333 24 26018 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/9906ccc0c39a0626e205f1417236c356.jpg 5deccafcfd31e961839099c14aa2606a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Robert H. Merrill photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1909/1950 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-222 Description An account of the resource Photographs, negatives, and lantern slides digitized from the papers of engineer and archaeologist Robert H. Merrill. A Grand Rapids native, Merrill held an accomplished career as a civil engineer. He founded the company Spooner & Merrill, which held offices in Grand Rapids and Chicago. From 1919-1921, Merrill lived in China, working as Assistant Principal Engineer on a reconstruction of the Grand Canal - the oldest and longest canal system in the world. Merrill became fascinated by archaeology, and among other projects, he traveled to the Uxmal Pyramids in Yucatan, Mexico, with a research expedition from Tulane University. Merrill's photo collection includes images of his travels and projects, friends and family. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Merrill_NE_44_1916_001 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-07-28 Title A name given to the resource Frank Hall Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of Frank Hall, relative of Robert H. Merrill, standing on a porch. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Language A language of the resource eng Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/fcd1a336182f35a40d1d3dcf9254218f.jpg 51182acc098831391ba42243485dfbfb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Robert H. Merrill photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1909/1950 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-222 Description An account of the resource Photographs, negatives, and lantern slides digitized from the papers of engineer and archaeologist Robert H. Merrill. A Grand Rapids native, Merrill held an accomplished career as a civil engineer. He founded the company Spooner & Merrill, which held offices in Grand Rapids and Chicago. From 1919-1921, Merrill lived in China, working as Assistant Principal Engineer on a reconstruction of the Grand Canal - the oldest and longest canal system in the world. Merrill became fascinated by archaeology, and among other projects, he traveled to the Uxmal Pyramids in Yucatan, Mexico, with a research expedition from Tulane University. Merrill's photo collection includes images of his travels and projects, friends and family. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Merrill_EastmanAlbum_1_1909_002 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1909-06-06 Title A name given to the resource Frank W. Blair Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of Frank W. Blair. Blair is standing on a grass footpath, and wearing a suit, tie, and flat-topped hat. Subject The topic of the resource People -- Individuals Blair, Frank W. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Language A language of the resource eng Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/13a782294efe2c81dfb4307c55f683da.jpg 6b62a1f54660a166c9929e817eedd01c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Concert & Event Posters Subject The topic of the resource Posters Events Michigan Universities & colleges--Michigan Description An account of the resource Division of Student Services provides programs, services, and environments that enhance the personal, social, and intellectual growth of undergraduate and graduate students at the University. Events including concerts were managed by the office of Student Life. Posters for music, speakers, poetry readings and other campuswide events are included. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Division of Student Services Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/106">Student Services concerts, events, and posters files, (GV028-06)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-07-17 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV028-06 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1963 – 1981 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV028-06_Zappa Title A name given to the resource Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, November 15, 1975 Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University Grand Valley State College Michigan Allendale (Mich.) Universities & colleges--Michigan Events Posters Description An account of the resource Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, in the GVSC Fieldhouse, November 15, 1975 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1975 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/106">Student Services concerts, events, and posters files, (GV028-06)</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/ea46f03b7a3f8d508348a1ce9c723ff5.jpg 1bf6dd250dc5a16951e09c68cb9eee71 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. Gilbert Papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Photographs Photography -- United States Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Type The nature or genre of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_K214-0024 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-09-01 Title A name given to the resource Frankfort Lighthouse, Michigan Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of a pier overlooking Frankfort Lighthouse, located in the northern Michigan town of Frankfurt, Michigan. Scanned from the negative. Subject The topic of the resource Frankfort (Mich.) Lighthouses--Michigan Lighthouses--Michigan, Lake Piers--Michigan Piers & wharves--Michigan Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. 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Title A name given to the resource Faces of Grand Valley Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University Communications Description An account of the resource A non-comprehensive collection of photographs of Grand Valley faculty, staff, administrators, board members, friends, and alumni. Photos collected by University Communications for use in promotion and information sharing about Grand Valley with the wider community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960s - 1990s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived GV012-03. University Communications. Vita Files Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copryight Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University College administrators College teachers Colleges and universities -- Faculty Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FranklinUrsula_Photo01 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Communications Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993 Title A name given to the resource Franklin, Ursula Description An account of the resource Ursula Franklin, French Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University – History College teachers Universities and colleges – Faculty Michigan Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. 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Title A name given to the resource Faces of Grand Valley Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University Communications Description An account of the resource A non-comprehensive collection of photographs of Grand Valley faculty, staff, administrators, board members, friends, and alumni. Photos collected by University Communications for use in promotion and information sharing about Grand Valley with the wider community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960s - 1990s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived GV012-03. University Communications. Vita Files Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copryight Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University College administrators College teachers Colleges and universities -- Faculty Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Faces of Grand Valley Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University Communications Description An account of the resource A non-comprehensive collection of photographs of Grand Valley faculty, staff, administrators, board members, friends, and alumni. Photos collected by University Communications for use in promotion and information sharing about Grand Valley with the wider community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960s - 1990s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived GV012-03. University Communications. Vita Files Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copryight Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University College administrators College teachers Colleges and universities -- Faculty Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Faces of Grand Valley Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University Communications Description An account of the resource A non-comprehensive collection of photographs of Grand Valley faculty, staff, administrators, board members, friends, and alumni. Photos collected by University Communications for use in promotion and information sharing about Grand Valley with the wider community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960s - 1990s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived GV012-03. University Communications. Vita Files Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copryight Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University College administrators College teachers Colleges and universities -- Faculty Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FranklinUrsula_Photo04 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Communications Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982 Title A name given to the resource Franklin, Ursula Description An account of the resource Ursula Franklin, French Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University – History College teachers Universities and colleges – Faculty Michigan Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng 1982s https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/eaa3603700a260b10a836133b13ad68d.mp4 9875f4b1f0e5491930911f593cd0f91e https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/c487bcb5dd19f0e67f0581818d5f396e.pdf 08aba0b48310ad956ac4098dc0cffb3b PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Alvena Franzen World War II 45 minutes 58 seconds (00:00:11) Early Life -Born on February 2, 1919 in Salamanca, New York and grew up there -Father was the superintendent of Public Works and also worked for BRP Railway -During the Great Depression she learned how to live with less -After graduating from high school she wanted to attend college and become a doctor -Her family didn’t have enough money to send her to college -She decided to become a registered nurse and went to Bradford, Pennsylvania for nursing -It was a two year program -It was an integrated program (classroom work and hands on training) -Her parents were able to pay for nursing school -She graduated from that in 1941 -She returned to Salamanca six months after completing nursing school (00:03:37) Start of the War & Entering the Army -While she was a student she got off work and went to listen to the radio -She heard the news that Pearl Harbor had been bombed -She was told that patriotic nurses joined the American Red Cross Nursing Service -Decided to join that and she enjoyed it for a while -She eventually received a letter that was essentially a draft notice -She had the option to go into the Army or into the Navy -Decided to go into the Army Nurse Corps (00:04:53) Basic Training -She reported to Fort Niagara, New York to be sworn in and processed -Reported for duty on May 1, 1943 -She was sent to Pine Camp (now Fort Drum), New York for basic training -She was subjected to the same type of training that regular enlistees and draftees faced -Crawling under wire while a machine gun was fire over the wire -Climbing up and down rope ladders -Learning how to fire carbines and pistols -Map reading -She trained alongside other nurses -They were all roughly in their early twenties -There was still an emphasis on military discipline, following orders, and following regulations -To her it felt similar to nursing school -She also did well with the physical aspect of training -Some nurses had problems adjusting to the training -Especially crawling under the wire and being fired over (00:07:50) Deployment to the European Theatre -After completing basic training she was sent to Fort Devens, Massachusetts -Didn’t spend a long time there �-In March 1944 she and the other nurses were deployed -Left out of New York City aboard the Aquitania (sister ship of the Lusitania) -They sailed alone without a convoy -Remembers everyone getting seasick during the voyage, including herself -They were fed two meals a day, and most of the time she didn’t have an appetite -Sailed over with men and women -They were kept separate from each other though -It took seven days to cross the Atlantic Ocean -It was frightening to be out there on their own, defenseless against a U-Boat attack (00:10:37) Stationed in England -They arrived in Glasgow, Scotland -Only stayed overnight there before moving again -From Glasgow they travelled to Wales by train -While in Wales they stayed in Welsh houses -While stationed in England her unit did not have a hospital set up yet -She was assigned to the 62nd General Hospital -Served alongside sixty other nurses -Same function as a general hospital in the United States -Just dealing with different kinds of injuries -They were taking in medically evacuated personnel at the time and treating them -They had a ninety percent turnover rate in forty eight hours -From Wales they moved down to a town in England -Gathering clothing, equipment, and preparing to cross the English Channel to France (00:14:00) Downtime in England -While stationed in England she got a chance to visit nearby towns -The English were happy to see Americans -Viewed Americans as saviors of their nation -She was invited to dinner at people’s houses while stationed in England (00:15:04) Crossing to France -They didn’t stay in England for too long (roughly three months) before crossing the Channel -She remembers on D-Day seeing planes flying over to France in formation -Most likely the pre-dawn airborne assault on Normandy -Remembers seeing those planes come back one by one, not in formation -Upsetting because it showed how intense and serious the invasion was -When they finally crossed over to Normandy there was still fighting near the coast -Particularly between Carentan and St. Lo -She remembers landing at Utah Beach on a landing craft -They were loaded onto trucks and travelled inland that way -Passed through Carentan and St. Lo after the towns had been liberated -Both places had been levelled by the intense fighting -Roughly ninety five percent of St. Lo was destroyed during the war -They arrived in France about one month after D-Day (placing them there sometime in July) (00:17:50) Stationed near Paris -They boarded a train and travelled deeper into France -Remembers seeing craters and burned out tanks dotting the French countryside -Whenever they stopped at a town they were greeted by civilians �-Usually waving American flags and offering gifts to them -Eventually stopped in a chateau that had been used by the Germans -They had to clean out the chateau and make sure to avoid landmines in the area -Arrived there on Labor Day, 1944 after the liberation of Paris in August 1944 -Prior to getting to that place they lived in tents in fields -The chateau was their first established hospital in France -It was in the country and fairly close to Paris -They did not receive regular casualties even after getting established -While stationed at the chateau she got the chance to visit Paris multiple times -She would ride into Paris in a jeep to the American military sector -Remembers that the Red Cross had an outpost set up there -First time she got to have a donut since leaving the United States -She never got to spend too much time in Paris whenever she visited (00:23:14) Stationed near the Belgian Border -After leaving the chateau they moved into a regular county hospital -Once they moved to the new hospital they started to receive far more casualties -There were German prisoners of war working for them as litter bearers -They always had to be prepared in the event of an air raid -Made sure to keep their clothes organized so they could dress quickly if necessary -They were stationed near the Belgian border at this time -The job there was to stabilize the wounded and treat them until they moved again -Recalls seeing disturbing and grotesque combat injuries -Remembers some of the men not even being old enough to be out of high school yet (00:26:26) Battle of the Bulge -When the Battle of the Bulge began in December 1944 she was near the fighting -They started to receive a high number of casualties from the fighting -During the battle they were prepared in the event that they would have to retreat -The wounded would go first followed closely by the personnel -In January 1945 they still received a high number of casualties -Due to American forces pressing a counter-offensive against the Germans -During the battle they worked in conjunction with company aid stations -The more severely wounded were sent to their hospital for further treatment -Once the wounded were stabilized they were sent back to the front, or further back to the rear -Depended entirely on the severity of the wound and time it would take to heal (00:28:47) End of the War & End of Service -She was back in the United States when Germany surrendered on May 8, 1945 -She had been sent back to the U.S. due, in part, to having pleurisy effusion -A sickness that causes a buildup of fluid in tissues between the lungs and the chest -She was receiving Novocain shots between her ribs to treat the illness -The doctor managed to puncture one of her lungs in the process -She was stabilized and sent back to the United States in early spring 1945 -She went to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC for further treatment -During one operation she suffered nerve damage to her right arm -After she was mostly healed she was discharged from the Army in fall 1945 (00:31:08) Interactions with the Europeans -She doesn’t remember anything too memorable happening in England �-Other than the people being gracious to see Americans -Recalls how ecstatic the French were to see the Americans advancing -She pitied them and appreciated their gratitude -The German prisoners of war were very young and some had been part of the infamous SS -She learned some German from them -Remembers that they were guarded and watched by Military Police -Most of them were contemptuous of having been captured and put to work -Believes it has something to do with being so indoctrinated into Nazism (00:34:24) Life after the War -After the war she wasn’t able to immediately go back to being a nurse -She decided to go to Spring Arbor University in Michigan -From Spring Arbor she went to a college in Illinois and got her bachelor’s degree -After that she went to Michigan State University to pursue her master’s degree -Only attended for two terms -Her old nursing director offered her a job as an instructor in Bradford, Pennsylvania -She accepted the offer -Enjoyed the work until the administration changed -She moved back to Michigan and found work at Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids -She set up a course to teach aids and orderlies -She was offered a position with the State Nursing Association in Lansing, Michigan -She would become an assistant executive director if she took the job -She took the job, but did not enjoy being behind a desk doing paperwork -She missed working with students and with patients -She returned to Blodgett Hospital and became a pediatric instructor there -She enrolled in the University of Michigan extension program in Grand Rapids -Got her master’s degree from there in 1963 -Became a coordinator for the nursing program at two local colleges in Grand Rapids -Calvin College and Grand Rapids Community College -She eventually went on to teach anatomy at Grand Rapids Community College -Did that for thirteen years until 1980 -In 1980 she was diagnosed with spinal stenosis and underwent intense surgery for it -She attempted to return to teaching, but after the operation was unable to do it -It was difficult for her to adjust to that -She eventually moved in to help a friend suffering from Alzheimer’s in 2007 -Stayed with her until her death in 2011 (00:43:51) Reflections on Service -Her service taught her to appreciate life more -It also taught her to appreciate living in the United States -Remembers being overjoyed when she arrived in New York City from Europe -She can now empathize with the men and women coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan -It also showed her the real ugliness of war firsthand � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Michigan--History, Military Oral history Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States--History, Military United States. Air Force United States. Army United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27_FranzenA1714V Title A name given to the resource Franzen, Alvena (Interview outline and video), 2014 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014-12-11 Description An account of the resource Alvena Franzen was born in Salamanca, New York, in 1919 and grew up there. Prior to the war she attended nursing school in Bradford, Pennsylvania and graduated from that in 1941. She enrolled in the American Red Cross Nursing Service and was subsequently drafted into the Army Nurse Corps. She reported for duty on May 1, 1943 and received training at Pine Camp (now Fort Drum), New York. She was deployed to the European Theatre in March 1944 and was stationed there with the 62nd General Hospital until crossing over to mainland Europe after D-Day. She was stationed in the French Countryside near Paris, on the Belgian border, and saw the results of the Battle of the Bulge. After suffering a lung injury while receiving treatment for pleurisy, she was sent back to the United States in spring 1945 and was discharged later that year. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Franzen, Alvena Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James (Interviewer) Subject The topic of the resource Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Michigan--History, Military Veterans World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American United States. Army Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Moving Image Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf video/mp4 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/9ec63dff0e176fc335354f43df1417f4.jpg e1bbeea4054f968cace439e0ce289a3a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faces of Grand Valley Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University Communications Description An account of the resource A non-comprehensive collection of photographs of Grand Valley faculty, staff, administrators, board members, friends, and alumni. Photos collected by University Communications for use in promotion and information sharing about Grand Valley with the wider community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960s - 1990s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived GV012-03. University Communications. Vita Files Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copryight Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University College administrators College teachers Colleges and universities -- Faculty Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FraseWeldonH Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Communications Title A name given to the resource Frase, Weldon H. Description An account of the resource Weldon H. Frase, Psychology Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University – History College teachers Universities and colleges – Faculty Michigan Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/2878bf468a4f82d1388e86c4aeddd926.m4v 50212b83daa406758530f9787946e177 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/ea8c3c03e78bf7769ee2efb86b4c084f.pdf dadd8e7156fec898f6f5e4eb367c96ca PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Gerald Frazine World War II 35 minutes 16 seconds (00:00:15) Early Life -Born in Muskegon, Michigan, in 1925 -Grew up in Muskegon and attended St. Joseph Catholic School -Played basketball in high school -Stayed in school through the 11th grade -Received his draft notice after the 11th grade -Grew up during the Great Depression -Father was laid-off a few times during the Depression -Helped his father deliver coal as a job -Went to the surplus store to get necessities -Father eventually got steady employment -During the summers, he helped install wells with the Civilian Conservation Corps -Travelled to camps all over Michigan (00:03:21) Start of the War & Getting Drafted -Heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor on the radio -If he hadn’t heard it on the radio he would’ve heard it from another person -News travelled quickly by word-of-mouth -Planned on enlisting after graduating from high school -Wound up getting drafted and decided to enlist in the Navy a year early (00:03:59) Boot Camp -Shortly after getting drafted he reported to Great Lakes Naval Station, Illinois, for boot camp -Boot camp lasted six weeks -Consisted of physical training and some classroom work (00:04:53) Radio School -He wanted to be a submariner, but he was placed in amphibious communications -Sent to the Radio School at Great Lakes Naval Station for two months -Branch of the University of Michigan -Did well in Radio School, so he wound up in Flotilla Flagship Command for amphibious ships -Able to go home every weekend during Radio School -Took a “milk train” back to Michigan -Occasionally got leaves to downtown Chicago (00:07:43) Deployment to Pacific Theater -After Radio School, he and his class went to Seneca, Illinois, to board a Landing Ship Transport -Formed an LST convoy and gathered crews for each ship -Sailed down the Mississippi River -The helmsman of his ship was not good at his job �-Managed to hit a river barge, and a bridge -Entered the Gulf of Mexico at the same time a hurricane hit the gulf -He never got so sick in his life -LST didn’t handle heavy seas well -Had waves that were 30 feet higher than the ship -After the hurricane, they sailed through the Panama Canal, up the West Coast, to San Diego -Stayed in San Diego for three days taking on ammunition and other supplies -Sailed to Pearl Harbor from San Diego -Didn’t see the United States for 2 ½ years -There was still some damage at Pearl Harbor from the attack in 1941 -Stayed at Pearl Harbor for four, or five, days (00:10:48) Sailing around the South Pacific Pt. 1 -Crossed the Equator en route to their first island -Had a King Neptune Ceremony for sailors that had never crossed the Equator -Traditional hazing ceremony -Ultimately crossed the Equator 13 times during the war -He kept a log of the islands they sailed to and the days they got to each island -Went to Guadalcanal after the battle to load and unload supplies (00:13:40) Invasion of Leyte & Battle of Leyte Gulf -Participated in the invasion of Leyte on October 20, 1944 -That was the third or fourth amphibious assault he witnessed -His LST was in the first or second wave of the invasion -Encountered suicide boats -One managed to break through and damage the ship’s fantail -Had to drop anchor for three days while divers repaired the fantail -Aware of the Battle of Leyte Gulf (October 23, 1944 – October 26, 1944) -He was on the flotilla flagship and heard the radio traffic during the naval battle -Concerning battle, because the Americans were outgunned -Japanese had battleships, and Americans had smaller ships -Americans won the battle, and crippled Japanese naval capabilities (00:15:45) Pacific Theater Invasions Pt. 1 & Noncombat Missions -Participated in the Mariana Islands Campaign -Liberation of Guam, Saipan, and Tinian -Went to liberated islands to load and unload supplies and troops (00:16:19) Enemy Aircraft & Submarines -Got strafed a few times, but never got attacked by dive bombers -Had 20mm and 40mm antiaircraft guns on the LST -Saw three kamikazes during the war -His LST shot down one or two of them -Kamikazes never hit his ship -Had two separate incidents when Japanese submarines shadowed his convoy -Waiting for a moment to attack the convoy, but they never did -Most of the men in the convoy didn’t know about the presence of Japanese submarines �-He only knew because of his radio position -Didn’t lose any ships to the submarines (00:18:27) Sailing around the South Pacific Pt. 2 -Went ashore a couple times at some of the secured islands -Doesn’t remember which islands he went ashore at -Never stayed long at the islands (00:19:10) Duties on the Landing Ship Transport -Did a little quartermaster work (supply handling) on top of his regular radio work -His typical days consisted of four-hour radio watches -If they went to general quarters, he stayed at his duty-station until the end of general quarters -Placed on full-alert at duty-station during general quarters -Trained on the 20mm antiaircraft gun -He was competent with the 20mm -Sometimes had tow-target planes while they travelled between islands -Planes carrying targets for target practice with antiaircraft guns (00:21:37) Officers & Crew -He got to know most of the men in his ship’s crew -During his time on the LST they switched captains once or twice -Traded junior officers (lower-ranking commissioned officers) a couple times -Had one sailor that was 39-years old, and he was considered an “old man” -Most of the crewmen were 19 – 22 years old -Didn’t have any black sailors on his ship (00:23:54) Sailing around the South Pacific Pt. 3 -LSTs could go ashore to load and unload supplies, because they were amphibious -He helped with loading/unloading supplies a few times -Never spent more than a few days at any one island -During one trip they were at sea for about three weeks -Mostly sailed north and south in the South Pacific -Didn’t go back to Pearl Harbor during the war (00:25:38) Pacific Theater Invasions Pt. 2 -He was on radio watch during invasions -For most invasions, they either carried combat vehicles, or supplies pertaining to the invasion -Remembers taking enemy fire a couple times -Japanese used artillery, then transitioned to small-arms fire, when the ships got close -Took only one casualty during an invasion (00:27:25) Progress of the War -He didn’t pay much attention to the progress of the war -Focused more on the ship’s next destination (00:27:40) Battle of Okinawa, End of War & End of Service -Present for the invasion and liberation of Okinawa from April through June 1945 -After Okinawa, they waited for their next mission, probably the invasion of Japan -The use of the atomic bombs negated the invasion of Japan -Understood what the atomic bombs were, because of the high number of casualties �-With the war over, his LST was decommissioned and given to the Chinese -Boarded a ship bound for Pearl Harbor, and from Pearl Harbor went back to San Diego -Took a train to Great Lakes Naval Station, and was discharged there -Spent a lot of time after the war just waiting to be discharged -Out-processed and discharged at Great Lakes Naval Station -Didn’t take too long -Most likely discharged from the Navy in late 1945 (or possibly early 1946) (00:32:18) Life after the War -Returned to Muskegon, and got engaged to the girl he’d been dating in high school -Got a job with a company that installed wells and wires, and started building a home -Got married on June 7, 1947 -Adopted two sons -Worked at the company for 46 years, travelling around Michigan and the Great Lakes states (00:34:07) Reflections on Service -Prepared him for adulthood -Taught him discipline, orderliness, and an appreciation for being in good shape -Believes that you’ll take something positive with you if you serve � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Michigan--History, Military Oral history Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States--History, Military United States. Air Force United States. Army United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FrazineG1967V Title A name given to the resource Frazine, Gerald (Interview outline and video), 2016 Description An account of the resource Gerald Frazine was born in Muskegon, Michigan, in 1925. He enlisted in the Navy in 1943, and went to Great Lakes Naval Station, Illinois, for his boot camp and Radio School. Upon completing training, he boarded a Landing Ship Transport (LST) and sailed to San Diego (via the Mississippi River and the Panama Canal) before going to the Pacific Theater. He served as the radio operator on the flotilla flagship, but also handled supplies and knew how to operate a 20mm antiaircraft gun. Gerald participated in the invasion of Guam, Tinian, and Saipan during the Mariana Islands Campaign; the invasion of Leyte during the Philippines Campaign; and the final battle of the Pacific Theater, Okinawa. After the war, he sailed back to San Diego then returned to Great Lakes Naval Station to be discharged from the Navy in late 1945. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Frazine, Gerald Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James (Interviewer) Subject The topic of the resource Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Veterans Video recordings World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American United States. Navy Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-10-18 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf video/mp4 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/ab035bbe515e086de84fa7b5352b74b5.jpg cc5c58590644f447acfb12fba659e6fe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. Gilbert Papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Photographs Photography -- United States Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Type The nature or genre of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_K168-0006 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-07-18 Title A name given to the resource Fred "Sonic" Smith of MC5 Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith of the band MC5 performing at the WCFL Concert in Chicago, Illinois on July 18, 1970, by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative. Subject The topic of the resource MC5 (Musical group) WCFL (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Concerts Soldier Field (Chicago, Ill.) Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. 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Title A name given to the resource Grand Valley State University Photographs Subject The topic of the resource Aerial photographs Universities and colleges Michigan Grand Rapids (Mich.) Allendale (Mich.) Building Facilities Dormitories Students Events 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Description An account of the resource People, places, and events of Grand Valley State University from its founding in 1960 as a 4-year college in western Michigan. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource News & Information Services. University Communications Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/41">News &amp; Information Services. University Photographs. (GV012-01)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-03-03 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-01 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s-2000s Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Local Subject Subject headings specific to a particular image collection 2000s Source <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/41">University photographs, GV012-01</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-01_UAPhotos_000373 Title A name given to the resource Fred M. Keller Engineering Lab and John C. Kennedy Hall of Engineering Description An account of the resource Fred M. Keller Engineering Lab and John C. Kennedy Hall of Engineering. Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University Michigan Grand Rapids (Mich.) 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Title A name given to the resource Grand Valley State University Photographs Subject The topic of the resource Aerial photographs Universities and colleges Michigan Grand Rapids (Mich.) Allendale (Mich.) Building Facilities Dormitories Students Events 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Description An account of the resource People, places, and events of Grand Valley State University from its founding in 1960 as a 4-year college in western Michigan. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource News & Information Services. University Communications Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/41">News &amp; Information Services. University Photographs. (GV012-01)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives. 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Local Subject Subject headings specific to a particular image collection 1980s Source <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/41">University photographs, GV012-01</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-01_UAPhotos_000610 Title A name given to the resource Fred Meijer at WGVU station Description An account of the resource Fred Meijer at Meijer Public Broadcasting Center. Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University Michigan Allendale (Mich.) 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Title A name given to the resource Grand Valley State University Photographs Subject The topic of the resource Aerial photographs Universities and colleges Michigan Grand Rapids (Mich.) Allendale (Mich.) Building Facilities Dormitories Students Events 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Description An account of the resource People, places, and events of Grand Valley State University from its founding in 1960 as a 4-year college in western Michigan. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource News & Information Services. University Communications Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/41">News &amp; Information Services. University Photographs. (GV012-01)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives. 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Local Subject Subject headings specific to a particular image collection 1990s Source <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/41">University photographs, GV012-01</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-01_UAPhotos_001177 Title A name given to the resource Fred Meijer speaking at convocation Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University Description An account of the resource Fred Meijer speaking at convocation, Ursula Franklin (French) in "volunteer" t-shirt, Don Williams, Dean of Minority Affairs behind her, September 1, 1992. Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University Michigan Allendale (Mich.) 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Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_M151-0018a Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972-06/1972-08 Title A name given to the resource Fred Paxford, C.S. Lewis's gardener at The Kilns Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of Fred Paxford, C.S. Lewis's gardener, while standing along the driveway to Lewis's beloved home known as The Kilns, located in the Headington residential suburb of Oxford, England. Scanned from the negative. Subject The topic of the resource Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963 Cottages--England--Oxford Gardeners--England--Oxford Headington (Oxford, England) Oxford (England) Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. 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Title A name given to the resource Grand Valley State University Photographs Subject The topic of the resource Aerial photographs Universities and colleges Michigan Grand Rapids (Mich.) Allendale (Mich.) Building Facilities Dormitories Students Events 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Description An account of the resource People, places, and events of Grand Valley State University from its founding in 1960 as a 4-year college in western Michigan. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource News & Information Services. University Communications Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/41">News &amp; Information Services. University Photographs. (GV012-01)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-03-03 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-01 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s-2000s Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Local Subject Subject headings specific to a particular image collection 1970s Source <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/41">University photographs, GV012-01</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-01_UAPhotos_000272 Title A name given to the resource Freddie Hubbard in concert Description An account of the resource Freddie Hubbard in concert. Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University Michigan Allendale (Mich.) Universities and colleges Concerts Events Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives black and white photo https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/8808661ec001378f932a07d052adbb21.mp4 054da75fd6db626cb769ee60fab4dfae https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/1391a78efdbb8876e7c45e085672046d.pdf a91bf352548178e17ee2b05b9be44377 PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Name of War: Vietnam War Interviewee’s Name: James Frederick Length of Interview: 20 minutes Pre-Enlistment (00:11)  Childhood (00:13) o Born in Plainwell, MI although he grew up in Allegan. (00:34)  Education (00:41) o Attended Allegan High School and then graduated from Michigan State University earning a Bachelor of Arts in Forestry. Later he would earn a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Oklahoma. (00:56) Enlistment/Basic Training (01:06)  Background (01:10) o Completed advanced ROTC training while attending Michigan State University in 1965. (01:15) o Was sworn in as a 1st Lieutenant in January 1966 and then called into active duty in March, 1966. (01:20) o Was commissioned into the armed forces as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. (01:36)  Why he joined (01:59) o Joined the U.S. Air Force out of a patriotic duty to serve his country during a time of war. (02:03)  Where he went (02:15) o Attended ROTC summer camp in 1964 at Bunker Hill Air Force Base near Kokomo, IN. Was here for a period of 4 weeks. (02:36) o Bunker Hill Air Force Base Training (02:40)  Briefly describes what sorts of exercises and training he underwent while in basic training. (02:55) � While stationed here, he details what classes were like and that they were specifically preparing him for his deployment to Vietnam eventually. At the time he was attached to the 820th Red Horse Squadron which basically was a heavy engineering construction squadron which was part of the Air Force’s Heavy Construction Squadron. (03:18) Active Duty ((04:03)  Vietnam (04:10) o His squadron was stationed at Thuy Hoa Air Force Base, Vietnam for 10 days. He and another engineer out of five in the unit were sent to Dà Nang, Vietnam. (04:39) o But because he was an augmentee he did not fly planes but flew with other soldiers. Backs up and mentions what bases he stationed at in the states before being deployed to Vietnam. (04:59) o Briefly describes his journey to Vietnam and then moves into discussing what his job assignment entailed as an assistant commissioned officer at Dà Nang. (05:53) o For the first six months he was there, he was a cantonments officer in charge of vertical construction of buildings, parachute towers, dormitories, and other building projects. (06:05) o Later on, serving as a field officer he was responsible for the building of aircraft revetments and shelters and did runway maintenance. (06:33)  Dà Nang,Vietnam (07:05) o Spent a total of 12 months in Vietnam of which he arrived three days before the start of the Tet Offensive. During Tet, he remembers bullets flying every which way with many rocket attacks as well. (07:17)  In one instance, a rocket exploded just 100 yards away from him. (07:50) o Over the course of his 27 years of military career he mentions receiving various campaign awards and citations. Contact with his family was done by letter, recorder, or signal-side band radio. (09:16) o Frederick describes how with the U.S. Navy’s access to the city they brought in a regular supply of men and supplies to the city. In general, the food was excellent from where he was standing. On a daily basis, Frederick worked 12 hours a day/ 7 days a week. (10:01) o Living conditions (10:08) � When not on duty on weekends, Frederick liked to relax, sleep, and listen to music. (10:47)  Briefly discusses what sorts of pranks he pulled while in the service. (10:58) o Describes what he thought of various officers and soldiers. And also mentions the deep sense of brotherhood felt by all. (11:38) After the Service (12:24)  Going Home (12:30) o Came in through Cam Ranh Bay but left from Dà Nang, Vietnam for home. Spent his last day with officer friends. (13:13) o Briefly describes his flight journey home, of which ended at Norton Air Force Base, CA near San Bernardino, CA. (13:40) o Soon afterwards, his brother picked up him up and he spent 3 weeks in Michigan before taking off again. (13:59 o A few weeks later he was stationed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. (14:22)  Adjusting to Home (14:38) o For the next couple of years, Frederick went back to school and got his Master’s degree. (14:38) o Briefly mentions that he kept in close contact with a few military friends. (14:45) o Career-wise, he continued to serve in the armed forces until December, 1993 upon which time he pursued other career endeavors. (15:20)  Reflection (16:26) o Looking back at it, Frederick describes how his military experience influenced him personally. (16:48) o Upon further reflection, he mentions that he was 20 when he had joined up with the Air Force and then he relates his impressions of the men and women he knew and how they shaped him. (17:55) o Wraps up by challenging others to appreciate the sacrifices that our men and women in the U.S. Armed Services do to keep us free. (19:05) o Interview completed (20:27) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Michigan--History, Military Oral history Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States--History, Military United States. Air Force United States. Army United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FrederickJ Title A name given to the resource Frederick, James (Interview outline and video), 2008 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Frederick, James Description An account of the resource James Frederick is a Vietnam War veteran who served initially in the ROTC and then the U.S. Air Force from 1965 to 1993. In this account, Frederick discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment, and basic training in the U.S. Serving his active duty in Vietnam, Frederick gives one a brief but detailed perspective of what fighting in Vietnam, specifically during the Tet Offensive, was like and his part in it. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Sabri, Hannah (Interviewer) Subject The topic of the resource Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Michigan--History, Military Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American United States. Air Force Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Text Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-06-03 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf video/mp4 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/0ddc8eb117c857c7aa2fbe059f4b1c04.mp4 9028e140a839023a255c5e70465163d1 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/96ab856cf833e20ccef37d9f93027115.pdf 3cf90677ab04769f3e2918fad1eb0395 PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Patrick Frederick (14:21) Background Information (00:23)   Joined the service due to a family history of enlisting in the military. (00:25) Patrick enlisted in the U.S. Army due to his desire to become a Military Police Officer. (00:40) Training (00:56)   After enlisting, Patrick was sent by bus to Detroit, Michigan, where he was sent by plane to Atlanta Georgia. He was then sent by bus to Fort McClellan, Alabama were he did his basic training. (1:00) Patrick’s first day of training was his 18th birthday. He was scared. (1:24) Overview of Service (1:45)         He was given Basic training and Advanced Infantry Training. (1:50) He was first stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado. (2:11) Patrick was also stationed in Korea, Honduras, and Panama. (2:30) While in Honduras, Patrick’s unit was fired upon. While in Panama his platoon also came under fire just before Operation Just Cause (December 1989). (2:37) While at Fort Carson, Colorado, Patrick pulled over a man who had a warrant out for his arrest for murder. The alleged criminal tried to fight Patrick. Though wounded, Patrick fought the man off until backup arrived. (3:43) While in Panama, two men in Patrick’s company were kidnapped by enemy forces. They were later released alive. (5:31) He was fearful while in a fight in Honduras. He felt ill equipped and caught off guard. (6:06) In Honduras Patrick’s unit was assigned to Black Hawk Helicopters. This was a common form of transpiration for Patrick. (7:19) Life in the Military (7:50)    While stateside, food was good. While in the field, the men almost always had field rations. (7:51) While in the field Patrick encountered many animals including lizards, snakes, spiders, jungle cats, and fire ants. (8:35) In Patrick’s off time he would often write home. (9:34) End of Service (9:50)    His service did prepare him for a career in law enforcement. (9:54) His last day in service was surreal to him. Patrick had been in the military since the age of 18, when he got out he felt like he didn’t belong. (10:28) After returning home, Patrick enrolled in a police academy. (11:10) �   Patrick did make several close friends in the service. He is still in contact with them in 2011. (11:45) He has respect for service members serving. (12:28) Patrick is not a member of any veteran’s organizations. (12:58) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Michigan--History, Military Oral history Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States--History, Military United States. Air Force United States. Army United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FrederickP1359V Title A name given to the resource Frederick, Patrick (Interview outline and video), 2011 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Frederick, Patrick Description An account of the resource Fred was born in Wyoming Park, Michigan in 1920. Most of his family was also born and raised in the Wyoming area. He was drafted into the United States Army during World War II. He served overseas in the Philippines as a truck driver. Fred delivered needed supplies to the troops such as food, water and other essentials. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Frederick, Tanner (Interviewer) Caledonia High School (Caledonia, Mich.) Subject The topic of the resource 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. 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Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/af65dec0f2170b0580a9b4f3ab654045.mp4 f7f6b227c26d580f73493f0e983d8f77 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/d1a442c504e296ea637103a93952cd63.pdf d87ee49ae7890ef1e88a050805e63a0f PDF Text Text Interview Notes (Length: 0:51:29) Raymond Frederick World War II Veteran: Pacific Theater United States Navy: 05/44 – 02/46 (00:00) Early Years: ™ Born in Kansas during the height of “Oil Boom” ™ Father was an oil field worker, came from a ranch in west Kansas near Greensboro ™ Father lost job in 1939 in the oil fields and went back to the area with his family to farm ™ Worked on the farm at 14 years old (1:02)Pre-Enlistment Information: ™ Finished high school in Kansas ™ Married his wife in 1944 just prior his departure into the military. ™ After high school, it was very important to young men to join the military. ™ Hired by friend of his father for farming ™ Joined military in late spring of 1944 ™ Went from a small town in Kansas to the Chicago area ™ There for 10 weeks for Navy training (2:47) Enlistment/Training: ™ Boot camp type of training ™ Mainly conditioning for city people with little physical background ™ Needed to learn how to swim ™ Abandon ship exercises using generic boats ™ Rifle training ™ Lots of marching ™ Learning how to live away from Mom, Dad and/or wife (4:05) Discipline ™ He did not go on report ™ He did not like it that the group would get punished for what one or two people did ™ Night marching used for punishment ™ “Grinder” was the name given to the training ground ™ Some people had problems showering and with punctuality in his barracks ™ He did not have a problem with discipline �(05:27) Basic Training ™ He got a chance to come home for late October (Christmas time) ™ He was sent to Mississippi ™ Gunnery school was a big part of his training there ™ Selected because he had no background education in specialty areas ™ He was put in the Armed Guard, group of individuals to operate the gunnery protection for the individual shifts. ™ Had to be trained to use a five-inch 38, five-inch 51, three-inch 50, 20mm, and small arms weapons. ™ Was at Gunnery School at Louisiana for about seven to ten weeks ™ Fired ammunition over the Gulf of Mexico (07:23) Shipping Out: ™ Caught an LST out of “Treasure Island”, New Orleans to Panama Canal ™ Housed at Cristóbal Naval Base for less a week ™ Caught S.S. “Beruie” going west through canal on December 25, 1944 ™ Assignment to that ship for the next nine months (08:25) Experiences to New Guinea: ™ Hauled gasoline to New Guinea and went back to San Francisco ™ Got seasick, not used to large ships ™ Thought LSG was the worst vessel because it rocked a lot, was on one for about seven days around Cristóbal ™ Likes the ocean, but the vastness of it is overwhelming ™ Thought most beautiful water was the Coral Sea near Australia ™ The ship he traveled on was a solo vessel because the Japanese did not have a lot of submarines to be used as a wolfpack ™ A sister ship ahead of them was hit but they did not answer the SOS because it was often used as a trap for other vessels ™ Didn’t meet any enemy forces directly during voyage to New Guinea (13:09) Merchant Marine and the Armed Guard: ™ Merchant Marine had about 31 to 33 people on board ™ About 24 Navy Armed Guards in charge of protecting the ship ™ The Armed Guard consisted of a full lieutenant (the commanding officer), a Third-Class Petty Officer (Gunner classification), and rest were mostly Seamen. ™ Went from Seaman Second to Seaman First aboard the vessel ™ Jealousy between the two because the Navy was in charge of the protection of the ship and the difference in pay of government and civilian �™ Main mode of operations of the Armed Guard was to prevent enemy submarine crews from boarding and destroying their vessels ™ Merchant Marines did see the Navy as helpful for the most part. ™ The two forces did eat together in a common mess hall (17:22) Experiences at New Guinea: ™ Did not stop on the way to New Guinea, never saw land during voyage ™ He saw some mountains at the coast and surprised at the lack of sand ™ He saw plenty of sand in the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean areas though ™ The supplies the ship unloaded were to be used for the push north to Guadalcanal ™ Had to wait two days for an opportunity to unload the cargo because of the traffic ™ While in New Guinea, there was an air raid over the mountains ™ He comments on the fact that if the bombing occurred at the harbor where the 200 ships were docked full of cargo, they would have hit the jackpot ™ Saw a squadron or two of big bombers (dubbed “Bettys”) (21:21) After New Guinea: ™ First went to San Francisco for new load of oil, then to the Admiralty Islands ™ At the Admiralty Islands, his captain got in trouble in the bay area of a small island for smashing things up because he was drinking ™ Damage consisted of a few ships ™ As punishment, the captain was sent to Iran – through the Indian Ocean to the Persian Gulf ™ Had to drop anchor in the Persian Gulf for a dust-off ™ Collected engine oil that was used for steam-operated ships at Abadan, Iran and transported it to Sri Lanka and New Guinea then to the States ™ Had to stop for food because a Merchant Marine on board took money for the food they were supposed to have, thinking they were going back to the States for more, when the captain of the vessel got in trouble and they were sent to Abadan ™ It was tough dealing with the food shortage ™ The officers in the Merchant Marines were sometimes unreliable ™ The Merchant Marine dealing in the food was in danger from the other Merchant Marines (25:17) Merchant Marines: ™ Most of the Merchant Marines were people were from around bodies of water ™ Two of them were from the Great Lakes area ™ The sea-going Merchant Marine and lake-going Merchant Marine are different because the lake–faring Merchant Marines thought the squalls on the lakes were worse than the ocean ™ Had good communication back then about weather conditions ™ Did not have radar, had to depend on eyewitness reports ™ Merchant Marines came from areas like New Jersey ™ Ship that they were on was built in Pennsylvania �™ Most were heavy drinkers, played poker all night ™ Most did not hold with a “long-range view” of the world (27:57) Second Mate: ™ Job of the Second Mate was to navigate the ship ™ Their Second Mate was very good at navigation ™ He also drank a lot and was temperamental ™ When they pulled into California, they had burned up the furnaces that heated the boilers ™ The equipment had to be replaced, so the boat was placed in a temporary dry-dock ™ After that was replaced, they went to the Admiralty Islands and then back to the States (about a 40 day trip) ™ On the return trip the Second Mate said that he was leaving the boat when they got back ™ He got extremely drunk right when he left the vessel at California ™ The crew shanghaied him and brought him back aboard the vessel ™ After the Second Mate slept it off, he was enraged about being brought back to the ship (30:07) Transferring Ships: ™ “Beruie” went back to Panama Canal and they disembarked and waited five days to catch a new vessel at Panama City ™ “Richard F. John” – Liberty vessel loaded with building supplies, some tanks, and military supplies ™ It headed to the Philippines at a very slow rate ™ Top speed of the vessel could not have been over 12 knots ™ Did not board vessel with the same group of Armed Guards, had two other people that he was with on the other ship ™ Different approach to life, different personality on board the new vessel ™ Merchant Marines did not like the skipper because he was too much like the Navy ™ Less congeniality aboard the new ship ™ Traveled from Philippines to southern part of Texas west of Houston (took about 65 days) (33:09) Off-Duty Time: ™ Drank Cokes and played Pinochle ™ Typically worked for four hours and off-duty for four hours ™ Not a lot of time for sleep ™ Had to stay on watch for renegade submarines ™ Given a rifle and had to watch for sharks in the Philippines ™ He finds it interesting that they were able to get Cokes by the case ™ Liked to play Pinochle because he did not gamble ™ They would also read, but no radio, had to maintain radio silence �(33:55) End of the War: ™ When the war ended their vessel was halfway between the Philippines and Panama ™ Received word over the wireless ™ Continued the same mode of operations even though the war was over ™ Nobody believed that the Japanese believed that the war was over ™ Some ships still got hit by the Japanese military even after the war was over ™ After he got back from that trip he left the ship and took a leave of absence for a month to go back home to Kansas ™ He was discharged from the service after he went back in February ™ He thought a little about staying the Navy because he did not have a job ™ His wife would have hated it if he stayed in the Navy ™ He decided to go back home to “Farm Country” ™ He did not have a lot of success at farming ™ He joined in a partnership with his father to run their farm, which required some business knowledge ™ After calling it quits with farming, he got a job in the oil fields with an oil pipeline company ™ He worked for them for five years, then after downsizing, he went to work for another oil pipeline company that was building a pipeline from Texas to Michigan ™ He then became a safety engineer and was shipped to Detroit where he lived for thirty years before moving to Grand Rapids (38:58) Reflection on Time in the Service and the Middle-Eastern World: ™ Gave him a broader view of the world ™ Did not go to a lot of big cities except New Orleans and a little bit of the West Coast of the United States ™ The Iranians he met were stony-faced, unsmiling and seemed hostile and found the same attitude from the Middle-Eastern population in Dearborn, Michigan ™ They seemed to have an attitude that they would not adjust to the world around us ™ He noticed while on the Euphrates River that on both sides there were people living in shacks and all they did was grow dates and they had no interest in learning about Americans ™ He also noticed that a lot of the Middle-Eastern people still grew dates in Dearborn even though they worked for Ford ™ He agrees that sometimes it takes a generation to become “Americanized” but it seems strange to him that the next generation did not show more interest in it ™ Observed that the Middle-Eastern population in Michigan made no apologies for 9-11-01. ™ Finds the culture very different from his own (45:39) Stories during the Voyages: ™ On the Indian Ocean, they had severe cyclones ™ They got caught in a 100mph wind cyclone and they were sitting high due to an empty hold �™ The captain ordered that the starboard tanks filled with saltwater and that saved the ship from capsizing ™ When they were tipped, the fires in the furnace went out and took about four hours to get the furnaces fired up again ™ He was really afraid and thought the ship was done for during this episode ™ The powerful energy of the storm would cause the ship to bow ™ The noise of the catwalk buckling was loud but it actually stayed together ™ There was a guy drafted called “Pops” because he was the oldest guy around ™ “Pops” got off the ship at Hawaii and got very drunk and could not even get himself on the ship so they had to sway a cargo net over the side and pick him up to bring him on board � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Michigan--History, Military Oral history Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States--History, Military United States. Air Force United States. Army United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FrederickR Title A name given to the resource Frederick, Raymond (Interview outline and video), 2008 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Frederick, Raymond Description An account of the resource Raymond Frederick served in the U.S. Navy between 1944 and 1946 in the Armed Guard. He worked with the Merchant Marines in the transport of supplies throughout the Pacific Theater. He discusses what he was doing before the war, his experiences in working with the Merchant Marines, the various places he visited in the Navy and what happened after the war. He also expresses his views on Middle-Eastern culture, both from his exploits to Iran and in the United States. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James (Interviewer) Subject The topic of the resource Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Michigan--History, Military Veterans United States. Navy World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Merchant mariner Merchant marine--United States Video recordings Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Text Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-01-22 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf video/mp4 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/d1874c1ee8baadb841d6b34d4c7c679c.mp4 ab94336b4b49478ffde2430e740aa1b2 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/4e0c6cf12d36ddd15aac5d9ade653d38.pdf 641992afeee644d10103864e0dcf5775 PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Robert Frederiksen World War II 41 minutes 50 seconds (00:00:45) Early Life -Born on October 29, 1925 in West Point, New York -Father was in the West Point Band -Sister was also born at West Point -Father had a stroke when he was 29 years old and was discharged -Family moved to Michigan -Had a wonderful childhood -Grew up in Newaygo, Michigan (00:02:20) Start of World War II -He was a teenager when the United States entered the war -Heard the radio broadcast on December 7, 1941 when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor -Everyone was shocked -Men from Newaygo enlisted in the armed forces after Pearl Harbor (00:03:16) Enlisting in the Army Air Force -Graduated from high school in 1944 -Enlisted in the Army Air Force on February 3, 1944 -Wanted to be a pilot -Didn't want to live in the elements as an infantryman (00:03:43) Transfer to Radio School Pt. 1 -Originally signed up as an Aviation Cadet, but the Army canceled the program -Offered his choice of Technical School -He selected Radio School (00:04:22) Basic Training Pt. 1 -Took basic training at Miami Beach, Florida -Stayed in a hotel that was taken over by the Army to serve as a temporary barracks -After drills he would go to the beach (00:05:18) Radio Training Pt. 1 -Sent to Sioux Falls, South Dakota for Radio School after he completed basic training (00:05:25) Progress of the War -Kept track of the progress of the war via radio -Confident that the Allies would win -Knew they had to win (00:05:54) Radio Training Pt. 2 -Learned about Morse code -Taught about radio maintenance (00:06:09) Gunnery School -Sent to Yuma, Arizona for Gunnery School Note: Most likely Yuma Army Air Field -Had to know how to fire the guns on the bombers -He trained mostly on the left and right waist gun positions (00:06:40) Overseas Training -At the completion of Gunnery School he knew he would be deployed �-Excited to go to war -Sent to Lincoln, Nebraska and was assigned to Overseas Training -Assigned to a bomber crew -Did Air to Ground Gunnery Training during Overseas Training -Shot at targets on the ground from the bomber -Also did Air to Air Gunnery Training -Shot at tow targets (targets towed by fighter planes) -First time meeting the bomber crew was during Overseas Training -Men from all over the United States -Got along with them right away -Like a family (00:08:38) Deployment to Pacific Theater -Sent to Salinas, California and boarded a troopship in California -Sailed to the island of Biak -Joined the 372nd Bombardment Squadron of the 307th Bombardment Group of the 13th Air Force -Note: Means he would have flown in a B-24 Liberator heavy bomber (00:09:15) Flying Missions Pt. 1 -Started flying missions out of Biak -First mission was against Japanese installations on Celebes (now Sulawesi, island of Indonesia) -Bombed Japanese structures and strafed enemy ships -No fighter escort -There were 12 to 36 bombers per mission -Successful first mission -Took a little antiaircraft fire on his first mission, but no fighter resistance -Remembers on one mission a 37mm shell went through the bottom of the plane -Grazed his back, passed through the top of the bomber and exploded -Had he been any closer it would have killed him -Flew missions almost every day -After missions they unwound by drinking beer and sleeping -As a radio operator he field a “strike report” after the bombers hit (or didn't hit) their targets -Letting command know if they hit the targets, and if so, how much damage they caused -He was the head radio operator for each flight which is why he filed the “strike report” -Never really thought about things in terms of the “big picture” -Just flew the missions until they didn't have to anymore -Got debriefed at the end of each mission -Each crewman was interviewed separately and then those reports were compared -Continued to hit targets in the South Pacific through the rest of 1944 and into 1945 -Advanced to Morotai in November 1944 -Moved to Leyte from Morotai then to Clark Field, Philippines in September 1945 (end of war) -Remembers seeing a lot of Japanese planes abandoned at Clark Field -Bombed Japanese installations in Borneo, Indonesia -Supporting the Australians as they liberated the island from Japanese occupation -On one mission they used up their entire fuel supply as soon as they got back to base -Had to be towed off the runway (00:15:53) Aftermath of Battles -Stopped in Guadalcanal -Saw the damage from the battle in 1942 and 1943 -Stopped in Tarawa -Saw the damage from the battle there in 1943 �(00:16:48) Flying Missions Pt. 2 -In November 1944 he took part in the largest bombing mission in the Pacific Theater -Carried out a saturation bombing mission -Destroyed everything on the ground with no preselected targets -It was cold in the bomber at 30,000 feet -Wore heavy flight jackets and gloves -Sat behind the copilot when he was acting as the radio operator -Fired the waist guns whenever Japanese fighter planes attacked them -Had to be fearless on missions -Had a window next to him in the radio position -Had an on-plane intercom system so the crewmen could communicate with each other -Communicated with the pilot and copilot about nonmilitary topics most of the time -Trying to keep the mood light before they did the bombing run -As they advanced across the Pacific he knew the Allies would win (00:21:28) End of the War -No one knew for sure about the atomic bombs -When he was at Yuma, Arizona there were rumors about the atomic bombs -Japanese peace emissaries stopped at Clark Field -Remembers tall Australian soldiers were lined up on the runway to greet them -Meant to be imposing and reminder that the Japanese had lost -At Clark Field he remembers Japanese stragglers coming out of the hills to eat and surrender -Tattered clothes, visibly starving, and they stunk -Told about the use of the atomic bombs after the bombs had been dropped -Knew that the war was over and they wouldn't have to invade Japan -Meant that the use of the bombs most likely saved his life (00:25:28) Staying in the Army Air Force Reserves Pt. 1 -Decided to stay in the Army Air Force Reserves -Felt a war would start between the US and the USSR -Wanted to maintain his position as radio operator and rank of tech sergeant (00:26:03) Life after the War Pt. 1 -Went to college at Michigan State University -Studied forestry -Left MSU and got a job in Newaygo -Went to college at Ferris Institute (now Ferris State University) -Studied business and accounting -Got a job in business administration and accounting after graduating from college (00:26:33) Staying in the Army Air Force Reserves Pt. 2 -Stayed in the Reserves for a few years after the war -In the Army Air Force for a total of six years -Two years of active duty service and four years of service in the Reserves -Trained airmen as radio operators -Every six weeks he had to spend a weekend doing training (00:28:10) Life after the War Pt. 2 -Married his high school sweetheart after he returned to Michigan -Life settled into a routine after the war and college (00:28:26) Reunions Pt. 1 -Bomber crew got together once in a while after the war -Attended reunions a few time -At least four or five of the crewmen from his bomber are still alive as of 2016 �(00:29:22) Flying Missions Pt. 3 -Remembers when they dropped bombs the plane would jump due to the sudden release of weight -Heard the concussions in the bomber when the bombs hit the ground -Japanese fighters did attack the plane on some missions -Never caused any damage other than a few holes in the fuselage (00:30:37) Reunions Pt. 2 -Met up with some of the men from his unit who lived in the area -One man from Detroit, one from Flint, one from Chicago, and one from Toledo (00:32:00) Transfer to Radio School Pt. 2 -Disappointed when the Army Air Force cut him from the Aviation Cadets -Felt betrayed -Always interested in amateur radio which prompted him to select Radio School (00:32:35) Radio Communications -All radio communications were official -Used a form of Morse code and secret code to communicate with the base -Communicated with the base as little as possible -Only allowed to radio the base after the bombing run -Maintained radio silence en route to the target -Japanese could figure out where the bombers were and send fighters after them (00:34:05) Life after the War Pt. 2 -Eventually became the CEO and executive vice president of Great Lakes Energy (00:34:42) Reflections on Service -Experiences in the Army Air Force and in the war helped guide him as a person -Grew up a lot -Didn't take long to become a man (00:35:34) Visiting Denmark -Visited Denmark in the 1930s when he was a child -Mother wanted him and his sister to meet their maternal grandparents -Sailed to Denmark on the SS Frederik VIII off the Scandinavian American Line -Took two weeks to get to Denmark and two weeks to get back -Grandparents were named Julius and Sofia -Lived in Denmark for nine months in 1935 -Didn't pay much attention to the politics in Europe at the time -He was only 10 years old -Mother paid attention to the rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany -When Jewish people were being rounded up she decided it was time to leave Europe (00:37:50) California -When he was in California he remembers sitting in a cable car with two Danish girls -They asked him if he was a Boy Scout and he responded in Danish that he was a soldier -They were so embarrassed that they bought him lunch (00:39:05) Basic Training Pt. 2 -Remembers one drill sergeant named Sergeant Harris -He was a good natured man that laughed when the recruits joked with him -Marched in Miami while civilians watched -Glad he didn't have to train at a base -Ate in a mess hall separate from the hotel -Still had to eat Army food even though he wasn't on a base � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Michigan--History, Military Oral history Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States--History, Military United States. Air Force United States. Army United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FrederiksenR1894V Title A name given to the resource Frederiksen, Robert (Interview outline and video), 2015 Description An account of the resource Robert Frederiksen was born on October 29, 1925 in West Point, New York but grew up in Newaygo, Michigan. On February 3, 1944 he enlisted in the Army Air Force with the intention of becoming a pilot. He received basic training at Miami Beach, Florida and after the Aviation Cadets program ended he selected Radio School. He received radio training in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and then went to Yuma, Arizona for Gunnery School. He joined a bomber crew in Lincoln, Nebraska and did Overseas Training with them before deploying to the South Pacific. He and his crew were assigned to a B-24 Liberator bomber in the 372nd Bombardment Squadron of the 307th Bombardment Group of the 13th Air Force based on the island of Biak. He flew on bombing missions hitting targets on islands in the South Pacific. Over the course of 1944 and 1945 they moved to Morotai, then to Leyte, and were at Clark Field in the Philippines after Japan's formal surrender on September 2, 1945. He stayed in the Reserves for four years after the war. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Frederiksen, Robert Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Boring, Frank (Interviewer) WKTV (Wyoming, Mich.) Subject The topic of the resource Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Veterans Video recordings World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American United States. Army Air Corps Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Text Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Language A language of the resource eng Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-09-30 Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf video/mp4 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/a4e5db175de709457eecab9345c84a0c.mp3 a6949bd343da36aff3a45510f90bf6d9 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/4d03c4545629a83364750b13233ae1aa.pdf 98767bdf0b18267aa147b4f60e33cac8 PDF Text Text Free to Care From the series: The One Covenant of Grace – The Salvation of the World Text: Galatians 6:2, 9-10 Richard A. Rhem Christ Community Church Spring Lake, Michigan Thanksgiving Sunday, November 22, 1987 Transcription of the spoken sermon Help one another to carry these heavy loads, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ… So let us never tire of doing good…let us work for the good of all… Galatians 6:2, 9-10 I am all excited again about being Christ's Community. You may respond, "You have been excited about it for nearly 17 years," and, of course, you would be right; I have been. But one goes through stages; sometimes the vision is clear and the movement strong. At other times the direction seems less clear. Sometimes the energy flows with great spontaneity; at other times it seems like an uphill grind. Sometimes the focus is clear; at times I get sidetracked with peripheral matters and I lose focus. These past weeks have been rather difficult for me. The preparation to preach has been a struggle. I take this business very seriously and I have experienced more of the agony than the ecstasy of preaching. We have been wrestling with the very center of what Christ Community is all about. We have a unique identity. It is not the only possible identity for a congregation. Every congregation has a distinct personality. Every congregation has its niche. When I say we have a unique identity, I am not boasting. I am saying, however, that for us, identity has been worked at intentionally and deliberately. We are self-conscious, self-aware. We have worked at that biblically and theologically over the past decade and a half. We re-named ourselves in May of 1971 and we did that in the midst of an explosion of the Spirit's power and grace. The name spoke a vision of what we wanted to become and it became a formative influence in our becoming what we are – Christ Community. Not a community church which represented the lowest common denominator of biblical and theological understanding. Rather - Christ's Community - a community of people united in Jesus Christ. Both words are significant: © Grand Valley State University   �Free to Care Richard A. Rhem Page 2   Christ - The one through whom the grace of God has come to us. Community - A fellowship of mutual love and support in which we share life together. A community of openness and healing for all persons needing the grace of God; a community consciously seeking to transcend the limits and barriers to fellowship - ethnic barriers, denominational barriers, confessional barriers, social barriers. A radio jingle we used for a long time said it well - "A community that cares about people." That community finds its source in the radical grace of God. Radical grace is an old, familiar theme here. Yet in these weeks I have wrestled with it anew. For whatever reason, the messages have not come easily. But, now at the end of this series, I sense a deeper grasp or a new conviction about the nature of what we are and what we must continue to become. For me the focus has become very sharp again. We are called by Jesus Christ to be a community of care. If radical grace is our theme, then radical love issuing in radical care must be our life. I was struck with the power of the insight that came clear to me last week. Just as we find in Paul's Galatians letter the statement of a radical grace issuing in freedom, so we find in that same letter a statement of our radical obligation. Galatians is about freedom and obligation. Grace sets us free. There is no hedging on that. Paul's strenuous defense and exposition of God's radical grace issues in his climactic charge: Christ has set us free, to be free people. Stand firm, then, and refuse to be tied to the yoke of slavery again. You, my friends, were called to be free persons. Free! That is our state in the grace of God - God's unilateral action binding us to Himself quite apart from anything we are or any performance on our part. But, is that not dangerous? Will we not take advantage of such grace that asks nothing but simply sets us free? Certainly we might do that; we do do that! Paul was not unaware of the possible abuse of grace. He anticipated the objection to his understanding of grace in his letter to the Romans. He raises the objector's question: What shall we say, then? Shall we persist in sin, so that there may be all the more grace? (Romans 6:1) His answer is swift and direct: © Grand Valley State University �Free to Care Richard A. Rhem Page 3   By no means! Recognizing the danger, however, does not cause Paul to moderate his insistence on radical grace. He will not tolerate a compromise – a mixture of law and grace. Rather, he speaks of the obligation of the person set free by grace in as radical terms as he had spoken of grace. God's people are called to be free, but, Paul adds: …Only do not turn your freedom into license for the flesh, or, for the selfprinciple, but be servants to one another in love. For the whole law can be summed up in a single commandment: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ Radical grace issues in freedom to love radically. The parallel is very interesting. In relating his own experience of grace and thereby pointing to the fundamental experience of grace, Paul wrote: I have been crucified with Christ: The life I now live is not my life, but the life which Christ lives in me. Paul died. The old Paul who so strenuously sought to fulfill the obligations of the law, thereby justifying himself, was dead. He looked away from self; he looked to God Who justifies by grace. Now he is equally dead to self when it comes to the life he now lives. He looks away from self to the neighbor. Self-ish existence is past in terms both of selfjustification and self-serving. Freed from self, the one graced by God is free for the neighbor. Only a free person can give self away. A person engaged in a self-project, a project aimed at self-justification, self-validation, self-vindication has self at the center. There is always the compulsion in a multitude of ways to guard, defend, enhance and authenticate the self. A person who has died to self, having been given the gift of life by the grace of God, no longer focuses on the self. The graced self has no need to prove itself, defend itself, promote itself. The selfprotecting, promoting, validating project is over and done with. The terrible driving, compelling need to be liked, recognized, rewarded is dead. Now one possesses one's self by grace. God gives one one's life. That self can now give itself away. And Paul says the obligation to love is as unconditional and radical as is the grace that frees and gives new life. One is never through with the obligation to love. To live by law is easier and much neater. If there were a set of legal obligations I must fulfill and thus find favor with God, then it would follow that there would likewise be certain legal obligations incumbent on me in regard to my neighbor. © Grand Valley State University �Free to Care Richard A. Rhem Page 4   We could probably come up with a code of duties to neighbor. But if it is a legal, contractual obligation, then I can check off the list of duties and finally have done with it. But, if I am loved unconditionally, must I not love unconditionally? If my obligation is to love my neighbor, I am never through with it. The radical nature of my obligation to love my neighbor simply follows as a matter of course from the radical grace that flows from the infinite love of God. Galatians 6 deals with the obligation to love in terms of caring for one another in the community of faith and beyond. Life in the community of God's people is quite in contrast to the situation of human society as a whole. Listen to Paul: We must not be conceited, challenging one another to rivalry, jealous of one another. Pride, competitiveness, jealousy - so characteristic of human society – are not to be present. They are the consequences of a society of selves at war. But in the Christian community, self has died. And what if someone falls and really messes up his life? Ostracize? Criticize? Trample? Not so! Rather, ... set him right again very gently. Scott Peck opens The Road Less Traveled with the words, "Life is difficult. Paul would agree. So he counsels: Help one another to carry these heavy loads... Again in verses 9 and 10 he calls us to the radical obligation to care. So let us never tire of doing good… Therefore, as opportunity offers, let us work for the good of all… Do we grow weary of caring? Sure we do. Compassion fatigue is a common experience. Paul knew that, too. What are we tempted to do when we grow weary in well-doing? We are tempted to short-circuit the obligation. We are tempted to say, "Well, I went the extra mile but no one can expect me to do more." Or, "I tried, but I give up.” But we can't get away with that with Paul. We ought to be honest. Let's not kid ourselves. Let's simply admit when the nerve of compassion is cut. Let's withdraw, find some space to be renewed and then go at it again. But, let's not kid ourselves that any amount of effort, of care, of compassionate outreach fulfills the © Grand Valley State University �Free to Care Richard A. Rhem Page 5   obligation. We are never through with loving and caring and we never finally turn away from another human being having completed the claims of love. We are graced - given life as a gift. Therefore we are free of any need to perform to win God's favor. Therefore we are free to love, free to care. And there is no end to it. In humility, with compassion, we serve one another in love. We never miss an opportunity to do good to our neighbor. That word "opportunity" translates the Greek word Kairos, which is the word for time, not in the sense of ongoing time, but in the sense of significant time – the moment filled with opportunity, freighted with eternity. Paul's meaning is that this time of the new age between Jesus' resurrection and His coming again is a time for loving and caring. The call to good to all persons concludes the paragraph that began with the warning about trying to fool God. Paul reminds us that that simply is not possible. God is not fooled. What we are is transparent to God and finally, in God's presence, will be apparent to us ourselves. Within Paul's uncompromising claim of God's radical grace there is as well his insistence that our lives will be reviewed. This is not a threat; it is simply reality. How could it be otherwise? Life is serious. It matters how we live. Grace sets us free from condemnation. It gives peace with God. We are free from the driving compulsion to measure up – we are loved just as we are and declared righteous in Jesus Christ. Precisely that wonderful news changes us, frees us, sets us about responding joyfully to act out what has been enacted in us, for us, in Jesus Christ. There is no fear in judgment. Pain there will be. Regret there will be. Refining fire will be necessary to finish the work in us until we are perfectly conformed to the image of Jesus Christ. One day we will be just like him and today is the day of opportunity to walk toward that goal by loving as we have been loved and caring as we have been cared for. I am excited all over again about what Christ Community is all about, about our initial vision and our constant concentration. We are in the business of loving and caring for people – all kinds of people in all sorts of conditions. I was reminded this week of what I personally experienced through this congregation. When I thought it was all over, you invited me back, believed in me, trusted me, healed me, fed me, clothed me. Remember my commitment to this congregation was not to a thriving 3,000member church, but to 678 persons in a village congregation. No vision of grandeur, just a spontaneous response to love and care. © Grand Valley State University � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard A. Rhem Collection Description An account of the resource Text and sound recordings of the sermons, prayers, services, and articles of Richard Rhem, pastor emeritus of Christ Community Church in Spring Lake, Michigan, where he served for 37 years. Starting in the mid 1980's, Rhem began to question some of the traditional Christian dogma that he had been espousing from the pulpit. That questioning was a first step in a long and interesting spiritual journey, one that he openly shared with his congregation. His journey is important, in part because it is reflective of the questioning, the yearnings, and the gradual revision of beliefs that many persons in this part of the century have experienced and continue to experience. It is important also because of the affirming and inclusive way his questioning was done and his thinking evolved. His sermons and other written and spoken materials together document the steps in his journey as it took a turn in 1985, yet continued to revolve around the framework and liturgies of the Christian calendar. Subject The topic of the resource Clergy--Michigan Reformed Church in America Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.) Religion Interfaith worship Sermons Sound Recordings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rhem, Richard A. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/514">Richard A. Rhem papers (KII-01)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives. 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Event Thanksgiving Sunday Pentecost XXV Series One Covenant of Grace - the Salvation of the World Scripture Text Galatians 6:2, 9-10 Location The location of the interview Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context KII-01_RA-0-19871122 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1987-11-22 Title A name given to the resource Free to Care Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richard A. Rhem Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Clergy--Michigan Reformed Church in America Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.) Sermons Relation A related resource Richard A. Rhem - An Archive of Sermons, Prayers, Talks and Stories: http://richardrhem.org/ Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource audio/mp3 application/pdf Description An account of the resource A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on November 22, 1987 entitled "Free to Care", as part of the series "One Covenant of Grace - the Salvation of the World", on the occasion of Thanksgiving Sunday, Pentecost XXV, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: Galatians 6:2, 9-10. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives Community of Faith Freedom Judgment Radical Grace of God Unconditional Love to Others https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/ed85b19e431799ecd46ce7caa7f01dfd.mp3 a35a6624e16b5158371bd4f822af9cf2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard A. Rhem Collection Description An account of the resource Text and sound recordings of the sermons, prayers, services, and articles of Richard Rhem, pastor emeritus of Christ Community Church in Spring Lake, Michigan, where he served for 37 years. Starting in the mid 1980's, Rhem began to question some of the traditional Christian dogma that he had been espousing from the pulpit. That questioning was a first step in a long and interesting spiritual journey, one that he openly shared with his congregation. His journey is important, in part because it is reflective of the questioning, the yearnings, and the gradual revision of beliefs that many persons in this part of the century have experienced and continue to experience. It is important also because of the affirming and inclusive way his questioning was done and his thinking evolved. His sermons and other written and spoken materials together document the steps in his journey as it took a turn in 1985, yet continued to revolve around the framework and liturgies of the Christian calendar. Subject The topic of the resource Clergy--Michigan Reformed Church in America Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.) Religion Interfaith worship Sermons Sound Recordings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rhem, Richard A. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/514">Richard A. Rhem papers (KII-01)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kaufman Interfaith Institute Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context KII-01 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1981-2014 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource audio/mp3 text/pdf Sound A resource primarily intended to be heard. Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds. Event Pentecost XXIV Series One Covenant of Grace - the Salvation of the World Scripture Text Leviticus 19:18, Galatians 5:1,6 Location The location of the interview Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context KII-01_RA-0-19871115 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1987-11-15 Title A name given to the resource Free to Love Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richard A. Rhem Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Clergy--Michigan Reformed Church in America Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.) Sermons Relation A related resource Richard A. Rhem - An Archive of Sermons, Prayers, Talks and Stories: http://richardrhem.org/ Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource audio/mp3 Description An account of the resource A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on November 15, 1987 entitled "Free to Love", as part of the series "One Covenant of Grace - the Salvation of the World", on the occasion of Pentecost XXIV, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: Leviticus 19:18, Galatians 5:1,6. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives