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- Description:
- Personal papers of sisters Elsa and Clara Besch of Lansing, Michigan. Elsa Besch (b. 1891) worked as a stenographer and secretary for the Motor Wheel Corporation, retiring after 50 years of service in 1959. She also volunteered several thousand hours with the Red Cross Gray Ladies Ingham County chapter during and after World War II. Clara (b. 1896) was a piano teacher with involvement in many Lansing musical organizations, including serving as president of the Matinee Musicale from 1938 to 1940, and as president of the Musicians' League of the Lansing Area. At the end of her career she was working as an organist for the Estes-Leadley Funeral Home, in the 1970s. Their parents were Emil (a pattern maker) and Anna, and there was another daughter, Pauline "Polly" who married Henry Dietz. Elsa and Clara did not marry, and shared a home for most of their lives. Elsa, sometimes referred to as Elsie, passed away in 1986, and Clara in 1988. The records in this collection include a photo album of Elsa's that records her involvement with the Motor Wheel Girls' Club, a social group for female employees, in addition to other records of her professional and volunteer activities. There are also extensive materials from Clara's musical activities. Two scrapbooks document Clara's personal involvements such as her students' recitals or the Matinee Musicale, as well as clippings and other material concerning musical activities in Lansing and elsewhere. Her notebook from her time as president of two musical organizations, as well as a 1929 edition of "Who's Who in Music and Art in Michigan" where she is listed, are included. Several files of other music related material as well as correspondence to both sisters are also in the collection.
- Date Created:
- [1915 TO 1960]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Clara and Elsa Besch Collection
- Date Created:
- 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Poetry Club Collection
- Description:
- Possibly occured in 1959.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Located at 115 E. Grand River Ave.
- Date Created:
- 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Postcard Collection
- Description:
- This collection consists of materials that reflect the history, organization, and operations of the Lansing Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA). The Lansing chapter began in 1889. Over the years, the organization grew and operated in several buildings. At one time, the YWCA included rooms to rent and a lunch room that was open to the public. The Diana awards were given annually from 1977 to 2003 to women who were leaders in the community. The collection includes minutes and reports of the board of directors as well as various committees; information on specific programs such as the Diana award, along with photographs and biographies; the YWCA centennial in 1989; and scrapbooks and clippings that cover specific events and individuals associated with the organization. The materials were divided into the following series by library staff: <a href="http://cadl.pastperfectonline.com/archive/4258B9F1-2C88-4434-953A-835305475341">Series 1: Bylaws, deeds, and studies</a> <a href="http://cadl.pastperfectonline.com/archive/87BC1EEF-AD5A-4333-8EC1-288515634735">Series 2: Board lists and attendance, Whiteley Foundation, and Zonta Report</a> <a href="http://cadl.pastperfectonline.com/archive/D9F38984-87F4-4523-92CB-346397910053">Series 3: Strategic plans, clubs, committees, departments, and activities</a> <a href="http://cadl.pastperfectonline.com/archive/8881999A-55F7-4B89-9B79-916494879302">Series 4: Annual reports and meetings</a> <a href="http://cadl.pastperfectonline.com/archive/3D36397A-BA0D-40DD-9F0E-005645250542">Series 5: Board minutes</a> <a href="http://cadl.pastperfectonline.com/archive/2A3EDC49-A9F9-4390-BDBE-777722174402">Series 6: Diana awards and nominations, publicity, event information, biographical information</a> <a href="http://cadl.pastperfectonline.com/archive/5B44FB94-4EF5-4204-AA4A-360431417481">Series 7: YWCA histories</a> <a href="http://cadl.pastperfectonline.com/archive/C446EA61-1E73-4905-B05A-747596289680">Series 8: Letters, bulletins, guest book, slide show script, postcard book</a> <a href="http://cadl.pastperfectonline.com/archive/8DEBB208-F646-4B7D-872F-423459555241">Series 9: Miscellaneous papers 1890-1995</a> <a href="http://cadl.pastperfectonline.com/archive/FF42E925-3A62-48A5-9C23-396471042270">Series 10: Books</a> <a href="http://cadl.pastperfectonline.com/archive/BBC06823-8A63-4FC6-A072-212762480832">Series 11: Newspaper clippings and scrapbooks</a> <a href="http://cadl.pastperfectonline.com/archive/224D3CA8-B581-4FD4-A71F-111180156617">Series 12: Audio-visual materials (photographs, slides, audio recordings) and objects</a>
- Date Created:
- [1890 TO 2003]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing YWCA
- Date Created:
- 1951-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Poetry Club Collection
- Date Created:
- 1940-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Poetry Club Collection
- Description:
- Members of the Masonic order of Knights Templar in uniform, photographed on the steps of an unidentified building.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Date Created:
- 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing Poetry Club Collection
- Description:
- An undated group portrait of the Unity Club, some in costume with powdered wigs. The scrapbook page this was removed from was simply labeled "Farce."
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Unity Club Collection
