Digital Collections

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…

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

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

Indiana resident and entrepreneur, D. J. Angus produced an extensive photographic record of his work and travels throughout the U.S. and Mexico,…

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

Taped and transcribed interviews conducted in the early 1970s primarily of the children and grandchildren of many of the founders of Grand Rapids,…

Highlights from papers of veterans of World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War and the Iraq War generated, in part, through the Grand Valley History…

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…

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

An extensive photographic record of Angus’ work and travels throughout the U.S. and Mexico. The images of manmade and natural phenomenon often…

Interviews with members of the American Volunteer Group (AVG) “Flying Tigers” conducted by Frank Boring for the documentary film Fei Hu: The Story…

A selection of correspondence, diaries, official documents, photographs related to the American Civil War and to the institution of slavery, collected…