Michigan
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.
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
Copyright Undetermined
Black and white aerial photograph of the wooded grounds and surrounding landscape of Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan as taken from high above the southwestern 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.
Aerial views
Black and white aerial photograph of the wooded grounds of Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan as taken from above the southwestern 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. that is taken from very high above the ground. Other parts of Saugatuck can be seen in the background.
Plein Air Painting a Windswept White Pine
Plein air painting
Trees
Black and white photograph of a group of students plein air painting at Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan. In the photograph, a class of student artists are painting beneath what appears to be a windswept White Pine tree that has greatly shifted in the wind and is being supported by several large wooden props.
Art--Exhibitions
Photograph albums
Collection of two black and white photographs and a sepia-toned photograph from the page of a photo album associated with Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan. The top left photograph is of a painting that is hung above a horizontal bookshelf. The top right photograph appears to be of an outdoor exhibition featuring pieces of art hanging on a clothesline with a wooded background. The sepia-toned photograph located at the bottom features a man and woman standing in front of a clothesline with hanging artwork that appears to be an outdoor exhibition.
Middle West
Docks
Summer
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Newspaper clipping titled "Ox-Bow: A Midwest Summer Art School Begins a New Era." The article shares a narrative of the traditions and history of the Summer School of Painting in Saugatuck, Michigan. Two photographs accompany the article and feature artists working on various projects such as plein air painting on a dock along the Kalamazoo River and experiencing art critique at Ox-Bow meadows.
Fireplaces
Interior architecture
Collection of four black and white photographs from the page of a photo album associated with Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan. The top left photograph has a clothesline tied to a building with paintings hung across. The top right photograph depicts what appears to be a living room and is possibly featuring one of the Ox-Bow building interiors. The bottom left photograph depicts a fireplace with two chairs in front of it and plants placed upon the mantel. The bottom right photograph features a group of artists plein air painting and enjoying the outdoors at Ox-Bow. Buildings can be seen in the background along with the surrounding wooded forest.
Newspaper clipping including a continuation of the article "Ox-Bow: A Midwest Summer Art School Begins a New Era." The article highlights the classes and outstanding students and staff of the Summer School of Painting in Saugatuck, Michigan. Several photographs related to the school accompany the article and feature various scenes of students working and relaxing on campus.
Ox-Bow and Art Institute Photo Album Collage
Art Institute of Chicago
Collection of two black and white photographs and one color photograph or postcard from a photo album associated with Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan. The top left photograph features a painting hanging above a piano with a vase of flowers placed upon it. The bottom left photograph features several individuals plein air painting along the shore of Lake Macatawa. The right photograph or postcard features a cityscape view of the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago's Grant Park.
Black and white photograph of a group of people painting dockside along what appears to be the water of Lake Macatawa near Holland, Michigan. Plein air painting in Macatawa, Michigan was a tradition for students attending Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan. In the photograph, one woman can be seen painting while seated on the dock while another stands and paints on an easel. The other three individuals can be seen painting while seated along the shore on various rocks and driftwood, while parked cars and boats can be seen in the background. Dated October 1958.
Boats
Black and white photograph of several individuals plein air painting dockside along Lake Macatawa near Holland, Michigan. Plein air painting in Macatawa, Michigan was a tradition for students attending Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan. In the photograph, a large boat can be seen docked next to the painters in the foreground and many boats can be seen on the water and docked in the background.
Ozburn, Dolly (Interview transcript and video),2016
Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
United States--History, Military
Veterans
Video recordings
Baseball players--Michigan
Baseball players--Indiana
Dolly Ozburn was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, in June 1937. At the end of the 9th grade, at the age of 14, she signed a contract with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League team, the Fort Wayne Daisies in 1952. She played with the Daisies in 1952 and 1953, and played with the South Bend Blue Sox in 1954, the final year of the League. After the League’s end, she played with a travelling team created by Bill Allington (a former manager). Dolly played with the non-professional team from 1955 through 1958 before ultimately leaving organized baseball to attend college. She went on to be a physical education teacher and a coach, and collaborated with the filming of, A League of Their Own.
Ozburn, Dolly Vanderlip
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Collection, (RHC-55)
In Copyright
P. Y. Shu interview (video and transcript, 1 of 4), 1991
China--History, Military
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Interview of P. Y. Shu by filmmaker Frank Boring for the documentary, Fei Hu: The Story of the Flying Tigers. Col. P. Y. Shu was a Chinese interpreter for the American Volunteer Group (AVG). After attending college in China, he attained a Masters in municipal government administration from the University of Michigan. As none of the AVG members spoke Chinese, Hsu was recruited as Chief Interpreter, serving also as a liason with the Chinese Air Force. In this tape, Shu describes his upbringing in China and attending the University of Michigan before meeting General Chennault. He also describes the trip he took with Chennault to inspect air bases and act as an interpreter for the group prior to the AVG being organized.
P. Y. Shu
Fei Hu Films research and production files (RHC-88)
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives.
P. Y. Shu interview (video and transcript, 2 of 4), 1991
Interview of P. Y. Shu by filmmaker Frank Boring for the documentary, Fei Hu: The Story of the Flying Tigers. Col. P. Y. Shu was a Chinese interpreter for the American Volunteer Group (AVG). After attending college in China, he attained a Masters in municipal government administration from the University of Michigan. As none of the AVG members spoke Chinese, Hsu was recruited as Chief Interpreter, serving also as a liason with the Chinese Air Force. In this tape, Shu discusses how General Chennault came up with the idea of the AVG after viewing the the Chinese cadets in training and the successful first day of fighting in Kunming. He goes into detail of the bombing occuring in Kunming at the time and the reaction to the news of Pearl Harbor.
P. Y. Shu interview (video and transcript, 3 of 4), 1991
Interview of P. Y. Shu by filmmaker Frank Boring for the documentary, Fei Hu: The Story of the Flying Tigers. Col. P. Y. Shu was a Chinese interpreter for the American Volunteer Group (AVG). After attending college in China, he attained a Masters in municipal government administration from the University of Michigan. As none of the AVG members spoke Chinese, Hsu was recruited as Chief Interpreter, serving also as a liason with the Chinese Air Force. In this tape, Shu discusses the Chinese people's reaction to the American Volunteer Group and their success, in addition to his relationship with General Chennault and how Chennault and the Flying Tigers are remembered in China.
P. Y. Shu interview (video and transcript, 4 of 4), 1991
Interview of P. Y. Shu by filmmaker Frank Boring for the documentary, Fei Hu: The Story of the Flying Tigers. Col. P. Y. Shu was a Chinese interpreter for the American Volunteer Group (AVG). After attending college in China, he attained a Masters in municipal government administration from the University of Michigan. As none of the AVG members spoke Chinese, Hsu was recruited as Chief Interpreter, serving also as a liason with the Chinese Air Force. In this tape, Shu describes his relationship with Tiger Wang, Commander of the Chinese Air Force, and working with General Chennault. He also details the meeting of Chennault and Madame Chiang Kai-shek and the battle that took place at Salween Bridge.
Nanking, Hankow, Changsha, and Nanchang, 1937-1938
World War, 1939-1945
Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958
Black and white film taken by Chinese Air Force Interpreter P.Y. Shu (no sound). The footage was recorded by Shu as he traveled with Col. Claire Chennault to aid the Chinese Air Force in training and establishing the American Volunteer Group (AVG). The footage documents Shu's travel and family as well as Chennault's and the AVG's activities during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Time-stamped scene list: 00:00 Chinese buildings and museum of history. 00:15 Chennault and a Chinese officer on steps in front of a building. P. Y. Shu walks to camera in front of a building. Chennault and Colonel Lee Hwei Don, who was evaluated from Nanking. 00:45 View of ocean. Chinese refugees. View of residential area. 01:07 Hankow harbor and city in snow in 1938. A clock tower (Hankow custom house). 02:40 People set off firecrackers. Crowd in front of the clock tower. View of Hankow Harbor by the Yangtse River. 06:05 British flag on ground (British international section). Black smoke rises from a city on the other side of the shore. Aerial shot of a city. 07:09 A group of military personnels on a field. Chennault with 2 pilots of the International SQ. 7:30 Smoke rises from a crashed plane in a airfield. Pilots watch the accident. Airfield construction in Hankow. Chinese workers. 08:00 Chennault and pilots on an airfield. Training planes in the air. Landing planes. A plane hid under straw. Chennault listens to Chinese pilots talking about flight experience. Crews work on a training plane. Johnny Allison and International pilots. 8:40 Chennault in a cockpit of training plane. Black smoke rises from a distant city. 09:17 Funeral of American soldiers. 10:10 A German pilot with Chinese sign (blood chit) on his jacket. Funeral of soldiers. Chennault among the pall bearers. 10:45 Building and campus of a junior high school. Grave stones. School buildings. P.Y. Shu's mother in front of a building in Chang Shia, Hunan province. 11:43 P. Y. Shu carried in a basket. An old Chinese man and a Chinese officer. 11:50 View of a valley in Hankow. P.Y. Shu in front of a building. 12:19 Wreckages of a training plane.
P.Y. Shu
Black and white film taken by Chinese Air Force Interpreter P.Y. Shu (no sound). The footage was recorded by Shu as he traveled with Col. Claire Chennault to aid the Chinese Air Force in training and establishing the American Volunteer Group (AVG). The footage documents Shu's travel and family as well as Chennault's and the AVG's activities during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Time-stamped scene list: 00:00 Chinese soldiers marching to the front. 01:20 Three Chinese Air Force officers and Chennault with suits and ties. 01:53 Training airplane on the ground. Landing the plane. Ground crews working on a plane. 02:37 Chennault with Rolf Watson and Sebie Smith. Ground crews. Crew working on a plane. 02:57 Shu family affairs and recreation time. 05:23 Chinese woman with a bicycle. Chennault talking with bicycle woman. P.Y. Shu riding a bicycle. Shu, Chennault, and bicycle woman. 06:54 Shu family affairs and horse race. 09:01 Chennault and W.H. Donald playing golf. 09:34 Water buffalo and drivers mowing the lawn. 10:15 Chennault and W.H. Donald playing golf. 11:05 Chinese children playing outside. Women and children playing. Monkey show. Acrobatics show.
Film in black and white and color taken by Chinese Air Force Interpreter P.Y. Shu (no sound). The footage was recorded by Shu as he traveled with Col. Claire Chennault to aid the Chinese Air Force in training and establishing the American Volunteer Group (AVG). The footage documents Shu's travel and family as well as Chennault's and the AVG's activities during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Time-stamped scene list: 00:07 (black and white film) Travel by train, passing river boats. 01:00 Canton street scenes and architecture. 01:20 Shu family affairs. 01:34 Street scenes and double decker trolleys. 01:47 Aerial views of Hong Kong. 02:29 Railroad tracks and trains. 02:52 Hong Kong views from the water. 03:48 Arriving in port with views of steamers. 04:03 Hong Kong street scene. 04:16 Passenger ferry on the water. 04:27 Hong kong views from the water. 04:49 China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) Headquarters exterior. Street scene with double decker trolleys. 6:30 Scenes along the coast and at the water. 08:14 (color film) Texaco emblem and neon signs at night. 09:00 (black and white film) Landscape views along coast. 09:42 Family at the beach. 11:22 (color film) Family at the beach. 11:37 (black and white film) Street scenes. The Kowloon Hotel marquee.
Film in black and white and color taken by Chinese Air Force Interpreter P.Y. Shu (no sound). The footage was recorded by Shu as he traveled with Col. Claire Chennault to aid the Chinese Air Force in training and establishing the American Volunteer Group (AVG). The footage documents Shu's travel and family as well as Chennault's and the AVG's activities during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Time-stamped scene list: 00:07 (black and white film) Steamship G.G.P. Doumer. 00:16 Loading heavy trunk onto deck. 00:35 View of Hong Kong and port from deck. Traveling by boat, scenery, and passengers. 02:28 Haiphong, Vietnam. 05:15 Train travel. Hanoi, Vietnam. Sightseeing and animals. 08:30 (color film) Panda bear on a chain. 09:13 (black and white film) Sightseeing in Hanoi. Pagoda Ngoc Son. 10:08 Travel by train to Kunming mountain scenes from train. 14:37 Chennault, P. Y. Shu and Billie McDonald with General Chen, the commandant of cadet school, (later promoted to chief of Chinese Air Force) on a porch. Birds and a dog.
Wang, Shuming
Black and white film taken by Chinese Air Force Interpreter P.Y. Shu (no sound). The footage was recorded by Shu as he traveled with Col. Claire Chennault to aid the Chinese Air Force in training and establishing the American Volunteer Group (AVG). The footage documents Shu's travel and family as well as Chennault's and the AVG's activities during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Time-stamped scene list: 00:06 Kunming sightseeing and family affairs. 10:25 Chinese and Western personnel at an official party. (Reynolds, a pilot instructor, in crowd) Chinese Army Band. 10:56 Chennault talks to "Tiger" Wang Shuming, interpreted by P.Y.Shu at the party. Chennault and Chinese officers. 11:27 American pilot-instructors and young Stilwell at the party. Band plays music. 11:47 Sightseeing and family affairs.
Liechow, Hengyang, Chikiang, & Kunming, 1938
Black and white film taken by Chinese Air Force Interpreter P.Y. Shu (no sound). The footage was recorded by Shu as he traveled with Col. Claire Chennault to aid the Chinese Air Force in training and establishing the American Volunteer Group (AVG). The footage documents Shu's travel and family as well as Chennault's and the AVG's activities during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Time-stamped scene list: 00:02 Sightseeing and family affairs. Countryside landscapes and rural village. 03:20 View of mountains and river in Kweilin (trip to Kunming). 04:16 Chennault and P. Y. Shu eat sandwiches in a rural area. Village children. 05:00 Car parked in a rural area. Chennault and Chinese children. 05:13 A sign of Chinese Air Force. A sign of a junior high school. Girls play Ping-pong. Chinese interpreters by a car. They ride bicycle. Sunset. 07:32 A plane in the sky. A group of Chinese in front of a barrack. Chinese pilots and officers walk to camera. 08:11 P. Y. Shu play cards with Chinese boys. They eat lunch, and swim in a river. 09:51 Chinese laborers pull raft from shore. Mountain view. A village by a river. 11:14 Chinese villagers. River and Gwei Yang Water Fall. Mountain view. Trucks on a mountain road. 15:48 P. Y. Shu with a rifle. Chennault with a hunting party.
Chinese Air Force Graduation, December 1938
Black and white film taken by Chinese Air Force Interpreter P.Y. Shu (no sound). The footage was recorded by Shu as he traveled with Col. Claire Chennault to aid the Chinese Air Force in training and establishing the American Volunteer Group (AVG). The footage documents Shu's travel and family as well as Chennault's and the AVG's activities during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Time-stamped scene list: 00:00 Aerial shot of a city. Chinese flag and flagpole with carved words of Chinese cadet school. Building of the school. Inside of the building. Picture of President Chiang Kai-shek and other ornaments on the wall. 02:35 An old building. A person paints the wall. Buildings of the Kunming Air Cadet School. 03:20 Graduation ceremony in a hall. "Tiger" Wang Shuming and others come out of the hall. Crowd of cadets in front of the building. A group of Chinese officers and their wives walk on the campus. 04:29 Chennault sits next to General Lung Yin and with Billie McDonald. Basketball game. Officers and wives leave. 05:32 Chennault talks to General Chen and General Jiou, the chief of aeronautical commission. He sits with them. Rugby game. 06:20 Chinese children. P. Y. Shu and his son. 07:12 Welcome party for the American ambassador. A Chinese personnel gives speech. American ambassador gives speech. 08:19 Chennault smokes at a table in the party. Ambassador shakes hands with Chinese people. 09:15 Chennault sits next to Ambassador. Ambassador and Chinese people. (American councilman in the crowd.) 09:57 Soccer game. People leave after the game. 12:02 Volleyball game. Chinese cadets (including P.Y. Shu) in front of school. 13:02 Ambassador with Chennault and "Tiger" Wang visits and leaves the cadet school. 14:28 Chennault, an officer and "Tiger" Wang in front of a building. Chennault with Billie McDonald and Western officers.
Black and white film taken by Chinese Air Force Interpreter P.Y. Shu (no sound). The footage was recorded by Shu as he traveled with Col. Claire Chennault to aid the Chinese Air Force in training and establishing the American Volunteer Group (AVG). The footage documents Shu's travel and family as well as Chennault's and the AVG's activities during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Time-stamped scene list: 00:00 Chinese officers and Chennault in front of a P-40. Chennault talks to American personnels. American air cargo plane. American officers on and around a twin-engine airplane. 02:12 Chennault, American ladies and others visit and leave a house. 03:07 Chinese children. A Chinese family. Basketball game.