Black and white photograph of L. William Seidman, Michigan governor John B. Swainson, and James H. Zumberge gathered on stage for the groundbreaking ceremony of Grand Valley State College on August 28, 1962 in Allendale, Michigan. Scanned from the…

Black and white photograph of Michigan governor, John B. Swainson, giving a speech at an outdoor podium for the groundbreaking ceremony of Grand Valley State College on August 28, 1962 in Allendale, Michigan. Swainson was the forty-second governor of…

Black and white photograph of James H. Zumberge giving a speech at an outdoor podium for the groundbreaking ceremony of Grand Valley State College on August 28, 1962 in Allendale, Michigan. Zumberge was Grand Valley State College's first president.…

Black and white photograph of L. William Seidman giving a speech at an outdoor podium for the groundbreaking ceremony of Grand Valley State College on August 28, 1962 in Allendale, Michigan. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of the groundbreaking of Grand Valley State College on August 28, 1962 in Allendale, Michigan. In the photograph, three men in uniform can be seen saluting each other next to a flag pole, with a marching band and crowd…

Black and white photograph of Allendale Farm Supply, taken in Allendale, Michigan on June 1, 1960. Boxes of store supplies are piled outside the storefront, along with a store vehicle parked oustide. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the…

Black and white photograph of a student sitting in Zumberge Library and looking out the window toward Little Mac Bridge and the wooded ravines, circa 1972. In the background, the Robinson and Copeland dormitories can be seen on the other side of the…

Black and white photograph of the winter window view from Lake Huron Hall of the surrounding wooded ravines, circa 1972.

Black and white photograph of two students seated in the study area of Lake Huron Hall, circa 1972. In the photograph, the students are seated next to one of the building's floor to ceiling windows overlooking the wooded ravines in wintertime.

Black and white photograph of a gentleman seated in the Seidman House indoor study area, circa 1972. In the photograph, the young gentleman is seated next to one of the building's floor to ceiling windows and the terraced outdoor seating and patio…

Black and white photograph featuring the exterior building and the outdoor seating area of Seidman House in winter, circa 1972. The photograph shows the cement patio seating areas, in addition to the surrounding landscape nestled among the ravines,…

Black and white photograph featuring the outdoor seating area of Seidman House, circa 1972. The photograph shows the cement patio seating areas in addition to the surrounding landscape nestled in the ravines. The outdoor patio area later fell into…

Black and white photograph featuring the exterior and terraced outdoor seating area of Seidman House, circa 1972. The photograph shows the south exterior wall of the building, in addition to the surrounding landscape nestled in the ravines. The…

Black and white photograph of student using the Seidman House outdoor study area, circa 1972. The photograph shows a student reading a book among the terraced outdoor seating nestled in the ravines. The outdoor patio area later fell into disrepair…

Architect's drawing featuring the exterior of an academic buildings of Grand Valley State College, as located among the ravines in Great Lakes Plaza circa 1962. In the drawing, the academic building (possibly Lake Huron Hall) is featured in the…

Architect's drawing featuring the exteriors of the academic buildings of Grand Valley State College, as located among the ravines in Great Lakes Plaza circa 1962. In the drawing, the Collegiate Center is featured in the center and framed among the…

Architect's plan of the Great Lakes Group with the Collegiate Center (later Seidman House), and Learning Centers (LC1) Lake Superior Hall, (LC2) Lake Michigan Hall, and (LC3) Lake Huron Hall by architects Meathe, Kessler & Associates, 1962.

Architect's drawing of the interior and exterior of the Collegiate Center of Grand Valley State College, later named Seidman House, circa 1962. In the drawing, the study lounge and outdoor terrace of the Collegiate Center are featuredamong the wooded…

Architect's plan of the interior of the Collegiate Center of Grand Valley State College, later named Seidman House, among the wooded ravines, circa 1962. The plan features the interior layout of the building, including the study lounge, pit area,…

Architect's drawing of the exterior of the Collegiate Center of Grand Valley State College, later named Seidman House, among the wooded ravines, circa 1962.

Architect's drawing of the exterior of the Collegiate Center of Grand Valley State College, later named Seidman House, by Morris Jackson circa 1962. In the drawing, the Collegiate Center is featured in the center and framed among the wooded ravines,…

Four student actors pose on set while in costume.

Three actors gazing at a distance during their outdoor performance of "The Taming of the Shrew."

Actors during their outdoor performance of "The Taming of the Shrew" in front of a young audience.