Grand Valley Media
Commencement, 1969
1969 Commencement Ceremony. This video is in color, without sound for the first 30 seconds. It shows different angles of President Arend D. Lubbers speaking at the podium and shots of the audience. The last half of the video has sound, although it…
College Groundbreaking Ceremony, 1962
Groundbreaking. This video shows the groundbreaking ceremony on August 28, 1962. The video is in black and white, including overlaid images and newspapers. The clip shows President James Zumberge at the podium as he announces the groundbreaking. The…
College Admissions Video (Part 1), 1974
College Admissions Video Part 1. This is a promotional video in black and white with audio, produced for the admissions office in 1974. The visual is distorted throughout, and also has some audio distortion. The video covers a broad range of topics…
College Admissions Video (Part 2), 1974
College Admissions Video Part 2. This is a promotional video in black and white with audio, produced for the admissions office in 1974. The visual is distorted throughout, and also has some audio distortion. This continues in the style of College…
Promotional Video - Business Man, circa 1975
Promotional Video - Business Man. This is a promotional video in color with audio. A man sits and talks to the camera about how you need a degree to move up in the workplace, and how Grand Valley State is an option for part time study alongside work.…
Getting to Know Grand Valley, circa 1970
Getting to Know Grand Valley. This is a promotional video in color with audio. It begins with a group of faculty talking to each other about their classes and clips of campus. The narrator, David Compton, describes the curriculum at Grand Valley…
Promotional Video - Young Man, circa 1975
Promotional Video - Young Man. This is a promotional video in color with audio. A man sits and talks to the camera about the benefits of a college education in preparing for a successful future, and how people working full time can study part time at…
Promotional Video - Young Woman, circa 1975
Promotional Video - Young Woman. This is a promotional video in color with audio. A woman sits and talks to the camera about the benefits of a college education in getting a job with a future, and how people working full time can study part time at…
Grand Valley State College vs Kalamazoo Christian Basketball Game, circa 1969
GVSC vs. Kalamazoo Christian Basketball Game. Black and white video of a basketball game circa 1969. The footage is dark and flickers, and has no sound. The video shows GVSC players practicing before the game starts, followed by footage from the game…
Crew Practice, circa 1960s
GVSC Crew Practice. This black and white video shows footage of the GVSC crew team practicing on the river. The teams are shot from multiple angles they row in the water. Comments from the captain/coach can be heard on camera.
Russel H. Kirkhof Donation (Part 1), 1978
Russel H. Kirkhof Donation Tape 1. This video is in color with no sound from October 1, 1978. The footage includes shots of the Kirkhof house and its grounds from various angles. There is also footage from a dinner, and several close-up shots of…
Russel H. Kirkhof Donation (Part 2), 1978
Russel H. Kirkhof Donation Tape 2. This video is in color with no sound from October 1, 1978. The footage shows Russel H. Kirkhof sitting at a table outside signing the donation paperwork along with two other men, one of whom is President Arend D.…
Campus footage, 1969
Campus footage, 1969. This is a video in color without audio. Some footage is dark while other parts have color balance issues. There are shots of the exteriors of campus buildings, and students walking around campus.
Muskegon/Grand Rapids/Allendale Footage (Part 1), circa 1979
Muskegon/Grand Rapids/Allendale Footage Part 1. This is a video in color without audio. There are issues with color balance throughout the video. It is a compilation of various clips of footage, including shots of water, flowers, trees, fields, cows…
Library Research Skills, 1993
Library Research Skills Video. This is a video in color with audio. There is some visual distortion at the beginning of the video. It is an instructional video from the Zumberge Library dating to 1993, providing information on research skills. It is…
The Life and Times of James H. Zumberge, circa 1968
Life and Times of James H. Zumberge. GVSC Underground Productions video on the Life and Times of James H. Zumberge, First President of Grand Valley State College. The video is in black and white with sound, using a combination of film clips,…
Grand Valley Gives You a Choice, circa 1975
Grand Valley Gives You a Choice. This is a promotional video in color without audio, titled “Grand Valley Gives You a Choice.” Some of the footage is dark. It begins with footage from the College of Arts and Sciences, depicting science labs and arts…
Muskegon/Grand Rapids/Allendale Footage (Part 2), 1979
Muskegon/Grand Rapids/Allendale Footage Part 2. This is a video in color without audio. There are issues with color balance throughout the video, and some clips come from damaged film and are speckly or distorted. It is a compilation of various clips…
Promotional Film, 1968
Promotional Film, 1968. This is a promotional video in color with audio. It begins with a group of faculty talking to each other about their classes and clips of campus. The narrator, David Compton, describes the collegiate system, the curriculum at…
Promotional Video - Parent, circa 1975
Promotional Video – Parent. This is a promotional video in color with audio. A man sits and talks to the camera about how as a parent, you want the best for your child without meddling and interfering. He suggests calling Grand Valley State to talk…
Grand Valley State College Fact Frames, 1988
GVSC Fact Frames. The first part of the video consists of a promotional video in color about Grand Valley State College. It shows clips of students, faculty, and the campus, as well as a maps and text describing the school. The video points out…
Financial Aid Fact Frames – Paying for College, 1988
GVSC Financial Aid Fact Frames. This is a video in color. The first three and a half minutes consist of still images and text effects with a voiceover describing who is eligible for financial aid, how financial aid packages are put together, where to…
President Arend D. Lubbers’ Inauguration, 1969
President Arend D. Lubbers’ Inauguration. This is a video in color from dedication of the library and fieldhouse buildings and the inauguration of President Lubbers. The first 38 seconds have no sound, showing shots of the audience, including…
Thomas J. Haas Address to Faculty and Staff, 2008
Thomas J. Haas Address to Faculty and Staff, 2008. This video is in color with sound. Thomas J. Haas gives an address to faculty and staff on August 22, 2008 as a welcome back for the new academic year. Haas begins with a few stories about students…
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Title
Grand Valley Media
Creator
Grand Valley State University
Description
Collection of digitized audio and video from the Grand Valley State University Archives. The collection includes ceremonies, speeches, sports, promotional, and instructional media.
Date
1960-2017
Rights
Subject
Universities and colleges
Michigan
Rites and ceremonies
Speeches
Sports
Promotional films
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Identifier
GV000-04
Format
video/mp4; audio/mp3
Type
Moving Image; Sound
Language
eng