Bielecki, Thomas G (Interview outline and video), 2014
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. National Guard
description: Tom Bilecki served in the Army National Guard in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. He did two tours, one in 2004 and another in 2012. He was stationed at Forward Operation Base Frontenac 26 miles north of Kandahar. He served as an operations sergeant in the command post helping plan missions and call in air support for units in the field. Once a month he accompanied patrols to nearby villages and helped distribute books and toys to Afghan children and also got an idea of what the Afghan civilians needed in the way of aid or supplies. After 17 and a half years in the Army National Guard he retired with rank of sergeant.
creator: Bielecki, Thomas G.
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2014-10-19
contributor: Neering, Grant (Interviewer)
contributor: Caledonia High School (Caledonia, Mich.)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Biermacher, Ronald (Interview outline and video), 2005
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: United States. Navy
subject: Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American
subject: Video recordings
description: Ronald Biermacher served in the US Navy during the Korean conflict. He was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia aboard the USS Mississippi, where he was a barber. After the conflict was over, he returned to Grand Rapids, Michigan where he continued cutting hair until he retired.
creator: Biermacher, Ronald
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2005-05-14
contributor: Anderson, Brad R. (Interviewer)
contributor: Caledonia High School (Caledonia Mich.)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Social Distancing for the Roaring 20's
subject: COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020
subject: Epidemics
subject: Grand Valley State University
subject: College students
subject: Personal narratives
description: GVSU student Holly Bihlman used this piece in her Intermediate Magazine Writing class, mimicking a New Yorker style "Annals of" piece. It pertains to how 20 year olds have had to be the backbone of the essential workforce, but are taking the brunt of the blame for COVID's spread through partying. My take comes from working at a bar downtown and actually getting a positive test result back in November.
creator: Bihlman, Holly
source: University Archives. COVID-19 Journaling Project
publisher: Grand Valley State University University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives.
date: 2021-01-25
rights: In Copyright
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text

Billingslea, Thornell (Interview outline and video), 2016
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Army
description: Thornell Billingslea was born in Detroit, Michigan, on June 29, 1947. In 1966 he was drafted and received his basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He volunteered to be a paratrooper and received his Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Gordon, Georgia, and his Airborne Training at Fort Benning, Georgia. He went home on a short leave before being deployed to Vietnam. Thornell landed at Tan Son Nhut Airbase and was assigned to Alpha Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 173rd Airborne Brigade. He joined his unit at Bien Hoa and was assigned to 1st platoon. He went on patrols out of Bien Hoa, Pleiku, and Dak To. While at Dak To he fought in the Battle of the Slopes (Hill 1338) and after getting separated from his unit walked for three days to get back to Dak To. Thornell was awarded the Bronze Star for his actions at Hill 1338. He was wounded on a patrol on July 9, 1967, and after recovering was stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky until he was discharged in August 1968.
creator: Billingslea, Thornell
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2016-03-03
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
contributor: WKTV (Wyoming, Mich.)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Binder, Jeremy (Interview outline and video), 2012
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: United States. Marine Corps
subject: Iraq War, 2003--Personal narratives, American
description: Jeremy Binder was born in Benton Harbon, Michigan in 1978, and grew up in the area. After high school, he tried college briefly and then held various jobs before enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2003. After training in San Diego and Camp Pendleton, California, he joined the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and took demolitions training with them at 29 Palms, California, while awaiting transfer to Iraq. They flew to Iraq in February, 2004, and he served as part of the squad that guarded the battalion commander. He was wounded in May, and was injured badly enough that he could not return to active duty. He now works as a counselor for veterans.
creator: Binder, Jeremy
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2012-05-22
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
contributor: Byron Area Historic Museum (Byron Center, Mich.)
contributor: BCTV
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

A.J. Birkbeck, 2021 (Interview video and transcript)
subject: Oral history
subject: Personal narrative
subject: PFAs (Perfluorinated chemicals)
subject: Groundwater--Pollution
description: A.J. Birbeck is an environmental attorney based in Chicago, but originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan. In his interview, he discusses the lack of information available to the public about PFAS and his work in communities with large contaminations, such as the the one in Michigan.
creator: Birkbeck, A.J.
source: Living with PFAS (project)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2021-05-19
contributor: DeVasto, Danielle (interviewer)
rights: In copyright
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Birman, Nelson (Interview outline and video), 2012
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: United States. Marine Corps
subject: Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American
description: Nelson Birman, born June 19th 1936 in Battle Creek Michigan, served in the U.S. Marines Corps. from 1954-1957. Nelson spent his military career as an instructor, instructing soldiers on rifles, hand grenades, flamethrowers, and bayonets. He also was a gifted rifleman who served on a Marine Corps. shooting team.
creator: Birman, Nelson
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2012-01-25
contributor: Erichsen, Wallace (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

The Day Lincoln was Shot: Postscript
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination
subject: Washington (D.C.)
description: Typescript written and signed by Jim Bishop, author of The Day Lincoln was Shot. The postscript describes what happened to the people who played a part in the day Lincoln was assassinated.
creator: Bishop, Jim, 1907-1987
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Bissell, M.R.
subject: Michigan--History
subject: Local histories
subject: Memoirs
subject: Oral histories (document genre)
subject: Grand Rapids (Mich.)
subject: Personal narratives
subject: Heritage Hill (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
subject: Grand Valley State University
description: M.R. Bissell was born on April 7, 1882 in Grand Rapids. His father (M.R. Sr.) invented the Bissell Carpet Sweeper. The Bissell Carpet Sweeper Company was established in 1883. When Mr. Bissell's father died prematurely, his mother took his place running the business. M. R. Bissell, Jr. attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York for two years but did not graduate. He returned to Grand Rapids to run the business, and became a member of the Kent Country Club, the Peninsular Club, and the University Club. He died December 20, 1972.
creator: Bissell, M.R.
source: Grand Rapids oral history collection (RHC-23)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1971
rights: In Copyright
format: application/pdf
format: audio/mp3
language: eng
type: Text
type: Sound

Bivens, Laverne (Interview outline and video), 2010
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Army
description: During his military service, Laverne Bivens served in the 4th Regimental Combat team, which the Army had stationed in Alaska as part of the defense against a possible Soviet attack. Although he served during the latter part of the Korean war, Bivens never saw combat. Instead, his job was the defense of Alaska and the Air Force bases in the territory against any aggression.
creator: Bivens, Laverne
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2010-05-06
contributor: Teusink, Susanna (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Black River Band Chippewa Pow Wow, September 1986
subject: Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals
subject: Indians of North America
subject: Michigan
subject: Michigan -- Grand Rapids
description: Black River Band Chippewa Pow Wow flyer, Bay County MI, September 20-21, 1986, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
creator: Black River Band Chippewa
date: 1986-09
rights: In Copyright
format: application/pdf
type: Text

Black River Band Chippewa Pow Wow, September 1987
subject: Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals
subject: Indians of North America
subject: Michigan
subject: Michigan -- Grand Rapids
description: Black River Band Chippewa Pow Wow flyer, Bay County MI, September 19-20, 1987, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
creator: Black River Band Chippewa
date: 1987-09
rights: In Copyright
format: application/pdf
type: Text

Black River Band Chippewa Pow Wow, September 1989
subject: Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals
subject: Indians of North America
subject: Michigan
subject: Michigan -- Grand Rapids
description: Black River Band Chippewa Pow Wow flyer, Bay County MI, September 16-17, 1989, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
creator: Black River Band Chippewa
date: 1989-09
rights: In Copyright
format: application/pdf
type: Text

Blackwell, Robert (Interview transcript and video), 2004
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: United States. Air Force
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
subject: Video recordings
description: Bob Blackwell served in the US Army Air Corps during World War II. He served as a ball turret gunner on a B-17 bomber with the 8th Air Force in Europe. His account covers his training, experiences in England, and flying missions over northern Europe. During the Battle of the Bulge, his plane was shot down, and he had a narrow escape from the Germans when he landed in a river near the front lines and was rescued by Belgian civilians.
creator: Blackwell, Robert
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2004-10-28
contributor: Vanderlinde, Dean M. (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Blair, Maybelle (Interview transcript and video), 2009
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: Video recordings
subject: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League--Personal narratives
subject: Baseball for women--United States
subject: Baseball
subject: Sports for women
subject: World War, 1939-1945
subject: Baseball players--Illinois
subject: Women
description: Maybelle Blair was born in 1927 in Longvale, California. Before joining the All American Girl's Baseball League she played baseball with her brothers at the age of nine and then later in 1942 at age twelve began playing organized softball. At about this time she played for a semi-pro league out of Burbank, California and then with the Pasadena Ramblers from 1943 to 1946 who she toured with playing games at army bases for servicemen. Her semi-pro career ended in 1947 when the Chicago Cardinals scouted her and signed her to be a pitcher. In 1948, Max Carey signed her to play on the Peoria Redwings as a pitcher. Due to an injured leg, her career was cut short and she only played a month with the Peoria Redwings. Later, she went on to play 2nd base for the New Orleans Jacks for a month in 1951. Her career ended with them ended when she was forced to choose between playing softball and giving up her job driving VIPs for Northrop Airport; she chose to quit softball. Blair wraps by mentioning how the All American Girls Professional Baseball League changed her perspective on the course of her life.
creator: Blair, Maybelle
source: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Collection, (RHC-55)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2009-09-26
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Acknowledgement of receipt of letter to A.B. Perry from Montgomery Blair
subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883
description: Acknowledgement of receipt of letter to A.B. Perry from Montgomery Blair, postmaster general in Abraham Lincoln's cabinet.
creator: Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Blake, Dorothy
subject: Michigan--History
subject: Local histories
subject: Memoirs
subject: Oral histories (document genre)
subject: Grand Rapids (Mich.)
subject: Personal narratives
subject: Heritage Hill (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
subject: Grand Valley State University
subject: Women
description: Miss Blake was a Radcliffe graduate and taught school at Union High School for 34 years. Miss Blake met both Woodrow Wilson and Howard Taft at the Lady's Literary Club. She also worked in the 1912 National campaign for women's suffrage movement.
creator: Blake, Dorothy
source: Grand Rapids oral history collection (RHC-23)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1971
rights: In Copyright
format: application/pdf
format: audio/mp3
language: eng
type: Text
type: Sound

Carol (Coronado) Blakely video interview and transcript
subject: Young Lords (Organization)
subject: Puerto Ricans--United States
subject: Civil Rights--United States--History
subject: Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
subject: Mexican Americans--Personal narratives
subject: Social justice
subject: Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
subject: Mexican Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social conditions
subject: Race relations
subject: Social conflict
subject: Cultural identity
subject: Black Panther Party. Illinois Chapter
description: Oral history of Carol (Coronado) Blakely, interviewed by Jose 'Cha-Cha' Jimenez, on 10/19/2012 about the Young Lords in Lincoln Park. In the video, an older white woman in a blue top speaks while looking towards the interviewer who is off camera. In the interview, Carol discusses growing up on the north side of Chicago, and her involvement as a young adult in the Young Patriots Organization, which organized a health clinic for underserved Chicago residents. She also discusses collaborating with members of the Young Lords and Black Panthers on community organizing. The transcript file includes a detailed biographical note about the subject.
creator: Blakely, Carol (Coronado)
source: Young Lords collection (RHC-65)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2012-10-19
contributor: Jiménez, José "Cha-Cha" (interviewer)
contributor: Audio Transcription Center (transcriber)
rights: In Copyright
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text
coverage: 1960s
coverage: Civil Rights Movement

Blanchard, Roy (Interview outline and video), 2007
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Michigan. National Guard. Infantry, 126th
subject: World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, American
subject: Video recordings
description: Roy Eugene Blanchard was a WWI veteran who served in the Michigan National Guard – 126th Infantry Regiment on the Mexican border and in Europe. Roy's son, Clark, is conducting this interview in memory of his father. At 15 years old, Roy managed to join the Michigan National Guard despite the fact he was underage. Soon after joining, Roy was sent to the Mexican border to stop the raiding of Texas towns by Mexican gangs. While in Mexico, WWI broke out and Roy's division was immediately shipped over to France. In this interview, Clark shares many detailed stories about his father's time on the front, including unique stories of mustard gas and barbed wire. Clark also discusses the time his father saw a fellow solider get hit by shrapnel and also the time Roy was blinded by mustard gas. Because Roy kept diaries of his time on the front, the stories Clark tells are very clear and truly give one a sense of the front lines. During WWII, Roy was an auxiliary policeman for Grand Rapids who policed many of the women's baseball games.
creator: Blanchard, Roy
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2007-06-02
contributor: Bloom, Jeff (Interviewer)
contributor: Ferris, Jay (Interviewer)
contributor: Forest Hills Eastern High School (Ada, Mich.)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Bledsoe, Henry (Interview outline and video), 2005
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Air Force
description: Henry Bledsoe was born in 1951, in an Illinois farming community. He served in the Vietnam War in the Air Force as a medic. He spent several months in Vietnam, where he tested blood cultures and worked with a unit whose job it was to keep patients stable prior to shipment to hospitals.
creator: Bledsoe, Henry
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2005-05-11
contributor: Wilson, Jessica (Interviewer)
contributor: Bledsoe, Dori (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Bleecher, Arthur (Interview outline and video), 2008
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Merchant marine--United States
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
subject: Video recordings
description: Arthur Bleecher enlisted in the Merchant Marine in 1944 and trained as a radio officer. He sailed to Asia and Europe in 1945 and 1946 and then returned to civilian life, only to be drafted for the Korean War. This time he served in the army, attended Officer Candidate School and trained as an anti-aircraft officer. He shipped out to Korea in 1952 and spent several months there on active duty.
creator: Bleecher, Arthur
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2008-05-22
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Bleil, Eugene (Interview outline and video), 2012
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: United States. Army Air Corps
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
description: Eugene Bleil was born in 1920 and grew up mostly on farms outside of the city. He was accepted to Eastern Michigan University, but dropped out after a semester, traveled with his brother looking for work, and wound up enlisting in the Army Air Corps. The brothers trained as Selfridge Field in Michigan and passed the tests for pilot training, but failed the physical, and trained as mechanics at Scott Field in Illinois. Assigned to the 17th Pursuit Squadron, Bleil shipped out to the Philippines in 1940. Based at Nichols Field outside of Manila, the squadron trained there until the war with Japan began, and then transferred first to Clark Field, and then to Bataan. When the aircraft were withdrawn, the crews became provisional infantry and fought off Japanese landing attempts along the coast until the surrender in April. Bleil survived the Bataan Death March and three years in labor camps in the Philippines before being sent to Japan to work in foundries. Bleil and some of the other prisoners developed a talent for sabotage, but were never caught by the Japanese. After the war, Bleil was told by Army doctors that he would not live very long or be able to father children. Even so, he went back to college, became a doctor, raised a family and is still around to tell his story. He has also published a memoir, Condemned to Death Six Times.
creator: Bleil, Eugene
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2012-03-13
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Block, Kenneth (Interview transcript and video), 2018
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States—History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975—Personal narratives, American
description: Kenneth Block was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1932 where he graduated high school before attending Wayne State University. Studying geology and accounting, Block graduated with a degree in accounting before a friend referred him to Selfridge Air Force Base due to his interests in meteorology. Just before the outbreak of the Korean War in June of 1950, he enlisted into the Air Force Reserve unit stationed at Selfridge. Block had no formal Basic Training and soon went to work in the meteorology department of the Reserve unit. By late 1951, he decided to enter the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Course in the hopes of placing himself into a better position to pursue a military career or a higher education after his seemingly inevitable time in the active-duty service. Block was then sent to Enid Air Force Base for a brief course in multi-engine repair and maintenance. In July of 1952, he agreed to take a physical at Selfridge and, to his surprise, was qualified to undergo flight training in San Antonio, Texas. Firstly, he underwent twelve weeks of Air Force Basic Training in addition to other formal classroom training courses. Block was then allowed to select where he wanted to be assigned, after which he was stationed back at Selfridge with the Air Force Reserve Training Center, attached to the 10th Air Force Division, as a clerk typist. During his time on the base, the Air Force was recalling former Second World War fighter pilots and Block, himself, participated in a few flight crews, but never fully became a pilot. Block also spent some significant time in the hospital for illnesses he contracted in his throat as well as for a severe dental ailment that caused him to lose several teeth on his jaw. Eventually, he was discharged from the Air Force and immediately resumed his education at Wayne State University for a master’s degree in business. Afterwards, he decided to stop pursuing further education opportunities since his children were graduating high school …
creator: Block, Kenneth
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401.
date: 2018-02
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Blodgett, John W.
subject: Michigan--History
subject: Local histories
subject: Memoirs
subject: Oral histories (document genre)
subject: Grand Rapids (Mich.)
subject: Personal narratives
subject: Heritage Hill (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
subject: Grand Valley State University
description: John W. (Jack) Blodgett was born on May 24, 1901 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In addition to continuing the lumbering business of his father, he was a banker. John married Minnie Cumnock in 1895. Apart from the Blodgett Memorial Hospital in East Grand Rapids, they helped found the Clinic for Infant Feeding, the Association for the Blind, the Grand Rapids Child Guidance Clinic, and the D. A Blodgett Home for Children. Blodgett died on October 27, 1987.
creator: Blodgett, John W.
source: Grand Rapids oral history collection (RHC-23)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1971
rights: In Copyright
format: application/pdf
format: audio/mp3
language: eng
type: Text
type: Sound