Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Balthazar Korab photographs
Collection
Identifier: UA-28.25
Scope and Contents
The collection contains photographs and copy negatives taken by Balthazar Korab for a study of outdoor sculpture in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and Lansing, Michigan. Korab’s photos were published in Fay Hendry’s "Outdoor Sculpture in Grand Rapids," "Outdoor Sculpture in Kalamazoo," and "Outdoor Sculpture in Lansing".
Dates:
1976 - 1981
Democratic Party campaign materials
Collection
Identifier: 00034
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of Democratic Party campaign materials from 1874 to 1966 including handbills, pamphlets, posters, comic books and programs. Also included are voting tickets for several Lansing, Michigan, area communities, voting information and campaign instructions, and tickets, programs and statements from Democratic conventions, both in Michigan and on a national level. Biographical and political information on Michigan candidates for governor, legislature, and other offices,...
Dates:
1874 - 1966
Edwin R. Havens papers
Collection
Identifier: 00016
Scope and Contents
The Edwin Havens papers consist of letters and diaries written by Havens while serving in the Seventh Michigan Cavalry during the Civil War. The letters of 1862 concern the training period of the regiment at Camp Kellogg, Grand Rapids, Michigan. In February of 1863, the regiment was sent to Washington, D.C., and was later involved in campaigns at Gettysburg, Richmond, Petersburg, and the Shenandoah Valley. Havens' letters contain details of important battles, as well as the...
Dates:
1838 - 1926
Fay L. Hendry Outdoor Sculpture Project records
Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.420
Scope and Contents
The records consist of research data gathered between 1976 and 1981 and related administrative records. The bulk of the research files are organized according to geographical emphasis. Individual series document sculpture in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, other Michigan cities, the United States in general, and Brazil. The Michigan series is organized by city; the others by the artist, title, or location of the sculpture, according to available information. The general files in each...
Dates:
1976 - 1981
Grand Rapids Wholesale Grocery Company records
Collection
Identifier: c-00491
Scope and Contents
The collection contains material (1936-1941, 1948-1958) pertaining to the operation of Produce Department Incorporated, later Grand Rapids Wholesale Grocery Company. The volumes consist primarily of minutes of Board of Directors' Meetings (August 1936-April 1941 and May 1948-March 1956), which deal with company expenses, profits, operations, personnel changes, business problems and minutes of Annual Meetings of Shareholders (1948-1958). Also included is an annual statement and list of...
Dates:
1936-1941, 1948-1958
Historical Society of Grand Rapids (Michigan) records
Collection
Identifier: c-00105
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two publications of the Historical Society of Grand Rapids (Michigan), which contain biographical sketches of John Ball by his daughter, Lucy Ball. John Ball, born in New Hampshire in 1794, was an early Michigan pioneer and one of the first to settle in Grand Rapids. The first publication, "John Ball and Early Grand Rapids," recounts Ball's early life, the settlement of the town, and the development of education, one of Ball's lifelong concerns. The...
Dates:
1907 - 1911
Richard F. VanderVeen papers
Collection
Identifier: 00118
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the Congressional papers and related materials of Richard F. VanderVeen from his half term in the 93rd Congress and full term in the 94th Congress of the United States House of Representatives. The bulk of the papers is correspondence from his constituents and copies of his replies to them. The subject matter is both general, such as congratulatory letters, acceptance of invitations and requests for information, and legislative, dealing with various proposed bills...
Dates:
1974 - 1976