Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, May 30, 1945.
subject: Cleveland (Ohio)
subject: Correspondence
subject: Military education
subject: United States. Army. Air Corps
subject: World War, 1939-1945
description: Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, May 30, 1945. Worthington notes that she went out with friends to have a picnic.
creator: Worthington, Jean Allaine , b. 1928
source: Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401
date: 1945-05-30
rights: In Copyright
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: World War II

Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, May 30, 1945.
subject: Cleveland (Ohio)
subject: Correspondence
subject: Military education
subject: United States. Army. Air Corps
subject: World War, 1939-1945
description: Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, May 30, 1945. Worthington notes that it has been five days since she has received a letter from Manley.
creator: Worthington, Jean Allaine , b. 1928
source: Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401
date: 1945-05-30
rights: In Copyright
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: World War II

Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, June 27, 1945.
subject: Cleveland (Ohio)
subject: Correspondence
subject: Military education
subject: United States. Army. Air Corps
subject: World War, 1939-1945
description: Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, June 27, 1945. Worthington notes that it is their twenty second anniversary. Worthington also notes that Norma is planning on marrying Joe as soon as possible.
creator: Worthington, Jean Allaine , b. 1928
source: Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401
date: 1945-06-27
rights: In Copyright
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: World War II

Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, June 28, 1945.
subject: Cleveland (Ohio)
subject: Correspondence
subject: Military education
subject: United States. Army. Air Corps
subject: World War, 1939-1945
description: Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, June 28, 1945. Worthington notes that she is eagerly waiting for information on when Manley will return home.
creator: Worthington, Jean Allaine , b. 1928
source: Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401
date: 1945-06-28
rights: In Copyright
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: World War II

Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, June 30, 1945.
subject: Cleveland (Ohio)
subject: Correspondence
subject: Military education
subject: United States. Army. Air Corps
subject: World War, 1939-1945
description: Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, June 30, 1945. Worthington notes that she received two letters from Manley. Worthington also reflects on when she and Manley first started dating.
creator: Worthington, Jean Allaine , b. 1928
source: Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401
date: 1945-06-30
rights: In Copyright
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: World War II

Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, July 11, 1945.
subject: Cleveland (Ohio)
subject: Correspondence
subject: Military education
subject: United States. Army. Air Corps
subject: World War, 1939-1945
description: Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, July 11, 1945. Worthington continues to wait for information on when Manley is coming home. She also notes her day out to the park with little Johnny.
creator: Worthington, Jean Allaine , b. 1928
source: Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401
date: 1945-07-11
rights: In Copyright
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
coverage: World War II

Nathan Sargent from John Crafts (J.C.) Wright, November 25, 1840
subject: Sargent, Nathan, 1794-1875
subject: Whig Party (U.S.)
subject: United States--Politics and government--19th century
subject: United States--Officials and employees
subject: Customs administration
subject: Washington (D.C.)
subject: Pennsylvania
description: Letter discussing the formation of President-elect William Henry Harrison's cabinet.
creator: Wright, John C. (John Crafts), 1783-1861
source: Nathan Sargent papers, (RHC-44)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1840-11-25
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Nathan Sargent from John Crafts (J.C.) Wright, January 16, 1841
subject: Sargent, Nathan, 1794-1875
subject: Whig Party (U.S.)
subject: United States--Politics and government--19th century
subject: United States--Officials and employees
subject: Customs administration
subject: Washington (D.C.)
subject: Pennsylvania
description: Letter discussing the formation of President-elect William Henry Harrison's cabinet. Wright also shows early support for civil service reform.
creator: Wright, John C. (John Crafts), 1783-1861
source: Nathan Sargent papers, (RHC-44)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1841-01-16
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Student using computer in L.V. Eberhard Center
subject: Grand Valley State University
subject: Michigan
subject: Allendale (Mich.)
subject: Universities and colleges
subject: Students
subject: Computers
subject: Technology
description: Student using computer in LV Eberhard Center.
creator: Wright, Rico
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1988
rights: In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Wright, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2009
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 Air Forces
description: Bob Wright was born in Massachusetts in 1922. Enlisted in the Air Force during World War II after dropping out of high school. He was trained to work with the electrical and mechanical aspects of military aircraft in Kansas City and at the Douglass plant in California. Overseas, his service began at Guadalcanal and involved "policing Henderson Field" and guard duty. He was transferred to the 68th Figher Squadron in Bougainville where he worked on P-39s. Eventually, he requested to work with a difference ordinance where he primarily worked on P-39s and P-38s. His subsequent service was in New Guinea and the Philippines.
creator: Wright, Robert
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2009-09-16
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

Cathy Wusterbarth, 2021 (Interview video and transcript)
subject: Oral history
subject: Personal narrative
subject: PFAs (Perfluorinated chemicals)
subject: Groundwater--Pollution
description: Cathy Wustarbarth is from Oscoda, Michigan, on the coast of Lake Huron. In this interview, Cathy discusses her exposure to PFAS and its impact on her health. Wusterbarth has also been actively involved with the Oscoda Citizens for Clean Water, advocating for education and awareness about the issue.
creator: Wusterbar, Cathy
source: Living with PFAS (project)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2021-07-13
contributor: DeVasto, Danielle (interviewer)
rights: In copyright
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Wyatt, James E (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: James Wyatt was born in 1936. At the age of 22 he pre-empted an inevitable drafting by enlisting in 1960. During his military career his highest rank achieved was Specialist 4th class. Although his service was during the Vietnam War era, he was located in Mannheim, Germany in the time of the Berlin Wall Crisis. Wyatt was also sent to NATO school where he was able to train troops in the fundamentals. After being discharged he returned to the US and became a police officer.
creator: Wyatt, James E.
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
date: 2015-05-23
contributor: Wyatt, Peyton (Interviewer)
contributor: Caledonia High School (Caledonia, Mich.)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: video/x-m4v
format: application/pdf
type: Text
type: Moving Image

Langford of the Three Bars
subject: Book covers
subject: Covers (Illustration)
subject: Graphic arts
subject: Publishers and publishing
subject: Pictorial bindings
description: Binding of Langford of the Three Bars, by Kate and Virgil D. Boyles, published by A.C. McClurg & Co., 1907.
creator: Wyeth, N.C. (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

Wykstra, James (Interview outline and video), 2011
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Navy
description: James Wykstra was born in 1947 in the town of Cutlerville, Michigan. After graduating from high school, Wykstra felt it was his duty to serve in the military. In August 1966, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy Reserves. Following completion of basic training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Chicago, Wykstra returned to Cutlerville and regularly attended the reserve meetings until going on active duty in the summer, 1967. Assigned the to destroyer escort U.S.S. Davidson, Wykstra patrolled along the Vietnamese coast and sailed to numerous locales in the Southwest Pacific, including Japan, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and the Philippines.
creator: Wykstra, James
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2011-01-13
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

Wyma, David (Interview outline and video), 2009
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Navy
description: David Wyma was born in 1963 in South Korea. After high school, David enlisted in the US Navy. He served 3 years in Norfolk, Virginia and 2 years in Iceland.
creator: Wyma, David
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2009-06-01
contributor: Wright, Chelsea (Interviewer)
contributor: Caledonia High School (Caledonia, Mich.)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Sandy Wynn-Stelt, 2021 (Interview video and transcript)
subject: Oral history
subject: Personal narrative
subject: PFAs (Perfluorinated chemicals)
subject: Groundwater--Pollution
description: Sandy Wynn-Stelt moved to Belmont, Michigan in 1992 with her husband Joel. In the interview she discusses her husband's death from liver cancer and the presence of high levels of PFAS in their water. Sandy is now an activist working through legal and political channels to improve PFAS awareness and testing.
creator: Wynn-Stelt, Sandy
source: Living with PFAS (project)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2021-04-08
contributor: DeVasto, Danielle (interviewer)
rights: In copyright
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Commemorative Citizenship of the State of Israel
subject: Citizenship--Israel
subject: Dutch Americans
description: Commemorative Citizenship of the State of Israel, granted to Pieter and Adriana B. Termaat by the Yad Vashem Directorate and The Commission for the Righteous. In English and Hebrew
creator: Yad Vashem
source: Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection (RHC-144)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1985-06-21
rights: In Copyright
format: application/pdf
language: eng
language: he
type: Text

Yenor, Clare (Interview outline, video, and papers), 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: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
description: Clare Yenor was born in 1921 and lived on a farm in Michigan. He enlisted in the Army in April of 1942. Clare went through basic training in Oklahoma, and after that began artillery training with the 215th Field Artillery Battalion. The 125th was one of the first groups to begin training with glider planes during WWII. Yenor later trained the officers of the 182nd and 101st Airborne Divisions to work with the gliders. He was then assigned to a heavy artillery battalion attached to the 3rd Army in Europe, participating in the Battle of the Bulge, the crossing of the Rhine, and the occupation of Germany and Austria. Photographs, certificates, and medals are addended to the interview outline.
creator: Yenor, Clare
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
date: 2008-08-07
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Text
type: Moving Image

Yeomans, Kevin (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: Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American: United States Army
description: Kevin Yeomans was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1986. He enlisted immediately after high school in 2004, trained as an infantryman at Fort Benning, Georgia, and was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and served in B Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. His unit was scheduled for deployment to Iraq in 2005, but first took a detour to New Orleans to help with relief work after Hurricane Katrina, where they spent several weeks patrolling flooded areas and then providing security in the city. Not long after returning from that assignment, the unit deployed to Iraq and were based at COB Speicher near Tikrit, where they conducted patrols and searched houses for al Qaeda supporter. They took some casualties from IEDs and snipers, but saw no major firefights. The unit returned home in 2007 after 15 months in the field. Yeomans was eventually reassigned to the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, and was discharged in 2009.
creator: Yeomans, Kevin
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
date: 2017-11-16
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: video/x-m4v
format: application/pdf
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Yocum, Michael (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: Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Air Force
description: Michael Yocum was born in Seattle and grew up in the Mount St. Helens area of Washington. He enlisted in the Air Force in the early 1960's and after serving at several bases around the world as an aircraft mechanic, he did a tour in Vietnam at Phan Rang Air Force Base from 1967 to 1968. He remained in the Air Force until 1980, serving on bases in the US and Europe.
creator: Yocum, Michael
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
date: 2010-08-19
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: video/x-m4v
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text
type: Moving Image

McAllister and His Double
subject: Book covers
subject: Covers (Illustration)
subject: Graphic arts
subject: Publishers and publishing
subject: Pictorial bindings
description: Binding of McAllister and His Double, by Arthur Train, published by, C. Scribner's Sons, 1905.
creator: Yohn, F.C. (Designer)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1905
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Yonts, David (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: David Yonts was born in February 1950 in West Virginia. He grew up in Kentucky and on August 31, 1969 he was drafted. He received basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky and infantry training at Fort Ord, California. Due to his wife being pregnant he was allowed to serve at Fort Hood, Texas until May 6, 1970 when he received his orders for Vietnam. He was deployed to Vietnam and got to Phu Bai on July 1, 1970. He was assigned to Alpha Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 506th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division and served at Firebase Ripcord until the firebase fell on July 23, 1970. He served with Alpha Company until he left Vietnam in June 1971. Upon arrival in Washington in late June 1971 he was discharged.
creator: Yonts, David
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
date: 2015-10-08
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

York, Thomas (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: United States. Army Air Forces
description: Thomas York was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1927. His family moved first to Oklahoma, then to Michigan. York enlisted in the US Air Force at 16, and after graduating at 17, entered active duty on July 1st of 1945. York underwent basic training at the base in Biloxi, Mississippi. York re-enlisted after his 6 months of duty were finished in the US Army Air Force. York was sent to Caserta, Italy, where he served for a year as a medical clerk. While at Caserta, York met British military personnel and German prisoners of war.
creator: York, Thomas
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
date: 2010-01-13
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Text
type: Moving Image

Ideology of the Young Lords Party, 1972
subject: Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
subject: Civil Rights -- United States -- History
subject: Community activists
subject: Puerto Ricans -- United States
subject: Social justice
description: Document detailing the ideology of the Young Lords Organization, including the history of Puerto Rican war, economic, and military struggles, colonization, and contemporary society.
creator: Young Lords (Organization)
source: Young Lords in Lincoln Park collection (RHC-65)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1972
rights: In Copyright
relation: Young Lords in Lincoln Park interviews
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text