Students, Foreign
College students
Belonging
This is the concrete walkway that connects the English buildings to the rest of campus. I make use of it almost every weekday as I shuffle between my English classes in Lake Huron Hall and my history classes in Mackinac. It's invaluable to me, but it also kind of sucks. In the winter it becomes dangerously slippery and, with as crowded as it gets, I imagine many struggle to even make use of it
I know I did when I walked with a cane for months after breaking my leg. It's good and I'm glad it exists, but it could be made much better and more accessible, which about sums up my thoughts on GVSU and its campus in general.
Lucas
Grand Valley State University. Kaufman Interfaith Institute
Kaufman Interfaith Institute (exhibitor)
Believing and Belonging on Campus: An Interfaith Photovoice Project (project)
Barrone, Emerson (Interview outline and video), 2007
Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
United States--History, Military
Michigan--History, Military
Veterans
United States. Army
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Video recordings
Emerson Barrone was a medic and ambulance driver in World War II. He was drafted in 1942 into the Army and spent time training in Missouri. He was then shipped of to England at the end of 1943. He landed on Utah Beach one day after D-Day. His job was to drive ambulances, and he was on the fringes of several major battles, including the Battle of the Bulge, but he never got into the fighting.
Barrone, Emerson
Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
In Copyright
Barrowcliff, Robert (Interview transcript and video), 2017
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
Robert Barrowcliff was born in Silverton, Oregon, in 1947. He grew up in Oregon, finished high school, and then got an electrical engineering degree from a two-year school and learned took flying lessons. Once he was out of school, he was drafted into the Army and trained as a helicopter pilot. He went to Vietnam in early 1970 and was assigned to A Company, 159 Assault Helicopter Support Battalion, based at Phu Bai. From there, he flew Chinook helicopters that transported men and supplies across the northern part of South Vietnam. He flew many missions in support of the 101st Airborne Division, notably to Fire Support Base Ripcord, where his Chinook crashed on July 18, 1970, setting off a series of explosions that ultimately led to the evacuation of the base. After this incident, he continued to fly helicopters during his year in Vietnam. After returning from Vietnam, he had thirty days to report to Fort Rucker with his wife, where he served as a flight instructor. He was then transferred to Karen's Army Air Base, where he was a test pilot for new engines. He left the military in March of 1971.
Barrowcliff, Robert
Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
Barry Castro interview (video and transcript)
Grand Valley State University
Michigan
Universities and colleges
Oral histories
Alternative education
Interview with Barry Castro by Barbara Roos, documenting the history of Grand Valley State's William James College. William James College was the third baccalaureate degree granting college for Grand Valley. It was originally designed to be an interdisciplinary, non-departmentalized college consisting of concentration programs, rather than majors. The college opened in 1971 and was discontinued in 1983 during a reorganization of Grand Valley State. Barry Castro was a faculty member of William James College from 1973-1983 before becoming a professor of management for the Seidman School of Business. In this interview, Barry discusses the qualities that made William James College unique and the personal journey that led him to the college, in addition to how the WJC philosophy informs his management courses. This interview is part 1 of 1 for Barry Castro.
Castro, Barry
William James College faculty and student interviews (GV016-16)
Barwacz, John (Interview outline and video), 2008
United States. Navy
John Barwacz was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1921 and enlisted in the Navy on August 18, 1942. John went through basic training at Great Lakes Naval Academy in Chicago, Illinois and then had advanced engineer training at the University of Kansas. While in the Navy, John worked on the destroyer USS Hull as an engineer in the boiler room, as a lookout, and also handled guns on deck. Later took fire control training and served on an attack transport ship. He traveled all over the Pacific to the Aleutian Islands, Guam, Saipan, Tinian, Hawaii, Okinawa, and Japan. John was discharged on December 24, 1945.
Barwacz, John
Lantern slides
China
Surveying
Surveyors
Black and white lantern slide of a several surveyors standing and squatting in a cultivated field with hills in the background.
Merrill, Robert H., 1881-1955
Robert H. Merrill papers (RHC-222)
Allendale (Mich.)
Students
Events
Sports
Player on the Grand Valley baseball team, 1975
In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Andy Chopp baseball coach on left with Gordy Alderink assistant baseball coach.
Grant Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Baseball fields--Illinois--Chicago
Black-and-white photography
Black and white photograph of a group of men playing a game of baseball at a roadside baseball field in Grant Park, Chicago. Scanned from the negative.
Gilbert, Douglas R.
Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
Bashford, Lindon L (Interview outline and video), 2016
Lin Bashford was born in Scott’s Bluff, Nebraska, on August 20, 1946. He was drafted in April 1969 and went to Fort Ord, California, for basic training and later advanced infantry training. He was selected for Non-Commissioned Officer School and went to Fort Benning, Georgia, to receive that training. He was stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado, in early 1970 before deploying to Vietnam in early spring of that year. He joined D Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 506th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division in April 1970. He went on patrols around Firebase Ripcord and was in the area when the Battle of Firebase Ripcord began on July 1, 1970. Shortly before the fall of the firebase he was reassigned to Camp Evans to serve as company clerk. In early spring 1971 he returned to the United States and was discharged at Fort Lewis, Washington.
Bashford, Lindon
Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
Basketball in the Field House dome (GLIAC).
Basketball team 1970. On far left, head coach Dave Sharphorn. Paul Springer, assistant coach far right.
Students compete for the ball at the beginning of an intramural basketball game.
News & Information Services. University Photographs. (GV012-01)
In copyright - Non-commercial use permitted.
Bassett, Dennis (Interview outline and video, 1 of 2), 2011
Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American
Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American
Dennis Bassett was born in 1942 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. After graduating from high school in 1960, Bassett decided he wanted a different direction for his life, so he enlisted in the Army. After completing both his basic and advanced training at Fort Knox in Kentucky, Bassett deployed to Korea, where he worked at a medical depot. Once he finished his tour in Korea, Bassett returned to the United States and worked with a Ranger training company in Georgia before receiving his discharge. Following his discharge, Bassett went through four years of college, with the final two years in ROTC and as a result of his time in the ROTC, after his graduation, received a Regular Army commission. After receiving the commission, Bassett went back through Ranger school and deployed to Vietnam, where he served with the 9th Infantry Division in the Mekong Delta region as part of the Riverine Force, and served as a platoon leader in the 3/60 Infantry for the first half of his tour. (see Part 2 for the rest of the story)
Bassett, Dennis
Kentwood Historic Preservation Commission (Kentwood, Mich.)
Bassett, Dennis (Interview outline and video, 2 of 2), 2011
This interview session recaps the first part of Bassett's tour in Vietnam, and then covers the second half, when he was a brigade-level staff officer in the 9th Division. Bassett supervised long range reconnaissance patrols, organized and ran a provisional company working with experimental ground radar, and dealt with an unstable commander. He would remain the Army until 1997, working both with the Rangers and in intelligence work. He spent a total of eight years in Germany, including the period immediately before the fall of the Berlin Wall, and also went to Saudi Arabia and Iraq at the time of the Gulf War, and also worked at the Pentagon. After retiring for medical reasons, he continued to work as a civilian contractor for the military, helping the Colombian army and national police with counterinsurgency training and later working with civilian contractors sent to the Middle East at the time of the invasion of Iraq.
Canals
Boats
Black and white lantern slide of two bat-wing sailboats on China's Grand Canal.
Batch, Norman (Interview outline and video), 2008
Norman Batch was born in 1925 in Muskegon, Michigan. Since he was raised on a farm, he received 6 months of deferred service, but ended up enlisting on his own. He served in the 80th Division of the 3rd Army under General Patton, and fought at Metz and in the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, he guarded German POWs and took care of cemeteries until his service was up. He came back to Grand Rapids and worked until he retired in 1990.
Batch, Norman
Spring Lake District Library (Spring Lake, Mich.)
Grand Valley State University – History
College teachers
Universities and colleges – Faculty
Grand Valley State University. University Communications
University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03)
Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Bates, Jonathan Richard (Interview outline and video), 2007
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American
Jonathan Richard Bates is a Veteran of the Iraq War and has been serving in the United States Army since 1983. In this interview, Bates discusses his recent tour of duty in Iraq. As an Army Advisor for the Iraqi Army, Bates has unique insight into the Iraqi culture and people. With the Iraqi Army Bates went on 15 missions and over 200 patrols. His story is one that shows although Iraq and the United States are two different cultures, each has a rich history that often parallels the other, such as the fight for democracy.
Bates, Jonathan Richard
Forest Hills Eastern High School (Ada, Mich.)
Bath Charter Township Non-Motorized Plan
Walkways (Trails)
Bath Charter Township (Mich.)
Clinton County (Mich.)
The Bath Charter Township Non-Motorized Plan was prepared by the Planning Commission in 2017.
Planning Commission, Bath Charter Township, Clinton County, Michigan
Planning and Zoning Center Collection (RHC-240)
No Copyright - United States
Bathing Beach, Saugatuck, Mich. postcard
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Allegan County (Mich.)
Postcards
Beaches
Outdoor recreation
Postcard of people at the beach in Saugatuck, circa 1920
Brigham, D.
Digital file contributed by D. Brigham as part of the Stories of Summer project.
Copyright Undetermined
Families
Children
Photograph of four individuals in what appears to be bathing suits. The photo has been damaged slightly with time. At the top of the image, there is a set of handwritten text that reads “Taken on front of now [unknown] cottage on left + [unknown]. Hollard cottage on right.” Below the image “1923-24-25 era LTOR” is handwritten, as well as the names of those depicted.
Digital file collected by the Kutsche Office of History as part of the Stories of Summer Project.
College administrators