personal papers
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:
John Ball papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 044
Abstract
The John Ball papers include the working files of this early pioneer of Western Michigan, who was a land speculator, political leader, lawyer and teacher. Included are correspondence, telegrams, certificates, circulars, diaries, legal papers, deeds, contracts, leases, account books, account sheets, memorandums, meteorology records, speeches and various other materials. Ball was a traveler, and his diaries and correspondences provide detailed information about his trip through the...
Dates:
1831-1878
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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John Ball papers
John S. Lawrence papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 002
Abstract
John S. Lawrence (1849-1924) was a Grand Rapids lawyer and businessman. He was an active member of the Democratic Party, a rare book collector and member or officer in numerous civic organizations, such as President of the Grand Rapids Historical Society and the Grand Rapids Library Commission. This collection primarily documents Lawrence's position as Master in Chancery of the United States District Court (1887-1924). There he acted as receiver for insolvent railroad companies...
Dates:
1864-1921
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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John S. Lawrence papers
John W. Squier collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 189
Abstract
John W. Squier (1799-1872) was a businessman and real estate investor in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He owned a flour mill and in 1859 he built the first opera house in the city, Squier's Opera House. The collection documents the affairs of this successful businessman in the growing, frontier village of Grand Rapids, Michigan during the mid 19th century. Included are various legal, financial and property documents. Also included are the Mackinac Agency payroll of 1849, data on building and...
Dates:
1817-1879
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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John W. Squier collection
Kenneth C. Welch architecture and design collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 151
Abstract
Kenneth C. Welch was an architect and city planner in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Included in the collection are magazines, magazine articles, brochures and manuscripts dealing with architecture; photographs primarily of the buildings designed by Welch; and correspondence and information about specific projects on which Welch was working. There are also sketches, calculations and cost estimates of his projects; as well as manuscripts that Welch wrote on architectural topics. Also contains...
Dates:
1944-1984
Lawrence Jessup furniture collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 255
Abstract
Lawrence F. “Jim” Jessup (1904-1984) was a Kent County, Michigan newspaper reporter and freelance writer. He was particularly interested in the Grand Rapids furniture industry, and he wrote numerous articles about the history and current news of this important local industry. The collection documents Jessup's work as a reporter, particularly his research into the Grand Rapids furniture industry. Included are newspaper clippings, trade publications, photographs and negatives, handwritten...
Dates:
1920-1979
Lawrence Maile aviation papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 148
Abstract
Lawrence Maile (ca. 1910-1988) was an early aviator in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His aviation papers contain photographs, news clippings, postcards, pilot's logs, and other memorabilia. Also included are materials from an aviation club Maile was involved with called the Ox5 Club. Items from the Furniture Capital Air Service Flying School are also found. The pilot logs record his flying time from 1929-1932 and for the 1960s. Additional information about Maile and other Grand Rapids area pilots...
Dates:
1908-1986
Loraine Pratt Immen collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 187
Abstract
Loraine Pratt Immen (1840-1927) was a philanthropist and was active in women's clubs in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This collection contains photographs, various news clippings, dedication programs and other documents that marked memorable moments in her life. Immen founded the Shakespeariana Club in April 1887, was active in the Ladies Literary Club and donated stained glass windows to the club and to her church, First Park Congregational. She also gave various statuary items to the city, which...
Dates:
1840-1927
Lucius Lyon papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 279
Abstract
Lucius Lyon (1800-1851) was a prominent U.S. citizen, Grand Rapids settler and leader in Michigan statehood. This is a devised collection containing books and other manuscript materials that appear to have once belonged to Lyon. The collection also includes a representative sample of original correspondence and documents from Lyon’s relationship with other important early Michigan and Grand Rapids figures. Thus is found here evidence of a financial transaction with the national political...
Dates:
1755-1935; Majority of material found within 1834 - 1848
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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Lucius Lyon papers
Lulu L. Cudney Papers of the History and Development of Western Michigan Nursing
Collection
Identifier: Collection 119
Abstract
Lulu L. Cudney (1874-1967) was a registered nurse in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She documented the history and development of Western Michigan nursing during the first half of the twentieth century, found here. The collection contains data on health care, health care practices, health care wages and the development of professionalism in nursing. The collection also contains information on the Grand Rapids District Nurses Association (formerly the Grand Rapids Nursing Bureau), the...
Dates:
1930-1967
Lynn H. Clark County Commissioner of Schools/Kent County Superintendent papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 120
Abstract
Lynn H. Clark (1898-1991) was the County Commissioner of Schools, later known as the Kent County Superintendent, for Kent County, Michigan from 1935 to 1961. His papers include scrapbooks, photographs, correspondence, music programs, publications and biographical information concerning his personal life and professional career. Of special interest are the scrapbooks, 1935-1961, containing news clippings about all aspects of the schools in Kent County. The scrapbooks are an excellent source...
Dates:
1918-1983, n.d.