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- Part 1: Michigan Supreme Court Justice John B. Swainson discusses his educational background, serving in all three branches of Michigan government, his election to the Michigan Supreme Court in 1970, and his first case on the Court, People vs. Jondreau, which dealt with Native American fishing rights. Swainson also talks about the Joe Smeekens case, his colleague Justice Gene Black, the ramifications of Roe vs. Wade in Michigan, the issue of compensation for lawyers when representing indigent clients, and the famous marijuana possession case of political activist and White Panther Party founder, John Sinclair. Swainson notes that the stated date of the interview is incorrect and that the actual date is October 18. Part 2: Michigan Supreme Court Justice John B. Swainson discusses "Parochi-Aid" school funding, billboard restrictions, drug prosecutions, the case of People vs. Matish, the Detroit Police Officers' Association vs. City of Detroit and his involvement with their arbitration after his court term, the election of judges, the geographic dispersal of judges, the impact of the creation of the Michigan Court of Appeals in 1964, and televising trials. He also talks about the importance of preserving judicial history, the career of William A. Fletcher, the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the portraits of former Justices, and his view of the function of the judiciary in the state of Michigan.
- Date Created:
- 1990-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Interviews with Michigan State Supreme Court Justices
- Date Issued:
- 1849-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Shaping the Values of Youth: Sunday School Books in 19th Century America
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Shaping the Values of Youth: Sunday School Books in 19th Century America
- Description:
- Exhibition in the camp museum and orientation center
- Date Created:
- 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Duane Mezga Holocaust Sites Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Commemoration of site improvement
- Date Created:
- 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Duane Mezga Holocaust Sites Photograph Collection
- Description:
- First half of this recording features the dedication of the Nativity Scene on Dewey Hill in Grand Haven in 1964. The program starts with a short introduction, a prayer, and a speech by Governor George Romney followed by the Nativity Scene program. The second half of the recording, which begins at 33 minutes into the file, consists of the WGHN radio program featuring Grand Haven resident Raymond O'Malley recalling the sinking of the USCG Cutter Escanaba in June 1943. The Escanaba was destroyed while on escort duty from Greenland and sank in less than one minute leaving only two survivors in near freezing waters.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Grand Haven resident Chris Endenburg recalls growing up in the Netherlands during World War II. Tom Puleo interviews Endenburg about all aspects of the German occupation, from forced labor camps, dodging Nazi officers, the Dutch black market, concentration camps, to the liberation of his country by the Canadian Army in 1945. Chris also recalls his emigration to America.
- Date Issued:
- 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Harold Scholtz graduated from college in 1937 with a degree in commercial art and worked for Continental Motors in Muskegon, designing and writing manuals for their engines. He talks about assuming the management of the Tom Johnston Gravel Company in Ferrysburg when his brother-in-law, Tom Johnston, died in 1957. Harold describes in detail his education at Central School, Columbus Street School, and Michigan State College. He recalls his early jobs working in horse stalls, at the Highland Park Hotel, Tom Thumb Golf, and as a truck driver for the Vyn Company and reminisces about his uncle August Boseker and his involvement with Highland Park.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In his radio program Talk with Old-Timers, Doug Tjapkes interviews Grand Haven resident John VanSchelven about his early memories of the area. During this program, John tells the story of going to Grand Rapids to sell a directory of Grand Haven to businesses. He describes the businesses in downtown Grand Haven and their owners. He also recalls the Wiley Water Works, the Magnetic Mineral Springs, The Cutler House, and the bad snowstorms of 1915 and 1936.
- Date Issued:
- 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Glenn Eaton served the city of Grand Haven first as a member of the City Council and then as Mayor. He was also active in the Tri-Cities Historical Society and as part of the Coast Guard Festival management team. He served on the Board of Light and Power and the Duncan Park Commission and devoted over sixty years of service to the Boy Scouts. In 1973, he was given the Meritorious Public Service Award for his work with the United States Coast Guard and the promotion of the Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival. In this interview, Glenn discusses his projects with the Coast Guard, including the dedication of the mast of the USCG cutter Escanaba, and his continued interest in Duncan Woods.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection