United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Inauguration Day
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
Baltimore (Md.)
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Ohio River
Letter describing Abraham Lincoln's second Inaugural Address, the celebrations, and his impressions of Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and Harrisburgh. The letter is accompanied by an envelope addressed to Mr. Claude Hamilton from the Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. with images of Lincoln and his birthplace.
Markham, A. B.
Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
No Copyright - United States
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973
Merton College
University of Oxford
Oxford (England)
Black-and-white photography
Black and white photograph featuring a portrait of writer and philologist, J.R.R. Tolkien, author of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" and regarded as one of the most influential authors of all time, as taken in his study at Merton College in Oxford, England. Tolkien was a scholar and professor at Oxford University, in addition to a member of Oxford's Inklings literary group, and after his retirement in 1959 and his wife's later death in 1971, he moved back to Oxford and took up residence in a set of rooms provided by Merton College as an Emeritus Fellow, where he lived until his death in September 1973. Scanned from the negative.
Gilbert, Douglas R.
Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
In Copyright
Black and white photograph featuring a portrait of writer and philologist, J.R.R. Tolkien, author of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" and regarded as one of the most influential authors of all time, as taken in a hallway at Merton College in Oxford, England. Tolkien was a scholar and professor at Oxford University, in addition to a member of Oxford's Inklings literary group, and after his retirement in 1959 and his wife's later death in 1971, he moved back to Oxford and took up residence in a set of rooms provided by Merton College as an Emeritus Fellow, where he lived until his death in September 1973. Scanned from the negative.
Jacalyn Collins, Education Studies student teacher
Grand Valley State University
Michigan
Spring Lake (Mich.)
Universities and colleges
Education
Students
Jacalyn Collins, Education Studies student teacher, talking with a student in class at Jeffers Elementary School.
News & Information Services. University Photographs. (GV012-01)
In copyright - Non-commercial use permitted.
Jack Carter, son of the next president, Jimmy Carter
Events
Allendale (Mich.)
Jack Carter, son of the next president, Jimmy Carter.
In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Jack Hart video 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
Chicago (Ill.)--Politics and government--1951-
Chicago (Ill.). Mayor (1983-1987 : Washington)
Discrimination in housing--Illinois--Chicago
Housing--Illinois--Chicago
Jack Hart was a primary assistant to Walter “Slim” Coleman during the Jiménez for Alderman Campaign of 1975. He continues to live and work in Chicago’s 46th Ward, primarily in the Uptown Community. In the 1970s, Hart was a member of the Intercommunal Survival Committee, a white group that supported the Black Panther Party. He worked closely with the Young Lords. Mr. Hart joined Mayor Harold Washington’s Administration as Assistant Commissioner and was responsible for administering all of the City of Chicago’s rehabilitation loan programs.
Hart, Jack
Michigan--History
Local histories
Memoirs
Oral histories (document genre)
Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Heritage Hill (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
George Jackoboice was born in 1908. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1931. He was a member of the Peninsular club and the Cascade Hills Country Club. He co-owned the family business, Monarch Road Machinery Co. He died on January 10, 1987.
Jackoboice, George
Grand Rapids oral history collection (RHC-23)
Women
Helen Gast was born August 7, 1910 in Grand Rapids. She married George Jackoboice in 1937. They had three sons. Mrs. Jackoboice died on December 31, 2008.
Jackoboice, Helen
Trees -- United States
Fairhope (Ala.)
Jackson oak tree near Fairhope, Alabama, covered in Spanish moss.
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Jackson oak tree near Fairhope, Alabama, covered in Spanish moss. A woman is visible standing under the tree.
Jackson, Elmer (Interview transcript and video), 20519
Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
United States—History, Military
Veterans
Video recordings
World War, 1939-1945—Personal narratives, American
Elmer Jackson was born in 1925 in southwestern Michigan. Jackson was in high school when he heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor over the radio. Jackson was later drafted into the Army in August of 1944 and was sent to Camp Wood, Texas, for three months of Basic Training. He was then shipped to Scotland aboard the SS Queen Mary and was quickly transferred to South Hampton, shipped across the English Channel to the Normandy beachfront, and trained up to the frontlines. He was assigned as a replacement rifleman to the 291st Regiment, 75th Infantry Division on the Meuse River. After moving south through Luxembourg, Jackson’s company took the fight eastward toward the Rhine River. Once across the Rhine, he saw more combat and observed several high-altitude bombing missions, which he was grateful for. His Division had advanced well into Germany by the end of the war in Europe and he was quickly transferred to the occupational forces in Bad Tölz and Fischbach. Jackson was then transferred to Camp Baltimore where he worked as a Military Policeman, then as an office assistant, and finally in Graves Registration. He applied and was accepted as a driver of a weapons carrier, driving through the postwar Allied occupation zones and questioning local mayors on the locations of possible American gravesites. He also spent some time in Switzerland and Paris, France, and in July of 1946, he was shipped back to the United States and was officially discharged from the Army at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Jackson then traveled back home and resumed work at a local hardware store. After being fired due to a long period of being sick he eventually went to work for a local grocery store and attended Michigan State University where he pursued a degree in civil engineering. He then traveled around Michigan attempting to find steady work and was denied several times before acquiring a job with a local hardware and plumbing business in 1949, which he later purchased in 1953. Reflecting upon his time in the service, Jackson believed the Army instilled in him the mentality that he could achieve anything he set his mind to. He also greatly appreciated the support of the GI Bill, which helped him achieve admission into MSU.
Jackson, Elmer Jr.
Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401.
Jackson, Gloria (Interview outline and video), 2006
United States--History, Military
Michigan--History, Military
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
United States. Cadet Nurse Corps
Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American
Gloria Jackson was born in 1925 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She graduated from high school in 1942, just before being accepted into the Cadet Nursing Corps. She trained at Butterworth Hospital, Wayne University, and Percy Jones Hospital (Battle Creek Sanitarium). She also worked for some time in Des Moines, Iowa after getting married. She remembers seeing German POW's in the hospitals. Gloria was in Grand Rapids, Michigan when World War II ended.
Jackson, Gloria
Grand Valley State University – History
College teachers
Universities and colleges – Faculty
Thomas Jackson, Education, Grand Rapids Board of Education
Grand Valley State University. University Communications
University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03)
Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Dutch
Netherlands
Portrait photographs
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Netherlands
Netherlands -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945
Portrait photograph of Jacob Balder, circa 1940. Balder was Pieter Termaat's comrade in arms in underground activities and was executed in Dunes in 1944.
Unknown
Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection (RHC-144)
Jacob Parker and Joanna Stearns stone, Bell Rock Cemetery
Malden (Mass.)
Gravestones
Black and white photograph of the gravestones of Jacob Parker and Joanna Stearns (range 4 row 8). The gravestone on the left of the frame reads: "Here lyes Buried y Body of Mr. Jacob Parker Who Departed this life Octo.br 31st 1694 Aged 42 Years." The gravestone on the right of the frame reads: "Here lyes Buried y Body of Mrs. Joanna Stearns Wife to Cap John Stearns (Former Wife to Mr. Jacob Parker) Who Died Decembr 4th 1737 in y 79th Year of her Age."
Clergy--Michigan
Reformed Church in America
Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.)
Sermons
A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on August 20, 1995 entitled "Jacob: Expletive Deleted", as part of the series "The Human Story: Paradigms of Grace", on the occasion of Pentecost XI, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: Genesis 27:38.
Richard A. Rhem
Richard A. Rhem - An Archive of Sermons, Prayers, Talks and Stories: http://richardrhem.org/