Governor G. Mennen Williams signing the bill that established Grand Valley State College as Michigan's 10th state-supported, four-year college on April 26, 1960. Governor Williams appointed nine individuals as members to the first Board of Control.…

Black and white lantern slide of three women sitting at a picnic in the woods near Croton Lake, Michigan.

Black and white lantern slide copy of a map of Indian trails in west Michigan counties Ottawa, Kent, Muskegon, Newaygo, and Oceana.

Black and white photograph of a young gentleman nailing a sign for "The Little Theater" to a wooden post while a boy wearing a boldly striped shirt and glasses looks on. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a theatrical production held at "The Little Theater" in July 1960. In the photograph, two seated characters and one standing can be seen center stage and a hanging banner featuring a shield crest can be seen in the…

Black and white photograph of a theatrical production held at "The Little Theater" in July 1960. In the photograph, four character actors fill the small stage and appear to be having a conversation while the front row of the young audience looks on.…

Black and white photograph of a theatrical production held at "The Little Theater" in July 1960. In the photograph, two female characters are center stage and appear to be having a disagreement while the front row of the young audience looks on.…

Black and white photograph, multiple exposures of the sun at different positions of a sunset at a beach. Two piers are visible in the distance.

Black and white photograph, multiple expostures of the sun at different positions of a sunset at a beach. Two piers are visible in the distance.

Black and white photograph, multiple exposures of the sun at different positions of a sunset at a beach. Two piers are visible in the distance.

Black and white photograph of Helen Burkhead (niece of Robert Merrill) and four children outside behind a house and next to a garage.

Black and white photograph of a sidewalk lined with cottages.

Black and white photograph of a man standing behind a partially constructed sewer trench.

Black and white photograph of a ladder with two adjustable legs over a measuring grid square on grass. Part of a camera ladder rig system developed by Merrill for taking overhead photographs of archaeological excavations. Flowers and trees are…

Black and white photograph of a ladder with two adjustable legs over a measuring grid square on sand. Part of a camera ladder rig system developed by Merrill for taking overhead photographs of archaeological excavations. A cottage is visible behind…

Black and white photograph of a ladder with two adjustable legs over a measuring grid square on sand. Part of a camera ladder rig system developed by Merrill for taking overhead photographs of archaeological excavations. A cottage is visible behind…

Black and white photograph of a ladder in front of a tree next to a cottage. Part of a camera ladder rig system developed by Merrill for taking overhead photographs of archaeological excavations.

Black and white photograph of two metric measuring grid squares next to a measuring stick on a rug. Part of a camera ladder rig system developed by Merrill for taking overhead photographs of archaeological excavations.

Black and white photograph of four men working on the mammoth skeleton excavation site at Jonio Farm. At the left, a man leans over a mammoth pelvis bone in plaster.

Black and white photograph of two men standing over mastodon bones in an excavation site at Jonio Farm. Another man is visible working in the background.

Black and white photograph of the statistic sheets from the mastodon excavation project at Jonio Farm.

Black and white photograph of a map of the Excavation at Jonio Farm.

Black and white photograph of an excavation site at the Jonio Farm. Numbered markers are scattered among the excavated areas. A dog is visible sitting and a man can be seen working on the right side of the image.

Black and white photograph of the front of a two-story house with a large front porch. There are no porch awnings, and the photo was taken at an angle from a distance.