Rosemary Willey interview (3 of 3, video and transcript)
Grand Valley State University
Michigan
Universities and colleges
Oral histories
Alternative education
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.
Willey, Rosemary
William James College faculty and student interviews (GV016-16)
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
In Copyright
Rosencrans, Larry Michael (Interview outline and video), 2015
Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
United States--History, Military
Veterans
Video recordings
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
United States. Army
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.
Rosencrans, Larry Michael
Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
Rosin, James (Interview transcript and video), 2021
United States—History, Military
World War, 1939-1945—Personal narratives, American
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.
Rosin, James
Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401.
Ross, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2004
Michigan--History, Military
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
United States. Naval Reserve
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.
Ross, Robert
Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
Ross, Thomas Michael (Interview outline and video), 2007
United States. Navy
Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American
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.
Ross, Thomas Michael
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.
Richard A. Rhem
Roth, Alfred E. (Interview outline and video), 2007
United States. Air Force
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.
Roth, Alfred E.
Lowell Area Historical Museum (Lowell, Mich.)
Lantern slides
Automobiles
Yucatán (Mexico : State)
Black and white lantern slide of three people standing next to an automobile on a very rocky road in Yucatan, Mexico.
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Round and Round the Garden (theater production)
Theater
College students
Plays
Performances
Acting
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.
Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department
Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Round the Corner Ice Cream Shoppe postcard
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Allegan County (Mich.)
Ice cream parlors
Postcards
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.
Simonson, Jean
Digital file contributed by Jerri Walsh as part of the Stories of Summer project.
Copyright Undetermined
Ice cream parlor
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]."
Allegan County (Mich.) Ice cream parlor
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.
Route 1 south of Hue. Civilians building a fence around their village to keep the VC out
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Marine Corps
Military life
Soldiers
Photographs
Route 1 south of Hue. Civilians building a fence around their village to keep the VC out.
Oakes, Ronald
Ronald Oakes Vietnam and Iraq photographs (RHC-80)
Veterans History Project interviews, RHC-27
Douglas (Mich.)
Allegan County (Mich)
Motels
Summer resorts
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.
Digital file contributed by the Saugatuck Douglas History Center as part of the Stories of Summer project.
Outdoor recreation
Boats
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."
Digital file collected by the Kutsche Office of History as part of the Stories of Summer Project.
Central Park (New York, N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.)
Rowboats--New York (State)--New York
Black-and-white photography
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.
Gilbert, Douglas R.
Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
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.
Rowe, Bert (Interview transcript and video), 2017
Korean War, 1950-1953—Personal narratives, American
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 Company as a General Foreman. Reflecting upon his time in the service, Rowe was proud about having served in the Marine Corps and was grateful for the GI Bill for helping him complete his higher education. He also believed that the Marine Corps helped him mature as an individual.
Rowe, Bert