Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Community theater
A page from the weekly Red Barn News, which includes the season schedule and prices, as well as articles about several returning Red Barn Theatre staff. There is also an order form to gain membership to the Red Barn at the bottom of the page. Duplicate of Program-132.
Digital file collected by the Kutsche Office of Local History from the Saugatuck Douglas History Center for the Stories of Summer project.
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
Copyright Undetermined
Dykema, Chester (Interview outline and video), 2007
Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
United States--History, Military
Michigan--History, Military
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
United States. Navy
Veterans
Video recordings
Chester Dykema joined the Navy during WW II in July 1945 and served until 1946. Dykema tells of life in Hawaii after the war during which the military was demobilizing, and about his life upon returning home.
Dykema, Chester
Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
Forest Hills Eastern High School (Ada, Mich.)
In Copyright
Dykema, Leslie (Interview transcript and video), 2011
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
United States. Army
Les Dykema was born in 1949 and few up in Hudsonville, Michigan. He tried college, but did not do well in his first year and in 1968 went ahead and enlisted in the Army and get some choice of assignment rather than wait to be drafted. In basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, he found that he did not much like the Army, and got into some trouble, but made it through and went on to Fort Gordon, Georgia, for military police training. Despite a few more run-ins with authority, he completed the training and spent several months there working at a recreation area on the base before going to Vietnam in 1969. He was assigned to an MP unit, and soon got into trouble with his sergeant and captain, and was eventually reassigned to a combat engineer unit in the field. He worked with a demolition squad for some time, including the period of the Cambodian incursion in 1970, before being wounded and sent to Japan to recuperate. He agreed to extend his Vietnam tour in exchange for a month at home and
Dykema, Leslie
DyKgraaf, Eric (Interview outline and video), 2005
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American
Eric J. DyKgraaf is a recent Iraqi War veteran who served in the U.S. Navy as an E-5 from May 2000 to May 2005. In this account, DyKgraaf discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and training, and active duty abroad. Among the interesting things DyKgraaf highlights is his naval experiences and expertise while stationed in and around the Persian Gulf, aboard ship, or stops along the way.
DyKgraaf, Eric
Caledonia High School (Caledonia, Mich.)
Dykstra, Andrew (Interview outline and video), 2004
Milton was born in Wyoming, Michigan and worked at General Motors until he was drafted. Albert was from Caledonia, Michigan and he worked on a farm. Andrew grew up in Kellogsville and he too was a farm hand for many years. Like Milton and Albert, he was drafted on April 16, 1941. All three men served with the 32nd Division and were sent to New Guinea and participated in the Buna campaign.
Dykstra, Andrew
Dykstra, Glenn (Interview outline and video), 2010
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American
United States. Air Force
Glenn Dykstra was born in Oklahoma in 1932. However, because of the effects of the Dust Bowl, his family moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dykstra joined the Air Force when he was seventeen and finished his school while in the service. After training at Lackland Air Force base, Dykstra taught at several bases around the country. Eventually, he shipped out to Japan and flew both bombing and cargo missions into Korea during the Korean War. He also flew VIPs around, including Eisenhower, Nixon, Bob Hope and Marilyn Monroe. Dykstra spent a total of four years deployed overseas, including time after the conflict in Korea had concluded.
Dykstra, Glenn
Dykstra, James (Interview outline and video), 2010
Jim Dykstra was born in Grand Rapids in 1947 and was attending Grand Rapids Junior College when he was drafted for military service in 1967. Jim was sent to Military Police School where he guarded a proving ground in New Mexico. Jim was then sent to Vietnam where he served as a guard at the military prison in Long Binh where convicted U.S. service men were kept. Because he had a little more education than the other guards, he was put in charge of the maximum security section of the prison, but he eventually changed jobs and took over the road patrol outside of the prison
Dykstra, James
Dykstra, Ronald (Interview transcript and video), 2011
Ron Dykstra was born on July 6th, 1948 in Holland, Michigan. Following graduation from high school in Grandville, Michigan, Dykstra received his draft notice in 1968 and reported in 1969. After completing his basic training at Fort Knox in Kentucky and his AIT at Fort Polk in Louisiana, Dykstra deployed to Vietnam. Originally, Dykstra fought in Vietnam as a member of the 1st Infantry Division. However, when the 1st Infantry returned to the United States as part of President Nixon's downsizing, Dykstra still had time let on his tour, so he transferred to the Americal Division, where he served for the remainder of his tour.
Dykstra, Ronald
Kentwood Historic Preservation Commission (Kentwood, Mich.)
Dylan, Bob, 1941-
Sebastian, John, 1944-
Woodstock (N.Y.)
Black-and-white photography
Black and white photograph of (left to right) Mason Hoffenberger, John Sebastian, Bob Dylan, and Victor Maymudes seated at a table at Café Espresso in Woodstock, New York. By Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.
Gilbert, Douglas R.
Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
Dylcia Noemi Pagán interview and transcript
Young Lords (Organization)
Puerto Ricans--United States
Civil Rights--United States--History
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Personal narratives
Social justice
Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
Dylcia Pagán was born to Puerto Rican parents in 1946 at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, New York City and raised in East Harlem. She became a child star, performing every week on NBC’s “Children’s Hour.” After losing her parents at the age of 20, she became an activist, participating in voter registration drives and working for the Community Development Agency (CDA) evaluating poverty programs throughout the City of New York. In 1969, Ms. Pagán decided to attend Brooklyn College where she co-founded the Puerto Rican Student Union that resulted in the formation of a student-controlled Puerto Rican Studies Department that is still in existence today. She continued a long career in media, becoming the first Puerto Rican woman television producer in New York City. Ms. Pagán has worked as a producer, writer, and filmmaker, developing investigative documentaries and children’s program on nearly every major television network. She also worked as the English editor for the city’s first bilingual daily newspaper, El Tiempo, and authored a popular daily column in that same paper.In 1978, Ms. Pagán was subpoenaed by a Grand Jury to testify in connection with the arrest of her companion, William Morales. At the time, she was three months pregnant with her son, Guillermo, and she refused to testify. Sometime in 1979 she went underground with her son. She was arrested in 1980, charged with seditious conspiracy for fighting for the independence of Puerto Rico, and was sentenced to 63 years in prison. She was released from prison on September 10, 1999 after a long campaign in the United States, Puerto Rico, and internationally pressured President Bill Clinton to give she and nine of her co-defendants a Presidential Conditional Clemency. She lives and works in Puerto Rico.
Pagán, Dylcia
World War, 1939-1945
Military education
Warships--Recognition
Slides
Great Britain
E class British (light cruiser), 18, July 5, 1943.
Naval recognition slides (RHC-50)
No Copyright - United States
Québec
Gaspé (Québec)
Black and white photograph of a dirt road with a town visible in the background. Hills and another town can be seen in the distance.
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Holland (Mich.)
Central business districts
Black and white photograph featuring the storefront of "E.J. Radio Center" located in Holland, Michigan, as taken on July 25, 1961. In the photograph, a woman can be seen pushing a baby stroller on the sidewalk in front of the building. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.
Clergy--Michigan
Reformed Church in America
Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.)
Sermons
A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on May 10, 1992 entitled "E.T.?", as part of the series "From Proclaimer To the One Proclaimed", on the occasion of Eastertide IV, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: Acts 3:19-22, Phil. 2:6-7, 9-11.
Richard A. Rhem
Richard A. Rhem - An Archive of Sermons, Prayers, Talks and Stories: http://richardrhem.org/
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Postal service--United States--History
Covers (Philatety)--United States--History
Patriotic envelopes
Design of eagle and shield in red, black and blue on white envelope.
Civil War patriotic envelopes, (RHC-49)
Design of eagle and shield in full color on white envelope.
A back and white photo of a scene being performed. Two men and a woman who are dressed in all black pose with bowler hats in front of a sign that reads "Eagle Hall."
Design shows eagle with shield and "The Union, The Constitution and the Enforcement of the Laws.". Design in red and blue on white envelope. Envelope is addressed to Miss Caroline Tillotson, stamped and cancelled.
Grand Valley State University
Grand Valley State College
Allendale (Mich.)
Universities & colleges--Michigan
Events
Posters
Eagles, in the GVSC Fieldhouse, May 26, 1974
Student Services concerts, events, and posters files, (GV028-06)
Eames, Michael (Interview outline), 2012
Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American
Michael Eames was born in 1959 in Buffalo, New York. He decided to enlist into the Army so that he could utilize the G.I. Bill and eventually become a chef. Michael spent time in basic training learning how to use machine guns and grenades while also receiving anti-nuclear and anti-terrorist training. He was then sent to Landstuhl, Germany where he served in the Second General Hospital.
Eames, Michael
Grand Valley State University – History
Grand Valley State University. University Communications
University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03)
Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Earl Wrightson and Lois Hunt Concert at MSU
Michigan State University
East Lansing (Mich.)
Hunt, Lois, 1925-2009
Wrightson, Earl
Concerts
Black and white photograph of an Earl Wrightson and Lois Hunt concert held at Michigan State University. The operatic duo had a partnership that lasted nearly forty years. Scanned from the negative.
Black and white photograph of Lois Hunt getting ready backstage before an "Earl Wrightson and Lois Hunt" concert held at Michigan State University. The operatic duo had a partnership that lasted nearly forty years. Scanned from the negative.