Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Allegan County (Mich.)
Dance pavilions
Fires
A black and white picture of the Big Pavilion burning down. The fire has consumed the entire building, and thick plumes of smoke are in the air. There is a spray of water being used to fight the fire in the bottom right.
Digital file collected by the Kutsche Office of History as part of the Stories of Summer Project.
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
Copyright Undetermined
A black and white image of the interior of the Big Pavilion. A band is set up on the stage, and one man stands on the dance floor.
A print of the Saugatuck Dancing Pavilion. Text reads "Largest Dance Pavilion in Michigan" in the top right corner. Along the bottom, text reads "12,000 Square Feet Floor Space Exclusive of Movie Theater which Seats 750."
Ballrooms
Photograph of the interior of Big Pavilion, advertised as the largest dance floor East of the Mississippi River. In the photograph there are two men in a dome like room. A orchestra is in the distance.
Walter, P. G.
Digital file contributed by D. Brigham as part of the Stories of Summer project.
Big Queer Lunch' offers community to students
Community centers
Sexual minorities
Newspaper article describing the Big Queer Lunch event to welcome LGBT students back on campus.
The Rainbow Resource Center
In Copyright
Grand Valley State University – History
College teachers
Universities and colleges – Faculty
Grand Valley State University. University Communications
University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03)
Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Book covers
Covers (Illustration)
Graphic arts
Publishers and publishing
Cover of Bilderpossen, by Wilhelm Busch, published by Insel-Verlag, 1934. Insel-Bücherei Nr. 25
Seidman Rare Books. Insel-Bücherei. Z315.I5 B83 no.25
Cover of Bildnisse: 24 farbige Handzeichnungen, by Hans Holbein, published by Insel-Verlag, 1938. Insel-Bücherei Nr. 95
Seidman Rare Books. Insel-Bücherei. Z315.I5 B83 no.95
Grand Valley State University
Grand Valley State College
Allendale (Mich.)
Universities & colleges--Michigan
Events
Posters
Bill and Kenny Barron, in the Grand Valley State College Louis Armstrong Theatre, April 29, 1976.
Student Services concerts, events, and posters files, (GV028-06)
Bill Hampton video interview and transcript
Young Lords (Organization)
Puerto Ricans--United States
Civil Rights--United States--History
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
African Americans--Personal narratives
Social justice
Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
Hampton, Fred, 1948-1969
Black Panther Party. Illinois Chapter
Race relations
Bill Hampton is a former Chicago public school teacher and the brother of Fred Hampton, Deputy Chairman of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party who was murdered by a special police squad in an early morning raid on December 4, 1969. Bill Hampton grew up in Maywood, Illinois, where he organizes an annual commemoration event for his brother.
Hampton, Bill
Bill of indictment for theft against a slave belonging to Ritchard Potts, 1839
African Americans
Slavery--United States
Slave records
Court records
Crime
Slaves
Slaveholders
Bender, John
Foreman, Daniel Duvall
Grace, Henry
Hauer, George
Hauman, Philip
Hogg, Samuel R.
Porter, Lawrence
Potts, Ritchard
Maryland
Frederick County (Md.)
Bill of indictment against a slave, by the jurors of the State of Maryland, for receiving and secreting stolen goods from another slave.
Maryland. County Court. (Frederick County)
Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
No Copyright - United States
Bill of sale for slave of Abraham Brower, September 17, 1805
Slave bills of sale
Brower, Abraham
Brower, John D.
Bogart, John, 1791-1853
Jones, Isaac
Teabout, George
New York (N.Y.)
Bill of sale transferring ownership of George Teabout from Abraham Brower of New York City to Isaac Jones for the sum of $100.
Bill of sale for slave of Thomas Stone, February 4, 1836
Bouder, Thomas
Cotton, James
Stone, Thomas
Mississippi
Natchez (Miss.)
Bill of sale transferring ownership of girl named Mariah from Thomas Stone of Natchez, Mississippi to James Cotton for the sum of $850.
Bill of sale for slave of William B. Withers, January 18, 1858
Withers, John G.
Withers, W. B.
Sherrill, Elam A.
North Carolina
Bill of sale transferring ownership of an 11 year old boy named Dick from John G. Withers of North Carolina to William B. Withers (b. ca. 1821 in S. C.) for the sum of $710.
Withers, William B.
Bill Schaper interview (video and transcript, 1 of 4), 1991
Oral history
United States--History, Military
China--History, Military
Veterans
China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Interview of Bill Schaper by filmmaker Frank Boring for the documentary Fei Hu: The Story of the Flying Tigers. Bill Schaper was Crew Chief for the American Volunteer Group (AVG) 1st Squadron "Adam and Eves." He joined the AVG in 1941 after serving in the US Army as a Staff Sergeant in the 77th Pursuit Squadron. It was his responsibility to maintain the aircrafts. In this tape, Schaper discusses his life as a staff sergeant in the United States Air Corps prior to joining the American Volunteer Group, in addition to their journey overseas from San Francisco to Rangoon aboard the Jaegersfontein.
Schaper, Wilfred E.
Fei Hu Films research and production files (RHC-88)
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives.
Bill Schaper interview (video and transcript, 2 of 4), 1991
Interview of Bill Schaper by filmmaker Frank Boring for the documentary Fei Hu: The Story of the Flying Tigers. Bill Schaper was Crew Chief for the American Volunteer Group (AVG) 1st Squadron "Adam and Eves." He joined the AVG in 1941 after serving in the US Army as a Staff Sergeant in the 77th Pursuit Squadron. It was his responsibility to maintain the aircrafts. In this tape, Schaper discusses describes his first impressions of Rangoon and Toungoo, in addition to the effect the news of Pearl Harbor had on the AVG.
Bill Schaper interview (video and transcript, 3 of 4), 1991
Interview of Bill Schaper by filmmaker Frank Boring for the documentary Fei Hu: The Story of the Flying Tigers. Bill Schaper was Crew Chief for the American Volunteer Group (AVG) 1st Squadron "Adam and Eves." He joined the AVG in 1941 after serving in the US Army as a Staff Sergeant in the 77th Pursuit Squadron. It was his responsibility to maintain the aircrafts. In this tape, Schaper discusses describes the conditions of the Burma Road and his experience witnessing the bombing of Kunming, in addition to the differences between life in the military and the AVG.
Bill Schaper interview (video and transcript, 4 of 4), 1991
Interview of Bill Schaper by filmmaker Frank Boring for the documentary Fei Hu: The Story of the Flying Tigers. Bill Schaper was Crew Chief for the American Volunteer Group (AVG) 1st Squadron "Adam and Eves." He joined the AVG in 1941 after serving in the US Army as a Staff Sergeant in the 77th Pursuit Squadron. It was his responsibility to maintain the aircrafts. In this tape, Schaper discusses discusses the last days of the AVG and his experience returning to the United States along with the hero's welcome they received.
Bill Seidman (center) with 1963-1964 college catalog
Universities and colleges
College administrators
Bill Seidman (center) and other administrators with delivery of first 1963-1964 college catalog.
Woods Photo
In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
From left to right, Allendale businessmen Keith Baker, Bill Seidman, Marinus DeYoung, Clare Piersma, Bill Kennedy, and John Sall Allendale township official.
Chicago (Ill.)
Billboards--Illinois--Chicago
Parking lots--Illinois--Chicago
Black-and-white photography
Black and white photograph of a billboard hanging above a parking lot in Chicago, Illinois. The billboard features a large headshot of a young woman next to the words, "Swing In, 3 Days, 2 Nights, 37..." and is positioned next to a sign for the parking lot which reads, "Parking 50 cents first half hour, two dollar maximum, Saturdays one dollar all day." Scanned from the negative.
Gilbert, Douglas R.
Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)