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Browse the GVSU Theatre Photos collection

GVSU Theatre Photos

Photographs of Grand Valley theater productions from the 1980s to the 2010s. Photos include shots of performances, backstage, casts and crewmembers.…

Browse the Honors Institute for Young Scientists (HIFYS) Scrapbook collection

Honors Institute for Young Scientists (HIFYS) Scrapbook

The Honors Institute for Young Scientists provided a competitive scholarship to an advanced summer educational program in science and math for high…

Browse the Incunabula collection

Incunabula

The term incunabula refers to books printed between 1450 and 1500, approximately the first fifty years following the invention, by Johann Gutenberg of…

Browse the Insel-Bücherei Series collection

Insel-Bücherei Series

The German publishing company Insel Verlag was founded in 1899 by Anton Kippenberg in Leipzig. In its early years the firm only printed expensive,…

Browse the James Ochs collection collection

James Ochs collection

Collection includes a photo album of images taken by Ochs, 16 photos taken by the Army Signal Corps of the 26th Infantry Division, and document his…

Browse the Joe Olexa letters collection

Joe Olexa letters

Collection of letters between Joseph Olexa and Agnes Van Der Weide, dating from 1941 to 1946. Olexa fought in the U.S. Army 26th Infantry Division,…

Browse the Living with PFAS Interviews collection

Living with PFAS Interviews

The Living with PFAS interviews were recorded during 2021 to gather the personal stories of individuals impacted by PFAS contamination. PFAS, or per-…

Browse the Mathias J. Alten Collection collection

Mathias J. Alten Collection

Digitized photographs, artworks, and diary transcript from the papers of West Michigan painter, Mathias J. Alten (1871-1938) represent one of the most…

Browse the Michigan Philanthropy Oral History Project Interviews  collection

Michigan Philanthropy Oral History Project Interviews

The Michigan Philanthropy Oral History Project (MPOHP) was initiated in 2006 as an innovative partnership between the Council of Michigan Foundations,…

Contributors: StoryCorps (Project)

Browse the Native American Publication Collection collection

Native American Publication Collection

Selected digital surrogates of published and unpublished materials from the Edward V. Gillis Native American publication collection dealing with…

Browse the Naval Recognition Training Slides collection

Naval Recognition Training Slides

Slides developed during World War II as a training tool, for top-side battle-station personnel on board ship and for all aircraft personnel, by the US…

Browse the Oceana County Migrant Labor History Collection collection

Oceana County Migrant Labor History Collection

Collection contains images and documents digitized and collected through the project "Growing Community: A Century of Migration in Oceana County."…

Contributors: El Centro Hispano de Oceana; Oceana County Historical and Genealogical Society

Browse the Otto Kuxhaus collection collection

Otto Kuxhaus collection

Photographs collected by Otto Kuxhaus. Materials document his tour of duty with the 81st Squadron and his leisure time activities. Some photos of…

Browse the Our State of Generosity collection

Our State of Generosity

Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan…

Contributors: Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission

Browse the Richard A. Rhem Collection collection

Richard A. Rhem Collection

Text and sound recordings of the sermons, prayers, services, and articles of Richard Rhem, pastor emeritus of Christ Community Church in Spring Lake,…

Contributors: Kaufman Interfaith Institute

Browse the Richard Platte Red Arrow Division collection collection

Richard Platte Red Arrow Division collection

Collection of photographs and a scrapbook pertaining to the 126th Infantry, 32nd (Red Arrow) Division of the U.S. Army. Sgt. Richard "Dick" Platte, of…

Browse the Robert H. Merrill photographs collection

Robert H. Merrill photographs

Photographs, negatives, and lantern slides digitized from the papers of engineer and archaeologist Robert H. Merrill. A Grand Rapids native, Merrill…

Browse the Ronald Oakes collection collection

Ronald Oakes collection

Collection of photographs by Ronald Oakes, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, and in the U.S. National Guard in the Iraq War.…

Browse the Russell Mawby Papers collection

Russell Mawby Papers

The Russell Mawby papers document the life and work of Michigan-born Russell Mawby from 1928 to the present. Mawby was the Chief Executive Officer and…

Contributors: Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Browse the Speaking Out: Western Michigan Civil Rights Oral Histories collection

Speaking Out: Western Michigan Civil Rights Oral Histories

Collection of oral history recordings documenting the history of civil rights and social justice advocacy in Western Michigan. The collection was…

Browse the Summers in Saugatuck-Douglas Collection collection

Summers in Saugatuck-Douglas Collection

Collection contains images and documents digitized and collected through the project "Stories of Summer," supported by a National Endowment for the…

Contributors: Saugatuck-Douglas History Center

Browse the Temple B'nai Israel Collection collection

Temple B'nai Israel Collection

Collection of photographs, scrapbooks, programs, minutes, and other records of the Temple B'nai Israel in Muskegon, Michigan. The collection was…

Contributors: Preston, Marilyn, Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives

Browse the The Pine Tree in Michigan collection

The Pine Tree in Michigan

The Pine Tree in Michigan depicts the drama of Michigan's pine woods in twenty-four block prints carved by the artist from his original sketches.

Browse the U.S.S. Michigan Memorabilia collection

U.S.S. Michigan Memorabilia

The name U.S.S. Michigan has been shared by 3 vessels in the United States Navy. The first U.S.S. Michigan was the Navy's first iron-hulled warship…