Rosemary Willey interview (3 of 3, video and transcript)
subject: Grand Valley State University
subject: Michigan
subject: Universities and colleges
subject: Oral histories
subject: Alternative education
description: Interview with Rosemary Willey 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. Rosemary Willey was a student of William James College from 1977 to 1982. In this interview, Rosemary discusses the closing of William James College, her memory of the cast of characters in their community, and the shift toward a more career-oriented education for the youth at that time. This interview is part 3 of 3 for Rosemary Willey.
creator: Willey, Rosemary
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

Rosencrans, Larry Michael (Interview outline and video), 2015
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Army
description: Larry Rosencrans was born in Muskegon, Michigan in 1948. After high school he was drafted in 1967 and his basic training took place at Fort Knox, Kentucky. At Fort Polk, Louisiana he underwent his AIT training before being sent to Vietnam in 1969. Near Pleiku Vietnam at Camp Enari he underwent more training, and then he was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division. In the jungles Larry would participate in a number of missions until 1969 when he left Vietnam. From 1970-1972 his mechanical repair skills came in handy in Fort Hood, Texas where he worked as a heavy duty mechanic, then later as a motor pool clerk.
creator: Rosencrans, Larry Michael
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
date: 2015-11-24
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: video/x-m4v
format: application/pdf
type: Text
type: Moving Image

Rosin, James (Interview transcript and video), 2021
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States—History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: World War, 1939-1945—Personal narratives, American
description: Jim Rosin was born in September 1947 in Bay City, Michigan. Rosin lived there all his adolescent life and graduated from Bay City Central High School in 1965. Upon graduation Rosin went to work for a company in Saginaw, Michigan that sold bakery equipment. However, in the summer of 1966 Rosin was summoned to Detroit where he had to get a physical for the military. Eventually Rosin was cleared for military service. October 20, 1966 was the day Rosin was to report for military duty. He then began the trek down from Bay City to Detroit to then Fort Wayne. Eventually, Rosin and his peers were taken down to Fort Knox in Lexington, Kentucky. Rosin and the rest of his group were eventually split up and Rosin was selected to head to Fort Hood in Texas to complete his basic training. Here Rosin took an aptitude test and was selected to be an Army Medic. In the summer of 1967 Rosin traveled to Vietnam where he served in the 46th Infantry. Because of his time in Vietnam, Rosin was awarded two Bronze Stars. One for putting his obstetric training to use and delivering a baby, and the other for meritorious service. Rosin service ended when he eventually rotated out on October 1st 1968. He returned back home and continued to work for the company selling bakery equipment.
creator: Rosin, James
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401.
date: 2021-05
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
contributor: WKTV (Wyoming, Mich.)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Ross, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2004
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. Naval Reserve
description: Robert Ross was born on January 12, 1926 and enlisted in the Navy when he was just 17 years old because he had not wanted to be drafted into the Army. He went through training at Great Lakes Naval Academy in Chicago, Illinois and was then shipped out to the Pacific after having 30 days leave. While in the Pacific Robert worked on 5 different Carrier Air Craft Service Units, or CASUAL outfits, hauling aviation fuel and empty tanks. Robert spent a total of 19 months in the Pacific and moved back to Michigan after he was discharged.
creator: Ross, Robert
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2004-05-15
contributor: Ferlito, Lori (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Ross, Thomas Michael (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: United States. Navy
subject: Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American
subject: Video recordings
description: Thomas Michael Ross was born in Holland, Michigan in 1954. He attended Zeeland High School, and served in the United States Navy between 1975 and 1979. One of his assignments was on a nuclear supply ship as sub tender aboard USS Fulton AS11.
creator: Ross, Thomas Michael
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2007-02-19
contributor: Collins Sr., Charles E. (Interviewer)
contributor: Collins, Carol (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Rotary Prayer
description: Prayer created, delivered, or published by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on July 28, 2008 entitled "Rotary Prayer", on the occasion of 50-year celebration, at Spring Lake Rotary Club. Tags: Rotary, prayer, 2008.
creator: Richard A. Rhem
date: 2008-07-28
rights: In Copyright
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text

Roth, Alfred E. (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: United States. Air Force
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
subject: Video recordings
description: Alfred Roth was born in Ionia County, Michigan. After school, Alfred traveled to many places around the United States doing odd jobs before he was drafted into the Army. Before his time in the service, some of his jobs included mining for gold in Alaska and building B-17 bombers for the government in Washington. Alfred was trained as a radio operator during World War II, working in the Philippines and New Guinea.
creator: Roth, Alfred E.
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2007-05-24
contributor: Hanks, Robert (Interviewer)
contributor: Lowell Area Historical Museum (Lowell, Mich.)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Rough road Yucatan
subject: Lantern slides
subject: Automobiles
subject: Yucatán (Mexico : State)
description: Black and white lantern slide of three people standing next to an automobile on a very rocky road in Yucatan, Mexico.
creator: Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
source: Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: circa 1930
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Image

Round and Round the Garden (theater production)
subject: Theater
subject: College students
subject: Plays
subject: Performances
subject: Acting
description: Color photograph of Grand Valley's production of "Round and Round the Garden". Date unknown. This image shows three people all looking at a fourth man who is standing at the top of stone stairs. He is wearing cut off shorts with red suspenders. The set is stone floor, walls, and stairs. The photo is very dark.
creator: Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department
source: Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: unknown
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Round and Round the Garden (theater production)
subject: Theater
subject: College students
subject: Plays
subject: Performances
subject: Acting
description: Color photograph of Grand Valley's production of "Round and Round the Garden". Date unknown. The image shows a women lying on top of a stone fence. A man is sitting in a chair next to her and is leaning close to talk to her.
creator: Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department
source: Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: unknown
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Round and Round the Garden (theater production)
subject: Theater
subject: College students
subject: Plays
subject: Performances
subject: Acting
description: Color photograph of Grand Valley's production of "Round and Round the Garden". Date unknown. The image shows a man and a woman in 50s style costumes sitting on stone stairs. The woman has her hand to her chest as if shocked and the man is laying sprawled out over her lap.
creator: Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department
source: Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: unknown
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Round and Round the Garden (theater production)
subject: Theater
subject: College students
subject: Plays
subject: Performances
subject: Acting
description: Color photograph of Grand Valley's production of "Round and Round the Garden". Date unknown. The image shows a man sitting on the stone steps holding on to a women. The women is laying across his lap with her head tilted back and her hands covering her face.
creator: Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department
source: Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: unknown
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Round and Round the Garden (theater production)
subject: Theater
subject: College students
subject: Plays
subject: Performances
subject: Acting
description: Color photograph of Grand Valley's production of "Round and Round the Garden". Two men are pointing at each other with their mouths open and laughing.
creator: Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department
source: Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: unknown
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Round and Round the Garden (theater production)
subject: Theater
subject: College students
subject: Plays
subject: Performances
subject: Acting
description: Color photograph of Grand Valley's production of "Round and Round the Garden." In this image two women speak with one another. The set is created to look like an outdoor garden, with a stone staircase and pathway.
creator: Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department
source: Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: unknown
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Round and Round the Garden (theater production)
subject: Theater
subject: College students
subject: Plays
subject: Performances
subject: Acting
description: Color photograph of Grand Valley's production of "Round and Round the Garden." In this image a man and woman jump back as if scared, holding each other's hand. They are standing at the base of a stone staircase in a set created to look like an outdoor garden. Both wear midcentury costumes.
creator: Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department
source: Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: unknown
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Round the Corner Ice Cream Shoppe postcard
subject: Michigan
subject: Saugatuck (Mich.)
subject: Allegan County (Mich.)
subject: Ice cream parlors
subject: Postcards
description: Postcard of 'Round the Corner Ice Cream Shoppe in Saugatuck, Michigan. There is a large tree in the left side of the frame and two individuals sitting on a pink bench in front of the shop. The side of the building has "Round the Corner Ice Cream Shoppe" in big black lettering. The inscription on the back of the postcard says: "Hi Jerri (writing looks like it says Levi): Needless to say we enjoying ourselves. Rained all day yesterday till we got here. Cleared up and promises to be nice rest of weekend. Good food at Sky Line last nite. Then our favorite desert of you know where! Double dippers. Just what we need. Dad and I have your old room. Ken + Aud #6 across the hall. Going to Gray Gable now. Then flea market. All our love, M + D." The postcard is addressed to Jerri Lea Walsh at 22608 Victory Blvd. Woodland Hills, California 91367.
creator: Simonson, Jean
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
date: 1977
contributor: Dexter Press
rights: Copyright Undetermined
relation: Stories of Summer (project)
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Round the Corner Ice Cream Shoppe postcard
subject: Michigan
subject: Saugatuck (Mich.)
subject: Allegan County (Mich.)
subject: Ice cream parlor
subject: Postcards
description: Postcard of 'Round the Corner Ice Cream Shoppe in Saugatuck, Michigan. There is a large tree in the left side of the frame and two individuals sitting on a pink bench in front of the shop. The side of the building has "Round the Corner Ice Cream Shoppe" in big black lettering. The back of the photograph is addressed to Jerri Lea Walsh at 22608 Victory Blvd. Woodland Hills, California 91367, however, the message on the postcard reads: "Hi sweetie, it was wonderful, we did our share of eating all those flavors - but the weather was bad - rain Fri-Sat & Sunday. The steak fingers were just as good as last spring. Your business cards are attractive. Love, A. K. [illegible]."
creator: Simonson, Jean
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
date: 1977
contributor: Dexter Press
rights: Copyright Undetermined
relation: Stories of Summer (project)
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Round the Corner Ice Cream Shoppe postcard
subject: Michigan
subject: Saugatuck (Mich.)
subject: Allegan County (Mich.) Ice cream parlor
subject: Postcards
description: Postcard of 'Round the Corner Ice Cream Shoppe in Saugatuck, Michigan. There is a large tree in the left side of the frame and two individuals sitting on a pink bench in front of the shop. The side of the building has "Round the Corner Ice Cream Shoppe" in big black lettering. The back of the postcard has the writing: "Bill & Joyce Jann. 616-857-8851 Rooms & Apts. $20.00 couple." In the bottom left hand corner the date October 1980 is written.
creator: Simonson, Jean
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
date: 1980-10
contributor: Dexter Press
rights: Copyright Undetermined
relation: Stories of Summer (project)
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Route 1 south of Hue. Civilians building a fence around their village to keep the VC out
subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Marine Corps
subject: Military life
subject: Soldiers
subject: Photographs
description: Route 1 south of Hue. Civilians building a fence around their village to keep the VC out.
creator: Oakes, Ronald
source: Ronald Oakes Vietnam and Iraq photographs (RHC-80)
source: Veterans History Project interviews, RHC-27
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image
coverage: Vietnam War

Row of Cabins at the Dunes
subject: Michigan
subject: Douglas (Mich.)
subject: Allegan County (Mich)
subject: Motels
subject: Summer resorts
description: Color photograph featuring a row of identical looking cabins at Douglas Dunes Resort. The cabins are nestled among the trees and there is landscaping in front of various grasses and other plants.
source: Digital file contributed by the Saugatuck Douglas History Center as part of the Stories of Summer project.
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: Copyright Undetermined
relation: Stories of Summer (project)
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Rowboat
subject: Michigan
subject: Saugatuck (Mich.)
subject: Allegan County (Mich.)
subject: Outdoor recreation
subject: Boats
description: Black and white photo scan of two women and a man on a row boat that has Saugatuck on the side. In the back of the image is the Mt. Baldhead Motel and several boats. On the reverse: "Saugatuck-Douglas Chamberof Commerce, Saugatuck, MI." In the bottom left, it reads "Joe Armstrong, Allegan, Michigan."
source: Digital file collected by the Kutsche Office of History as part of the Stories of Summer Project.
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: Copyright Undetermined
relation: Stories of Summer (project)
format: image/jpeg
type: Image

Rowboats on Central Park Lake, New York
subject: Central Park (New York, N.Y.)
subject: New York (N.Y.)
subject: Rowboats--New York (State)--New York
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of a group of rowboats gathered together on the waters of Central Park Lake in the Manhattan borough of New York City. In the photograph, the boats are full of adults and children enjoying a day on the lake, while other people are seen exploring the shoreline nearby. Boating has historically been a popular attraction at the Central Park Lake and rentals are offered at the Central Park Boathouse, previously known as the Loeb Boathouse, nearby. Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1968-09-15
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1960s

Rowboats on Central Park Lake, New York
subject: Central Park (New York, N.Y.)
subject: New York (N.Y.)
subject: Rowboats--New York (State)--New York
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of people boating on Central Park Lake in the Manhattan borough of New York City. In the photograph, rowboats are seen covering the lake while people of all ages are enjoying a day on the lake. Boating has historically been a popular attraction at the Central Park Lake and rentals are offered at the Central Park Boathouse, previously known as the Loeb Boathouse, nearby. Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1968-09-15
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1960s

Rowe, Bert (Interview transcript and video), 2017
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States—History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: Korean War, 1950-1953—Personal narratives, American
description: Bert Rowe was born in April of 1930 in Saginaw, Michigan, and grew up with his mother in Muskegon Heights. Before graduating high school in 1948, Rowe attended civilian flight school. After graduating, he enlisted into the Marine Corps in 1949 with the expectation of being placed into the infantry. Rowe attended Boot Camp at Parris Island, South Carolina. After Boot Camp, he was stationed at a Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Florida, where he began flying for the Corps. He was assigned to a crew of three other mechanics and worked with the Marine Corps’ Corsair ground attack aircraft. When the Korean War broke out in 1950, Rowe’s unit was eventually sent to San Francisco, California, before being shipped to Japan. From Japan, Rowe’s crew from Jacksonville was flown to an airbase in Korea where he was appointed as Sergeant overseeing the maintenance of three fighter planes. The airbase would occasionally come under attack by groups of North Korean or Chinese fighter bombers, which prompted the personnel on the base to launch patrol squadrons in pursuit. At night, the base lived under threat of being attacked by a few, sporadic nighttime fighter bombers. In their free time, Rowe and the other troops played baseball while living in six-person tents. During the winter months, the troops relied on their sleeping bags, tent stoves, and outdoor fire pits for warmth. Rowe also recalled briefly visiting Seoul where he and the troops got along well with Korean civilians. Overall, his unit experienced little combat and spent much of its time repairing battle worn aircraft. After being shipped back to the United States in 1952 toward the end of his three-year enlistment, Rowe spent some time in Miami, Florida, serving with a different crew. In Miami, his crew maintained jet fighter aircraft--a newly introduced technology to the U.S. Armed Forces. Once officially discharged from the Corps in 1952, Rowe returned to Michigan, got married, and went to work for Clark Equipment Co…
creator: Rowe, Bert
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401.
date: 2017-12
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text