Theodore Peticolas Diaries
subject: Diaries
subject: Peticolas, Theodore V.
subject: Peticolas, Edward
subject: Agriculture
subject: Farms, Small
subject: Fruit growers
subject: Personal narratives, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
subject: United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861-1864)
subject: Clermont County (Ohio)
subject: Ohio
description: Theodore Victor Peticolas, born 29 Feb. 1800 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was a fruit farmer in Union Township, Clermont County, Ohio at the time he maintained this diary. It contains his account of the day-to-day routine farm work, crops, family, neighbors, and social life. Peticolas' son Edward, by 1863, had been discharged from the 6th Ohio Infantry Regiment for a disability suffered in the War. Edward died on Christmas eve, 1863.
creator: Peticolas, Theodore (1800-?)
source: Theodore Peticolas Diary (RHC-51)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1863
rights: No Copyright - United States
language: eng

Opera Latina [folium 86]
subject: Incunabula
subject: Printing 1450-1500
description: One leaf from Opera Latina by Francesco Petrarca and edited by Sebastian Brant. Printed in Basel by Johann Amerbach in 1496. [GW M31505; ISTC ip00365000]
creator: Petrarca, Francesco
source: Seidman Rare Books Collection
publisher: Basel: Johann Amerbach
date: 1496
contributor: Brant, Sebastian (editor)
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: application/pdf
language: la
type: Text

De Remediis utriusque fortunae [folium 107]
subject: Incunabula
subject: Printing 1450-1500
description: One leaf from De Remediis utriusque fortunae by Francesco Petrarca. Printed in Heidelberg by Heinrich Knoblochtzer not before 1490. [GW M31621; ISTC ip00408000]
creator: Petrarca, Francesco
source: Seidman Rare Books Collection
publisher: Heidelberg: Heinrich Knoblochtzer
date: 1490
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: application/pdf
language: la
type: Text

Opera Latina [folia 26 a-b]
subject: Incunabula
subject: Printing 1450-1500
subject: Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374
description: Two leaves of Opera Latina, the first collected edition of the works of Francesco Petrarch, edited by Sebastian Brant. Printed in Basel by Johann Amerbach in 1496. Illustrated with historiated woodcuts and red and blue rubricated initials. [GW M31505; ISTC ip00365000]
creator: Petrarcha, Francesco
source: Seidman Rare Books Collection
publisher: Basel: Johann Amerbach
date: 1496
contributor: Brant, Sebastian (editor)
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: application/pdf
language: la
type: Text

Petrovic, Ann (Interview transcript and video), 2010
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: Video recordings
subject: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League--Personal narratives
subject: Baseball for women--United States
subject: Baseball
subject: Sports for women
subject: World War, 1939-1945
subject: Baseball players--Wisconsin
subject: Women
description: Ann Petrovic was born in Aurora, Indiana, in 1928. She grew up playing ball with her brothers and played on different girls' teams in school. When she was fifteen, she heard about tryouts for the All American Girls Professional Baseball League being held in Illinois, tried out and was assigned to a team in Minneapolis which soon moved to Kenosha. After playing in the league's first season, she signed with a professional softball team in Chicago, where she played until 1950.
creator: Petrovic, Ann
source: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Collection, (RHC-55)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2010-08-07
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Historia scholastica [folium 150]
subject: Incunabula
subject: Printing 1450-1500
description: One leaf from Historia scholastica by Petrus Comestor. Printed in Strassburg by Georg Husner on July 15, 1500. [GW M32180; ISTC ip00466000]
creator: Petrus Comestor
source: Seidman Rare Books Collection
publisher: Strassburg: George Husner
date: 1500
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: application/pdf
language: la
type: Text

Petty, Chris Allen (Interview outline and video), 2015
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Army
description: Chris Petty was born October 1969 in Cedar City, Utah, and was raised in Salt Lake City. He graduated high school in 1988 and enlisted in the Army a year later. He received advanced communications training and completed Airborne School. Chris was soon assigned to a Long Range Surveillance Company which would become part of the 82nd Airborne Division. He operated with this unit performing reconnaissance in Kuwait during Desert Storm, and later in South American countries for the War on Drugs. Chris was reassigned to South Korea, were he operated supply and logistics for a battalion stationed there for a year. He was reassigned to the newly formed 82nd Airborne Division, where he served about six years. He left the military for a while to spend time with family, then went back into the reserves. Chris' reserve unit was deployed to Iraq in support of the Striker Brigade, where he served for 16 months. After Iraq, Chris worked as a very successful recruiter for a few years, then retired from the military as a First Sergeant of a Military Police Company in South Bend, IN.
creator: Petty, Chris Allen
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
date: 2015-12-15
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Text
type: Moving Image

Gary Pettyjohn, 2021 (Interview video and transcript)
subject: Oral history
subject: Personal narrative
subject: PFAs (Perfluorinated chemicals)
subject: Groundwater--Pollution
description: Gary Pettyjohn grew up in Grayling, Michigan before moving to the southeast region of the state. His experiences with PFAS in his community center around the Wurstmuth Air Force Base in Oscoda, Michigan. After learning about the contamination in about 2017, he began to connect his family's health conditions to PFAS.
creator: Pettyjohn, Gary
source: Living with PFAS (project)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2021-07-28
contributor: DeVasto, Danielle (interviewer)
rights: In copyright
format: video/mp4
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Pfaller, Leo J. (Interview outline and video), 2007
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
description: Leo Pfaller served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956 in the 4th Armored Division. He had several duties in the Army including tank commander, guard and cook. He discusses his training, dealing with the draft, family life in the military, experience with a court-martial, racial tensions in his outfit and stories about his time in the Army.
creator: Pfaller, Leo J.
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2007-05-31
contributor: Ruegsegger, Maranda (Interviewer)
contributor: Lowell Area Historical Museum (Lowell, Mich.)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text

Pfeiffer, Dan (Interview outline and video), 2007
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: United States. Army
subject: Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American
subject: Video recordings
description: Dan Pfeiffer served in the US Army between 1952 and 1954. He served in an infantry unit in Korea during the last months of the Korean War in 1953. He provides detailed descriptions of combat patrols and fighting in the trench lines against the North Koreans and Chinese. Later on, he was assigned to be the chauffeur for a general.
creator: Pfeiffer, Dan
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2007-12-14
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Frozen Pie Boxes
subject: Michigan
subject: Saugatuck (Mich)
subject: Allegan County (Mich)
subject: Frozen baked products
subject: Food--Storage
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph featuring numerous stacked boxes from the Lloyd J. Harriss Pie Company. The sides of the boxes are labeled as having "6 - 8" Frozen Pies" and the photograph appears to be taken inside a refrigerator storage facility.
creator: Philips, L.
source: Digital file contributed by L. Philips as part of the Stories of Summer project.
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: Copyright Undetermined
relation: Stories of Summer (project)
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Pie Company Semi-trailors
subject: Michigan
subject: Saugatuck (Mich)
subject: Allegan County (Mich)
subject: Frozen baked products
subject: Food--Storage
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of two semi-trailors parked outside the Lloyd J. Harriss Pie Company loading dock in Saugatuck, Michigan. The one on the right has a truck attached and the trailor on the left is parked for loading purposes. The photograph is taken from an angled view to the right.
creator: Philips, L.
source: Digital file contributed by L. Philips as part of the Stories of Summer project.
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: Copyright Undetermined
relation: Stories of Summer (project)
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Pie Company Semi-trailors
subject: Michigan
subject: Saugatuck (Mich)
subject: Allegan County (Mich)
subject: Frozen baked products
subject: Food--Storage
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of two semi-trailors which have "Pies, Lloyd J. Harriss" advertised on the side. They are parked outside the Lloyd J. Harriss Pie Company loading dock in Saugatuck, Michigan. The one on the left has a truck attached and the trailor on the right is parked for loading purposes. An employee is standing in the middle and appears to be reviewing a clipboard of information. The photograph is taken from an angled view to the left.
creator: Philips, L.
source: Digital file contributed by L. Philips as part of the Stories of Summer project.
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: Copyright Undetermined
relation: Stories of Summer (project)
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Larry Philips (interview transcript) 2018
subject: Michigan
subject: Saugatuck (Mich.)
subject: Douglas (Mich.)
subject: Allegan County (Mich.)
subject: Motorcycle gangs
subject: Automobiles
subject: Oral history
subject: Audio recordings
description: Larry Phillips recounts his time in Saugatuck and Douglas, where he grew up. In this interview, he discusses working several jobs, including his work at the Lloyd J. Harris Pie Company. He also discusses his time as a firefighter and provides a first-hand account of the Big Pavilion fire.
creator: Philips, Larry
source: Stories of Summer project, Kutsche Office of Local History. Grand Valley State University
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2018-07-21
contributor: Gollanek, Eric (interviewer)
contributor: Stevens, Megan (interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Stories of Summer (Common Heritage project)
format: audio/mp3
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Text

Phillips, Gregory (Interview outline and video),
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: Gregory Phillips was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on August 22, 1948. After graduating from college in 1969 he was drafted into the Army. He received basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, and his advanced infantry training at Fort Polk, Louisiana. In December 1969 he deployed to Vietnam. He was first assigned to the 1st Infantry Division at Lai Khe and he served with them for two months (first in 2nd Battalion/28th Infantry Regiment then 2nd Battalion (mechanized)/2nd Infantry Regiment). Gregory transferred to the 101st Airborne Division at Phu Bai, and joined 2nd platoon of Delta Company, 1st Battalion/506th Infantry Regiment on March 1, 1970. On the morning of May 7th he and the rest of 2nd platoon fought at the battle of Firebase Maureen where he was wounded six times and was later awarded the Silver Star for his actions there. He was medically evacuated to the United States and served at Fort Hood, Texas, for the last ten months of his enlistment (he was most likely discharged in June 1971).
creator: Phillips, Gregory
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
date: 2016-10-06
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: video/x-m4v
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Phillips, Randolph Elbert (Interview outline and video), 2007
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Navy
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
description: Randolph Phillips served in the US Navy as a communication technician from 1963-68 during the Vietnam War, training reservists for service in Vietnam. He joined the Navy because his grades were too poor to keep him in college. For part of his service he was in Hawaii, and for a longer period he was in Jersey City at the US Naval Reserve Training Center. He talks about what he learned by being in the military and how it applied to life after service. He talks about the Vietnam memorial and its affect on him and other veterans of Vietnam. He also talks about how the Vietnam veterans were treated when they came home, and how it differs from how veterans are treated today.
creator: Phillips, Randolph Elbert
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2007-06-01
contributor: Przybysz, Molly (Interviewer)
contributor: Horn, Alison (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

F.E. Seidman Distinguished Award ceremony
subject: Grand Valley State University
subject: Grand Valley State College
subject: Michigan
subject: Allendale (Mich.)
subject: Universities and colleges
subject: Faculty
subject: Events
description: President Lubbers, L. Wm. Seidman, Richard Gillett, Dr. Arthur Burns, Marvin DeVries, James Daughdril, and P.K. Seidman at F.E. Seidman Distinguished Award ceremony.
creator: Phillips, Rod
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
rights: In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
format: image/jpeg
language: eng
type: Image

Phillips, William (Interview outline and video), 2009
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 Air Corps
description: William Phillips was born in Flint, Michigan and graduated from high school in 1936. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in April of 1941 and was sent to Chanute Air Field in Illinois for airplane mechanic school. William also went through crew training and gunnery school, later becoming an instructor training men to work as gunners with B-24s. He later got his orders to work overseas and was sent to Puerto Princesa Bay where he began working with the 2nd Emergency Rescue Squadron.
creator: Phillips, William
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2009-09-19
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Pickens, Lavont A. (Interview outline and video), 2003
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: Robert Perrin was born on September 11, 1923 in Grand Rapids, Michigan and drafted into the Army in 1943. He went to Camp McCoy in Wisconsin for basic training, which he thought was terrible. Robert then began training for the Military Police and was later stationed in Louisiana to help with flooding. Robert was transferred into the Army Air Force and then became part of the 42nd Rainbow Division. Near the end of his service Robert was instructing the Military Police how to repair radios in Colorado. Robert was discharged on November 26, 1945 and moved back to Michigan.
creator: Pickens, Lavont A.
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2003-07-26
contributor: Collins Sr., Charles E. (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Pimm, John (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. Army
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
subject: Video recordings
description: John Pimm was born in Connecticut in 1924 and graduated from a small country school in 1941. John then went on to a military college in Northfield, Vermont. The entire college enlisted in the service on September 14, 1942. John went through the Army Specialized Training Program in Nebraska and then Combat Engineer Training in Texas. He shipped over to England at the end of 1944, and then served at the end of the Bulge campaign and the advance through Germany to Czechoslovakia.
creator: Pimm, John
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2008-10-25
contributor: McCauslin, Kelly (Interviewer)
contributor: Spring Lake District Library (Spring Lake, Mich.)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

General Development Plan for Pipestone Township
subject: Master plan reports
subject: Pipestone Township (Mich.)
subject: Berrien County (Mich.)
description: The General Development Plan for Pipestone Township was prepared by the Pipestone Township Planning Commission with technical assistance from the Berrien County Planning Commission and was adopted on February 9, 1987.
creator: Pipestone Township Planning Commission, Pipestone Township, Berrien County, Michigan
source: Planning and Zoning Center Collection (RHC-240)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1987-02-0
contributor: Berrien County Planning Commission (consultant)
rights: No Copyright - United States
format: application/pdf
language: eng
type: Text

Piskula, Grace (Interview transcript and video), 2009
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: Video recordings
subject: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League--Personal narratives
subject: Baseball for women--United States
subject: Baseball
subject: Sports for women
subject: World War, 1939-1945
subject: Baseball players--Wisconsin
subject: Baseball players-Illinois
subject: Women
description: Grace Piskula was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 26, 1926. Growing up she played softball with the neighborhood boys and in school. She played all positions but mainly stuck to playing shortstop, first and third base and left field. Eventually, her coach, Buddy Greif, approached her one day and informed her she would be playing for the Rockford Peaches. Soon thereafter while she was up at college, she received a call from Mr. Wrigley, owner for the Chicago Chicks to come play for them. She played one year for the Rockford Peaches and then the next for the Chicago Chicks. Her career highlights include hitting a triple for Chicago and then catching a fly ball while with Rockford. Following her two years in the league she quit and went back to college. She discusses her post-baseball career in some detail.
creator: Piskula, Grace
source: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Collection, (RHC-55)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2009-02-26
contributor: Olson, Gordon (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Pitetti, Kenneth (Interview transcript and video), 2017
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
description: Kenneth Pitetti, was born in1946 in San Francisco, California, where he was raised. He enlisted in the ROTC program at the University of San Francisco. He signed up for infantry in the Army. He received Infantry Officer Basic Training at Fort Benning. In the fall of 1969, he was assigned to the 24th Division at Fort Riley, Kansas, which, within his last two weeks of the assignment, became the 1st Division. He then participated in jungle training in Panama before being sent to Vietnam in August of 1970. He was assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He spent most of his time in the field leading platoon-size patrols in the mountains and jungles in the northern part of South Vietnam. Four months into his service in Vietnam, Ken Pitetti stepped on a land mine and lost his leg just under his knee in a traumatic amputation. He was medically evacuated to a field hospital, where they performed surgery. He was sent back to the United States to recover. After his return to the United States, he faced the negative treatment and negative stigmatization that many veterans of Vietnam felt. Still, he worked to get his PhD and now is a professor at Wichita State.
creator: Pitetti, Kenneth
source: Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
date: 2017-07-21
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: video/x-m4v
format: application/pdf
type: Moving Image
type: Text

Pitsch, Richard (Interview outline and video), 2011
subject: Oral history
subject: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
subject: United States--History, Military
subject: Michigan--History, Military
subject: Veterans
subject: Video recordings
subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
subject: United States. Army
description: Richard Pitsch volunteered for the draft in the summer of 1972. He expected to go to Vietnam, but had hopes that he would not due to the troop draw down. He completed his basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky and completed his advanced training at Fort Bliss, Texas. He was assigned to air defense artillery missile system and was a fire control crewman. He spent 20 months of active duty in central Germany, near the Dutch border. He returned to the United States in August, 1974, and was on inactive duty for the next two years.
creator: Pitsch, Richard
source: Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 2011-04-12
contributor: Smither, James (Interviewer)
rights: In Copyright
relation: Veterans History Project (U.S.)
format: application/pdf
format: video/mp4
language: eng
type: Moving Image
type: Text