Cover of Von den Elementen der menschlichen Grösse, by Rudolf Kassner, published by Insel-Verlag, 1954. Insel-Bücherei Nr. 593

Cover of Vom alten Proteus, by Wilhelm Karl Raabe, published by Insel-Verlag, 1953. Insel-Bücherei Nr. 574

Volunteers Brian Larson (left) and Tom Mouser (right) reconstruct the original Grand Valley Allendale campus barn at Blanford Nature Center, ca. 1969.

Members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Grand Rapids helping to clean up a campus site.

Volunteer at WGVC TV fundraiser.

Lawrence Vollink was born in the Burton Heights neighborhood of Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he attended local schools and graduated high school in 1965. His father was a deeply religious, poor man with only an eighth-grade education and his mother…

Black and white photograph of a Tulip Time parade float featuring a group of women in formal attire waving to the crowds in downtown Holland, Michigan in May 1960. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Cover of Volkserzählungen, by Leo Tolstoy, published by Insel-Verlag. Insel-Bücherei Nr. 68

Vogel served in the U. S. Navy both stateside and during two tours overseas during the Vietnam War. He joined the Navy immediately after high school to avoid being drafted. Vogel recalls his experiences during basic training, his time spent in…

One leaf from Vocabularius praedicantium, sive Variloquus [Latin and German] by Johannes Melber. Printed in Reutlingen by Michael Greyff circa 1480. Illustrated with red rubricated initials. [GW M22711; ISTC im00459000]

One leaf of Vocabularius praedicantium, sive Variloquus by Johannes Melber and edited by Jodocus Eichmann. Printed in Strassburg by Johann Prüss in 1486. [GW M22728; ISTC im00464000]

One leaf from Vocabularius juris utriusque, printed in Basel by Michael Wenssler not after 1474. [GW M12625; ISTC iv00335000]

Stuart Vivian

Jan Viveen, born in 1918 in a small village in North Brabant in the Netherlands. After completing high school in 1936, he was drafted into the Dutch Army in 1936. At the time of the German invasion in 1940, he was manning an antitank gun on the banks…

One leaf from Vitae XII Caesarum by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus. Printed in Bologna by Benedictus Hectoris on April 5, 1493. [GW M44198; ISTC is00825000]

One leaf from Vitae sanctorum patrum, Sive Vitas patrum by Hieronymus. Printed in Strassburg by the Printer of the “Antichristus” (Heinrich Eggestein) circa 1482. [GW M50968; ISTC ih00222000]

One leaf from Vitae sanctorum patrum, sive Vitas partum [Italian] Vite de sancti padri, by Hieronymous. Printed in Venice by Gabriele di Pietro not after 1474. Illustrated with red and blue rubricated initials. [GW M50938; ISTC ih00228300]

One leaf from Vita S. Augustini, Orationes de laudibus S. Augustini, by Ambrosius de Cora. Printed in Rome by Georgius Herolt on December 8, 1481. [GW M21548; ISTC ic00881000]

One leaf of Vita Christi (Tboeck vanden leven Jhesu Christi) by Ludolphus De Saxonia. Printed in Antwerp by Gerard Leeu on November 3, 1487. Illustrated with red rubricated initials. [GW M19261; ISTC il00353000]

Group visiting potential site for Grand Valley's campus at 4 Mile Road and Alpine Road NW.

Grand Valley's International Studies Institute hosts two visiting Polish professors

A photo of a woman in what appears to be a bathing suit in front of two houses taped to a piece of paper. Above the picture, someone wrote “Taken in front of what used to be called “Maisonette” on left, current [unknown] cottage on right. McVea store…

Film in black and white and color taken by Chinese Air Force Interpreter P.Y. Shu (no sound). The footage was recorded by Shu as he traveled with Col. Claire Chennault to aid the Chinese Air Force in training and establishing the American Volunteer…

State college presidents and President Zumberge visit library.