867 24 26018 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/3b861a2c1d9aec50c02c08fdbfa8379e.pdf 4b747c8c0a824e81890f1d0b7b2dbf4d PDF Text Text 1 Grand Valley State University Special Collections Kent County Oral History collections, RHC-23 Miss Mildred Schulz Interviewed in Fall 1974 Edited and indexed by Don Bryant, 2010 – bryant@wellswooster.com Tape #53 (30:19) Biographical Information Mildred Schulz was born in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan on 15 November 1890. She died in Grand Rapids on 6 January 1985 at the age of 94 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Miss Schulz never married. She was the daughter of William J. Schulz and Mary L. Peters. William Schulz was born in Germany in May 1860 and immigrated to the USA in 1864 according to census records. He was a wood carver. Mary Peters was born Aug 1860 in Germany and immigrated to the USA in 1871 according to census records. William and Mary were married in Chicago, Illinois on 1 June 1889. Mildred had a sister named Marie who was born in Illinois in September, 1894. The family name is spelled consistently as SCHULZ in the city directory, census, birth and marriage records that were located. The name is found spelled SCHULTZ in Mildred‟s obituary. ___________ Mildred: …and not a word, you had been there said that I had been there either one or one and a half years and I thought you said that he started when it was in nineteen…..let‟s see nineteen sixteen, I think he said. Near as he could remember he couldn‟t just remember either and the other girl that worked there was a bookkeeper and I didn‟t know her too well, but she worked downstairs and I know about two and a half to three years ago, my sister died, she lived with me here and he, this girl sent a bouquet of flowers and I thanked her for it and everything, but since that time I cannot find out where she is. Interviewer: Was this before the first World War that you started to work for them or after the first World War? Mildred: It was after. Interviewer: Mildred: After. Sometime in the twenties, maybe? I don‟t know, yes, I imagine so. Interviewer: But Mr. Voigt was still alive? �2 Mildred: Yes, all three of them. All three of them were still alive. Interviewer: And Papa was a big fat man? Mildred: The Papa was what? Interviewer: That he was a pretty big man. Mildred: Yes. You mean their father? Interviewer: Yes, their father. Was he alive when you started to work there? Mildred: Oh, no, I never saw him. Interviewer: Oh, you never saw him? Mildred: No. The brothers were the boss then. Interviewer: I see. Who was the boss? Was it Carl that was the boss? Mildred: No, Frank. He was the boss. That is, he was the older one, I don‟t know whether he was the boss or not but. The rest of them wouldn‟t have it that he was boss when I‟m around, I guess. Interviewer: worked? I was wondering, how many hours a week, do you remember how long you Mildred: How many hours? Interviewer: Mildred: Did you work Saturday, you worked Saturdays? No, we never worked on Saturdays. Interviewer: Never worked on Saturdays? Mildred: I think, once in a while on Saturday morning that we would come down you know and I believe it‟s every third or fourth Saturday morning. And finally I said the man I work for I said what‟s the use of coming down here on Saturday? I said you don‟t come down here until twelve o‟clock. I said and that means I got to sit around all afternoon, you know just waiting for your two or three letters. He said “well that‟s silly” he says I, he was kind of German, he talked kind of German he said “that„s silly,” he said, “well, we won‟t come down anymore on Saturday.” Interviewer: Oh, that was kind of nice for you, gave you a day off, extra day off. Mildred: Yes, and we quit at five o‟clock and as far as … �3 Interviewer: What time did you go to work in the morning? Mildred: Well, he said we could come anytime we wanted to; didn‟t make any difference to them. As long as I had my, get my work finished, you know. And Carl was real nice too. I did quite a lot of work for him. Interviewer: Did you? Mildred: He had more letters than anyone else. Interviewer: Yes, was that because he did more like sales work for the…? Mildred: Yes, you see Frank Voigt, I don‟t know, he never got around in time. I don‟t know he slept too late or …what was the matter with him. But the younger Voigt, he was there on time. I never took his work very much, some way or other. Interviewer: Well, do you, were you conscience of their dividing up the responsibility like one say was in charge of production and one in charge of sales. Or was it more or less formal than that? Mildred: No, it was kinds all the same, you know. Course they all had different jobs. The older man that I worked for he just had a few letters a day and they were mostly personal. And the middle one would handle most of the letters and things. Then I had charge of the all the bookings of the flour. Like we sent flour to Australia and every place like that. Interviewer: Oh, did you? Mildred: Quite a few places and they would book maybe fifty cars or a hundred cars of flour on certain date and then they would order it out. You know just as they needed it. They had the various sizes. There were eighths and halves and all the different grades of flour. Interviewer: I see. Mildred: That was kind of a… Interviewer: An eighth or half would be eighth of a car load or half a car load? Mildred: No, there would be in eighths that would be like a eight pound sack or in it would be half sacks you know and eight sacks like that. Interviewer: I see. Mildred: Crescent was our main grade of flour. Interviewer: Was the difference between Crescent Star a difference in quality? I mean one was better flour than the other? �4 Mildred: No, the Crescent was a general flour used by almost all housewives and then their Columbian flour was a spring wheat flour that was just that was just for bread. Suppose to just for bread although you could make bread out of Crescent too. But it was more springy like, you know, it was nice flour. The cake flour was that was what they called Royal Cake Flour that was handled by all the fancy restaurants here in town. Interviewer: Mildred: The pastry cooks. It was a beautiful flour. Interviewer: Yes, that was really finely milled bleached flour, I suspect. Mildred: Yes, You know they would never, would put their cake flour in the little cartons like you see it now days, you know and I used to say to them you know you‟d sell a lot more cake flour I said if you put it in those fancy little cartons, you know. No, we don‟t want to do that. They would never take advice from anyone. But see then the other people got all the flour orders here in town – the cake flour orders - and they didn‟t. He says funny we don‟t sell more cake flour. I said well I told you why. But he wouldn‟t take it that way. Interviewer: Oh, that‟s funny. And they sold it as far away as Australia? Mildred: Yes, Australia and I think it was Australia, foreign countries. They had several where they would book maybe a hundred carloads of flour or something like that and then order it out you know. They‟d try to book it, we had a little book where we translated how many barrels and how many tons that they would book, you know. It was an interesting place to work and I don‟t know why I stayed so long. Everybody said why don‟t you get out and get more money someplace else maybe. I said, well I can walk back and forth from there. You know where the mills were? Interviewer: Yes, down along the river, down here, weren‟t they? Mildred: One was there and the other was the river at Pearl Street. Interviewer: Yes, and that really you were within easy walking distance of your job. Mildred: Yes, I was, you know, I could come home at noon and I don‟t know I kind of liked it there, you know. Interviewer: Did that really pay less than other places in town? Mildred: They did at that time. I thought. Of course nobody got what they get now, I guess Interviewer: No, course I hope the prices aren‟t what they get now either. My goodness. �5 Mildred: Well, it was a very nice place to work as far as that goes. That was the only thing I never thought they paid quite as much as they should have and I know when I went to work for the lawyer I‟d get quite a bit more money just to start and I didn‟t know a thing about law. Interviewer: Do you remember how much they paid you when you quit? At the time you quit. How much were you making? Mildred: Well, what? Interviewer: The time you quit working then how much were you making a week? How much money did they pay you a week? I don‟t even know what wage scales were like then you know? Mildred: Well, I don‟t remember it was pretty close to I think, it was pretty close to fifty dollars. Maybe it was fifty, I don‟t know, I can‟t remember exactly how much it was. But I know I got more at the lawyer‟s offices, but I didn‟t like it there. You know I didn‟t, after you learn law, did you know much about law? Interviewer: Not a great deal. Mildred: After you learn law, why then it is very easy. Interviewer: Yes, oh, we are working fine (referring to the tape recorder). Mildred: The same thing all the time. Interviewer: Probably monotonous, after you‟ve been in the mills. Mildred: I imagine it would be, I was there five years and that was enough for me. I didn‟t like the people I worked for too well. Interviewer: That makes a difference. If the Voigt‟s were easy going, easy people to get along with, was that true of all three brothers? That they were pretty easy to get along with? Mildred: Yes Interviewer: Or didn‟t you have much contact? Mildred: Not among themselves, they fought like the dickens among themselves, just like brothers do now days, you know, little kids as well as older ones. I don‟t know, they were always nice to us. I like it, I think when I quit, well they all quit because they went out of business, you see. Interviewer: Yes, that was in the fifties sometime, was it? Mildred: I don‟t remember the years they went out of business. Interviewer: Yes. �6 Mildred: They didn‟t like it because the men all went on strike, two different strikes. And they weren‟t going to. I know, Ralph went out and said, if you fellows get cold out there, come on down in the basement here, it will be warmer for you. Interviewer: This is when they were on strike? Mildred: This is when they were on strike, you know. Interviewer: It was nice in those days, people knew you by name, when you worked for somebody. Mildred: You‟re always nice to the men, too. But, see they didn‟t get enough money, either. Interviewer: Yes. Mildred: That was the reason they went on strike you know. Interviewer: Is, was the milling business, did they have somehow have a way for storing that wheat up and stretching the milling season, or was it pretty seasonal business? Were you rushed at some times of the year and no business at other? Mildred: Sometimes in the year when they had new crops came on, why they have a spurt in the business, but they did a real good business. Ralph says the reason we didn‟t lose any money in our mill, that was the oldest one, I mean the younger one. I called on him when he was sick, the reason we didn‟t have any great losses they way the firms do now a days and go out of business is because we had it up here. Interviewer: Bright boy. Mildred: Yes. Interviewer: Well, they didn‟t have labor unions to contend with and didn‟t have a lot of other things I guess. They moved. They lived over on the West side, here for a long time. Mildred: One time, on Mt. Vernon…. Interviewer: And then they moved over. Mildred: It must have been a long time, before I went to work there. Interviewer: I am sure it was. Mildred: I can remember after that it was purchased by, let‟s see who was that, who did buy that now? A home for people you came to town here that didn‟t have any work, you know. Interviewer: Oh, Yes. �7 Mildred: Until they could get work, they could stay there, you know. Interviewer: Yes. Mildred: What do they call that place? It is… they have a place now on College. Interviewer: Is it Evangeline Booth? Mildred: No, Interviewer: No, I don‟t know what it is. Mildred: It is real nice. I know a girl who lived there, she was trying to get a job and she finally landed a job at the Voigt Milling Company. Then, they‟re supposed to get out and find a place to live, you see. Interviewer: How many of you worked in the office there? Mildred: There were three of us up at the, that worked upstairs and I think there were eight who worked downstairs. Interviewer: Yes, you did secretary work but you also did booking, order booking. Mildred: Yes, Interviewer: It was probably a little more fun to have more variety. Mildred: Yes, Interviewer: Mr. Radke, that one that mentioned that is still living, was he in the office with there you? A bookkeeper or something? Mildred: He wasn‟t a bookkeeper. He did drive a truck for a long time. I don‟t know what he did towards the last. He guess he acted like a salesman, too. Interviewer: Yes. Mildred: They wanted him to stay at the Voigt house; he and his wife stay there while after all until they got the thing settled where they were going to go and what they were going to do. But he said I don‟t want to be tied down there. Interviewer: You went to see Ralph when he was sick? Just a few years ago? Mildred: Yes, in the hospital and then he fell and broke his, I don‟t know his leg or just injured it, I guess. And we went to the hospital to see him, my sister and I. And then we went to his home several times to see him. �8 Interviewer: Yes. Mildred: And he said he appreciated it so much. Interviewer: Have you been in the house, since they have made a museum out of it? Mildred: What‟s that? Interviewer: Have you been over in the house since they made a museum out of it? Mildred: No, a friend of mine that wanted me to go there with her. They advertise in the paper to come look at the house, and I said I have been in that house so many different times, why should I pay money to go see it. Interviewer: Yes, was he in the downstairs bedroom, when you went over, was he using the downstairs bedroom? Mildred: I don‟t know if it was a downstairs bedroom or something they made into a bedroom. Interviewer: Actually it was bedroom because there is a bathroom right beside it. Mildred: Is that right? Interviewer: It was Mr. and Mrs. Voigt‟s bedroom, at one time. And then the kids were all upstairs. Mildred: Is the third floor still there? Interviewer: The third floor is, was a ballroom, I guess. Now, it is just full of storage. They have an awful lot of stuff stored up there. Mildred: Oh. I imagine so. Interviewer: Because… Mildred: Because the last time I went there, no it was another time that I went there, and he had all kinds of fancy little vases you know, awful pretty things and so I said, “What are you going to do with all these vases?” I thought maybe he would give me one seeing how I worked for him for so many years. He said, “Nobody is going to get anything around here until after I‟m gone.” Interviewer: He was pretty generous to leave that house to the city. Mildred: He didn‟t know what to do with it, you see. He was the last one, he had a niece that wanted, but she had a home of her own, too. But he was always so crazy about her. The first time I met her I couldn‟t see her for dust, I don‟t know. She was kind of rough and tall. Interviewer: Was that Mrs. Perkins‟ daughter? �9 Mildred: Yes, Mrs. Perkins‟ daughter. Mrs. Perkins was so nice. The sisters were real nice. Did you know Mrs. Hake? Interviewer: I‟ve never known any of them because I have just been in town for three or four years. I Mrs. Perkins and Mrs. Hake were both very nice people, weren‟t they? Mildred: Yes, Dr. Hake use to be my father‟s doctor. Interviewer: Oh, did he? Mildred: He was a very good doctor, but he was kind of rough talking too, you know? But he got the people cured, I guess. Interviewer: Well, that‟s the main thing, I guess. Miss Emma Voigt, the one who always stayed at home, didn‟t marry. We hear less about her, than we do about the others. Mildred: She was real nice. Interviewer: Oh, was she? You probably remember her? Mildred: I never knew her too well, but she would come down to the mill once in a while. She would come in and shake hands with us, she was friendly. Interviewer: Yes, one of the people who came through, used, came through on one of the days we had the house open, worked at the house one time. And she was telling us that….. Mildred: What was her name? Dort something Interviewer: Mrs. Dorr, and I don‟t know what her first name was. Mildred: What was her name? Interviewer: Dorr, I think it was. Mildred: Oh, I remember she was there when Carl was sick. I guess with the last sickness he had, she took care of him. Interviewer: Oh, he was married at one time too, wasn‟t he? I heard from someone that she was a very pretty woman. She must have died? Mildred: You mean Carl‟s wife? I never met her or anything. But I know he always called himself a bachelor. Interviewer: Oh, Mildred: So, I said to the people at work, “hasn‟t he ever been married?” They said, “oh yes, he is no bachelor.” He wanted me to think, he was a bachelor. �10 Interviewer: A gay blade! Mildred: He married, I understand some woman that lived in Chicago and she had a job in one of the big stores there, Marshall Fields, or some big store. She worked there. Interviewer: Oh. Mildred: They said. I don‟t know, I never met her. He went to Chicago at different times. They were a peculiar family in regards to a car; nobody could have any car, only the Voigt car. Interviewer: Just one? Mildred: And whenever they went any place they had to go together. Interviewer: Oh, my, that‟s not very modern. Mildred: I couldn‟t understand it. Interviewer: You mean each one of those brothers, didn‟t have a car of his own? Mildred: No. Interviewer: Just the Voigt car? Mildred: Just the Voigt car. Interviewer: That must have led to a lot of fights, I would think. Mildred: I think so too. They seemed perfectly happy over it. Interviewer: Did they have a chauffeur, or did they drive it themselves? Mildred: Ralph drove it. Interviewer: Yes. Mildred: Ralph always drove it. Interviewer: Was it a big car? They go for a pretty big drive? Mildred: The older brother never went with them on these trips, as far as I know. Interviewer: Yes. Mildred: He would fight with them all the time, I guess. Well, we had a lot of fun in that place though, awful lot of fun. Interviewer: Oh, that‟s good. I think that matters almost as much as being paid. You know you can stand to be paid a little less if you are having a good time when you work. You found that �11 out when you went to work for the lawyers, I guess, didn‟t you. There is more to life than money. Mildred: Oh, dear, I don‟t know. The older of the lawyer fellows was very brilliant. He was one of these big fat fellows that we always called him “five-five”. I don‟t know people came and called from all over for his advice. Interviewer: Yes, Mildred: So. I guess he must have been very brilliant. And the middle one, I went to court one day for a trial. In the court, he keeled over, and had a stroke or something. I think it was a stroke. They took him to the hospital and he only lived a few days. Just before that, he had called me up. I was on a jury case. He called me up and said this girl was going on a vacation. That was after I had quit you see. Would I take over and come and work for him? I said sure I would be glad to. I worked for him mostly anyway there. Then somebody said he keeled over in court, you know, I couldn‟t imagine. Interviewer: That‟s really bad. Mildred: His wife always said she had a hard time trying to calming him down, he always got excited about every case he had, you know. Interviewer: Probably had high blood pressure, nobody knew it in those days. Mildred: I am have too, mine‟s two hundred and ten. Interviewer: Oh, really? Mildred: The time before I last went to the doctor and the last time I went to the doctor, it was down about thirty-five degrees. Interviewer: You‟ve improved. You‟re not ever going to let it that high… Mildred: I don‟t know why it would be so high; here I am all by myself… Interviewer: You don‟t feel like you get excited that much, huh? Say, one story you could probably check out for us is somebody told us, you know we are always picking up rumors. You know when we go to check them out, not all of them turn out to be true. One of the things we had told to us was when you worked in the office down there, they were very stingy about electric lights and you had to cluster the desks together, so you could all work off one light bulb. Was that true? Mildred: I didn‟t understand just what you said, about the windows? �12 Interviewer: No, the light bulbs, that they didn‟t use, that somebody told us you had to put the desks together so you could all use the same light bulb in the office, that they didn‟t want to have two or three lights burning, that‟s not true. Mildred: We ran the thing, we were in an office by ourselves, and they had their offices, we had our toilet, and they had their toilet. But they were always using ours. I don‟t know why, but…. Interviewer: Maybe they like it better. Did the brothers have a private office of their own or did they share an office? Mildred: Ralph‟s office was downstairs, that‟s the younger one; he had just a desk downstairs. And the other two had the other two rooms upstairs. Interviewer: So they each had an office and he didn‟t rate an office by himself? Mildred: It didn‟t have anything to do with the lights; we ran the thing to suit ourselves. Interviewer: Oh, you did. Mildred: And the heat and everything, we ran by ourselves. Interviewer: They didn‟t tell you, you couldn‟t have enough heat. Mildred: No. Interviewer: You know these rumors get started, one of the rumors that we had heard… Mildred: How did you happen to get my name? Interviewer: Now, I‟ll have to look. Mildred: I know there is a place here in town that handles all the stuff from the homes like that. Interviewer: Hmmm. Now, I don‟t know how we got your name. I, all the women who worked down there put down on cards the names of anybody they had heard that was connected with the family or the business and I‟m suppose to check them out and sometimes I don‟t even know how the name came. Now there‟s a Mrs. Balser, who worked for the Voigts. Here is Radke Mildred: Radke. Interviewer: Radke. On the west side, lives at Tamarack, it says here. Mildred: He did live there for awhile. Interviewer: He‟s on Ninth Street. �13 Mildred: His wife died and he got married again and I imagine he bought this house on Ninth because I called him up the other night. Interviewer: He‟s mentioned and I haven‟t been to see him yet, and there is another one here Mr. Ralph Zacharias. Mildred: Mr.who? Interviewer: Ralph Zacharias. Mildred: No, I never knew him. Interviewer: It says he worked for the Voigt Mills eight eighty-one Sixty-first Street, southeast. That would be way southeast. Well, you know sometimes I‟ve checked out a couple of these names and it turns out they haven‟t been, they haven‟t known the Voigt‟s Mildred: They may have worked in the mill, you know storing and packing of flour. Interviewer: Yes, and that flour was really well known, wasn‟t it as far as all over the Midwest. Mildred: It was very good flour and they had a very good business, they always did have. I don‟t know what happened; they didn‟t want to give the fellows any more money. They wanted to hang on to their money. Interviewer: It was hard because they felt like their father had built up the business. Mildred: Yes. It used to be the Voigt Herpolsheimer Company. Interviewer: Yes. Mildred: Of course, I didn‟t know that. Interviewer: That was before your time, then. Mildred: Yes, that was the old man, their father. Interviewer: Did they ever speak of him very much? Mildred: Once in a great while. No, I never heard. I never did hear them talk about him. I asked Ralph one time, How come you never got married, I said to Ralph you know and he said “My goodness, I have too much to take care of here. How can I take care of all that? I couldn‟t keep a house and do that too.” I said “your father did” and I think he had seven or eight or nine children. “He was married and had all those kids.” And he said “times were different then.” Interviewer: Yes. Mildred: I know he went with a woman a long time. �14 Interviewer: Didn‟t get married? Mildred: Didn‟t get married. As far as I know anyway. Interviewer: The sisters never did come to the business, except occasionally. Mildred: They had an interest in the buildings I guess when they first bought those two mills; then the sisters had part of it. I know when they sold the mills, the sister Emma got a certain portion of it. Interviewer: Yes. Mildred: Mrs…..The other one, what is her name now, the younger one? Interviewer: Mrs. Perkins. Mildred: Perkins, Mrs. Perkins, she was gone then but her daughter and son got the mother‟s share. Interviewer: Her son was Voigt Perkins, right? Mildred: Right, Voigt Perkins. Interviewer: Then her daughter married a man named DuBay [Dubee], and they have got one son. Mildred: None of them liked [Arend V.] Dubee. I don‟t know why, he used to work at Michigan Trust Co. and I used to know a girl that worked there and she didn‟t like him either. She said he never did anything to me. Interviewer: Their son, Charles Dubee has just been in the hospital with a heart attack for. He is such a young man, too, just in his forties. He‟s had a very severe coronary…. Mildred: I saw him at Ralph‟s funeral, I think. He was there. I thought he was Voigt Perkins because he looked so much like him. Interviewer: Yes. Did they all run to be heavy people? Mildred: Were they what? Interviewer: Were they all pretty heavy people? Mildred: No, just the older fellow, Frank .He was the only one that was heavy, the rest of them were just medium. Interviewer: Yes. �15 Mildred: Well, Ralph inclined to be that way a little bit too. Interviewer: Not spectacularly, this young Dubee guy is really heavy. Mildred: Nice looking man, like my sister said when we went there the first time and she said look he‟s still stylish looking. He was an old man then but you couldn‟t help but realize that he was like he was kind of almost nobility, you might say. Interviewer: That‟s good to know. Mildred: He wanted everybody to think that he was a little better than the rest of them. I don‟t know why, I just had that opinion. Carl never paid any attention and Frank didn‟t either. Interviewer: Neither of them went east to school. Now Ralph went east to college, didn‟t he? He went to Yale. The other brothers didn‟t, did they? Mildred: I don‟t know whether the older one ever went, but the second one, no, he couldn‟t even get through school he said his dad had to take him out of school and put him in Howe University. Interviewer: Oh, I see. Mildred: Someplace in Ohio I guess. So they said they had to do that with him. I said how come Ralph went to Yale, because I didn‟t he was quite as brilliant as the rest of them. Well, He said my father put him through Yale. I said well that‟s it then, it‟s the money isn‟t it? And Ralph heard me say that but he said it no wasn‟t the money he would not have that way. Carl said to Ralph you know she is right don‟t you. Interviewer: You talk to me like you had a pretty free life there? Mildred: We did, we had a nice… Interviewer: Well, that‟s good, are you alone here? Do you live alone now? Mildred: My sister died two and a half years ago. Interviewer: This is pretty good that you are able to stay on and take care of the house, be here by yourself. Mildred: Everybody says I‟m real brave, but my sister‟s bedroom was there and I can‟t even clean in there, I go all to pieces. Interviewer: Yes, well it is hard when you lived with someone for awhile. Mildred: I had her right in my arms. I was lifting her from her chair. I was going to put her in bed. I had right a hold of her. She just grunted three times and fell over and then I couldn‟t hang on to her. I tried to call a neighbor that was around over there mowing the lawn. He was gone I �16 couldn‟t get him. I finally got my sister‟s sister-in-law and her husband; they just got in the house. They got here within ten or fifteen minutes. She was gone. I knew she was gone then. I thought so anyway. Interviewer: Yes, oh, dear. How long have you been retired? Mildred: Let‟s see, about ten years, I guess. I retired when I was sixty-eight, you see. Interviewer: Hmmm. Sort of nice these days, nowadays they make you retire. Mildred: … about twelve years Mildred: Well, I have a woman staying upstairs. She works at American Laundry, and her husband died just before she came here. She didn‟t want to stay in the house anymore where she lived. She wanted to stay on this side of the river. I don‟t know why she lived here, because her place of work is on the other side of the river. I couldn‟t understand it, you know. INDEX B P Balser, Mrs. · 13 Perkins Family · 9, 14, 15 D R Dubee Family · 14, 15 Radke, Mr. · 7 H V Hake Family · 9 Voigt Family · 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15 Voigt Milling Company · 7 Voigt, Ralph · 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 � https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/b90928beade4c1cf2ee13d5d0aa4d404.mp3 f406e3a71f01d19205ee98cfa3e65381 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Special Collections and University Archives Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/6029e2987a027aa3f11e1ccb3041a954.mp4 1532bea040a4a04bde30fd66e9d713d9 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/96284aeebf5579f4c2aab45351894c9f.pdf d4f56d6f1b700205b3748beaf30b0241 PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Alfred Schumacher World War II 1 hour 42 minutes 30 seconds (00:00:19) Early Life -Born in Blue Island, Illinois -Grew up there -Went to Thornton Township High School Had an older sister and a younger sister -Younger sister died of polio at the age of eight (or nine) -Had an older brother that had died before Alfred was born -Father worked multiple jobs -Drove truck -Worked on the railroad -Did any odd jobs that were available -This was all during the Great Depression -Birthday is December 14, 1924 -Graduated from high school in 1942 (00:02:40) Start of the War -Pearl Harbor was bombed in December 1941 in the winter of his senior year -Assumed that he was going to be drafted with the outbreak of war (00:03:09) Getting Drafted -Got drafted in July 1943 -Worked at a paper warehouse from summer 1942 to summer 1943 -Could have worked at a war factory and been granted a deferrment -Didn't want that because he felt it was his duty to serve when called -Wanted to fly, specifically be a pilot -When he was inducted and processed, he and a group of men were pulled aside -Asked if they wanted to go into the Army Air Force -He volunteered immediately (00:04:59) Basic Training -Sent to basic training at Miami Beach, Florida -Most likely the Miami Beach Training Center -Remembers that it was hot and rainy in Florida in the summer -Got through basic training and the entire class was washed out of pilot training (00:05:46) Gunnery and Armorer Training -He was sent to Buckley Field, Colorado for Armorer and Gunnery Training -Taught how to take apart a .50 caliber machine gun and put it back together -Was so good that he was able to do that with a blindfold on -Taught how to shoot at moving targets -Rode on the back of a pick up truck and shot at targets -Similar to shooting at targets in a moving plane -Training lasted several months �-Sent to a decompression chamber and was taught how to put on an oxygen mask -If you showed any signs of discomfort you were assigned to ground crew -80% of the men in his class were washed out and placed on ground crew -He went into the decompression chamber ten (or twelve) times -Never felt any adverse effects from being in there -At the end of training he assumed he'd be assigned to a B-24 or a similar bomber (00:09:24) B-24 Liberator -The B-24s had no insulation -Sat on iron seats, or had to stand behind the gun for the missions -Became a tight knit group with his other crewmembers -There was no heat on the plane -Wore long underwear, two pairs of socks, electrically heated suit, and silk gloves -The silk gloves would whick away moisture -The electric suit would be plugged into a twenty four volt generator -Usually didn't work -Flew at altitudes where the temperature could be -20ºF - -60°F (00:12:46) Armorer Duty on the B-24 -If a bomb didn't drop he would have to go into the bomb bay to get the bomb loose -Had to go out on an eight inch wide catwalk with no parachute -Bomb bay doors were open and they were still being shot at -Had to use a screwdriver to get the bomb loose -Didn't know when the bomb would release -Always prayed that it just hit an empty field -Men did slip and fall to their death doing this job -He slipped once, but caught himself -Only connected to the bomber with an oxygen tube (00:17:30) Advanced Training -Basic training lasted longer than usual because they were also receiving pilot training -Meant that it lasted three (or four) months -From Buckley Field he was sent to Tyndall Air Force Base near Panama City, Florida -Received tow target training over the Gulf of Mexico -Tow target training: Shooting at targets towed by a plane -Straffed targets set up on the water -Went to a field out west where they learned how to fly bombing missions -Bombardier would drop dummy bombs filled with sand and flour -Sand for weight, flour to mark accuracy -His first duty was to be the armorer and take care of the bombs -His second duty was to be a gunner -Went to Westover Field near Springfield, Massachusetts -Went on a flight to train with their crew's navigator -The best navigator that he'd ever seen -There were nine men in his crew -If they were the lead bomber, or deputy lead, they would have two extra crewmen (00:23:02) Deployment -Before being deployed he was given a ten day leave �-Visited his parents in Illinois -Parents had plans to move to Michigan and by a farm -Mother hoped that he would be discharged to help the family work on the farm -Gently explained to her that the Army had invested too much to let him go -Father would talk to him about training and about being deployed -Mother didn't want to hear him talk about his service -Went to an amusement park in Chicago with his sister -Church members and family threw him a going away party -Took a train back to Springfield and received flying orders at Westover -First stop was Newfoundland, Canada (00:25:34) Flying Missions Pt. 1 -Flew from Canada to Greenland, to Iceland, to Scotland, then down to England -Destination was a 44th Bombardment Group base -Flew seven (or eight) missions out of that base -The 392nd Bomb Group was almost entirely wiped out and needed replacements -They were transferred to that unit as a result -Most likely at RAF Wendling, England -Flew missions into Germany and other parts of occupied Europe -Participated in the final bombing raid of the war in Europe -Against Skoda Works at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia and rail complexes near Berchtesgaden -Antiaircraft fire was so heavy that they couldn't see the plane next to them -Twelve bombers would launch, and then another twelve, etc. until all bombers had launched -During one mission there were 2,000 bombers in the air -B-17s would take off first because they were slower then the B-24s would follow -B-24 could carry four tons of bombs -Number of bombs then depended on the size of the bombs (00:29:26) Ground Crews -Remembers that ground crews wrote vulgar messages to Hitler on the bombs they loaded -Alfred told the ground crewmen that those bombs hit their targets every time -Not always true, but it was a morale boost that the ground crew deserved -Feels that the ground crews received no credit for their part in the war -He didn't smoke, so he gave his cigarettes rations to the ground crewmen (00:31:16) Post Mission -After landing they would remove the guns from bomber for service -Turn in their parachutes and change into regular uniforms -Went to debriefing where they would recount everything they remembered about the mission -Also turned in any pictures that they took during each mission -There were cameras on board and the crewmen were encouraged to take pictures -Somtimes brought a cameraman with them on missions �-The pictures they took were valuable for intelligence purposes (00:32:52) Crew -Odds said that 3 would be killed/wounded/psychologically broken, 3 captured, 3 survive -His entire crew made it through unscathed -If shot down told to evade capture for as long as possible and by any means possible -Before the first mission the pilot called them together -Told the crew to call him Bill instead of 'sir' -Only had to salute or call him 'sir' if one of his superiors was around -The two other officers on board requested that the enlisted men do the same (00:35:11) Living Conditions -Lived in Quonset huts -Shared the hut with a few other crews -It was crowded -Had a coal stove to keep the Quonset hut warm -Only allowed one bushel of coal per week to keep them warm -Would raid coal dumps on foggy nights for extra coal (00:36:37) Flying Missions Pt. 2 -Flew missions during the day -British thought that they were crazy to fly during the day since they always flew at night -Targets were oil refineries and rail yards -Had bombs with delayed fuses that they used against rail yards -Those bombs would get buried in the ground -Regular bombs would blow up the train tracks -As soon as the tracks were repaired, the fuse bomb would explode -Goal in attacking refineries was to chip away at German fuel production -Pretty soon they weren't able to produce any fuel -Germans got so desperate they would drain fuel from abandoned vehicles -Along with the ground troops they bled the Germans dry -Tanks would run out of fueld and become sitting ducks -Flew thirty combat missions during the war -Would also have to fly missions to break in new engines, or break in a new crew -Flew at least seventy non-combat missions (00:40:42) End of the War Pt. 1 -Germany surrenders on May 8, 1945 -There was rejoicing, then they realized that the Japanese hadn't surrendered yet -The atomic bombs were dropped and their fears of redeployment were negated -He was still in England in August when Japan surrendered (00:41:35) Landing in England -Coming back from a mission their might be heavy fog over England -Mortars would fire red flares at the end of the runway -Men would stand at the other end of the runway with flare guns (00:43:00) Crash Landing in Europe -On one mission they were closer to the Russian lines than Allied lines -Read: deep in German controlled territory �-One of their engines took a direct hit and they had to drop their bombs and turn back -Engineer started pumping gas to the other three engines -Started losing altitude near the Allied/German frontline -Got so low that Germans were shooting at them with rifles -Ran out of fuel and crash landed in a field in France near the frontline -Army had just secured the field -Entire crew was able to walk away from the crash without injuries -Retreated to a nearby wooded area -A Piper Cub artillery spotter plane landed near them -Pilot told them to get out their pistols and be ready to fight if the Germans came -Told them to wait until a truck came to collect them (00:48:28) Returning to Base -A truck was sent out later that night to get them -They were very hungry and thirsty since they hadn't eaten since breakfast -The next day at noon a truck with a trailer was sent to transport them further -He rode on the canvas covered trailer -Once they were dropped off the navigator helped them walk the rest of the way -In the trailer came to the realization that the canvas was covering dead soldiers -The mess kits they were given had been from those dead soldiers -Came to a bombed out town and started looking for shelter -Started taking fire and didn't have any helmets or body armor -Took cover in a building -Turned out that it was an American rescue party that mistook them for Germans -They were taken to another base and the radioman was able to contact RAF Wendling -They were told that the radioman was at dinner and unavailable -The radioman colorfully demanded to speak with the commander -Commander told them to go to Paris where a plane was waiting for them -Took ten days to reach Paris by walking and hitchhiking -They were all excited to see Paris and the pilot had some black market connections in Paris -Able to get them money and told them to stick together and keep their pistols shown -Got to see Paris and buy mementos for a day -Finally got back to base and got debriefed -Learned that they were scheduled to fly a mission the next morning, which they did -After that mission they were given a week of rest leave -Got to go horseback riding in the country via the Red Cross -Week went by really fast -The crash happened in January 1945 -Still had about four months before the war ended in Europe (00:59:09) Downtime and Contact with Home -Whenever they weren't flying missions they basically had downtime and could visit nearby towns -Did target practice with their .45 caliber pistol -It was practical as well as recreation �-There were always card games going on -Didn't play because he didn't really know how to play -There were USO Shows once in a while -Didn't get a lot of shows because their base was a smaller base -Got letters from home pretty regularly -Mother never asked about the flying or the missions -After the war learned that his father was able to keep an accurate calendar of his missions -Still has no idea how his father was able to do that -Had a lot of fun with his fellow crewmembers -The enlisted men were all nineteen or twenty, and the officers were a little older -A lot of men drank and smoked cigarettes -Supposed to stop drinking after a certain time so as to be sober for missions -A tailgunner drank a lot and needed someone to escort him -Alfred would help him get back to base from town (01:07:15) Life after the War Pt. 1 -When he got home he started looking for work -Parents were living near Holland, Michigan and would go to church in a one room school -Met his wife-to-be at the church -Her father didn't like that Alfred had German heritage -He also told her that once she graduated from high school she had two options -Leave, or take care of her mother and father -She graduated from high school and two weeks later they got married -Were married for nearly sixty five years (01:10:47) Battle of the Bulge -During the Battle of the Bulge they flew an important bombing mission -The Germans had massed a force that threatened to break through the Allied lines -His bomber dropped a 500 pound bomb, one incendiary bomb, and fragmentation bombs -Results were absolutely devestating -When the ground forces got to the staging area said there was more iron than wood -Intelligence for missions like this was supplied by resistance groups around Europe -Also there to rescue downed airmen (01:14:12) News of the War and General Patton -Followed the news of the war pretty closely -Knew that people respected Patton's tactics, but a lot of people didn't like him as a person -He didn't have an opinion about the man since he wasn't on the ground (01:15:33) End of the War Pt. 2 -In his barracks listening to the radio when he heard that Japan had surrendered -There was a lot of celebrating -He had more than enough points to go home �-Points: awarded based on length of service, rank, dependents, and combat seen -He was one of the first men to go home (01:16:20) End of Service -Flew back to the United States -Meant that they weren't greeted by crowds or bands -Flew back to Westover Field, Massachusetts -Given a three day leave -He was sent to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to wait to be discharged -Waited around for a few days doing nothing -There was a need for day labor in the area so he did that to pass the time -Got cooked a home cooked dinner by a farmer's family -Remembers that it was great after eating Army food -Worked for about a week until he was discharged -His pilot, Bill, was there with him -Went AWOL and got married, no one knew about it (01:20:13) Coming Home -Took a Greyhound Bus to Chicago, then got on another bus to Saugatuck, Michigan -Saugatuck was across the river from Douglas (where his parents lived) -Bus driver dropped him off in Douglas even though it was not on the bus route -He had a few miles to go to get to his parents' house -A couple driving by picked him up and took him to his parents' house -They weren't going that way, but did it for him anyway (01:22:32) Life after the War Pt. 2 -Parents' farm wasn't producing very well -Enrolled in Michigan's 52/20 Club -Soldiers were given $20 a week for fifty two weeks -Started looking for work -Got a job at a factory and didn't enjoy it -Worked odd jobs after he got married -Heard that General Motors in Grand Rapids, Michigan was hiring -Went in to apply for a job and was hired in the same day -Got promoted to supervisor and moved to Grand Rapids with his wife -Hasn't joined any veterans' organizations -Didn't want to be around a lot of drinking and smoking -Has talked at his granddaughter's school about his time in the war -Still has his escape maps from if he was ever shot down and got separated from his crew (01:29:27) Reflections on Service -For years after the war he would have nightmares about what he experienced during the war -Didn't talk about his experiences -Felt that it was something that he had to work through on his own -It made him mature quickly, especially considering that he had to make life or death decisions -Example: If an American fighter plane was shot down the Germans would rebuild it -They would then infiltrate a bomber group and shoot down American �planes -Gunners would instructed to shoot down fighter planes acting suspicious -E.g. Flying at a bomber with its guns aimed at the bomber -A fighter plane charged his bomber and he fired a warning shot -Afterwards he was called into headquarters and was asked about the incident -Pilot was chastised for flying at a bomber like that -Alfred was praised for firing a warning shot, not downing the plane (01:36:13) Service Details -Served from July 9, 1943 to October 27, 1945 -Highest rank was staff sergeant -Part of the 577th Squadron of the 392nd Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force -Received an Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters for the thirty missions that he flew -Has received several combat ribbons -Awarded the armorer/gunner pin -That is the only one that he still wears (01:37:27) Reunions -Only he and the navigator are left as of 2015 -Had reunions with his old crew after the war -Pilot became a millionaire -Took the crew to a country club in Florida -The other country club members were shocked to hear the crew calling the pilot Bill -Bill told the other members that his crew had earned the right to call him that -Wives were allowed to attend too -At their first reunion every one was there except for one crewman that had died young -Learned that every man was in a position of management -Believes that that was because of their leadership skills they learned in the Army (01:42:06) Honor Flight -Participated in the Spirit of Grand Rapids Honor Flight to Washington D.C. in May 2015 -Described it as being the trip of a lifetime � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Michigan--History, Military Oral history Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States--History, Military United States. Air Force United States. Army United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27_SchumacherA1769V Title A name given to the resource Schumacher, Alfred Harold (Interview outline and video), 2015 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-18 Description An account of the resource Alfred Schumacher was born in Blue Island, Illinois on December 14, 1924. He grew up there and was drafted in July 1943. He volunteered for Army Air Force training and was sent to Miami Beach Training Center, Florida for basic training. After getting washed out of pilot training he was sent to Buckley Field, Colorado for armorer/gunnery training, and from there was sent to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. He received more training with his crew out west before being sent to Westover Field, Massachusetts. They flew overseas to England as a B-24 bomb crew assigned to the 44th Bombardment Group, later reassigned to the 577th Squadron of the 392nd Bomb Group of the 8th AIr Force at RAF Wendling. He flew thirty combat missions (including one during the Battle of the Bulge, the last bombing run in the European Theatre, and crash landed near the frontline in France). He and his crew returned to the United States in late summer 1945 and he was sent to Sioux Falls, South Dakota where he was discharged on October 27, 1945. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Schumacher, Alfred Harold Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Moore, Deb (Interviewer) Subject The topic of the resource World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American United States. Army Air Corps Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Veterans Video recordings Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Moving Image Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf video/mp4 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/150383f100576025a633f4640e78824a.mp4 da3f389b9767aedc002c223b4c934286 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/70806a3a7b4ef44434463e237a8e4eb0.pdf c80ca1f23be2b1766f9f2534569ea5da PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Notes Length: 23:38 George Schuster WWII Veteran United State Navy; 1941 to 1945/46 Introduction (0:17) • Was born in St. Claire Shores. Entry into service (1:07) • Lied about his age to enlist in the Navy at 17 in 1941. Schuster was worried his mother would be very upset since his brother had already enlisted. Training (2:06) • Schuster did basic training in Farragut, ID, which he described as “Hell on Earth.” Schuster then went to Great Lakes, then to San Diego. Service (3:12) • Was assigned to the “black gang” which worked in the engine room on boilers and auxiliary equipment. • Schuster describes men getting seasick and eating well as many didn’t want their food. Went from San Diego to Pearl Harbor. First mission was picking up wounded men from islands and bringing them back to Pearl Harbor, which took about 15 days. (3:57) • Schuster describes the LSV and more missions ferrying troops, as well as some of the islands the ship went to. After the war, the ship carried marines to islands to search for Japanese, which they killed. (5:37) • Was most worried about submarines as the ship mostly did convoy duty. The ship had three aircraft silhouettes painted on the bridge to represent planes shot down. (7:44) • Evaporator rooms on the ship made fresh drinking water for drinking and showering. Men from other ships would come aboard to take showers (9:00) • Schuster recalls the LSV being a good ship able to ride out typhoons. Only 5 were constructed, 2 of which served in the war zone. (9:48) �• Schuster talks about going ashore on islands where they would have shore parties, drinking beer and playing baseball. Mentions that they were in a convoy preparing to participate in the invasion of Japan when Japan surrendered, and they turned around and came back. On Leyte, they stuck close by the ship or risked being shot. (10:40) • Recalls Manilla being all shot up. The Filipinos had buried their taxi cabs, then dug them up with horses. (12:10) • Schuster talks about Navy prisoners having their sentences reduced drastically if they would agree to go out to sea as replacements for crew killed. (13:18) • There was plenty of food aboard ship, with three large freezers down below. Only milk had to be used up quickly. Cigarettes would also go stale and were often given to natives. (14:30) • Ship served as a hospital ship. Ship had a new sickbay but no doctor onboard, instead using military medics. One nurse on board who, as the only woman, had her own quarters. (16:16) • Made three trips to Pearl Harbor, where they often had liberty. According to Schuster everyone there had guns. The ship wouldn’t stay at Pearl Harbor long, usually long enough to fuel up, then leave. (17:22) After the War (18:29) • Discharged in 1945 or ’46. Took his discharge in California and was given money and a train ticket back to Michigan. During the trip was burned and sent to Great Lakes hospital. • Worked for his brother-in-law at a dry cleaners. Worked for years at a vending machine company from which he retired. • Shuster was glad to get out. Considered staying in for 20 years, but couldn’t get better pay and leave. Doesn’t regret at all, saw a lot of places and got to know a lot of people. (20:50) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Michigan--History, Military Oral history Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States--History, Military United States. Air Force United States. Army United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SchusterG Title A name given to the resource Schuster, George (Interview outline and video), 2007 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Schuster, George Description An account of the resource George Schuster served in the Navy during WW II aboard a Logistics Support Vessel (LSV), of which only 5 were used during the war. During this interview Schuster talks about serving in the engine room of the LSV, and trips between various islands and Pearl Harbor ferrying wounded personnel. Schuster also describes Manila after it's liberation from the Japanese, and about Navy prisoners having their sentences reduced if they went to sea. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James (Interviewer) Subject The topic of the resource Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Michigan--History, Military World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Text Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-08-06 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf video/mp4 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e3af297d6656e1ec5799b8155803a5ab.m4v bc4961b89ac80898face9271431dcd62 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/09895581cdd2c5c1bc7d6749492543ad.pdf 90117e172877c76f4e26073f9d364f37 PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Californialvin Schutte Korean War Total Time: 1:21:35 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (0:00:06)       Born in 1924 on a farm in Michigan. He lived there until for most of his early life, except for a short period of time in which he worked in a General Motors factory. His father farmed He had 2 brothers and 3 sisters. He attended school with other farm kids. (0:10:22) He worked in Grand Rapids, MI after he left home. He ended up working for Spartan Stores in the meat department. He and his wife lived in the country and drove to work. He was drafted into the Army in April, 1951. Training and Active Duty (0:19:40)             Took basic training at Californiamp Roberts, California (0:20:07) Was sent to Fort Ord, California. From there, they were put on ships and sent to Korea. They passed under the Golden Gate Bridge on the way out of San Francisco Harbor. (0:24:40) They arrived in Okinawa and were split into smaller groups. They were again divided in Japan, where he was sent on to Korea. (0:25:15) They were then told to get onto a railroad car when he got to Korea. During the trip they witnessed fires being kept along the railroad tracks by the civilians in the area. (0:27:10) They were sent to the island of Koji-do where they guarded prisoners of war for 2 weeks. (0:28:40) Was then sent to an area Called the Punch Bowl where he fought in combat for the first time. They had to use helicopters to transport the wounded out. (0:30:45) He was then sent to Heartbreak Ridge. They arrived in late March and stabilized their positions by June because there were peace negotiations taking place. They were in these positions until he left. (0:34:10) He arrived in Korea in December 1951. (0:34:51) He was in the 25th Infantry “Wolfhound” Division. (0:35:05) He lost over half of his hearing during his time in the Army. The trees on Heartbreak Ridge, he remembers, were destroyed and looked like matchsticks. (0:40:17) He was in Korea for 11 months. He went over on the ship Nelson Walker and came back on the Marine Adder. Hey left from San Francisco, California and returned to Seattle, Washington. �        (0:44:08) They treated their POWs well when they were guarding the camp. (0:46:01) He was the squad leader when he first got to the front lines. He was then promoted the Sergeant and section leader. (0:48:11) He was in charge of 12 men as squad leader and 28 as a section leader. (0:49:57) He was given a desk job when he got back to Fort Custer, Michigan, before he was released from the Army. (0:53:38) Early on, his unit was re-organized and they spent time guarding prisoners. He observed poverty among many of the Korean civilians while he was there. (0:56:50) He found many of the Korean people to be very grateful for his service. (1:05:10) They were met in the harbor by victory ships, which sprayed them with water as they entered the harbor. There were also bands in attendance. Post-Service (1:10:27)   He returned home and went back to his job at General Motors, and then drove trucks and farmed. He met his wife shortly after he returned from Korea. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Michigan--History, Military Oral history Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States--History, Military United States. Air Force United States. Army United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SchutteC Title A name given to the resource Schutte, Calvin (Interview outline and video), 2009 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Schutte, Calvin Description An account of the resource Calvin Schutte was born in Michigan and served in the Army during the Korean War. He arrived in Korea in December, 1951 after having been drafted into the service. He attained the rank of Sergeant and Squad Leader, and served in several capacities including general infantry duty and guarding prisoners on Koji-do Island. He spent much of his service on Heartbreak Ridge serving with the 25th Infantry Division. He returned to the United States and worked as a farmer and for General Motors. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gunneson-Paling, Ruth (Interviewer) Subject The topic of the resource Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Michigan--History, Military Veterans Video recordings United States. Army Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Text Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009-09-02 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf video/mp4 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/3366fc9d0b53b6e967686bf567792a87.jpg 861a31daaa31141b919c9e00e4f495dc https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/992bc828fb85f1371f759ef6b18ab1ef.jpg 63e1a503309beb25e2891edafac2fc0b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Termaat, Adriana B. (Schuurman) Termaat, Peter N. Description An account of the resource Collection contains genealogical, personal, and family papers and photographs documenting the lives and interests of Adriana and Peter Termaat. The bulk of the materials are related to family history and genealogical research carried out by the Termaats, including research notes and materials about places in the Netherlands that were significant to the Termaat and Schuurman families, such as the city of Alkmaar. Other materials in the collection are related to the Termaats' experiences on the eve of and during the Second World War, especially the German occupation of the Netherlands and the Termaats' participation in organized resistance to the Nazis. Also included are materials that document the family's post-war life in the United States, including their public efforts to recognize, commemorate, and honor people and events significant to World War II. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1869 - 2012 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/719">Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection, RHC-144</a> Subject The topic of the resource Netherlands Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945 World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Netherlands Dutch Dutch Americans Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-144 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Text Image Type The nature or genre of the resource application/pdf image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng nl Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-144_Termaat_PHOT_1947-Schuurman-Termaat-children-recto-img197 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947 Title A name given to the resource Schuurman and Termaat children, 1947 Description An account of the resource Photograph of Schuurman and Termaat children, seated on a blaket outdoors. Pictured: Griet with Marjo V Z. Termaat, Cornelis B. (Keith) Termaat, Michiel Termaat, Nico Schuurman, Nico Termaat, Henk Van Zuylen. Subject The topic of the resource Dutch Alkmaar (Netherlands) Netherlands Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/719">Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection (RHC-144)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/3249d84cf4c6f040ce742e0a2250223e.jpg efd35714d65a792ec1074881bfdfe0bc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Termaat, Adriana B. (Schuurman) Termaat, Peter N. Description An account of the resource Collection contains genealogical, personal, and family papers and photographs documenting the lives and interests of Adriana and Peter Termaat. The bulk of the materials are related to family history and genealogical research carried out by the Termaats, including research notes and materials about places in the Netherlands that were significant to the Termaat and Schuurman families, such as the city of Alkmaar. Other materials in the collection are related to the Termaats' experiences on the eve of and during the Second World War, especially the German occupation of the Netherlands and the Termaats' participation in organized resistance to the Nazis. Also included are materials that document the family's post-war life in the United States, including their public efforts to recognize, commemorate, and honor people and events significant to World War II. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1869 - 2012 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/719">Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection, RHC-144</a> Subject The topic of the resource Netherlands Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945 World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Netherlands Dutch Dutch Americans Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-144 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Text Image Type The nature or genre of the resource application/pdf image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng nl Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-144_Termaat_PHOT_1946-Schuurman-Termaat-children_img266 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1946 Title A name given to the resource Schuurman and Termaat family, 1946 Description An account of the resource Photograph of Schuurman and Termaat family members. Front, left to right: Nicolaas P. J. Schuurman, Nicolaas P. J. Termaat, Cornelis B. Termaat. Back, left to right: Jacob N. Schuurman, Gees Schuurman, Adriana B. Termaat, L. Schuurman-Hennipman, Greet Schuurman. Subject The topic of the resource Dutch Group portraits Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/719">Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection (RHC-144)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. 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The bulk of the materials are related to family history and genealogical research carried out by the Termaats, including research notes and materials about places in the Netherlands that were significant to the Termaat and Schuurman families, such as the city of Alkmaar. Other materials in the collection are related to the Termaats' experiences on the eve of and during the Second World War, especially the German occupation of the Netherlands and the Termaats' participation in organized resistance to the Nazis. Also included are materials that document the family's post-war life in the United States, including their public efforts to recognize, commemorate, and honor people and events significant to World War II. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1869 - 2012 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/719">Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection, RHC-144</a> Subject The topic of the resource Netherlands Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945 World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Netherlands Dutch Dutch Americans Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-144 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Text Image Type The nature or genre of the resource application/pdf image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng nl Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-144_Termaat_PHOT_1925-Schuurman-children-recto_img132 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925 Title A name given to the resource Schuurman children, 1925 Description An account of the resource Photograph of Jani, Jacob, Corrie, and Lyda Schuurman, circa 1925. The children are seated and stading next to a piano bench, and two of the girls have large hair bows. Subject The topic of the resource Dutch Netherlands Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/719">Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection (RHC-144)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/">No Known Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/c5efce4865a634e611e6bb1ccf0fc8a3.pdf 31dd295a4cb74d40ee79c842ec9d99a3 PDF Text Text Nicolaas Pieter Jan Schuurman was the son of Klaas Schuurman and Adriana Barbara Schuurman-Hennipman • When he was 6 years old his father died (1896) and his mother was left with 8 children and 2 farms to keep going. Something had to give and the result was the loss of the farms, and very little for the children. The Hennipman family was well to do • Lijsje Hennipman married Nicolaas Pieter Jan Schuurman, and towards the end of the 1920ties she inherited some 10,000 guilders (that represented at that time about 5 middle class houses) and she inherited also 3 houses in the city of Hillegom. Nicolaas P. J. was manager with van der Schuit , a firm that ran a shipping business. I n 1928 with the 10,000 from his wife he bought a 50% interest in a freightcompany , the "Stad Alkmaar" , while 3 partners : Grondsma , Wolzak and Jonker put in together also 10,000 guilders. Voting rights were limited to 3 per person regardless of the input of capital. So Nicolaas P.J. had only 3 votes. He passed away in 1943 and his 5 children properly inherited each 2 shares, originally worth 2,000 guilders. The voting rights changed dramatically. From Nicolaas' 3 votes against 9 from the other partners, the change brought about was now: 10 votes for the family and 9 for the partners • .•.n the first bo!lrd meetinP- aft13r the 0<1ssin,,.. <1w.qv of mv ~-ith~r . i"'l l'lw ~ proposed that tne corpor11t1on P!lV 11 oension to ~v mothrir in-l"IW. who also nad a 9 year old daucrhter to C'lr"3 for. I ,iraurid th"lt si.n~e the investmen~ of 10,000 guilders came entirely from her inherit,nce, and iay fatner-in-law had for lL ye4rs be13n a~ activP p~13sident of the comp'lny it was tne only decent thiner to do J.ne proposal passed with JRaP dissentinl?' • He aro-ued th11t it was the responsibility of the 4 adult children to take care of their mother. Despite the fact that the children each held 104 of the shares, Jaap did state that he "did not work for his sisters '' • Jaap did pay the pension until his mother ' s death ; Until Jaao's death , we were not aw!lre of what tr nspired among the family members in Holland • v, e visited Gees in 1976 a ~ear after his passim7 away ,md from then on we learned about many thinP-s that had pone wrong . The remaining trucks of the comoany had been requisitioned by the Germ ns and the payments for these assets was not recorded on the books. Jaap did buy out the sh!lres from the non-family partners , after openinpthe books to their account.qnts. Jaap wanted to move to Berp-en, and found somebody who wanted to sell a perm.it to settle there, of course for a price. At that moment Jaap persuaded YrfY mother-in-law to sell the 3 houses in Hille~om, and used that money to buy the permit . The payment to the non-family partners is also suspect . Shocked by these revelations, we h"ld all these alle~ tions investiP-ated and they proved to be true. On ~arch 15, 1978 we decided to put the qffair behind us, and 4Uthorized our sister Leida to settle mother Schuurman inherit nee. From Gees came only the ~r~tuitous remark th4t her in-l~ws h4d alw ys hated her, but that she h~d proved to be the only sm rt one. �,Ucolaas Piet er J.<J.n Schuurman was the son of Klaas Schuurman and Adr iana. Bar bara Schuurma.n-Hennipman • \.,hen he was 6 yeqrs old his f11ther died (1896) and his mother was left with 8 children ~nd 2 farms to keep going . Something had to ~ive and the result w s the loss of the farms , and very little for the children. The Hennipman family was well to do . Lijsje Hennipman married Nicolaas Pieter Jan Schuurman, and towards the end of the 1920ties she inherited some 10,000 ~uilders (that represented at that time a.bout 5 middle class houses) and she inherited also J houses in the city of Hille~om . Ni cola.as } . J . was manager with van der Schuit , a firm that ran a shippin~ business . In 1928 with the 10,000 from his wife he bowht a 50~ interest in a freightcompa.rw , the "Stad fllkm,qar" , while '3 partners : Grondsma , wol zak and Jonker put in to~ether also 10,000 ~uilders. Voting rights were limited to J per person regardless of the innut of capital . So Nicola.as P.J. had only J votes . He passed away in 19i3 and his 5 children properly inherited each 2 shares , originally wor th 2,000 guilders. fhe vot in~ rights chan~ed dramatic lly . From Nicol as' J votes against 9 from the other partners, the change brought about was now: 10 votes for the family and 9 for the partners. In the first board meeting after the passing away of my father-in-law I proposed that the corporation pay a pension to my mother-in-law, who also had a 9 year old daughter to care for. I argued that since the investment of 10,000 guilders came entirely from her inheritance, and my father-in-law had for 14 years been an active president of the company it was the only decent thing to do. The proposal passed with Jaap dissenting. He argued that it was the responsibility of the 4 adult children to take care of their mother. Despite the fact that the children each held 10% of the shares, Jaap did state that he "did not work for his sisters" • Jaap did pay the pension until his mother's death; Until Jaap's death, we were not aware of what transpired among the family members in Holland. We visited Gees in 1976 a ¥ear after his passing away and from then on we learned about many things that had gone wrong • The remaining trucks of the company had been requisitioned by the Germlns and the payments for these assets was not recorded on the books. Jaap did buy out the shares from the non-family partners, after opening the books to their accountants. Jaap wanted to move to Bergen, and found somebody who wanted to sell a permit to settle there, of course for a price. At that moment Jaap persuaded my mother-in-law to sell the J houses in Hillegom, and used that money to buy the permit. The payment to the non-family partners is also suspect. Shocked by these revelations, we had all these allegations investigated and they proved to be true. On March 15 , 1978 we decided to put the affair behind us , and authorized our sister Leida to settle mother Schuurman inheritance. From Gees came only the gratuitous remark that her in-laws had always hated her, but that she had proved to be the only smart one. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Termaat, Adriana B. (Schuurman) Termaat, Peter N. Description An account of the resource Collection contains genealogical, personal, and family papers and photographs documenting the lives and interests of Adriana and Peter Termaat. The bulk of the materials are related to family history and genealogical research carried out by the Termaats, including research notes and materials about places in the Netherlands that were significant to the Termaat and Schuurman families, such as the city of Alkmaar. Other materials in the collection are related to the Termaats' experiences on the eve of and during the Second World War, especially the German occupation of the Netherlands and the Termaats' participation in organized resistance to the Nazis. Also included are materials that document the family's post-war life in the United States, including their public efforts to recognize, commemorate, and honor people and events significant to World War II. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1869 - 2012 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/719">Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection, RHC-144</a> Subject The topic of the resource Netherlands Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945 World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Netherlands Dutch Dutch Americans Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-144_Termaat_WRI_PNT-1978-History-of-Stad-Alkmaar-drama-426 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Termaat, Pieter Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1978 Title A name given to the resource Schuurman Family Estate Description An account of the resource Story of the Schuurman-Hennipman family estate, by Pieter N. Termaat. Subject The topic of the resource Dutch Estate planning Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/719">Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection (RHC-144)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/4123b9a22c2ae49537b1da0fc7deb276.jpg 4882be27d167325efaa93ed2c74c3ee2 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e6b07f13d567c6314121cfb4fd074718.jpg 35806f8ac522dcbe379d2e867a9fd249 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Termaat, Adriana B. (Schuurman) Termaat, Peter N. Description An account of the resource Collection contains genealogical, personal, and family papers and photographs documenting the lives and interests of Adriana and Peter Termaat. The bulk of the materials are related to family history and genealogical research carried out by the Termaats, including research notes and materials about places in the Netherlands that were significant to the Termaat and Schuurman families, such as the city of Alkmaar. Other materials in the collection are related to the Termaats' experiences on the eve of and during the Second World War, especially the German occupation of the Netherlands and the Termaats' participation in organized resistance to the Nazis. Also included are materials that document the family's post-war life in the United States, including their public efforts to recognize, commemorate, and honor people and events significant to World War II. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1869 - 2012 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/719">Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection, RHC-144</a> Subject The topic of the resource Netherlands Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945 World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Netherlands Dutch Dutch Americans Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-144 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Text Image Type The nature or genre of the resource application/pdf image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng nl Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-144_Termaat_PHOT_1928-Schuurman-family-recto_img672 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Beukema, Willem (photographer) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1928 Title A name given to the resource Schuurman family, 1928 Description An account of the resource Photograph of the Schuurman family. Left to right: Adriana B., Cornelis, L. Schuurman-Hennipman, Lisje Schuurman, Jacob N. and Nicolaas P. J. Schuurman. Subject The topic of the resource Dutch Netherlands Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/719">Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection (RHC-144)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/c34b0f0e00a4dfc627387c5741e30d40.jpg 7b3dd2fb4f88a0e14a95f96aed18caf2 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/9f3bf33f61e711c4b0c44aff2cf26d9c.jpg 063fe281ea64b872310817f7558af311 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Termaat, Adriana B. (Schuurman) Termaat, Peter N. Description An account of the resource Collection contains genealogical, personal, and family papers and photographs documenting the lives and interests of Adriana and Peter Termaat. The bulk of the materials are related to family history and genealogical research carried out by the Termaats, including research notes and materials about places in the Netherlands that were significant to the Termaat and Schuurman families, such as the city of Alkmaar. Other materials in the collection are related to the Termaats' experiences on the eve of and during the Second World War, especially the German occupation of the Netherlands and the Termaats' participation in organized resistance to the Nazis. Also included are materials that document the family's post-war life in the United States, including their public efforts to recognize, commemorate, and honor people and events significant to World War II. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1869 - 2012 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/719">Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection, RHC-144</a> Subject The topic of the resource Netherlands Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945 World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Netherlands Dutch Dutch Americans Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-144 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Text Image Type The nature or genre of the resource application/pdf image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng nl Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-144_Termaat_PHOT_1933-Schuurman-family-recto-img486 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1933 Title A name given to the resource Schuurman family, 1933 Subject The topic of the resource Dutch Netherlands Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/719">Adriana B. and Peter N. Termaat collection (RHC-144)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Description An account of the resource Photograph of Adriana B. Schuurman (b. 1916) seated on the floor at the feet of her parents, Listje Schuurman-Hennipman (b. 1889) and Nicholas P. J. Schuurman (b. 1890). Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/7ab7be69b40504793abfb73185697c83.mp4 9d093871cc64ffe8eb045f4ebf4e1631 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/f3a255476a8676e48daeff6e796734c6.pdf 0dbd3630be5ed5efa775d7e047e2e31e PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Eric Schwaller (56:52)Pre Enlistment Born Sept 19 1954 in WA Moved to Allison Park, PA Father was diesel salesman for 30 years, married 54 years Attended Birchfield Elementary, until moved to Plymouth, MI, HS class of 72 Has one sister, Anne, 48 years old. Lives in Veterans Home, Grand Rapids, MI (4:20) Military Involvement He worked various odd jobs. Before enlisting after graduation He attended Basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, MO He was trained as a Loader, Tank Platoon 1st/64th Armor acting as support for 1st/15th Infantry in Germany Tour in Germany was three years long. (12:05) Leaves Army, Joins Navy Business classes, gets 9 credit He joins navy due to Unemployment. Sent to Sub school, trained on finer points of submarine Gets orders to Hawaii, drives with yeoman to San Diego, flies from Miramar to Pearl Harbor (18:38) Submarine Experiences Confined spaces required certain affability. �He was required to learn every valve on the boat. Nuclear sub carrying nukes, operated out of Guam. Performed various onboard duties. Friend only thought of women, not submarine material. (24:35) Back to the Army Spent 18 months as civilian, then re-enlisted in Army. Had to wait for background check Was stationed at Fort Bliss, TX. MOS 16Romeo Vulcan Gunnery Crew Colonel picked him as driver and offered him membership into the 101st airborne He was re stationed to Germany, tested on various vehicles Visited Auschwitz and Eagle’s nest while in Germany ETS in Germany, came home, some paperwork was missing. (39:36) (Battery Change) Army, Again Wanted to become a NCO. Underwent Examination. Became 71 Gold, but didn’t make E5 (42:20) Air Reserve Finally became noncom. Went into the Air guard, went to Grayling, Selfridge, and Alpena. Didn’t like it very much 1st/238th Battalion, worked with Heuy’s Reminisces with interviewer? (52:50) Other Army Happy about his service. Learned how to make reports. �Dad is his best friend. (56:52) Post Army Sunoco hired him as an Inspector. Tells Anecdotal stories Worked at Meijer, worked briefly at a military base. Feel empathy for those troops overseas Resident at the Coit Street facility.   � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Michigan--History, Military Oral history Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States--History, Military United States. Air Force United States. Army United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SchwallerE Title A name given to the resource Schwaller, Eric (Interview outline and video), 2007 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Schwaller, Eric Description An account of the resource Eric Schwaller is a very unique veteran; he served in three branches of the armed forces between 1972 and 1998. He started as a tank crewman in Germany. He joined the Navy traveled undersea in a nuclear missile-bearing nuclear submarine and returned to the army and was a member of the 101st Airborne. He then enlisted in the Air Reserve, and then transferred to the Air National Guard. He now lives in the Coit Street VA facility in Grand Rapids. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Collins Sr., Charles E. (Interviewer) Collins, Carol (Interviewer) Subject The topic of the resource Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Michigan--History, Military Veterans United States. Army United States. Navy United States--National Guard Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American Video recordings Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Text Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-01-23 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf video/mp4 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. 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Relatively inexpensive but with the same careful sense of design and typography, these smaller-format books reprinted shorter works from a variety of German, European, and world authors. The series numbers considerably more than a thousand titles and is still being issued. The Digital Collection contains the scanned covers of 140 titles held by Grand Valley State University Libraries. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-05_IB0290 Title A name given to the resource Schwanenweiss: ein Märchenspiel Subject The topic of the resource Book covers Covers (Illustration) Graphic arts Publishers and publishing Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1919 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-09-29 Description An account of the resource Cover of Schwanenweiss: ein Märchenspiel, by August Strindberg, published by Insel-Verlag, 1919. 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Title A name given to the resource Faces of Grand Valley Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University Communications Description An account of the resource A non-comprehensive collection of photographs of Grand Valley faculty, staff, administrators, board members, friends, and alumni. Photos collected by University Communications for use in promotion and information sharing about Grand Valley with the wider community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960s - 1990s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived GV012-03. University Communications. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SchwenkMary Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Communications Title A name given to the resource Schwenk, Mary Description An account of the resource Mary Schwenk, Psychology Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University – History College teachers Universities and colleges – Faculty Michigan Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/4f0cd1a1011f6466a1ca89990b171afc.jpg 9c020f63060bd7aee8a92c8e9e7f43ac Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Honors Institute for Young Scientists (HIFYS) Scrapbook Subject The topic of the resource Science--Study and teaching East Grand Rapids (Mich.) Grand Rapids (Mich.) University of Michigan Description An account of the resource The Honors Institute for Young Scientists provided a competitive scholarship to an advanced summer educational program in science and math for high school juniors and seniors in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area. It expanded to include approximately 12 states by 1962. In 1966, Grand Valley State College took over the program, changing its name to the Honors Institute for Young Scholars. The scrapbook includes articles and photographs of the Honors Institute for Young Scientists (HIFYS) in Grand Rapids. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Honors Institute for Young Scientists Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/465">Honors Institute for Young Scientists (RHC-38)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Honors Institute for Young Scientists Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/4d410ab94da08aa45ed22c0a78319c1c.jpg 320a30067459edce990588c2b8ca7fc6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Honors Institute for Young Scientists (HIFYS) Scrapbook Subject The topic of the resource Science--Study and teaching East Grand Rapids (Mich.) Grand Rapids (Mich.) University of Michigan Description An account of the resource The Honors Institute for Young Scientists provided a competitive scholarship to an advanced summer educational program in science and math for high school juniors and seniors in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area. It expanded to include approximately 12 states by 1962. In 1966, Grand Valley State College took over the program, changing its name to the Honors Institute for Young Scholars. The scrapbook includes articles and photographs of the Honors Institute for Young Scientists (HIFYS) in Grand Rapids. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Honors Institute for Young Scientists Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/465">Honors Institute for Young Scientists (RHC-38)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-03-28 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-38 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1958-1966 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Honors Institute for Young Scientists Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/f616248fafb6697ef6aae92b7ead4cd2.jpg 90e05b7b42fb6cdf2185c508ca0788a2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Grand Valley State University Photographs Subject The topic of the resource Aerial photographs Universities and colleges Michigan Grand Rapids (Mich.) Allendale (Mich.) Building Facilities Dormitories Students Events 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Description An account of the resource People, places, and events of Grand Valley State University from its founding in 1960 as a 4-year college in western Michigan. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource News & Information Services. University Communications Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/41">News &amp; Information Services. University Photographs. (GV012-01)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-03-03 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-01 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s-2000s Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Local Subject Subject headings specific to a particular image collection 1960s Source <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/41">University photographs, GV012-01</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-01_UAPhotos_000967 Title A name given to the resource Science lab Description An account of the resource Science lab. Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University Michigan Allendale (Mich.) Universities and colleges Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives black and white photo https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/d0a544b0ec0d5935106f2817d2da7bc6.jpg 5a8527a1f7adc99f5759d2c169027ad4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Grand Valley State University Photographs Subject The topic of the resource Aerial photographs Universities and colleges Michigan Grand Rapids (Mich.) Allendale (Mich.) Building Facilities Dormitories Students Events 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Description An account of the resource People, places, and events of Grand Valley State University from its founding in 1960 as a 4-year college in western Michigan. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource News & Information Services. University Communications Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/41">News &amp; Information Services. University Photographs. (GV012-01)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-03-03 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-01 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s-2000s Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Local Subject Subject headings specific to a particular image collection 1980s Source <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/41">University photographs, GV012-01</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-01_UAPhotos_000971 Title A name given to the resource Science lab Description An account of the resource Science lab, June 1981. Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University Michigan Allendale (Mich.) Universities and colleges Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives black and white photo https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/f29a020299ee72e851f4052c36def5a7.jpg 0687972579a411f081fc0936a70c6b38 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. Gilbert Papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Photographs Photography -- United States Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Type The nature or genre of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_K032-0022 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-02-24 Title A name given to the resource Science Research Association: ECES project Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of a young man working inside a warehouse for the Science Research Association's ECES project in Chicago, Illinois. In the photograph, the employee is driving a forklift moving a pallet full of boxes inside the storage facility. Scanned from the negative. Subject The topic of the resource Chicago, IL Forklift trucks Storage facilities--Illinois--Chicago Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1970s Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/3b4695819d6a3536b01ad6de385a7056.jpg ae15a7ea7565065651bc83599b8750a2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. Gilbert Papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Photographs Photography -- United States Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Type The nature or genre of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_K033-0023 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-02-24 Title A name given to the resource Science Research Association: ECES project Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of a man working inside a warehouse for the Science Research Association's ECES project in Chicago, Illinois. In the photograph, the employee is filling out forms at a standup workstation while crates full of storage boxes are seen stacked in the storage facility behind him. Scanned from the negative. Subject The topic of the resource Chicago, IL Storage facilities--Illinois--Chicago Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1970s Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives