Conversation with Bruce Fetzer and Mike Gergely
Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives
Family foundations--Michigan
Charities--Michigan
Fetzer Institute
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.
Fetzer, Bruce
Gergeley, Michael C.
Grand Valley State University Special Collections & University Archives, Johnson Center for Philanthropy Archives, Council of Michigan Foundations StoryCorp Interviews
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
Michigan Radio, Grand Valley State University Special Collections & University Archives
Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership
In Copyright
Johnson Center Philanthropy Collection (JCPA-08)
Conversation with Carol Goss and Gerald Smith
Skillman Foundation
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Youth
Women
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.
Smith, Gerald
Goss, Carol
Voucher to 1st Lieut. George H. Granger, 28th Michigan Infantry
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 28th (1864-1866)
Voucher to 1st Lieut. George H. Granger, Company A, 28th Michigan Infantry, paid August 5, 1865
United States. Army
Granger, George H.
Civil War and slavery collection (RHC-45): http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/472
No Copyright - United States
Conversation with Katelin Griffin and Breannah Alexander
Michigan Community Foundations
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.
Alexander, Breannah
Griffin, Katelin
Conversation with James Feeney, Charles Gross, and Betty Gross
Maurice and Dorothy Stubnitz Foundation
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.
Feeney, James
Gross, Charles
Gross, Betty
Haven, Peter (Interview outline and video), 2008
Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
United States--History, Military
Michigan--History, Military
Veterans
Video recordings
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American
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.
Haven, Carol
Haven, Eloise
Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
Kentwood Historic Preservation Commission (Kentwood, Mich.)
Ringnalda, Cornelius and Richard Herrema (Interview outline and video), 2008
United States. Navy
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.
Ringnalda, Cornelius
Herrema, Richard
Byron Area Historic Museum (Byron Center, Mich.)
Conversation with Carrie Pickett Erway and Deborah Higgins
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.
Erway, Carrie Pickett
Higgins, Deborah
Voucher to Capt. Sheridan F. Hill, 18th Michigan Infantry
United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 18th (1862-1865)
Voucher to Capt. Sheridan F. Hill of Company G, 18th Michigan Infantry, paid July 14, 1865.
Hill, Sheridan F.
Voucher to Maj. James D. Hinckley, 18th Michigan Infantry
Voucher to Maj. James D. Hinckley of the 18th Michigan Infantry, paid July 14, 1865.
Hinckley, James D.
Conversation with Rick Hughey, Jr. and Bob Rowe
Irving S. Gilmore Foundation
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.
Rowe, Bob
Hughey, Rick
Voucher to Lt. Col. Edwin M. Hulburd, 18th Michigan Infantry
Voucher to Lt. Col. Edwin M. Hulburd of 18th Michigan Infantry, paid July 14th, 1865
Hulburd, Edwin M.
Conversation with Chris T. Christ and Brenda L. Hunt
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.
Christ, Chris T.
Hunt, Brenda L.
Voucher to Capt. James J. Huntley, 9th Michigan Infantry
United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865)
Voucher to Capt. James J. Huntley, Company A, 9th Michigan Infantry, paid June 21, 1865.
Huntley, James J.
Voucher to Lieut. Col. Kinsman A. Huntoon, 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics
United States. Army. Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). Company C
Voucher to Lieut. Col. Kinsman A. Huntoon (Hunton), 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics, paid Feb. 21, 1862
Huntoon, Kinsman A.
Voucher to Capt. Richard P. Ingersoll, 18th Michigan Infantry
Voucher to Capt. Richard P. Ingersoll, Company H, 18th Michigan Infantry, paid April 16, 1864.
Ingersoll, Richard P.
Michigan--History
Local histories
Memoirs
Oral histories (document genre)
Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Personal narratives
Heritage Hill (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Grand Valley State University
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.
Jackoboice, George
Jackoboice, Helen
Grand Rapids oral history collection (RHC-23)
Seidman House. Architect's drawing of exterior
Michigan
Allendale (Mich.)
Universities and colleges
Architectural rendering
Facilities
Ravines -- Michigan
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.
Meathe, Kessler & Associates
Jackson, Morris
University photographs, GV012-01
In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Conversation with Joshua Engberts and Mondenna Jamshidi
PeaceJam (Organization)
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.
Engberts, Joshua
Jamshidi, Mondenna
Jones, Bobby (Interview outline and video), 2012
United States. Marine Corps
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.
Jones, Bobby
Jones, Steven
Jones, Deborah
Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
Bill of sale for slave of Abraham Brower, September 17, 1805
African Americans
Slavery--United States
Slave records
Slave bills of sale
Slaves
Slaveholders
Brower, Abraham
Brower, John D.
Bogart, John, 1791-1853
Jones, Isaac
Teabout, George
New York (N.Y.)
Bill of sale transferring ownership of George Teabout from Abraham Brower of New York City to Isaac Jones for the sum of $100.
Conversation with Olivia Maynard and Olof Karlstrom
Heron Oaks Foundation
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.
Maynard, Olivia
Karlstrom, Olof
Conversation with Kathy Agard and James Kelly
Council of Michigan Foundations
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.
Agard, Kathy
Kelly, James
Voucher to 2nd Lieut. Darrell Lampman, 11th Michigan Infantry
United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 11th (1861-1864)
Voucher to 2nd Lieut. Darrell Lampman, Company C, 11th Michigan Infantry, paid July 25, 1865.
Lampman, Darrell