Anna Alpert was born in Paris, France, and is the daughter of Holocaust survivors. She immigrated to the United States with her family at the age of five. She attended college at UCLA, where she met her husband, and later moved to Muskegon, Michigan…

Don Alsbro was born on May 20, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan. In 1958 he attended Western Michigan University and enrolled in the Reserve Officer Training Corps, received his commission in January 1963 and graduated in June 1963. He received Infantry…

Diary kept by Camelia Alten, daughter of artist Mathias Alten, during her senior year at Central High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan from January 1, 1917 through July 2, 1917. In it she chronicles the details of her school, family, and social life.…

Stained glass window designed by Mathias Alten for his home in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Muskiteeto and Modern Home Heating May 1921 cover illustrating an article in The Commonwealth: A magazine for workers painted by Mathias Alten.

Illustration of scene from Wolverine Brass Works in Grand Rapids Michigan from February 1921 cover of The Commonwealth: A magazine for workers, painted by Mathias Alten.

Man repairing machine, December 1920 cover illustrating an article in The Commonwealth: A magazine for workers painted by Mathias Alten.

What I get out of Making School Desks September 1921 cover illustrating an article in The Commonwealth: A magazine for workers painted by Mathias Alten.

John Segar, cabinet maker Grand Rapids Chair Co. October 1921 cover illustrating an article in The Commonwealth: a magazine for workers painted by Mathias Alten

The making of automobile tires August 1921 cover illustrating an article in The Commonwealth: A magazine for workers painted by Mathias Alten.

Scene in Wolverine Brass Works Grand Rapids, Michigan, February 1921 cover illustrating an article in The Commonwealth: A magazine for workers painted by Mathias Alten.

Wheels--The world's oldest, greatest and simplest invention"" April 1921 cover illustrating an article in The Commonwealth: A magazine for workers painted by Mathias Alten.

Sketch of drawing class by Mathias Alten. captioned ""Mr. Alten's life class at work, with well draped model posing, from a sketch by Alten.""

Isabel Alvarez was born in Havana, Cuba in 1933. She grew up in Havana and played baseball with the neighborhood kids and was also involved with other sports. In 1947, she pitched her first exhibition game in American baseball and was picked by the…

Bill Alverson was born in 1929 in Olympia, Washington and grew up there. He completed ROTC training in college and was commissioned in the Army in 1951. He went to Japan in January, 1952 and trained for service in Korea. He served as a platoon leader…

One leaf of Epistolae by S. Ambrosius, with additions by Georgius Cribellus. Printed in Milan by Leonardus Pachel on December 18, 1490. [GW 1600; ISTC ia00552000]

Thomas Ambrose joined the Navy in 1948. He trained for the Medical Corps, and initially did hospital duty, but then transferred to the Marines and was sent to Korea to serve as a corpsman with a line company. His unit fought a series of engagements…

Annual All Indian State Fair flyer, Union Lake MI, September 16-18, 1983, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.

Gaylord All-State Indian Pow-Wow flyer, Gaylord MI, May 31-June 1, 1975, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.

A letter written to the Grand Rapids mayor, Geo. W. Welsh, stating that the American Legion Boat and Canoe Club has been renting from the city of Grand Rapids for three years, and that due to the expenses of imporovements they plan to make, that they…

Andrea Amico lives in Portsmouth, New Hampshire where she moved in 2007. In this interview, Andrea discusses her activism and advocacy about PFAS contamination after learning about the superfund site at the Pease Tradeport, where her husband worked…

Mitch Amlotte volunteered for the Army in 1968 to escape a bad home life. He was sent to postal school and then to Germany. He volunteered to travel with the children of military men on field trips and spent much of his time seeing different…

A news article by GVSU student Griffin Amrein about the situation of COVID-19 in Denmark contrasted with other worldwide countries.

Letter from Dick Kaufman of Amstore to the Muskegon Jewish Community about their collective contributions to Israel for the years 1973 and 1974.