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- Portrait of Carl Carmer, signed and dated March 27, 1946. Carmer was a popular author, memoirist, and folklorist. His most notable book is "Stars Fell on Alabama".
- Date Created:
- 1946-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Portrait of Andre Maurois, signed. Maurois was a famous French novelist and author of several literary biographies. Circa 1948.
- Date Created:
- 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Mrs. Lawernce E. Dooge, president 1933-1934.
- Date Created:
- 1933-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Mrs. M.W. Bott, president 1991-1994.
- Date Created:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Joined father's cigar manufacturing company in 1905; they created Dutch Masters brand cigar. Sold out to national company in 1919, but started his own firm in 1921 and prospered making Van Dam cigars. Admirer of FDR, active in Deomcratic politics, he was advocate for public ownership of city bus system. Sold cigar company in 1945 and retired to Florida 5 years later.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Collection:
- Mayors of Grand Rapids digital collection
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- Portrait of Alvin C. Hamer, signed and dated December 13, 1944. Hamer was book collector and the owner of a bookstore.
- Date Created:
- 1944-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Man sitting at desk
- Date Created:
- 1944-01-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Portrait of Elsa Maxwell, signed. Maxwell was a socialite who was well known for throwing parties whose guests included celebrities and royalty. She was also a gossip columnist and author. Circa 1944.
- Date Created:
- 1944-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Portrait of Mary Augusta Hillyer Brewer in the garden with her dog.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Portrait of Orville Prescott, signed [and dated November 26, 1947]. Prescott was a well know literary critic and served the New York Times for 24 years as a book reviewer.
- Date Created:
- 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Born in Grand Rapids. City employee for 20 years before elected mayor. Head of building inspection department when elected mayor. Resigned full time job to take part time position as mayor. Resigned after 14 months after being involved in several political controversies. Later became chief building inspector in Kentwood.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Collection:
- Mayors of Grand Rapids digital collection
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- Born in Poland. Came to US in 1915 (approx.). Family name changed from Dyszkiewicz to Davis in 1924 when father became naturalized citizen. Catholic. Appointed mayor when George Welsh resigned. Lost to Goebel in 1950. Elected mayor in 1958. Elected to four terms. Resigned in 1964 to run as Democrat for State Representative. Elected four times. Selected as Speaker Pro Tem. Grocery store manager, shoe store and flower shop owner.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Collection:
- Mayors of Grand Rapids digital collection
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- Democrat. Doctor, who at the time of his term, having suspended medical practice temporarily, was in charge of the D & M Railroad. Later resumed practice, served as a surgeon in the Civil War. Lived in former H. R. Williams house and co-donor of Crescent Park to the city.
- Date Created:
- 1859-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Collection:
- Mayors of Grand Rapids digital collection
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- Display board of National Guard officers. In the center of the display board is "Officers, 125th Infantry, Grand Rapids Post Michigan National Guard, 1937". All officers are in uniform and wearing their medals. Under each picture is the officers name and title or rank.
- Date Created:
- 1938-03-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Eddie "Rochester" Anderson from the Jack Benny Show at the Rowe Hotel talking on a telephone.
- Date Created:
- 1947-07-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Man seated and looking at pictures
- Date Created:
- 1945-11-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Man standing
- Date Created:
- 1950-06-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Democrat. Beat Captain Belknap by nine votes. Wealthy bachelor who told of youthful pre-Civil War western adventures. With money from Wisconsin lumber baron father he invested lavishly in banking, timber, industry and trade. Published "Grand Rapids Democrat" in early 1890s, but depression ruined them. Left town heavily in debt, died broke in New York.
- Date Created:
- 1888-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Collection:
- Mayors of Grand Rapids digital collection
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- Seated man in military uniform
- Date Created:
- 1944-12-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Boy sitting
- Date Created:
- 1947-05-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Portrait of John Farrar, signed and dated January 25, 1947. Farrar was a famous publisher and editor who formed the publishing house Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
- Date Created:
- 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Portrait of Martin A. Ryerson. Ryerson was a prominent businessman from Chicago who was born in Grand Rapids to Martin and Mary Ryerson (Mary was the daughter of Antoine Campau). Ryerson wanted to give back to the city in which he was born and so donated the money to build the Ryerson Library building (the Main branch building of the Grand Rapids Public Library).
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Photograph of George Henry Minisee, the son of James Henry Minisee and Mariah Ray
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Mrs. Henry Warren, president 1972-1975.
- Date Created:
- 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Portrait of Ilona Ralf Sues, signed and dated November 24, 1945. She was a journalist and the author of "Shark's Fins and Millet" which describes her travels in China in the 1930s. She was also a translator of Polish literature.
- Date Created:
- 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Portrait of Edward Tomlinson, signed and dated November 14, 1945. Tomlinson was a lecturer and expert on inter-American relations.
- Date Created:
- 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Mrs. L.V. Putnam, president 1873.
- Date Created:
- 1873-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Woman sitting
- Date Created:
- 1947-02-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Mrs. Judson Davis, president 1978-1979.
- Date Created:
- 1978-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Boy sitting
- Date Created:
- 1947-06-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Portrait of Elissa Landi, signed and dated 1947. Landi was a well known film actress and also an author several novels. She starred in the films "The Sign of the Cross", "The Count of Monte Cristo", and "After the Thin Man".
- Date Created:
- 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Photo of Dorothy Leonard Judd (Mrs. Siegel W. Judd) holding a booklet that she edited entitled "Our City Government." Judd, a graduate of Vassar College, became active in the League of Women Voters in the 1920 and 1930s. She later turned her concern to cleaning up local government in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She also worked for the development of Civil Service and higher education. Photo was taken for the Grand Rapids Herald on March 5, 1948 and ran in the Herald the next day.
- Date Created:
- 1948-03-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Woman standing with blanket
- Date Created:
- 1947-03-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Republican. Wealthy flour mill owner. Later operated private bank, then merged it into the first local national bank, an ancestor of Old Kent. Built Sweet's Hotel, invested in railroads, bred prize cattle, active in lumber and furniture manufacture. His home, built in 1860, is now the Women's City Club.
- Date Created:
- 1860-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Collection:
- Mayors of Grand Rapids digital collection
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- Jimmy Russo, former boxing champion, at the counter of a cigar stand.
- Date Created:
- 1948-03-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Emma Cole was a teacher at Central High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan for 26 years. She was the author of the botanical book," Grand Rapids Flora." She also did work in the Arnold arboretum in Boston and traveled extensively collecting specimens of plants. Photo circa 1910.
- Date Created:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Unidentified woman standing next to a portrait of a woman.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Head and shoulders of man
- Date Created:
- 1950-06-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Man standing
- Date Created:
- 1949-07-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Democrat. Originally a farmer near Sparta, involvement in township affairs led to election as county treasurer in 1886, succeeding his brother. Elected Grand Rapids city treasurer 1897-99 and caught embezzling $13,500 but was covered by bondsmen and escaped prosecution. Had manufacturing interests on West Side and was president of 5th National Bank.
- Date Created:
- 1895-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Collection:
- Mayors of Grand Rapids digital collection
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- Now serving his third term, Mayor George Heartwell took office on January 1, 2004. During his tenure, City government has implemented a variety of environmental measures, including purchase of renewable resource energy, use of alternative fuels in city vehicles, continued attention to water quality in the Grand River, and widespread implementation of energy conservation measures. In January 2007 the United Nations recognized Grand Rapids as a “Regional Center of Expertise in Education for Sustainable Development.”
Grand Rapids is widely recognized as one of the most sustainable cities in America. In 2010 the US Chamber of Commerce gave Grand Rapids the “Nation’s Most Sustainable City” award, and in 2012 Mayor Heartwell was given the first place Climate Protection Award by the US Conference of Mayors.
With twenty-two colleges or universities in the metropolitan area, Grand Rapids is known as a knowledge center. Human medicine, medical education, and health research is the most rapidly growing economic cluster. Even during times of severe economic downturn, Grand Rapids has shown remarkable economic resiliency.
George Heartwell is married to Susan who directs the Student Advancement Foundation. George and Susan are proud parents of three adult children and six extraordinary grandchildren.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Collection:
- Mayors of Grand Rapids digital collection
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- State Represenative Tom Mathieu publicity photograph.
- Date Created:
- 1978-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Portrait of Teresita Osta, signed. Osta was a dancer who performed traditional and folk dances of Spain. She performed at the Ladies Literary Club with her brother Emilio, the pianist.
- Date Created:
- 1944-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Mrs. Oscar E. Waer, president 1924-1926.
- Date Created:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
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- Dr. Kendrik was a bacteriologist with the Mihcigan Department of Health who developed (with Grace Eldering) the first successful vaccine for whooping cough in the 1930s, which all but eliminated a disease that had taken the lives of thousands of children. Kendrik and Eldering later combined shots for diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus into the single DPT vaccine given to children today.
- Date Created:
- 1942-06-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Democrat. Entrepreneurial lumberman, and wooden ware and furniture manufacturer. He was feisty, vigorous, and strong-minded. Later involved in Greenback Party, elected to Congress in 1884 on Fusion Greenback-Democrat ticket. Developed North Park area and ran a street railway to the West Michigan State Fair grounds, which he had donated.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Collection:
- Mayors of Grand Rapids digital collection
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- Mrs. David Grey, president 1940-1942.
- Date Created:
- 1940-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Professor Conrad G. Swensberg (1835-1897) came to Grand Rapids in 1866 and founded the Grand Rapids Commercial College, also known as Grand Rapids Business College, which later became Davenport University. He taught at the school for over twenty years. He later was the owner and publisher/editor of the Telegram-Herald newspaper. In addition, he was the president of the Valley City Milling company, a founder of the Phoenix Furniture Company, a founder of the Aldine Manufacturing Company, a director of the Grand Rapids Savings Bank, and director of the Grand Rapids Street Railway Company. He was also an organizer of the local Y.M.C.A. and helped to establish the city's first free library.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Portrait of Bernice Clifton and her seeing-eye dog, Karla. Clifton was a motivational speaker who talked about her blindness. She served in the Red Cross during World War II and spoke to the injured soldiers about life with a disability. She and Karla were the subjects of the book "Sight Unseen" and she was also the author of "None So Blind".
- Date Created:
- 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)