Grand Valley State University – History
Michigan
Grand Valley State University. University Communications
University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03)
Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Thornley, Darrell (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
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American
United States. Army
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.
Thornley, Darrell
Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
In Copyright
College teachers
Universities and colleges – Faculty
Thorsen, Arthur (Interview outline and video), 2009
United States. Navy
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.
Thorsen, Arthur
Thrasher, David (Interview transcript and video), 2018
Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American
United States. Marine Corps
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.
Thrasher, David Ross
Veterans History Project collection, RHC-27
Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401.
Jews--United States
Muskegon (Mich.)
Portraits, Group
Leo Rosen, Sam Klayf, and an unidentified man posing in front of digging equipment.
B'nai Israel Temple
Digital file contributed by the B'nai Israel Temple as part of the L'dor V'dor project.
Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Outdoor recreation
Boats and boating
Racing shells
Three distant crewboats and one spectator boat in water. Small object in foreground and cityline with trees in the background.
Grand Rapids Boat and Canoe Club
Grand Rapids Boat and Canoe Club scrapbooks (RHC-54)
No Known Copyright
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Allegan County (Mich.)
Beaches
Fourth of July
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.'"
Walsh, Jerri
Digital file contributed by Jerri Walsh as part of the Stories of Summer project.
Copyright Undetermined
Three Inch Gun Crew at practice on the U.S.S. Michigan
Michigan (Battleship : BB27)
Ships--Great Lakes (North America)
Postcard of a three inch gun crew at practice onboard the U.S.S. Michigan
Lantern slides
China
Farmers
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.
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Three Perspectives on the Reformation of the Church
Clergy--Michigan
Reformed Church in America
Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.)
Sermons
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.
Richard A. Rhem
Richard A. Rhem - An Archive of Sermons, Prayers, Talks and Stories: http://richardrhem.org/
Boats
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.
Digital file collected by the Kutsche Office of History as part of the Stories of Summer Project.
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Army. Signal Photo Company, 166th
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 26th
Soldiers
Military life
Photographs
Three soldiers outside a message center at a US base, 1944.
Ochs, James W.
James W. Ochs WWII collection, RHC-55
Three Wise Owls Machine, Salisbury Beach
Amusements--Massachusetts--Salisbury
Salisbury (Mass.)
Salisbury (Mass. : Town)
Black-and-white photography
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.
Gilbert, Douglas R.
Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
Three young women sitting on a car at the beach
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.
Throwing water in leather baskets on ropes
Farming
Irrigation
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.
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Hot springs
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.
COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020
Epidemics
Grand Valley State University
Personal narratives
Daily journal entry of Pamela Benjamin, spouse of GVSU history professor, Craig Benjamin, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally self-published on WordPress.
Benjamin, Pamela
University Archives. COVID-19 Journaling Project
Grand Valley State University University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives.
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.
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.
Tibbe, James (Interview outline and video), 2010
United States. Army Air Corps
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
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.
Tibbe, James
Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
Tibbe, John (Interview outline and video), 2008
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.
Tibbe, John
Tibbe, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2010
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
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.
Tibbe, Richard
Byron Area Historic Museum (Byron Center, Mich.)
Tichvon, Frank (Interview outline and video), 200
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.
Tichvon, Frank
Caledonia High School (Caledonia, Mich.)