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- The Clarage Fan Company is discussed in an installment of "Western Michigan at work" hosted by Dr. Willis Dunbar. Dunbar discusses various types of fans and their uses and explores the history the Clarage Fan Company from its founding in 1872 as an iron casting foundry to its shift into fan making in 1912. Dunbar interviews two of the company's longest serving employees, Bert Maas and Patrick Henry Sage, about their experiences on the job.
- Date Issued:
- 1947-07-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- The Little Brothers Company is featured on this installment of "Western Michigan at work" hosted by Dr. Willis Dunbar. Dunbar gives a history of the Little family, from the time Henry Little moved to Michigan from New York in 1831 until Alvin and George R. Little took over the Little Brothers Company in the 1920'. He explains the operation of the grain elevators which are the primary component of the business and Ed Bauer, the company's farm service person, explains the company's efforts to work with farmers to solve problems and help keep their skills current.
- Date Issued:
- 1950-08-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "The lawmakers" Dr. Willis Dunbar interviews Congressmen Gerald Ford and Fred L. Crawford. Crawford provides a detailed history of labor legislation beginning in the 1890's with the Sherman Anti-trust Act and discusses how past law making has shaped current events. Following Crawford, Ford explains efforts to repeal or amend the Taft-Hartley Act and the failure of the Wood Bill in the House of Representatives.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-05-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Claude describes in detail commercial fishing in the Great Lakes during the early part of the twentieth century and the industry's demise. Verduin also discusses his political career in detail. He was involved in lobbying for the Saint Lawrence Seaway, served as Director of the Great Lakes Fisheries Development Fund, Mayor of Grand Haven, President of the Michigan Municipal League, and Director of the American Municipal Association. In addition, Verduin managed the Grand Haven Chamber of Commerce for fifteen years and was instrumental in starting fish product research to utilize non-edible fish.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Willis Dunbar reviews the history of the gas and electric services in Michigan by exploring the history of the Consumers Power Company and its development in Kalamazoo. Dunbar highlights the continuously increasing demands for gas and electricity as well as its changing rates. Consumers Power employee Ed Weinbrand discusses how to handle gas leaks and Consumers Power employee Leo Hartzel provides his personal history with the company.
- Date Issued:
- 1947-03-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks to reporters and answers questions at the White House daily briefing. Topics include, Medicare costs, Syria's potential use of chemical or biological weapons against rebel forces in the country, Mitt Romney's tax returns, the recent increase of violence in Afghanistan, the economy, and a controversial campaign commercial produced by a super political action committee in support of the Obama campaign. Obama references Republican Senate candidate and Representative Todd Akin's (R-MO) remarks about "legitimate rape," saying the "views expressed were offensive" and that "rape is rape."
- Date Issued:
- 2012-08-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Mary Kitchel graduated from Indiana University's School of Medicine in 1939 and was only one of ten women in her class. She moved to Grand Haven in 1941 with her husband and established her own practice in general medicine, later specializing in anesthesia. In this interview, she discusses hospital practices in the first half of the twentieth century, including surgical procedures, the hospital's evolution as a private entity, the history of the Elizabeth Hatton Memorial Hospital and the building of the Grand Haven Municipal Hospital, and the development of prescription and generic drugs. She also discusses the ambulance service and mentions other area physicians and their specialties.
- Date Issued:
- 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Joint Press conference held at the White House by the Presidents of the USA and the USSR.
- Date Issued:
- 1990-06-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Wayne State University Professor of History Janine Lanza delivers a talk entitled, "Laughing the master down: artisan culture and the meaning of emotions in 18th century Paris". Lanza describes the complex system of artisan guilds, their function and how they identified and structured their societies, culture and craft. She explains how the internal structure of the guild evolved and gave security to some and limited opportunity to others and how the guild worked to manage the economics of its craft. Lanza also explains how laughter was used as protest and a critique of the powerful. A question and answer session follows. Lanza is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, and co-sponsored by MSU's Center for European and Russian/Eurasian Studies. Held at the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-01-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- United States President Barack Obama speaks at the dedication of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Obama talks about the history of African Americans in the U.S. and how important the museum is to him and to the country. Obama also says that it is important for young African Americans to learn the history of their culture.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-09-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection