Ernie Kaufman grew up in Lowell, Michigan, and was drafted into the army in 1946. He trained in Texas and Mississippi, and was then shipped to Guam. He did construction work on bases there, and then transferred to Air/Sea Rescue, where he worked in…

Donald Katt served with the 66th Infantry Division during WW II. He was drafted in 1943, trained mostly in Alabama, and went to Europe late in 1944. He served in France and Germany. Most of his comments are on training, working with French troops,…

August Katsma was born on November 11, 1917 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1937 he joined the National Guard as a medic in the 126th infantry. After the National Guard he got married and then was drafted into the Army. August trained as an MP and…

David Katona was born in 1989. When he was 17 years old he enlisted in the Marines and when he turned 18 he reported for basic training. He did a tour in Afghanistan from 2008 to 2009 and was stationed in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan at a base…

Black and white photograph of American actress and playwright, Katharine Houghton, taken for Glamour magazine in New York City in 1967. The photograph is a close-up glamour shot of Houghton taken in the daylight and framed by the greenery in the…

Black and white photograph of American actress and playwright, Katharine Houghton, taken for Glamour magazine in New York City in 1967. The photograph is a close-up glamour shot of Houghton taken in the daylight and framed by the greenery in the…

Black and white photograph of American actress and playwright, Katharine Houghton, taken for Glamour magazine in New York City in 1967. In the photograph, Katharine is leaning against a pillar while standing with her hands on her hips and looking…

Black and white photograph of American actress and playwright, Katharine Houghton, taken for Glamour magazine in New York City in 1967. The photograph is a close-up glamour shot of Houghton taken in the daylight. Houghton is most well-known for her…

Black and white photograph of American actress and playwright, Katharine Houghton, taken for Glamour magazine in New York City in 1967. In the photograph, Katharine is seated and reading a book while framed by the greenery in the background. Houghton…

Black and white photograph of American actress and playwright, Katharine Houghton, taken for Glamour magazine in New York City in 1967. In the photograph, Katharine is leaning against a brick pillar and framed by the greenery nearby. Houghton is most…

Interview with Kate Noone by Barbara Roos, documenting the history of Grand Valley State's William James College. William James College was the third baccalaureate degree granting college for Grand Valley. It was originally designed to be an…

Text based flyer of the talk by Kate Millett

Binding of Kate Bonnet, by Frank R. Stockton, published by D. Appleton and Company, 1902.

Joshua Karr served in the US Navy from 2002-2006, during the war with Iraq. The first half of his enlistment would be spent in the Pacific on the USS Constellation, which was sent to the Persian Gulf when the Iraq War started. He worked primarily…

Bill was born on February 10th, 1924 in Muskegon, Michigan. He enlisted in the military on February 18th, 1942 right after he turned 18 and was placed in the Marine Corps. He did his boot camp at Camp Elliot in San Diego, California. From Camp Elliot…

Karen Vorce is a geologist who lives in Walker, Michigan and works for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy in the Remediation Redevelopment Division. In this interview, Karen discusses her work with PFAS contamination…

Karen Morgan moved to the Saugatuck area after she graduated from high school and began waitressing at the new West Point restaurant in the 1960s. In this interview, Karen reminisces about her young adulthood in Saugatuck.

Black and white photograph of Kansas City train station. Taken by Robert Merrill from the south.

Black and white photograph of Kansas City train station. Taken by Robert Merrill from the east.

John Kangas was born in Cedar Springs, Michigan in 1981. After graduating high school he was unemployed for awhile before enlisting in the army in 2001. He received his training at Ft. Sill. He worked the radar, assigned to 1st Battalion, 33rd Field…

Black and white photograph of a painted sign advertising "Kane County Republicans" in front of the group's tent at the Kane County Fair in Kane County, Illinois. Scanned from the negative.

John Kandra, born in Beaverdale Pennsylvania in February of 1925, served as a radio operator in the 164th Combat Engineer Battalion from 1943 to 1945 in France and central Europe during the Second World War. He did most of his training at Camp Van…

Group photograph of Officers' Candidate School in Kampen, 1922. Cornelis Barend Termaat (b. 1886) in uniform standing next to a line of men seated up a staircase on the side of a brick building, also in uniform. Pieter Termaat (b. 1914) is seated at…

Edmond Kaminski served with the 760th Tank Battalion in Italy during World War II. His account includes discussions of armored training and combat in a series of battles in Italy, including Cassino.