Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, May 30, 1945.
Cleveland (Ohio)
Correspondence
Military education
United States. Army. Air Corps
World War, 1939-1945
Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, May 30, 1945. Worthington notes that she went out with friends to have a picnic.
Worthington, Jean Allaine , b. 1928
Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)
Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401
In Copyright
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.
Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, June 27, 1945.
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.
Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, June 28, 1945.
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.
Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, June 30, 1945.
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.
Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, July 11, 1945.
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.
Nathan Sargent from John Crafts (J.C.) Wright, November 25, 1840
Sargent, Nathan, 1794-1875
Whig Party (U.S.)
United States--Politics and government--19th century
United States--Officials and employees
Customs administration
Washington (D.C.)
Pennsylvania
Letter discussing the formation of President-elect William Henry Harrison's cabinet.
Wright, John C. (John Crafts), 1783-1861
Nathan Sargent papers, (RHC-44)
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
No Copyright - United States
Nathan Sargent from John Crafts (J.C.) Wright, January 16, 1841
Letter discussing the formation of President-elect William Henry Harrison's cabinet. Wright also shows early support for civil service reform.
Student using computer in L.V. Eberhard Center
Grand Valley State University
Michigan
Allendale (Mich.)
Universities and colleges
Students
Computers
Technology
Student using computer in LV Eberhard Center.
Wright, Rico
In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Wright, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2009
Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
United States--History, Military
Michigan--History, Military
Veterans
Video recordings
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
United States. Army Air Forces
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.
Wright, Robert
Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
Cathy Wusterbarth, 2021 (Interview video and transcript)
Personal narrative
PFAs (Perfluorinated chemicals)
Groundwater--Pollution
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.
Wusterbar, Cathy
Living with PFAS (project)
In copyright
Wyatt, James E (Interview outline and video), 2015
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
United States. Army
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.
Wyatt, James E.
Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
Caledonia High School (Caledonia, Mich.)
Book covers
Covers (Illustration)
Graphic arts
Publishers and publishing
Pictorial bindings
Binding of Langford of the Three Bars, by Kate and Virgil D. Boyles, published by A.C. McClurg & Co., 1907.
Wyeth, N.C. (Designer)
Wykstra, James (Interview outline and video), 2011
United States. Navy
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.
Wykstra, James
Wyma, David (Interview outline and video), 2009
Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American
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.
Wyma, David
Sandy Wynn-Stelt, 2021 (Interview video and transcript)
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.
Wynn-Stelt, Sandy
Commemorative Citizenship of the State of Israel
Citizenship--Israel
Dutch Americans
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
Yad Vashem
Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection (RHC-144)
Yenor, Clare (Interview outline, video, and papers), 2008
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.
Yenor, Clare
Yeomans, Kevin (Interview transcript and video), 2017
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American: United States Army
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.
Yeomans, Kevin
Yocum, Michael (Interview outline and video), 2010
United States. Air Force
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.
Yocum, Michael
Binding of McAllister and His Double, by Arthur Train, published by, C. Scribner's Sons, 1905.
Yohn, F.C. (Designer)
Yonts, David (Interview outline and video), 2015
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.
Yonts, David
York, Thomas (Interview outline and video), 2010
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.
York, Thomas
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Civil Rights -- United States -- History
Community activists
Puerto Ricans -- United States
Social justice
Document detailing the ideology of the Young Lords Organization, including the history of Puerto Rican war, economic, and military struggles, colonization, and contemporary society.
Young Lords (Organization)
Young Lords in Lincoln Park collection (RHC-65)