Abstract The Maxine Sowerby Genealogical Collection reflects years of research collected around a handful of families pertinent to the donor, Maxine Sowerby of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The research was collected in the late 20th century, but traces families back many years using family trees, printed genealogical research, scrapbooks, original photos, certificates, diaries, newspaper clippings, and other types of ephemera. Perhaps the most notable ancestor researched in the collection is Leo Salkeld...