Conversation with Bruce Fetzer and Mike Gergely
subject: Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives
subject: Family foundations--Michigan
subject: Charities--Michigan
subject: Fetzer Institute
description: Mike Gergeley, Co-Trustee of the Fetzer Institute Memorial Trust, talks with friend Bruce Fetzer, Treasurer of The Fetzer Institute in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and great nephew of John E. Fetzer, about John Fetzer's legacy, including: his radio station business accomplishments, spirituality, ownership of the Detroit Tigers and the Fetzer Institute's work in the world.
creator: Fetzer, Bruce
creator: Gergeley, Michael C.
source: Grand Valley State University Special Collections & University Archives, Johnson Center for Philanthropy Archives, Council of Michigan Foundations StoryCorp Interviews
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2006-10-17
contributor: Sound Portraits Productions
contributor: StoryCorps (Project)
contributor: Michigan Radio, Grand Valley State University Special Collections & University Archives
contributor: Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership
rights: In Copyright
relation: Johnson Center Philanthropy Collection (JCPA-08)
format: audio/mp3
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Text

Conversation with Carol Goss and Gerald Smith
subject: Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives
subject: Family foundations--Michigan
subject: Charities--Michigan
subject: Skillman Foundation
subject: W.K. Kellogg Foundation
subject: Youth
subject: Women
description: Friends and colleagues Carol Goss, President & CEO of The Skillman Foundation, and Gerald Smith, President & CEO of YouthVille Detroit, talk about their philanthropic influences (Russ Mawby, parents, YMCA), the creation of the Detroit Youth Foundation from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's youth initiative, and both of their commitment and work to improve the lives of children and youth in the City of Detroit, Michigan.
creator: Smith, Gerald
creator: Goss, Carol
source: Grand Valley State University Special Collections & University Archives, Johnson Center for Philanthropy Archives, Council of Michigan Foundations StoryCorp Interviews
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2006-10-17
contributor: Sound Portraits Productions
contributor: StoryCorps (Project)
contributor: Michigan Radio, Grand Valley State University Special Collections & University Archives
contributor: Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership
rights: In Copyright
relation: Johnson Center Philanthropy Collection (JCPA-08)
format: audio/mp3
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Text

Voucher to 1st Lieut. George H. Granger, 28th Michigan Infantry
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 28th (1864-1866)
description: Voucher to 1st Lieut. George H. Granger, Company A, 28th Michigan Infantry, paid August 5, 1865
creator: United States. Army
creator: Granger, George H.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1865-08-05
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Conversation with Katelin Griffin and Breannah Alexander
subject: Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives
subject: Family foundations--Michigan
subject: Charities--Michigan
subject: Michigan Community Foundations
subject: Women
description: Youth grantmakers Breannah Alexander of the Saginaw Community Foundation, and Katelin Griffin of The Eaton County Community Foundation talk about their involvement in their local Youth Advisory Councils and what philanthropy means to them as young people trying to make change.
creator: Alexander, Breannah
creator: Griffin, Katelin
source: Grand Valley State University Special Collections & University Archives, Johnson Center for Philanthropy Archives, Council of Michigan Foundations StoryCorp Interviews
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2007-06-14
contributor: Sound Portraits Productions
contributor: StoryCorps (Project)
contributor: Michigan Radio, Grand Valley State University Special Collections & University Archives
contributor: Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership
rights: In Copyright
relation: Johnson Center Philanthropy Collection (JCPA-08)
format: audio/mp3
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Text

Conversation with James Feeney, Charles Gross, and Betty Gross
subject: Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives
subject: Family foundations--Michigan
subject: Charities--Michigan
subject: Maurice and Dorothy Stubnitz Foundation
subject: Women
description: Husband and wife Charles and Betty Gross talk with friend James Feeney, about each of their involvement as trustees of the Maurice and Dorothy Stubnitz Foundation, an independent foundation in Adrian, Michigan, supporting causes like the local symphony. They also discuss their hopes for the foundation's future.
creator: Feeney, James
creator: Gross, Charles
creator: Gross, Betty
source: Grand Valley State University Special Collections & University Archives, Johnson Center for Philanthropy Archives, Council of Michigan Foundations StoryCorp Interviews
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2006-10-17
contributor: Sound Portraits Productions
contributor: StoryCorps (Project)
contributor: Michigan Radio, Grand Valley State University Special Collections & University Archives
contributor: Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership
rights: In Copyright
relation: Johnson Center Philanthropy Collection (JCPA-08)
format: audio/mp3
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Text

Haven, Peter (Interview outline and video), 2008
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: United States. Army
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
subject: Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American
description: Carol Haven lived in Grand Rapids during World War II. Her husband, Peter, served in the United States Army and was sent to China, Europe and served in the states during Korea. He was a member of the 15th Infantry in China and was there from 1936-1938. In 1940 the two were married and a week later he was recalled to active duty because of the escalating conflict in Europe. During World War II, Peter worked for the Military Police in the US and in Europe. He was recalled again during Korea, and served in the US.
creator: Haven, Carol
creator: Haven, Eloise
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2008-02-14
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
contributor: Kentwood Historic Preservation Commission (Kentwood, Mich.)
contributor: WKTV
contributor: WKTV (Wyoming, Mich.)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Ringnalda, Cornelius and Richard Herrema (Interview outline and video), 2008
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: United States. Navy
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
subject: Video recordings
description: Cornelius Ringnalda and Richard Herrema were interviewed jointly. Ringnalda was born in Grand Rapids in the early twenties and drafted into the military after high school. He served with the 383rd Infantry Regiment and fought on Okinawa in the early stages of the campaign, and was wounded after about two weeks of combat. Herrema was born in Michigan in the early twenties and was also drafted after high school. He joined the Air Force Cadet program and was assigned to a B-29 crew with the 13th Air Force, and flew 21 missions from bases in New Guinea and the Philippines.
creator: Ringnalda, Cornelius
creator: Herrema, Richard
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2008-07-09
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
contributor: Byron Area Historic Museum (Byron Center, Mich.)
contributor: BCTV
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Conversation with Carrie Pickett Erway and Deborah Higgins
subject: Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives
subject: Family foundations--Michigan
subject: Charities--Michigan
subject: Fetzer Institute
subject: Women
description: Carrie Pickett Erway, Senior Community Investment Officer at the Kalamazoo Community Foundation, tells colleague Deborah Higgins, Program Associate at The Fetzer Institute, about how she entered the field of philanthropy as an intern and ended up as program officer. Carrie also talks about grantmaking's challenges - like turning down grantees - but also positives like participating as a facilitator at a local Challenge Day activity at Bangor High School.
creator: Erway, Carrie Pickett
creator: Higgins, Deborah
source: Grand Valley State University Special Collections & University Archives, Johnson Center for Philanthropy Archives, Council of Michigan Foundations StoryCorp Interviews
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2006-10-16
contributor: Sound Portraits Productions
contributor: StoryCorps (Project)
contributor: Michigan Radio, Grand Valley State University Special Collections & University Archives
contributor: Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership
rights: In Copyright
relation: Johnson Center Philanthropy Collection (JCPA-08)
format: audio/mp3
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Text

Voucher to Capt. Sheridan F. Hill, 18th Michigan Infantry
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 18th (1862-1865)
description: Voucher to Capt. Sheridan F. Hill of Company G, 18th Michigan Infantry, paid July 14, 1865.
creator: United States. Army
creator: Hill, Sheridan F.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1865-07-14
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Voucher to Maj. James D. Hinckley, 18th Michigan Infantry
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 18th (1862-1865)
description: Voucher to Maj. James D. Hinckley of the 18th Michigan Infantry, paid July 14, 1865.
creator: United States. Army
creator: Hinckley, James D.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1865-07-14
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Conversation with Rick Hughey, Jr. and Bob Rowe
subject: Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives
subject: Family foundations--Michigan
subject: Charities--Michigan
subject: Irving S. Gilmore Foundation
description: Rick Hughey, Jr., Executive Vice President/CEO of the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation in Kalamazoo, Michigan talks with grantee Bob Rowe, a musician from Renaissance Enterprises, about Bob's transformative work of bringing gospel, country and R&B music into nursing homes.
creator: Rowe, Bob
creator: Hughey, Rick
source: Grand Valley State University Special Collections & University Archives, Johnson Center for Philanthropy Archives, Council of Michigan Foundations StoryCorp Interviews
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2006-10-17
contributor: Sound Portraits Productions
contributor: StoryCorps (Project)
contributor: Michigan Radio, Grand Valley State University Special Collections & University Archives
contributor: Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership
rights: In Copyright
relation: Johnson Center Philanthropy Collection (JCPA-08)
format: audio/mp3
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Text

Voucher to Lt. Col. Edwin M. Hulburd, 18th Michigan Infantry
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 18th (1862-1865)
description: Voucher to Lt. Col. Edwin M. Hulburd of 18th Michigan Infantry, paid July 14th, 1865
creator: United States. Army
creator: Hulburd, Edwin M.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1865-07-14
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Conversation with Chris T. Christ and Brenda L. Hunt
subject: Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives
subject: Family foundations--Michigan
subject: Charities--Michigan
subject: Women
description: Brenda L. Hunt, President & CEO, Battle Creek Community Foundation (BCCF), talks with her good friend and foundation attorney Chris T. Christ about his involvement in philanthropy working with BCCF, the Kendall Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation; what he hopes to leave as his legacy; and his Greek heritage.
creator: Christ, Chris T.
creator: Hunt, Brenda L.
source: Grand Valley State University Special Collections & University Archives, Johnson Center for Philanthropy Archives, Council of Michigan Foundations StoryCorp Interviews
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2008-10-15
contributor: Sound Portraits Productions
contributor: StoryCorps (Project)
contributor: Michigan Radio, Grand Valley State University Special Collections & University Archives
contributor: Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership
rights: In Copyright
relation: Johnson Center Philanthropy Collection (JCPA-08)
format: audio/mp3
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Text

Voucher to Capt. James J. Huntley, 9th Michigan Infantry
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865)
description: Voucher to Capt. James J. Huntley, Company A, 9th Michigan Infantry, paid June 21, 1865.
creator: United States. Army
creator: Huntley, James J.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1865-06-21
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Voucher to Lieut. Col. Kinsman A. Huntoon, 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). Company C
description: Voucher to Lieut. Col. Kinsman A. Huntoon (Hunton), 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics, paid Feb. 21, 1862
creator: United States. Army
creator: Huntoon, Kinsman A.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1862-02-21
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Voucher to Capt. Richard P. Ingersoll, 18th Michigan Infantry
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 18th (1862-1865)
description: Voucher to Capt. Richard P. Ingersoll, Company H, 18th Michigan Infantry, paid April 16, 1864.
creator: United States. Army
creator: Ingersoll, Richard P.
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1864-04-16
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Jackoboice, George and Helen
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: Helen Gast was born August 7, 1910 in Grand Rapids. She married George Jackoboice in 1937. They had three sons. Mrs. Jackoboice died on December 31, 2008.
creator: Jackoboice, George
creator: Jackoboice, Helen
source: Grand Rapids oral history collection (RHC-23)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1974
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, by Morris Jackson 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
creator: Jackson, Morris
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

Conversation with Joshua Engberts and Mondenna Jamshidi
subject: Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives
subject: Family foundations--Michigan
subject: Charities--Michigan
subject: Fetzer Institute
subject: PeaceJam (Organization)
subject: Women
description: Longtime friends Mondenna Jamshidi and Joshua Engberts talk about PeaceJam - a project supported by The Fetzer Institute of Kalamazoo, Michigan and others - and the healing role it has played in Joshua's life as he dealt with a difficult childhood and adolescence.
creator: Engberts, Joshua
creator: Jamshidi, Mondenna
source: Grand Valley State University Special Collections & University Archives, Johnson Center for Philanthropy Archives, Council of Michigan Foundations StoryCorp Interviews
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2006-10-16
contributor: Sound Portraits Productions
contributor: StoryCorps (Project)
contributor: Michigan Radio, Grand Valley State University Special Collections & University Archives
contributor: Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership
rights: In Copyright
relation: Johnson Center Philanthropy Collection (JCPA-08)
format: audio/mp3
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Text

Jones, Bobby (Interview outline and video), 2012
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: United States. Marine Corps
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
description: Bobby Jones was born in July of 1925 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He graduated from Creston High School where he was one of eight African American students. After receiving his draft notice two months after graduation, Bobby left for Montford Point Camp in North Carolina for Basic Training. He stayed and helped train new recruits once Basic Training was completed. Bobby then boarded a ship in Virginia for Okinawa. En route to Okinawa, he passed through the Panama Canal, Guam, and Iwo Jima. When he returned to the United States, Bobby reenlisted for four years and became a Drill Instructor. He remembers the training facilities being segregated between blacks and whites. In 1949 he married the sister of Malcolm X.
creator: Jones, Bobby
creator: Jones, Steven
creator: Jones, Deborah
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2012-10-18
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
contributor: Kentwood Historic Preservation Commission (Kentwood, Mich.)
contributor: WKTV
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Bill of sale for slave of Abraham Brower, September 17, 1805
subject: African Americans
subject: Slavery--United States
subject: Slave records
subject: Slave bills of sale
subject: Slaves
subject: Slaveholders
subject: Brower, Abraham
subject: Brower, John D.
subject: Bogart, John, 1791-1853
subject: Jones, Isaac
subject: Teabout, George
subject: New York (N.Y.)
description: Bill of sale transferring ownership of George Teabout from Abraham Brower of New York City to Isaac Jones for the sum of $100.
creator: Brower, Abraham
creator: Jones, Isaac
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1805
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Conversation with Olivia Maynard and Olof Karlstrom
subject: Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives
subject: Family foundations--Michigan
subject: Charities--Michigan
subject: Heron Oaks Foundation
subject: Women
description: Olivia Maynard, President of the Heron Oaks Foundation in Flint, Michigan, talks with her husband Olof Karlstrom, Treasurer, about the influence of her Swedish mother's volunteer work in Detroit on her understanding of philanthropy, their intentions for their children to manage the foundation in the future and how the Heron Oaks Foundation is partnering with the public and private sector to revitalize downtown Flint.
creator: Maynard, Olivia
creator: Karlstrom, Olof
source: Grand Valley State University Special Collections & University Archives, Johnson Center for Philanthropy Archives, Council of Michigan Foundations StoryCorp Interviews
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2006-10-17
contributor: Sound Portraits Productions
contributor: StoryCorps (Project)
contributor: Michigan Radio, Grand Valley State University Special Collections & University Archives
contributor: Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership
rights: In Copyright
relation: Johnson Center Philanthropy Collection (JCPA-08)
format: audio/mp3
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Text

Conversation with Kathy Agard and James Kelly
subject: Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives
subject: Charities--Michigan
subject: Council of Michigan Foundations
subject: Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership
subject: Women
description: Kathryn Agard, Executive Director of the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership and James Kelly, Co-Chair of Learning to Give, talk about their involvement in creating Learning to Give - a Council of Michigan Foundations supporting organization educating youth about the importance of philanthropy, the civil society sector and civic engagement.
creator: Agard, Kathy
creator: Kelly, James
source: Grand Valley State University Special Collections & University Archives, Johnson Center for Philanthropy Archives, Council of Michigan Foundations StoryCorp Interviews
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2006-10-16
contributor: Sound Portraits Productions
contributor: StoryCorps (Project)
contributor: Michigan Radio, Grand Valley State University Special Collections & University Archives
contributor: Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership
rights: In Copyright
relation: Johnson Center Philanthropy Collection (JCPA-08)
format: audio/mp3
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Text

Voucher to 2nd Lieut. Darrell Lampman, 11th Michigan Infantry
subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 11th (1861-1864)
description: Voucher to 2nd Lieut. Darrell Lampman, Company C, 11th Michigan Infantry, paid July 25, 1865.
creator: United States. Army
creator: Lampman, Darrell
source: Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1865-07-25
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng