oral histories
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
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
Michigan women and the whooping cough vaccine
Collection
Identifier: Collection 328
Abstract
Dr. Pearl Kendrick (1890-1980) and Dr. Grace Eldering (1901-1988) are credited with the development of a vaccine for whooping cough. This work was done while both were employed at the Michigan Department of Health, working in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is a devised collection which includes several accessions of materials related to their research. The collection includes biographical information, articles, photographs and some research documents. A photograph album compiled by...
Dates:
1854-2007; Majority of material found within 1925 - 1969
Robert Raz and Alberta Massingill oral history collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 339
Abstract
The Raz/Massingill Oral History Collection is the result of a Friends of the Grand Rapids Public Library 100th Anniversary Project. It contains interviews with retired staff of the Grand Rapids Public Library conducted in 2004-2006. Those interviewed were librarians, library assistants and administrative, support and specialized staff who worked at the Grand Rapids Public Library. The information from the interviews pertains to the personal history of the interviewee, history of the Grand...
Dates:
2004-2006
S.O.U.L. (Sharing our Uncommon Legacy) of Philanthropy Project
Collection
Identifier: Collection 369
Abstract
The S.O.U.L (Sharing Our Uncommon Legacy)of Philanthropy project was a grassroots effort by a group of Grand Rapids, Michigan historians and film makers working together during 2006-2009. The group researched and interviewed twenty-eight Grand Rapids philanthropists using high definition video technology. This collection includes research files on each interviewee, the footage of the interviews (along with transcripts and related material) and the documentary, The Gift of All, (in various...
Dates:
2006-2009
The Arab American community in Grand Rapids collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 353
Abstract
This collection was built by James Goode, a faculty member in the History Department at Grand Valley State University, with the periodic assistance of some of his students. The main contents are select oral histories and the Arab American / Syrian Clipping Index of Grand Rapids Press and Grand Rapids Herald Newspaper Articles. The index was done by students from one of Goode's courses.
Dates:
1905-2005