Bruce was born in Detroit, Michigan on April 16, 1922. He grew up in Fowler, Michigan and was drafted into the Army Air Corps on February 12, 1942. Bruce served as a medic. He was sent to Scotland during the war and helped coordinate flights home…

Ted Weatherhead was attending college at Ohio University when Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941. He immediately enlisted in the Army Air Corps, but had to wait for some time before starting his training. After surviving the initial screening and…

The Ada Township Comprehensive Plan Executive Summary was prepared in July 1985 by WBDC, Inc.

The City of Lowell Comprehensive Plan was prepared by WBDC and was published in November 1984.

The Report on the Relationship of Property Taxation to Land Use as part of the comprehensive planning process for Wayne County was prepared by the Wayne County Planning Commission with the assistance of Donald M. Oakes in 1973.

George Way grew up in Dearborn, Michigan, and was drafted into the US Army in 1941. He trained as a medic and served with the 2nd Infantry Division throughout the war, from the Normandy landings, through the Battle of the Bulge and into Germany.

Little Traverse Bay Area Pow-Wow flyer, Harbor Springs MI, July 31-August 1, 1982, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.

The Watson Township Master Plan was prepared by the Watson Township Planning Commission with the assistance of WW Engineering & Science and was reaffirmed on August 23, 2000.

A Comprehensive Plan for Washtenaw County was prepared by the Washtenaw County Department of Planning and Environment with the assistance from local external groups and agencies and was adopted on September 22, 2004.

Joyce Washburn was born in October 1949 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She enlisted in the Navy Reserves in May 1968 and received basic training at U.S. Naval Training Center at Bainbridge, Maryland in August 1968. She returned to college then went to…

Jerome Warren was born in Byron Center, Michigan, on November 11, 1926. He enlisted in the Navy on November 11, 1944 and received his basic training at Great Lakes Naval Station, Illinois. He was selected for signal training, and received that…

Cornelius "Bob" Warners served in World War II and fought in the Battle of the Bulge and Normandy in the 3rd armored division service company that assisted the men in battle. He served time in battle that at one point extended 147 straight days of…

Mary Shelly was born in Grand Rapids in 1888. She married David Warner in 1908. She became involved in the women's suffrage movement, was a leader in the Woman's City Club and a member of the Washtenaw Club and the Kent Country Club. She was also…

Frank Warner was born in Michigan in 1918 and attended college at Michigan State University before enlisting in the Army Air Corps in 1942. Frank was sent to a different training base in the United States every 9 weeks before flying to Europe, where…

Jack Ward enlisted in the US Army in 1968. He trained as a helicopter mechanic and was sent to Vietnam in 1969. He was stationed at Camp Holloway, outside of Pleiku. He spent most of his time on the base because of his assignment, but endured regular…

Ester Warber grew up in Michigan and worked in defense plants in the Detroit area during World War II, and then enlisted in the WAVES, trained as an aircraft mechanic and served on a base in Hawaii. After the war she held a variety of jobs and…

One leaf from Sermones de preservatione hominis a peccato by Paulus Wann. Printed in Nuremberg by Fratres Ordinis Eremitarum S. Augustini circa 1479-1483. [GW M51405; ISTC iw00003000]

One leaf from Sermones de preservatione hominis a peccato by Paulus Wann. Printed in Munich by Johann Schobsser circa 1501. [GW M51403; ISTC im00004000]

Interview (video and transcript) of "Tiger" Wang Shuming by filmmaker Frank Boring for the documentary, Fei Hu: The Story of the Flying Tigers. The interview was recorded in Chinese and English, and the transcript is translated in English. General…

Warren Wandrey, born in 1924 in Chicago, served in the U.S. Navy from July 1943 to March 1946. After receiving his draft notice in 1942, he was allowed to finish high school before starting training in 1943. He trained as a radioman, and was sent to…

Students in Krakow, Poland as part of the international study abroad program.

Phillip "PG" Walter grew up in downtown Saugatuck. This interview covers his memories of childhood, work experiences, and the burning of the Big Pavilion in 1960.

Certificate of promotion to the first grade at Saugatuck Public Schools for P.G. Walter, 1948

Photograph of the interior of Big Pavilion, advertised as the largest dance floor East of the Mississippi River. In the photograph there are two men in a dome like room. A orchestra is in the distance.