Michigan Governor Swainson standing with President Zumberge and L. William Seidman at Grand Valley State College's groundbreaking ceremony, Aug. 28, 1962.

Groundbreaking Group photo, incuding Rabbi Satlow, Sam & Harriet Klayf, Lyle Rogers, Leo Rosen, Mrs. I. Grossman, Florence Rosen, Sadie & Morris Golden, Francis August, Rueben Levy

Black and white photograph of the groundbreaking of Grand Valley State College on August 28, 1962 in Allendale, Michigan. In the photograph, three men in uniform can be seen saluting each other next to a flag pole, with a marching band and crowd…

Black and white photograph of L. William Seidman giving a speech at an outdoor podium for the groundbreaking ceremony of Grand Valley State College on August 28, 1962 in Allendale, Michigan. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of James H. Zumberge giving a speech at an outdoor podium for the groundbreaking ceremony of Grand Valley State College on August 28, 1962 in Allendale, Michigan. Zumberge was Grand Valley State College's first president.…

Black and white photograph of Michigan governor, John B. Swainson, giving a speech at an outdoor podium for the groundbreaking ceremony of Grand Valley State College on August 28, 1962 in Allendale, Michigan. Swainson was the forty-second governor of…

Black and white photograph of L. William Seidman, Michigan governor John B. Swainson, and James H. Zumberge gathered on stage for the groundbreaking ceremony of Grand Valley State College on August 28, 1962 in Allendale, Michigan. Scanned from the…

Black and white photograph of a group of seventeen people at Angel's Rest, Yellowstone National Park.

Black and white photograph of a group of people standing next to a line of automobiles parked along a road. Two men are standing at the top of a bioherm, an ancient moundlike reef mad of marine invertabrates, next to the road.

Photograph featuring a group of men at Douglas Dunes Resort, two of whom are shirtless and in the forefront of the picture. On the left is a person in drag with bright red blush and striking white foundation. The three gentleman in the back are in…

Black and white photograph of a group of people (five men and six women) at Ellis, Kansas. Eleven people are visible, including Merrill's wife Lena.

Black and white photograph of five people, three men and two women, on lawn of a golf course in Melbourne, Florida. A tree is visible in foreground of the image. Trees, a set of bleachers, and a house is visible in the background.

Black and white photograph of a group of people standing next to railroad tracks that are placed in a ravine.

Black and white photograph of of a large group of students waiting in line for registration at Michigan State University on January 4, 1961. In the photograph, the line of students can be seen approaching a registration entrance table indoors.…

Black and white photograph of five men standing in front of a rail or trolley car in Medina, New York.

Black and white photograph of a group of five people, two men and three women, in Delaware Park, Buffalo, New York.

Black and white photograph of eight whitepeople, three men, four women, and a toddler, sitting on the porch of a brick building with white windows and dark painted shutters. Photograph was taken by Robert Merrill in the Chinese coastal resort area…

Group gathered at the first convocation.

Group gathered at the first convocation.

Photograph of a group of young people gathered next to the Saugatuck sign. They are leaning on a rope fence with bicycles waiting nearby.

Group holding a provisional Grand Valley College seal.

Black and white photograph of nine people, two men and seven women, on the steps of a porch. Taken by Robert Merrill in Fultonville, New York.

Black and white photograph of people seated on the steps of a porch. The photo appears to be poorly framed, but six people are partially visible. Taken by Robert Merrill in Fultonville, New York.

Black and white photograph of nine people, mostly women, standing front of a house in Fultonvile, New York.