Comprehensive Plan for Sewer and Water Facilities
subject: Comprehensive plan publications
subject: Emmet County (Mich.)
description: The Comprehensive Plan for Sewer and Water Facilities was prepared by Vilican-Leman & Associates, Inc. and McNamee, Porter & Seeley in April 1971.
creator: Vilican-Leman & Associates, Inc.
creator: McNamee, Porter & Seeley
source: Planning and Zoning Center Collection (RHC-240)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1971-04
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text

Tobyn McNaughton, 2021 (Interview video and transcript)
subject: Oral history
subject: Personal narrative
subject: PFAs (Perfluorinated chemicals)
subject: Groundwater--Pollution
description: Tobyn McNaughton was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan and now lives in Belmont, Michigan. In this interview, Tobyn discusses how the McNaughton family learned about the PFAS present in their home's well water in 2017 and the impact it has had on their daily lives and health.
creator: McNaughton, Tobyn
source: Living with PFAS (project)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2021-06-16
contributor: DeVasto, Danielle (interviewer)
rights: In copyright
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

McVay, Douglas (Interview outline and video), 2016
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Army
description: Douglas McVay was born in Monticello, Iowa, on December 18, 1949. In August 1969, he enlisted in the Army. He received his basic training and advanced infantry training at Fort Polk, Louisiana, then received armored personnel carrier training at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In late fall of that year, he was deployed to Vietnam where he joined A Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. For the rest of 1969 and into the spring of 1970 he patrolled around Camp Evans, then from April through July he and A Company patrolled around Firebase Ripcord. During the Battle of Firebase Ripcord (July 1 – July 23, 1970), his company fought around Ripcord, and got into a severe firefight on July 22nd in which Douglas was wounded. After being rescued on July 23rd, he was taken out of combat. He recovered in Japan and returned to the United States. He served at Fort Carson, Colorado, for the remainder of his enlistment and was discharged in May 1972.
creator: McVay, Douglas
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
date: 2016-10-21
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Raymond McVeigh audio interview and transcript
subject: Civil rights--Michigan--History
subject: Discrimination
description: Raymond McVeigh discusses his involvement with the Pro-Life movement as a Catholic.
creator: McVeigh, Raymond
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2011-11-29
contributor: Miller, Saidah
contributor: Biggs, Lauren
rights: In Copyright
relation: Speaking Out: Western Michigan Civil Rights Oral History Project
format: audio/mp3
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Text

McVicker, William J. (Interview outline and video), 2006
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: Video recordings
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: United States. Army. Air Corps
subject: Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American
description: William McViker served his country during the Cold War. He was in the Air Force serving as security of nuclear weapons. During his service, the United States bombed Libya. He states that most of his time in the military was peaceful and that the service matured him as a person. He also states that he felt that the United States should have a compulsory military.
creator: McVicker, William J.
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2006-04-16
contributor: Keeler, Amanda (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Meade, Mary Alice
subject: Michigan--History
subject: Local histories
subject: Memoirs
subject: Oral histories (document genre)
subject: Grand Rapids (Mich.)
subject: Personal narratives
subject: Heritage Hill (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
subject: Grand Valley State University
subject: Women
description: Mary Alice Martin was born in Grand Rapids in 1897. She returned home from Vassar College during WWI to farm.
creator: Meade, Mary Alice
source: Grand Rapids oral history collection (RHC-23)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1971
rights: In Copyright
format: application/pdf
format: audio/mp3
language: eng
type: Text
type: Sound

Seidman House. Architect's drawing of exterior
subject: Grand Valley State University
subject: Michigan
subject: Allendale (Mich.)
subject: Universities and colleges
subject: Architectural rendering
subject: Facilities
subject: Ravines -- Michigan
description: 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.
creator: Meathe, Kessler & Associates
source: University photographs, GV012-01
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1962
rights: In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Seidman House. Architect's drawing of student study lounge
subject: Grand Valley State University
subject: Michigan
subject: Allendale (Mich.)
subject: Universities and colleges
subject: Architectural rendering
subject: Facilities
description: Architect's drawing of the student study lounge fireplace area of the Collegiate Center, known as The Pit. The Collegiate Center was later named Seidman House, ca. 1962.
creator: Meathe, Kessler & Associates
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1962
rights: In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Field House. Architect's drawing of Field House
subject: Grand Valley State University
subject: Michigan
subject: Allendale (Mich.)
subject: Universities and colleges
subject: Facilities
subject: Architectural rendering
description: Architect's drawing of proposed Field House. Closeup of one dome and entrances, ca. 1965.
creator: Meathe, Kessler & Associates
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1965
rights: In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Field House. Architect's drawing of Field House
subject: Grand Valley State University
subject: Michigan
subject: Allendale (Mich.)
subject: Universities and colleges
subject: Facilities
subject: Architectural rendering
description: Architect's drawing of proposed Field House showing south elevation and Section AA, ca. 1965.
creator: Meathe, Kessler & Associates
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1965
rights: In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Architect's plan of the Great Lakes Group
subject: Grand Valley State University
subject: Michigan
subject: Allendale (Mich.)
subject: Universities and colleges
subject: Facilities
subject: Architectural rendering
subject: Ravines -- Michigan
description: 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.
creator: Meathe, Kessler & Associates
source: University photographs, GV012-01
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1962
rights: In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Seidman House. Architect's drawing of exterior
subject: Grand Valley State University
subject: Michigan
subject: Allendale (Mich.)
subject: Universities and colleges
subject: Architectural rendering
subject: Facilities
subject: Ravines -- Michigan
description: 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.
creator: Meathe, Kessler & Associates
source: University photographs, GV012-01
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1962
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Seidman House. Architect's plan of building and ravine decks
subject: Grand Valley State University
subject: Michigan
subject: Allendale (Mich.)
subject: Universities and colleges
subject: Architectural rendering
subject: Facilities
subject: Ravines -- Michigan
description: 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, dining room, and faculty lounge, in addition to the outdoor terrace area and the series of cement decks that make up the outdoor seating among the ravines.
creator: Meathe, Kessler & Associates
source: University photographs, GV012-01
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1962
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Seidman House. Architect's drawing of study lounge and outdoor terrace
subject: Grand Valley State University
subject: Michigan
subject: Allendale (Mich.)
subject: Universities and colleges
subject: Architectural rendering
subject: Facilities
subject: Ravines -- Michigan
description: 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 ravines, with people seen inside the windows of the building and outside enjoying the outdoor patio seating.
creator: Meathe, Kessler & Associates
source: University photographs, GV012-01
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1962
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Architect's Plan of the Great Lakes Group
subject: Grand Valley State University
subject: Michigan
subject: Allendale (Mich.)
subject: Universities and colleges
subject: Architectural rendering
subject: Facilities
subject: Ravines -- Michigan
description: 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.
creator: Meathe, Kessler & Associates
source: University photographs, GV012-01
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1962
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Architect's Drawing of the Academic Buildings
subject: Grand Valley State University
subject: Michigan
subject: Allendale (Mich.)
subject: Universities and colleges
subject: Architectural rendering
subject: Facilities
subject: Ravines -- Michigan
description: 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 wooded ravines, with people seen inside the windows of the building and outside enjoying the outdoor patio seating.
creator: Meathe, Kessler & Associates
source: University photographs, GV012-01
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1962
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Architect's Drawing of Academic Building
subject: Grand Valley State University
subject: Michigan
subject: Allendale (Mich.)
subject: Universities and colleges
subject: Architectural rendering
subject: Facilities
subject: Ravines -- Michigan
description: 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 center and on top of a plateau overlooking the wooded ravines, with people seen outside enjoying the outdoor pathways.
creator: Meathe, Kessler & Associates
source: University photographs, GV012-01
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1962
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Quadragesimale de filio prodigo [folium 92]
subject: Incunabula
subject: Printing 1450-1500
description: One leaf of Quadragesimale de filio prodigo by Johannes Meder. Printed in Basel by Michael Furter in 1497. [GW M22502; ISTC im00422000]
creator: Meder, Johannes
source: Seidman Rare Books Collection
publisher: Basel: Michael Furter
date: 1497
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: application/pdf
language: la
type: Text

Grant Medich, 2025 (Interview video and transcript)
subject: Oral history
subject: Personal narrative
subject: PFAs (Perfluorinated chemicals)
subject: Groundwater--Pollution
description: Grant Medich recounts how community concerns over a Rockford, Michigan tannery demolition evolved from chromium contamination to the discovery of widespread PFAS risks. As a nearby resident, he helped monitor the site and supported a citizen petition to the EPA, raising questions about corporate responsibility, regulatory inaction, and the long-term health impacts of “forever chemicals."
creator: Medich, Grant
source: Living with PFAS (project)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2025-12-11
contributor: DeVasto, Danielle (interviewer)
rights: In copyright
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Francisca Medina video interview and biography, interview 1
subject: Young Lords (Organization)
subject: Puerto Ricans--United States
subject: Civil Rights--United States--History
subject: Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
subject: Puerto Ricans--Personal narratives
subject: Spanish language--Personal narratives
subject: Social justice
subject: Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
subject: Puerto Ricans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs
description: Francisca Medina lived for many years in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. She describes visiting with other Latinas on the streets of Lincoln Park, at laundromats, and in the large variety of Puerto Rican owned shops in the 1950s, a time when the community was thriving and safe. Ms. Medina recalls her involvement in Council Number 9 at St. Teresa’s, as well as her work with the congregations at St. Vincent De Paul and St. Sebastian. Ms. Medina raised her family in Lincoln Park, moving several times within the neighborhood including homes on Sheffield, Bissell and Fremont Streets.
creator: Medina, Francisca
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2012-03-02
contributor: Jiménez, José, 1948-
rights: In Copyright
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: spa
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Meeuwenburg, Chris (Interview outline and video), 2004
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Army
description: Chris Meeuwenberg was born Fremont, Michigan and drafted into the Army in 1943 when he was 19 years old. He went through training in Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas and eventually became a medical technician. Chris was sent to Europe and landed in La Havre, France where they were immediately shot at by German planes. While in Europe Chris traveled through France, Germany, and Austria. He was eventually discharged near the end of the war and then went to Ferris State University for 4 years of pharmacy school.
creator: Meeuwenberg, Chris
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2004-05-22
contributor: Portenga, Aaron (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Sermones de tempore et de sanctis, sive Hortulus reginae [folium 87]
subject: Incunabula
subject: Printing 1450-1500
description: One leaf from Sermones de tempore et de sanctis, sive Hortulus reginae by Meffret. Printed in Basel by Nicolaus Kesler on May 24, 1488. [GW M22652; ISTC im00444500]
creator: Meffret
source: Seidman Rare Books Collection
publisher: Basel: Nicolaus Kesler
date: 1488
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: application/pdf
language: la
type: Text

Sermones de tempore et de sanctis, sive Hortulus reginae [folium 89]
subject: Incunabula
subject: Printing 1450-1500
description: One leaf from Sermones de tempore et de sanctis, sive Hortulus reginae by Meffret. Printed in Basel by Nicholaus Kesler not after 1485. Illustrated with blue rubricated initials. [GW M22648; ISTC im00441000]
creator: Meffret
source: Seidman Rare Books Collection
publisher: Basel: Nicholaus Kesler
date: 1485
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: application/pdf
language: la
type: Text

Sermones de tempore et de sanctis, sive Hortulus reginae [folium 91]
subject: Incunabula
subject: Printing 1450-1500
description: One leaf from Sermones de tempore et de sanctis, sive Hortulus reginae (Johannes de Lapide, Praemonitio circa sermones de conceptione virginis Mariae) by Meffret. Printed in Basel by Berthold Ruppel after April 21, 1488 [GW M22657; ISTC im00444000]
creator: Meffret
source: Seidman Rare Books Collection
publisher: Basel: Berthold Ruppel
date: 1488
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: application/pdf
language: la
type: Text