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Browse the Young Lords in Lincoln Park Collection collection

Young Lords in Lincoln Park Collection

Collection of oral history interviews and digitized materials documenting the history of the Young Lords Organization in Lincoln Park, Chicago.…

Browse the Wyckoff Planning and Zoning Collection collection

Wyckoff Planning and Zoning Collection

Municipal master plans and zoning ordinances from across the state of Michigan, spanning from the 1960s to the early 2020s. The bulk of the collection…

Browse the William James College Interviews collection

William James College Interviews

Videotaped interviews of William James College faculty, students and administrators by Barbara Roos. William James College opened in 1971 as the third…

Contributors: Roos, Barbara (Interviewer)

Browse the Veterans History Project collection

Veterans History Project

The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World…

Contributors: Smither, James
Boring, Frank

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…

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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…