305
Abstract This collection documents the history of the Grand Rapids, Michigan Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), founded in June 1866 and continuing today. Included are materials previously filed in a variety of formats in the Local History Department and brought together here. The collection also contains a 2001 manuscript on the history of the Grand Rapids YMCA, as well as research material used in writing the history. This research material, which makes up approximately two thirds of this...
Dates: 1865-2001
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Grand Rapids Public Library Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) collection

Grand Rapids Rotary Club records

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 129
Abstract This collection provides an informative but selective view of the Grand Rapids Rotary Club, founded in 1913. The bulk of the material deals with the period after World War II. There are several brief historical resumes of the club's early decades. Most of the records involve limited time spans but offer valuable glimpses of the club's community activities, particularly service to children of the community, nation and world, as well as the club's internal deliberations. Extensive membership...
Dates: 1913-1991
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Grand Rapids Rotary Club records

Grand Rapids Round Table records

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 508
Abstract The Grand Rapids Round Table is a local chapter of the international service club The Loyal Knights of Round Table. The goal of the Grand Rapids Round Table is to establish connections with other social organizations in Grand Rapids, raise money to support local non-profits, and to promote camaraderie amongst members. Membership in the Grand Rapids Round Table is based on character and congeniality rather than professional classification. The Grand Rapids Round Table mainly hosts lecturers...
Dates: 1926 - 2011
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Grand Rapids Round Table records

Grand Rapids Study Club records

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 082
Abstract The Grand Rapids Study Club records document the activities and membership of this Grand Rapids, Michigan African American womens’ organization. Included are minutes, correspondence, membership lists, yearbooks, historical notes and clippings. Holdings provide information on the Club from its creation in 1904 until 1987, with the bulk of the contents from the 1930s to the early 1970s. Yearbooks from the junior club, called the Pierian Club, are also included with the collection. Historical...
Dates: 1904-1987
Found in: Grand Rapids History Center / Grand Rapids Study Club records

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