Thompson, Rick
subject: Grand Valley State University – History
subject: Michigan
description: Rick Thompson
creator: Grand Valley State University. University Communications
source: University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Thornley, Darrell (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: Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Army
description: Darrell Thornley was raised in Duvant, OK and was drafted into the army soon after hearing about Pearl Harbor. His extensive military career in World War II and the Korean War and beyond took him to France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Darrell held a variety of positions throughout his career, such as squad leader, scout, and Cadre leader. During his military career, he received the Combat Infantryman Badge and a Bronze Star Medal.
creator: Thornley, Darrell
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2009-05-14
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

Thorpe, Patrick
subject: Grand Valley State University – History
subject: College teachers
subject: Universities and colleges – Faculty
subject: Michigan
description: Patrick Thorpe, Professor of Biology
creator: Grand Valley State University. University Communications
source: University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Thorsen, Arthur (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: United States. Navy
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
description: Arthur Thorsen is a Muskegon, Michigan, native who enlisted in the U.S. Navy before Pearl Harbor in 1941 at the age of seventeen. He worked mostly in the engine rooms of the ships he served on, initially an ammunition ship, and then the light cruiser Philadelphia in the Atlantic in 1942 and 1943 as it escorted convoys and supported the North African landings. He was then assigned to a new destroyer, the Anthony, which was sent to the Pacific in 1944. This ship also served as an escort and engaged in shore bombardments, notably at Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and was then based at Sasebo, Japan, after the end of the war.
creator: Thorsen, Arthur
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2009-06-12
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

Thrasher, David (Interview transcript and video), 2018
subject: Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Marine Corps
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
description: Dave Thrasher was born on May 19th, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan. Thrasher joined the Marine Corps in 1973 and attended boot camp at the Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot in San Diego, California, where trained in aviation electronics and worked on the Marine Corps helicopters. After his training, he was deployed to Cambodia for Operation Eagle Pull and remained off the coast of Vietnam to aid in the evacuation effort. Thrasher also participated in joint operation Display Determination as well as efforts to rescue people escaping Cuba and Teamwork 88 military exercise in Norway. He was stationed in Somalia for both Desert Storm and Desert Shield before returning to California in April, 1993, leaving the service, and settling in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
creator: Thrasher, David Ross
source: Veterans History Project collection, RHC-27
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401.
date: 2018-08-12
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

Thre men in front of digging equipment
subject: Jews--United States
subject: Muskegon (Mich.)
subject: Portraits, Group
description: Leo Rosen, Sam Klayf, and an unidentified man posing in front of digging equipment.
creator: B'nai Israel Temple
source: Digital file contributed by the B'nai Israel Temple as part of the L'dor V'dor project.
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1946
rights: In Copyright
relation: L'dor V'dor (project)
format: image/jpeg
type: Image

Three Crewboats in Water
subject: Grand Rapids (Mich.)
subject: Outdoor recreation
subject: Boats and boating
subject: Racing shells
description: Three distant crewboats and one spectator boat in water. Small object in foreground and cityline with trees in the background.
creator: Grand Rapids Boat and Canoe Club
source: Grand Rapids Boat and Canoe Club scrapbooks (RHC-54)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: no date
rights: No Known Copyright
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Three gentlemen at Oval Beach
subject: Michigan
subject: Saugatuck (Mich.)
subject: Allegan County (Mich.)
subject: Beaches
subject: Outdoor recreation
subject: Fourth of July
description: Photograph of three young men at Oval Beach who appear very blurry due to the picture being out of focus. A lifeguard tower is in the background and the man in the middle is holding a camera. The handwriting on the back of the photograph reads: "Saugatuck. July 4th Weekend 1967. Dana, Vone, Maiotte [?], 'The Oval.'"
creator: Walsh, Jerri
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: 1967-07-04
rights: Copyright Undetermined
relation: Stories of Summer (project)
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Three Inch Gun Crew at practice on the U.S.S. Michigan
subject: Michigan (Battleship : BB27)
subject: Ships--Great Lakes (North America)
subject: United States. Navy
description: Postcard of a three inch gun crew at practice onboard the U.S.S. Michigan
publisher: Grand Valley State University
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Three modes of transport
subject: Lantern slides
subject: China
subject: Farmers
description: Black and white lantern slide of two chinese farmers walking down a dirt path through the fields toward railroad tracks. The laborer on the left carries produce in two large baskets hanging from a pole balanced on his shoulder. The laborer on the right wears a conical hat and pushes a handcart laden with bundles of grass.
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 1918-1919
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Image

Three Perspectives on the Reformation of the Church
subject: Clergy--Michigan
subject: Reformed Church in America
subject: Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.)
subject: Sermons
description: A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on October 30, 1988 entitled "Three Perspectives on the Reformation of the Church", on the occasion of Reformation Sunday, Pentecost XXIII, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: I Corinthians 3:21-23.
creator: Richard A. Rhem
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1988-10-30
rights: In Copyright
relation: Richard A. Rhem - An Archive of Sermons, Prayers, Talks and Stories: http://richardrhem.org/
format: audio/mp3
language: eng
type: Sound

Three rowboats
subject: Michigan
subject: Saugatuck (Mich.)
subject: Allegan County (Mich.)
subject: Outdoor recreation
subject: Boats
description: Black and white photo of three teams of rowboats. Each boat has several people in it, each with their own ore. In the front boat, a man sits on the helm, and in the back boat, there is someone standing.
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

Three soldiers outside a message center
subject: World War, 1939-1945
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: United States. Army. Signal Photo Company, 166th
subject: United States. Army. Infantry Division, 26th
subject: Soldiers
subject: Military life
subject: Photographs
description: Three soldiers outside a message center at a US base, 1944.
creator: Ochs, James W.
creator: United States. Army
source: James W. Ochs WWII collection, RHC-55
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1944
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image
coverage: World War II

Three Wise Owls Machine, Salisbury Beach
subject: Amusements--Massachusetts--Salisbury
subject: Salisbury (Mass.)
subject: Salisbury (Mass. : Town)
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of a "Three Wise Owls" amusement park machine located at Salisbury Beach’s Amusement Center in Salisbury, Massachusetts. In the photograph, a sign is hanging above the machine that reads, "The Three Wise Owls Can Tell 1 Cent." 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: 1985-09-01
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1980s

Three young women sitting on a car at the beach
subject: Michigan
subject: Saugatuck (Mich.)
subject: Allegan County (Mich.)
subject: Beaches
subject: Outdoor recreation
description: Three young women sitting on the trunk of a car parked at Oval Beach in Saugatuck, Michigan. Two women are wearing large sunglasses, while the woman with her hair in pigtails has hers perched on her forehead. They are smiling at the camera and the background is lined with trees.
creator: Walsh, Jerri
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: 1967-07-04
rights: Copyright Undetermined
relation: Stories of Summer (project)
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Throwing water in leather baskets on ropes
subject: Lantern slides
subject: China
subject: Farming
subject: Irrigation
description: Black and white lantern slide of five people standing in a line across a river bank passing baskets along a rope. A small structure of mud and reeds is visible in the background.
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 1918-1919
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Image

Thumb Paint Pots at Yellowstone Lake
subject: Yellowstone National Park
subject: Wyoming
subject: Hot springs
description: Black and white photograph of the West Thumb Paint Pots by Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park. Two women can be seen standing in the distance.
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: 1911-08-14
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpg
language: eng
type: Image

Thursday April 2
subject: COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020
subject: Epidemics
subject: Grand Valley State University
subject: Grand Rapids (Mich.)
subject: Personal narratives
description: Daily journal entry of Pamela Benjamin, spouse of GVSU history professor, Craig Benjamin, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally self-published on WordPress.
creator: Benjamin, Pamela
source: University Archives. COVID-19 Journaling Project
publisher: Grand Valley State University University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives.
date: 2020-04-02
rights: In Copyright
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text

Thy Kingdom Come, Meaning...
subject: Clergy--Michigan
subject: Reformed Church in America
subject: Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.)
subject: Sermons
description: A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on March 17, 2002 entitled "Thy Kingdom Come, Meaning...", as part of the series "Journeying With Jesus On the Road Less Traveled", on the occasion of Passion Sunday, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: Isaiah 42:3, Mark 13:26, Matthew 6:10.
creator: Richard A. Rhem
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2002-03-17
rights: In Copyright
relation: Richard A. Rhem - An Archive of Sermons, Prayers, Talks and Stories: http://richardrhem.org/
format: audio/mp3
language: eng
type: Sound

Thy Will Be Done?
subject: Clergy--Michigan
subject: Reformed Church in America
subject: Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.)
subject: Sermons
description: A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on April 17, 2003 entitled "Thy Will Be Done?", on the occasion of Maundy Thursday, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: Ephesians 1:1-14, Luke 22:39-46.
creator: Richard A. Rhem
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2003-04-17
rights: In Copyright
relation: Richard A. Rhem - An Archive of Sermons, Prayers, Talks and Stories: http://richardrhem.org/
format: audio/mp3
language: eng
type: Sound

Tibbe, James (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: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Army Air Corps
description: James Tibbe is a World War Two veteran who was born in Moddersville, Michigan in 1924. After completing the ninth grade he left school and joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and worked around Michigan doing public works projects. On August 19, 1942 he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and received training at Shepherd Field, Texas and at Buckley Field, Colorado to become an armorer for bombers. He was stationed at Wheeler Field, Hawaii
description: at Fiji
description: and at Hickam Field, Hawaii over the course of the war. Just before the end of the war he was sent back to the continental United States where he served at Hamilton Field, California, Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Base, and Lowry Field, Colorado. He was discharged in December 1945.
creator: Tibbe, James
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
date: 2010-03-18
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
contributor: WKTV (Wyoming, Mich.)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Tibbe, John (Interview outline and video), 2008
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Army
description: John Tibbe was born in Grant, Michigan on March 10, 1921. He went to school through the 8th grade and then began working on his family's farm until he was drafted into the Army in the fall of 1942. John went through basic training at Camp Shelby in Mississippi and then later went through Advanced Infantry Training at Camp Pickett in Virginia where he trained to be an anti-tank gunner. After training John was stationed in New Guinea and also the island of Morotai.
creator: Tibbe, John
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2008-12-04
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

Tibbe, Richard (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. Army
description: Richard Tibbe enlisted in the Army in 1966. He trained as a combat engineer, and served in Vietnam 1967-68. He was given clerical jobs with engineer units based in Long Binh and Bien Hoa, outside of Saigon, and did not spend time in the field. The one time when he experienced and attack was at the start of the Tet Offensive, when he was at Bien Hoa.
creator: Tibbe, Richard
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2010-03-16
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
contributor: Byron Area Historic Museum (Byron Center, Mich.)
contributor: BCTV
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Tichvon, Frank (Interview outline and video), 200
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: Frank Tichvon was born in Barry County, Michigan, and served in World War II. Drafted in 1941, Tichvon served in the U.S. Army. He worked in Canada building the Alcan Highway and trails. He was later sent to England and then to the European continent, where he worked for a construction battalion whose job was to clear mines and construct bridges. He served in the Battle of the Bulge. He was discharged in October, 1945.
creator: Tichvon, Frank
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
date: 2004-12-07
contributor: Yanosik, Christine (Interviewer)
contributor: Caledonia High School (Caledonia, Mich.)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: video/x-m4v
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text