Comprehensive Development Plan 1990
subject: Comprehensive plan publications
subject: Green Oak Township (Mich.)
subject: Livingston County (Mich.)
description: The Comprehensive Development Plan 1990 for Green Oak Township was prepared by Parkins, Rogers & Associates, Inc. and presented to the Green Oak Township Board and Planning Commission on December, 15, 1971.
creator: Parkins, Rogers & Associates, Inc.
source: Planning and Zoning Center Collection (RHC-240)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1971-12-15
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text

Exercitationes veteris artis Aristotelis [folium 124]
subject: Incunabula
subject: Printing 1450-1500
description: One leaf from Exercitationes veteris artis Aristotelis by Johannes Parreut. Printed in Nuremberg by Friedrich Creussner on May 29, 1494. [GW M29479; ISTC ip00121000]
creator: Parreut, Johannes
source: Seidman Rare Books Collection
publisher: Nuremberg: Friedrich Creussner
date: 1494
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: application/pdf
language: la
type: Text

Richard Paschke interview (1 of 3, video and transcript)
subject: Grand Valley State University
subject: Michigan
subject: Universities and colleges
subject: Oral histories
subject: Alternative education
subject: Interdisciplinary approach in education
subject: Identity
description: Interview with Richard Paschke by Barbara Roos, documenting the history of Grand Valley State's William James College. William James College was the third baccalaureate degree granting college for Grand Valley. It was originally designed to be an interdisciplinary, non-departmentalized college consisting of concentration programs, rather than majors. The college opened in 1971 and was discontinued in 1983 during a reorganization of Grand Valley State. Richard Paschke was a faculty member of William James College and longtime Grand Valley professor who retired as Professor Emeritus of Psychology. In this interview, Richard discusses the "hunger for knowledge" that unified the William James College community, how searching for self-identity bonded the faculty and students, and the youthful idealism of that place and time. This interview is part 1 of 3 for Richard Paschke.
creator: Paschke, Richard
source: William James College faculty and student interviews (GV016-16)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1984
contributor: Roos, Barbara (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Richard Paschke interview (2 of 3, video and transcript)
subject: Grand Valley State University
subject: Michigan
subject: Universities and colleges
subject: Oral histories
subject: Alternative education
subject: Interdisciplinary approach in education
description: Interview with Richard Paschke by Barbara Roos, documenting the history of Grand Valley State's William James College. William James College was the third baccalaureate degree granting college for Grand Valley. It was originally designed to be an interdisciplinary, non-departmentalized college consisting of concentration programs, rather than majors. The college opened in 1971 and was discontinued in 1983 during a reorganization of Grand Valley State. Richard Paschke was a faculty member of William James College and longtime Grand Valley professor who retired as Professor Emeritus of Psychology. In this interview, Richard discusses the communal thinking that was at the core of William James College, the rich culture provided to the students, and how he transitioned to working in the College of Arts and Sciences. This interview is part 2 of 3 for Richard Paschke.
creator: Paschke, Richard
source: William James College faculty and student interviews (GV016-16)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1984
contributor: Roos, Barbara (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Richard Paschke interview (3 of 3, video and transcript)
subject: Grand Valley State University
subject: Michigan
subject: Universities and colleges
subject: Oral histories
subject: Alternative education
subject: Interdisciplinary approach in education
description: Interview with Richard Paschke by Barbara Roos, documenting the history of Grand Valley State's William James College. William James College was the third baccalaureate degree granting college for Grand Valley. It was originally designed to be an interdisciplinary, non-departmentalized college consisting of concentration programs, rather than majors. The college opened in 1971 and was discontinued in 1983 during a reorganization of Grand Valley State. Richard Paschke was a faculty member of William James College and longtime Grand Valley professor who retired as Professor Emeritus of Psychology. In this interview, Richard discusses the interdisciplinary nature of William James College, the Socratic method approach to liberal education, how the spirit of the nineteen sixties inspired the teachings of the William James faculty. This interview is part 3 of 3 for Richard Paschke.
creator: Paschke, Richard
source: William James College faculty and student interviews (GV016-16)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1984
contributor: Roos, Barbara (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Pasma, Gene H. (Interview outline and video)
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Army
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
description: Gene Pasma was born on August 28, 1923 in Moline, Michigan. He grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan and was drafted in January 1943. He received basic training at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland as well as went to a technical school to learn how to be an armorer. He was stationed at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts from mid-1943 to fall 1944 servicing small arms for men going overseas. He was pulled from that duty and received further training at Camp Plauche, Louisiana and Camp Howze, Texas and was sent to the European Theatre in January 1945 as a replacement infantryman. He joined the 69th Infantry Division in England and was assigned to 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon, A Company, 1st Battalion, 271st Infantry Regiment. They went over to Europe in late January 1945 and he saw action on the Siegfried Line, in the Rhineland, and across Germany until he was wounded on April 25, 1945. After recovering from his wounds he rejoined his unit in Germany and stayed with them until the end of August 1945. He left Europe in late August 1945 and was finally discharged from the Army at Camp Polk, Louisiana in Novembber 1945.
creator: Pasma, Gene H.
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
date: 2015-05-26
contributor: Jones, Adam (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Text
type: Moving Image

Patrick, William Mc Kee (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: Video recordings
subject: Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Air Force
description: William Patrick was born in Maywood, California on April 9, 1931. William enlisted in the Air Force in August 1950 and went through basic training in Texas. He then went through preliminary air training school as well as advanced computer training in Texas. William then spent the rest of his 3.5 years stationed at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas where he inspected B-29s before they took off for Korea. He discusses several air crashes that he witnessed, along with more routine duties.
creator: Patrick, William Mc Kee
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2008-12-13
contributor: McCauslin, Kelly (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Paxson, Irene (Interview transcript 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: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Army. Women's Army Corps
description: Irene Paxson, born July 19th 1917 near Mount Vernon, Illinois, was working for the U.S. Treasury when Pearl Harbor happened. Not long afterward, she enlisted in the Women's Army Corps and trained as a radio operator and cryptographer. She was assigned to a special base outside of Washington, where she intercepted German radio messages, and also monitored American traffic to watch for security breaches. A little older than most of the other women in her unit, she soon became a leader, but left in 1944 after she became pregnant.
creator: Paxson, Irene
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2010-08-12
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

Payne, Michael R. video interview and transcript
subject: Philanthropy and society
subject: Personal narratives
subject: Grand Valley State University
subject: Education, Higher--Curricula
subject: Universities and colleges--United States--Administration
description: Michael (Mike) Payne, Ph.D., discusses his service in the Air Force, education in economics at the University of Missouri and Syracuse, his study of for-profit and nonprofit hospitals in New York State in the late 60s, and teaching at Union University, Western Michigan University, and Grand Valley State University. He discusses developing health administration curriculum at Grand Valley State University, incorporation of nonprofit administration in the public administration field, and development of the Johnson Center for Philanthropy.
creator: Payne, Michael R.
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2012-02-28
contributor: Smither, James
contributor: Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership, Michigan Philanthropy Oral History Project
rights: In Copyright
relation: Johnson Center for Philanthropy Archives
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

The Road to Damascus: A Novel
subject: Book covers
subject: Covers (Illustration)
subject: Graphic arts
subject: Publishers and publishing
subject: Pictorial bindings
description: Binding of The Road to Damascus: A Novel, by H.A. Mitchell Keays, published by Small, Maynard, 1907. Unsigned cover design attributed to Marion Peabody.
creator: Peabody, Marion (Designer)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1907
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Up in Maine
subject: Book covers
subject: Covers (Illustration)
subject: Graphic arts
subject: Publishers and publishing
subject: Pictorial bindings
description: Binding of Up in Maine, by Holman F. Day, published by Small, Maynard, & Company, 1900. Unisgned cover design attributed to Marion Peabody.
creator: Peabody, Marion (Designer)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1900
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Pearson, Dr. Robert (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: United States. Army
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
subject: Video recordings
description: Robert Pearson served as an artillery liaison pilot with the 4th Armored Division in WW II. He describes his reasons for enlisting prior to the start of the war, his training first in gliders and then in observation planes, and his service in France, Belgium and Germany. His experiences include action in the breakout from Normandy, the relief of Bastogne and the invasion of Germany. He also discusses an encounter with the French Resistance and his spotting of the Ohrdruf death camp in Germany. After the war, he became a physician and a psychiatrist, and helped to found the Holocaust museum in Houston, Texas.
creator: Pearson, Dr. Robert
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2008-02-12
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

Ted Pearson 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: Personal narratives
subject: Social justice
subject: Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
description: Ted Pearson is a long-time resident of Lincoln Park who has been active within the progressive movement all his life. Early on in 1968 and 1969 he would come by the Young Lord’s People’s Church to offer his support for the Young Lords and their programs. For most of the Young Lords who had just stepped out of gang violence in Chicago, it was their first time ever being involved in protests, demonstrations, or sit-in occupations of institutions. It was a difficult beginning for the Young Lords, who lacked role models and reference points. Some people were even afraid of their unrefined meager appearance, though they were creative and dressed in their best with what they had. Nevertheless, the Young Lords did not originate from a middle class movement. They did not even resemble a student movement at first. It was only later when they began to grow that students and others joined them. Back then there was pride to say you were “Lumpen.” Mr. Pearson and others like him stood for working people, and he hated discrimination and racism then and now. He was one of several who did not judge, but related, relaxed, and took the time to talk and get to know the original members of the Young Lords. It was easy to notice that he genuinely cared for the plight of the poor, and in turn for him to realize that the Young Lords were not evil but were his friends. They were odd looking but they shared the same values. He was also strong on the need to fight racism. Mr. Pearson co-chaired the Chicago branch of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. His mother had been active in the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. She was a strong supporter of a movement called, “The Right of a Black Family to live in a White Community.” This movement was led by Carl Braden and was put forth during the Red Scare of the 1950s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee was hunting for communists, in all parts of government and the country. Mr. Pearson has …
creator: Pearson, Ted
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2012-07-12
contributor: Jiménez, José, 1948-
rights: In Copyright
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Graham Peaslee, 2021 (Interview video and transcript)
subject: Oral history
subject: Personal narrative
subject: PFAs (Perfluorinated chemicals)
subject: Groundwater--Pollution
description: Dr. Graham Peaslee is a professor at the University of Notre Dame. He began his career in nuclear physics and chemistry and now studies environmental issues. In this interview, he discusses his work identifying and measuring PFAS chemicals used in the clothing industry, in firefighting equipment, and in many other industrial and consumer products.
creator: Peaslee, Graham
source: Living with PFAS (project)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2021-09-02
contributor: DeVasto, Danielle (interviewer)
rights: In copyright
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

In the Border Country
subject: Book covers
subject: Covers (Illustration)
subject: Graphic arts
subject: Publishers and publishing
subject: Pictorial bindings
description: Binding of In the Border Country, by Josephine Daskam Bacon, published by Doubleday, Page & Company, 1909.
creator: Peck, Clara Elsene (Designer)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1909
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Susan Peeler audio interview and transcript
subject: Civil rights--Michigan--History
subject: Women--Personal narratives
subject: Discrimination
subject: Discrimination against African Americans
description: Susan Peeler discusses her experiences growing up and how they have affected the way she prejudges people.
creator: Peeler, Susan
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2011-11-27
contributor: Peeler, Lauren
rights: In Copyright
relation: Speaking Out: Western Michigan Civil Rights Oral History Project
format: audio/mp3
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Text

Pelak, Henry (Interview outline and video), 2004
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Navy
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
description: Henry J. Pelak was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1924. He grew up and finished high school there and was drafted in 1942. He chose to enter the Navy, and trained at Green Bay, Wisconsin, and then did amphibious craft training in Virginia and Florida. He was assigned to be the motor machinist on an LCM (landing craft, mechanized). He was deployed to Europe and went over to England to prepare for the Normandy Invasion. In April 1944 he witnessed a U-Boat attack during a training exercise. On June 6, 1944 his craft transported a demolition team to the beach to aid in the Allied invasion. After dropping off the team his craft continued to aid the invasion force by ferrying personnel between ships. After Normandy he was reassigned to a unit that was following the British Army through northern Europe to establish an American Naval base at Bremerhaven, Germany. When the war ended he concluded his service with the Navy decommissioning a ship in the Caribbean Sea. He reenlisted for two more years and was stationed in Bremerhaven, Germany first and then in Vienna, Austria.
creator: Pelak, Henry
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
date: 2004-12-01
contributor: Boring, Frank (Interviewer)
contributor: Michigan Military Preservation Society (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: video/x-m4v
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
type: Moving Image

Pelham, Justin (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: Video recordings
subject: United States. Army
subject: Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American
description: Justin Pelham was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on February 23, 1983. After high school he was not really sure as to what he wanted to do with his life, so he decided to join the Army National Guard in February of 2005. Justin was allowed to return home after training, but called up to serve in Iraq in May 2006. In Iraq, Justin drove Heavy Equipment Transporters, but was injured by a road side bomb. After his injury Justin went through a few different hospitals in Iraq and eventually ended up at Walter Reed.
creator: Pelham, Justin
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2008-09-08
contributor: Collins Sr., Charles E. (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Pell, Ray (Interview outline), 2014
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Navy
description: Ray Pell was born in Fremont, Michigan on March 20, 1927. He grew up there and completed high school when he was seventeen and enlisted in the Navy prior to graduating. He received training at Great Lakes Naval Station, Illinois and amphibious training in San Bruno, California. When the war ended due to the atomic bombs being dropped, he was assigned to a hospital ship. He went on two cruises aboard the hospital ship, the first one to Guam and the Philippines and the second just to Guam.
creator: Pell, Ray
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
date: 2014-05-21
contributor: Dewitt, Riley (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text

Pellerito, Scott (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. Air Force
subject: Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American
description: Scott Pellerito served in the US Air Force between 1995 and 1999. Scott was trained at Goodfellow Air Force Base to become an imagery interpreter. Upon his graduation, Scott was placed in the 13th Intelligent Squadron where he worked on images relating to the Bosnian Conflict. In approx. 1996 Scott began his work in Florida. Here he assisted in Operation Desert Fox in 1998. After his discharge he began IT work in Michigan.
creator: Pellerito, Scott
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2012-02-14
contributor: Tobias, Corwin (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Penning, John (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: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
subject: Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American
description: John Penning was a civilian who had a career in the airline business. He contributed to military operations from WWII to Vietnam by helping to traffic and guide commercial planes that were used for military use. His job took all around the world, from North American, to Asia, and even to Africa.
creator: Penning, John
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2010-05-25
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

Penno, Paul (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: Video recordings
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Army
description: Paul Penno was a World War II veteran who served in the Army as a medical aid from 1942 to December 1945. In this account, Penno discusses his pre-enlistment and his enlistment and training years in the U.S. He further discusses his part as a medical aid in France and occupational officer in Czechoslovakia.
creator: Penno, Paul
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2007-12-17
contributor: McCauslin, Kelly (Interviewer)
contributor: Spring Lake District Library (Spring Lake, Mich.)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Red Barn Theatre postcard
subject: Michigan
subject: Saugatuck (Mich.)
subject: Allegan County (Mich.)
subject: Summer theater
subject: Postcards
description: Postcard of the Red Barn Theatre located in Saugatuck, Michigan featuring the iconic large red barn and staircase entrances. The back of the postcard is blank but features a caption in the upper left hand corner: "Red Barn Theater. Saugatuck, Michigan. The Red Barn Summer Stock Theater features well known artists and popular plays during the summer months. 'Relax as Saugatuck.'"
creator: Penrod Studio
source: Digital file contributed by Jerri Walsh as part of the Stories of Summer project.
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
contributor: Dexter Press
rights: Copyright Undetermined
relation: Stories of Summer (project)
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Aerial view of Oval Beach postcard
subject: Michigan
subject: Saugatuck (Mich.)
subject: Allegan County (Mich.)
subject: Postcards
subject: Beaches
subject: Outdoor recreation
subject: Michigan, Lake
subject: Sand dunes
description: Postcard featuring an aerial view of Oval Beach in Saugatuck, Michigan. The postcard depicts a series of parked cars in the parking lot, and while the beach has a smattering of individuals, it is not as busy as the number of cars would suggest. The back of the postcard bares no handwriting but does have the following typed in the upper lefthand corner: "Saugatuck, Michigan. The OVAL as seen from the air. Swimming, sunning, or just relaxing as its best on the sparkling, sandy beach of beautiful Lake Michigan."
creator: Penrod Studio
source: Digital file contributed by Jerri Walsh as part of the Stories of Summer project.
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
contributor: Dexter Press
rights: Copyright Undetermined
relation: Stories of Summer (project)
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image