Abstract The Old Residents' Association of the Grand River Valley existed to gather facts about the early history of Kent County and Michigan and to form a social feeling among those who ranked as pioneers. The group was formerly known as the Old Settlers' Society of Kent County. The collection contains materials from its original formation to 1966. Included are family records of members, meeting minutes and scrapbooks of news clippings and obituaries. Also included is a set of lantern slides,...

Abstract The Ypsilanti Reed Furniture Co. was a manufacturer of specialty reed furniture and was based in Ionia (Mich.). This collection consists of three volumes (incomplete) of the Ypsi-Doodler, a publication by and for the employees of the company. It appears to have been created to keep workers informed during the great changes experienced in the plants during war production. The publication expressed the employee's views, spotlighted their personalities and complimented their individual and...