West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation
Chicago (Ill.)
African American business enterprises--Illinois--Chicago
Stock preparation (Papermaking)
Black-and-white photography
Black and white photograph of a parked business van for the West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation located in Chicago's West Side. In the photograph, the van is parked outside the brick business and the side of the van reads, "West Side Community Paper Stock Corp., 1900 West Thirteenth Street, Chicago, Illinois" and lists the company's phone number, in addition to the names, "Chester Robinson, Hosea Lindsey, Kennth Parks, Lamont Pierce, and Douglas Andrews." Scanned from the negative.
Gilbert, Douglas R.
Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
In Copyright
Black and white photograph of an exterior view of the West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation located in Chicago's West Side. The company was owned and operated by the black community of Chicago's West Side, including the "West Side Organization, Conservative Vice Lords, Student Afro-American Group, Egyptian Cobras, and Garfield Organization." In the photograph, the paper company's brick building is situated to the right of a large metal container parked in the foreground that is marked, "CCA, Container Corporation of America." Scanned from the negative.
Black and white photograph of a male employee working at the West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation located in Chicago's West Side. In the photograph, the employee is seen standing within a room full of recylced newspapers and paper products which will later be used for their paper production. The company was owned and operated by the black community of Chicago's West Side, including the "West Side Organization, Conservative Vice Lords, Student Afro-American Group, Egyptian Cobras, and Garfield Organization." Scanned from the negative.
Black and white photograph of a male employee working alongside the paper baling machinery at the West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation located in Chicago's West Side. The company was owned and operated by the black community of Chicago's West Side, including the "West Side Organization, Conservative Vice Lords, Student Afro-American Group, Egyptian Cobras, and Garfield Organization." Scanned from the negative.
Forklift trucks
Black and white photograph of an interior view of the West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation located in Chicago's West Side. In the photograph, a Clark forklift is parked next to the paper baling machine while recylced bales are loaded into the machine. The company was owned and operated by the black community of Chicago's West Side, including the "West Side Organization, Conservative Vice Lords, Student Afro-American Group, Egyptian Cobras, and Garfield Organization." Scanned from the negative.
Italy
Pegli (Italy)
Black and white photograph of a fenced in area. A statue is seen behind the metal fence, and a building is visible behind trees.
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
West Virginia. Sternwheeler Greenwood on the Ohio River
West Virginia
Photographs
Photography
Stern wheelers
Ohio River
Sternwheeler Greenwood on Ohio River near West Virginia.
Angus, Donald James (D. J.)
Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
Book covers
Covers (Illustration)
Graphic arts
Publishers and publishing
Cover of West-östlicher Divan, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, published by Insel-Verlag. Insel-Bücherei Nr. 501
Seidman Rare Books. Insel-Bücherei. Z315.I5 B83 no.501
Westbrook, Tom (Interview outline and video), 2006
Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
United States--History, Military
Michigan--History, Military
Veterans
Video recordings
United States. Army Air Corps
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Tom Westbrook was born in 1919 in Ionia, Michigan. He enlisted in the Army after Pearl Harbor and trained as an aircraft mechanic at Keesler Field, Mississippi. Immediately after training, he was sent to Australia, where he worked at bases in Brisbane and Townsville, and volunteered for duty nearer the combat zones. He then went to Finschaefen and Hollandia, New Guinea, and then to Morotai, and from there to Okinawa and, after the war, to Japan.
Westbrook, Tom
Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
Lowell Area Historical Museum (Lowell, Mich.)
Westdale, Virgil (Interview outline and video), 2009
United States. Army
Virgil Westdale was born Virgil Nishimura in Millersburg, Indiana and served in World War II. He was trained as a pilot but because his father was Japanese he was demoted to an infantryman and placed in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which consisted primarily of Japanese-Americans. He worked in the Fire Direction Center for his unit, and spent time in combat in Europe. His unit also worked in occupied Germany after combat.
Westdale, Virgil
Westerman, Joyce (Interview outline and video), 2010
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League--Personal narratives
Baseball for women--United States
Baseball
Sports for women
Baseball players--Michigan
Baseball players--Indiana
Baseball players--Illinois
Baseball players--Wisconsin
Joyce Westerman was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 1925. She grew up there and played sports whenever she could. She was playing ball on a company team in Kenosha when she was offered a chance to fill in for an injured player for the Kenosha Comets in 1944, and then joined the league in 1945. She played for eight seasons, including stops in Grand Rapids, South Bend, Racine and Peoria, primarily playing catcher.
Westerman, Joyce
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Collection, (RHC-55)
Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Outdoor recreation
Boats and boating
Racing shells
Junior Four team in the water, T. Schmitt at the bow, T. Ferber on 2nd position, S. Brauch on 3rd, and E. Abbetmeier on stroke.
Grand Rapids Boat and Canoe Club
Grand Rapids Boat and Canoe Club scrapbooks (RHC-54)
No Known Copyright
Western Union Telegram from Zumberge and Seidman
Grand Valley State University
Michigan
Allendale (Mich.)
Universities and colleges
Zumberge, James Herbert
College presidents
College administrators
Sports
Telegram sent by President Zumberge and Bill Seidman regarding the first GVSC basketball game.
News & Information Services. University Photographs. (GV012-01)
In copyright - Non-commercial use permitted.
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Allegan County (Mich.)
Kalamazoo River (Mich.)
Art school
Buildings
Coastal forests
Black and white aerial photograph of the wooded grounds of Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan as taken from above the western shore. In the photograph, the historic buildings of Ox-Bow can be seen including what appears to be the Ox-Bow Inn and the studio shacks located along the Kalamazoo River at the edge of the Tallmadge Woods.
Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists' Residency
Digital file contributed by Mike Van Ark for the Stories of Summer Project.
Copyright Undetermined
Westra, Clyde (Interview outline and video), 2009
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
United States. Marine Corps
Clyde Westra was born in Grand Haven, MI in 1948. He dropped out of high school to join the Marine Corps at the age of 17. Clyde was initially trained and worked in Vietnam as a Combat Engineer, but was shipped to Danang and trained to be a radio operator. He served in Vietnam for 26 months, including at Khe Sanh and in the A Shau Valley. For his service in Vietnam, he recieved a Purple Heart, and Bronze Star. After Clyde came home, he was diagnosed with PTSD and other illnesses as a result of exposure to Agent Orange.
Westra, Clyde
Westra, Doré (Interview outline and video)
Doré Westra was born on February 22, 1925 in Byron Center, Michigan. He grew up in the Grosse Point area of Detroit, Michigan and lived there until he was drafted after his eighteenth birthday on February 22, 1943. He received basic training and engineer training at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana and was assigned to B Company of the 1302nd Engineer General Service Regiment. In late 1943 his unit was sent up to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey and by January 1944 they were in England. He was stationed in England for over half of 1944 until he volunteered to join a combat engineer unit in the 5th Armored Division. He joined that unit in fall 1944 and was in the Battle of the Bulge and the crossing of the Rhine River. After Germany surrendered on May 8, 1945 he was reassigned to the 2nd Armored Division and was stationed in Berlin until he was sent home in late fall 1945. He was discharged from Camp Atterbury, Indiana in winter 1945.
Westra, Doré
Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
Westra, Jacob (Interview outline and video), 2008
Jacob Westra was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on November 18, 1918. He grew up during the Depression and was not able to find a job once he had graduated from high school. He joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and was sent to Camp Silver Creek where he worked in the ranger station for one year. Jacob really enjoyed working in the CCC and signed up for 2 more years until he enlisted in the Army in 1939. He was not called up to service until 1941 and went through basic training in Fort Sheridan Illinois. Jacob was then sent to England where they took over an old GMC factory and used it as a supply storage facility. He worked there for 2.5 years until right before D Day when Jacob joined the 78th Infantry "Lightning" Division. They traveled through France and Germany taking many small towns and POWs for months until many of the men earned enough points to return to the Unites States.
Westra, Jacob
Spring Lake District Library (Spring Lake, Mich.)
Women's studies
Career fairs
Poster of a prep workshop for WGS majors
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department
Poster inviting people to come celebrate the 2017-2018 academic year with the WGS faculty.
Festivals
Nature
Detailed itinerary of the two days, including dates, times and locations of discussions and speakers.
Women & Gender Studies Program
Universities and colleges--Graduate work
Poster with information on the two workshops being offered for WGS students
Resume & Career Prep and Post-Graduate Planning.
Facilities
In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Grand Valley State College
Students
Television studios
Television production & direction
Behind the scenes at a WGVC public television auction.