Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Periodicals
Indians of North America
Michigan
Michigan -- Grand Rapids
Keweenaw Bay Annual Pow-Wow flyer, Baraga MI, July 25-27, 1980, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
In Copyright
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Traditional Pow-Wow, July 1981
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Traditional Pow-Wow flyer, Baraga MI, July 24-26, 1981, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Traditional Pow-Wow, July 1983
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Traditional Pow-Wow flyer, Baraga MI, July 22-24, 1983, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Traditional Pow-Wow, July 1984
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Traditional Pow-Wow flyer, Baraga MI, July 27-29, 1984, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Traditional Pow-Wow, July 1985
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Traditional Pow-Wow flyer, Baraga MI, July 25-28, 1985, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Traditional Pow-Wow flyer, July 1986
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Traditional Pow-Wow flyer, Baraga MI, July 24-27, 1986, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Traditional Pow-Wow flyer, July 1987
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Traditional Pow-Wow flyer, Baraga MI, July 24-26, 1987, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Traditional Pow-Wow flyer, July 1990
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Traditional Pow-Wow flyer, Baraga MI, July 27-29, 1990, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Traditional Pow-Wow flyer, July 1992
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Traditional Pow-Wow flyer, Baraga MI, July 24-26, 1992, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Traditional Pow-Wow flyer, July 1993
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Traditional Pow-Wow, Baraga MI, July 23-25, 1993, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
United States--Politics and government--19th century
Republican National Convention
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Springfield (Ill.)
Chicago (Ill.)
Oak Ridge Cemetery (Springfield, Ill.)
Reminsciences about Abraham Lincoln written by a man who grew up on a farm near the Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. In his letter to Mr. Lucas, he recounts his boyhood impressions of Lincoln, of his attendance at the 1860 Republican National Convention, and of Lincoln's Springfield funeral. Mr. Keyes uncle drove the casket to Oak Ridge Cemetery in his horse-drawn hearse.
Keyes, R. C.
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
Kidd, Sue (Interview transcript and video), 2009
Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Video recordings
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League--Personal narratives
Baseball for women--United States
Baseball
Sports for women
World War, 1939-1945
Baseball players--Michigan
Baseball players-Illinois
Baseball players--Indiana
Women
Sue Kidd was born in 1933 in Choctaw, Arkansas. She got her interest in baseball from her father and two brothers who she played with regularly as a child. Growing up, Kidd played other sports too like football and basketball but eventually decided on a career in baseball following a meeting with her high school guidance counselor. In the spring of 1949, Kidd, at age 15, was scouted and tried out for a pitcher position in Little Rock, Arkansas. Beginning her professional career in 1950 Kidd played until 1954 when the All American Girls Professional Baseball League ended. At the start of 1950, Kidd played for the Muskegon Lassies, Peoria Redwings, and South Bend Blue Sox. In 1951, she played for the South Bend Blue Sox but then was on loan for a brief time with the Battle Creek Belles. From 1952 to 1954 she stayed with the South Bend Blue Sox. In that time, she pitched and won two double headers in 1953 and won two championships. She played pitcher, first base, and right field during her time with South Bend. When the league shut down in 1954 she went on to play basketball with the South Bend Rockettes until 1959 when she went on to pursue a career in teaching which did for twenty-six years. She wraps up the interview by discussing how baseball impacted her.
Kidd, Sue
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Collection, (RHC-55)
Kidd, Timothy A. (Interview outline and video), 2006
United States--History, Military
Michigan--History, Military
Veterans
United States. Army
United States. Navy
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
Tim Kidd was born in Michigan on August 20, 1951 and graduated from high school in 1970. Shortly after graduating, Tim was drafted into the Army and went through basic training in Fort Knox, Tennessee. Tim then had supply training in California and was then shipped out to Vietnam. Tim did mostly security work in Vietnam, guarding ships and inspecting convoys. After Tim was discharged from the Army, he felt that he did not enjoy civilian life and joined the Navy. Tim spent time in the Reserves after the Navy, but had to retire in 1991 due to his class 1 diabetes. He now resides in the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans.
Kidd, Timothy A.
Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American
United States. Marine Corps
Paul Kieda was born in 1949 and enlisted in the Marine Corps after high school. He trained as an aircraft mechanic and volunteered for Vietnam, but was assigned to Okinawa instead. Here he serviced aircraft used for training as well as combat missions.
Kieda, Paul
Caledonia High School (Caledonia, Mich.)
Kiefer, Donald David (Interview outline and video), 2015
Donald Kiefer was born on December 20, 1948 in Delta, Colorado. He was drafted while at University of Colorado-Colorado Springs and reported for induction in February 1970. He received basic training and infantry training at Fort Lewis, Washington. He was deployed out of Fort Lewis and arrived in Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam on July 1, 1970. He was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division at Camp Evans and arrived there in mid-July 1970. He joined Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. On July 18 he went into the field and joined 2nd Platoon. He operated around Firebase Ripcord during the siege of the firebase from July 18 - July 23 and was evacuated to Camp Evans after Firebase Ripcord fell. He spent seventy days in various hospitals recovering from a wound to his arm and rejoined Alpha Company in October 1970. In February 1971 he was assigned to guard duty at Camp Evans and stayed there until mid-June 1971. Donald returned to the United States and served at Fort Riley, Kansas until he was discharged in early October 1971.
Kiefer, Donald David
Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
Kiekintveld, Gregory (Interview outline and video), 2012
Greg Kiekintveld was born in Holland, Michigan in May 1949. After graduating from high school in 1968, he worked in construction until he was drafted into the Army in March, 1969. Following basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, the Army sent Kiekintveld to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri for advanced training to be a combat engineer. Once Kiekintveld completed the training at Fort Leonard Wood, Kiekintveld deployed to Vietnam and joined B Company, 326th Engineer Battalion, 101st Airborne Division. While with the 326th Engineers, Kiekintveld had two primary assignments. First, he oversaw a small team tasked with creating landing zones in advance of an assault by infantry from other units in the 101st Airborne. Second, as part of a larger unit, either platoon- or company-sized he helped with construction and demolition of hilltop firebases for the division. His unit was based at Camp Evans, and operated in the hills and valleys of the northern part of South Vietnam.
Kiekintveld, Gregory
Kilmer, Dora (Interview transcript and video), 2012
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Dora Kilmer was born in Plymouth, England, in 1924. After high school, she worked for a gas company in the office and eventually worked as an air raid warden. As an air raid warden, she patrolled outside and assisted others in getting into the shelters during the raids. She met an American soldier stationed there and married him in 1945 towards the end of the war. Eventually, she went back to the US with her husband and lived in West Virginia, and eventually Michigan.
Kilmer, Dora
Dave Kim joined the military after doing security in Arizona. He tried to enlist in 1983 but was disqualified due to a minor injury and finally was accepted between late 1985 and early 1986. Dave trained at Camp Pendleton in San Diego, California where he trained and worked as a machine gunner.
Kim, Dave
Kime, Denton (Interview transcript and video), 2010
Denton Kime was born on March 11, 1942 in Niles, Michigan. After graduating from high school in 1960, Kime attended Albion College, although he did not graduate because he failed to complete some of the graduation requirements. Once out of Albion, Kime received his draft notification and after joining the Marines, went to the Recruit Depot San Diego for training. After completing his basic and advanced training, Kime deployed to Vietnam and spent his entire tour in the area around the city of Da Nang.
Kime, Denton
Michigan--History
Local histories
Memoirs
Oral histories (document genre)
Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Personal narratives
Heritage Hill (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Grand Valley State University
Charles Kindel was born in Colorado in 1899. His father was in the furniture business. He married Katrina C. van Asmus in 1924 and eventually took her place as trustee of the Starr Commonwealth. He was President Ford's boy scout leader in the 1920s.
Kindel, Charles MacLear
Grand Rapids oral history collection (RHC-23)
Katrina Cup van Asmus was born in 1904. She married Charles Kindel in 1924. She was heavily involved with the local and national Humane Society and was instrumental in forming the Michigan Federation of Humane Societies. Mrs. Kindel managed construction of the WPA project to build an animal pound on Grandville Avenue in the early 1930s. She served as a trustee and vice president of the Starr Commonwealth, a nationally-known training school and home for disadvantaged boys near Albion, MI. Mrs. Kindel collected rare books and had a large collection of Lincolnia. She died in 1987.
Kindel, Katrina
Kines, Elaine (Interview outline and video), 2012
United States. Air Force
Elaine Kines was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1954. She graduated from high school in 1972, and continued on to become a college student and full time employee at the local Meijer warehouse. Unable to maintain her employment and schooling, she decided to join the Air Force. After passing her testing and physical examinations in Detroit, she was sent to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas for basic training. She received her orders after the six-week basic training, and reported to Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois where she worked in maintenance for weather equipment repair and weather observation. She was able to evade her first assignment to Minot, North Dakota by gaining a join spouse agreement. This agreement allowed her to be re-assigned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina where she worked for over three years. She remembers both the hardships and benefits of being a woman in the service and left the Air Force once her husband was discharged.
Kines, Elaine
Byron Area Historic Museum (Byron Center, Mich.)
King, Carl (Interview outline and video), 2009
Carl King was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1924 and served in the Navy during World War II. He was drafted into the Navy upon his request, and attended training at Great Lakes Naval Station. He joined the PT corps and worked as a machinist throughout his time in the service. He spent most of his time in the service in the Pacific theatre, serving in the New Hebrides, Guadalcanal, the Philippines, and Okinawa.
King, Carl
King, Donald, Jr. (Interview outline and video), 2009
Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American
Don King served in the Marine Corps during the Cold War and Gulf War years. He served overseas in the Philippines and Japan during his original tour in the early 1980s, as well as in the U.S. He joined the reserves and was mobilized for the Gulf War and sent to Iraq in 1991.
King, Jr., Donald
Forest Hills Eastern High School (Ada, Mich.)