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- Glenn DePagter, one of the original engineers who designed Grand Haven's Musical Fountain, recalls its planning and construction. The fountain, which opened as a tourist attraction in 1965, became the largest of its kind in the world. Glenn also gives a detailed description of Grand Haven's first hospital and remembers the influential Loutit family and their home, where his father Isaac worked as a maintenance man. As a young man, Glenn served in World War II and was later employed by Eastern Airlines, where he worked on the first jet engine. He discusses his later career at Keller Tool/Gardner Denver, where he began employment in 1951 as a designer of pneumatic tools, and recalls early analog computer systems.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- 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
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- 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:
- Musicians Bob Warnaar and Doug Baker reminisce about the big bands that performed in and around Grand Haven during the war years. Their discussion includes Bob Warnaar's Big Band, Grand Haven's Jackie Band, Frank Lockage's band, the Eagle Ottawa tannery band, the Charlie Bird Band, the local Elks concert band and many others. Their performances took them to Central Park, the Hyland Gardens, the Armory, the waterfront, and most memorably, the Fruitport Pavilion, the area's premiere entertainment spot. Warnaar and Baker detail the history of the Pavilion and Warnaar discusses his involvement in the development of waterfront entertainment. Warnaar also recalls the first night he played at the waterfront when 3200 people came to enjoy the concert.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama makes a statement to the press on the situation in Syria before a meeting with members of Congress on the subject. Obama recounts the evidence of Syria's violations of international norms and make the case for intervention. He calls for a "limited, proportional step to send a clear message to the Assad regime and others in the Middle East who might test the norms."
- Date Issued:
- 2013-09-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Journalist, author and East Lansing native Daniel Gross delivers a talk entitled, "The New Dynamic Between Investing and Politics" at the Michigan State University Main Library. Gross describes the phenomenon of an "army" of small investors trading in the stock market, their lack of sophistication and how their actions influence the economy and politics in the United States. Gross also discusses the growth of the stock market, the history of 401k investment plans, and the Clinton Administration's steps to "keep Wall Street happy", and the resulting transformation of the Republican and Democratic parties. Questions from the audience follows. Gross is introduced by MSU Librarian Ruth Ann Jones. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2000-10-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Former Michigan State University President Lou Anna K. Simon discusses her involvement with the MSU Faculty Grievance Policy (FGP) and the Faculty Grievance Official (FGO) when she served as MSU Provost and later as MSU President. Simon talks about the origins and evolution of the FGP, her experiences with several FGOs and changes to the FGP which she instituted. Simon also talks about the tension in universities between teaching and research, which she says affects hiring, tenure, salaries, promotions, and administrative priorities. She comments on the pressures of balancing the needs of the university with the wishes of the MSU Board of Trustees and the burden of being responsible for decisions made at every level of operation. Simon is interviewed by Robert Banks, former MSU associate provost and associate vice president for Academic Human Resources and John Revitte, former MSU professor of Human Resources and Labor Relations.
- Date Issued:
- 2019-02-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- George Formby, a British entertainer, talks about the difficulties of recording his voice.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Stanford University history professor Estelle Freedmen delivers a talk entitled "Redefining rape : sexual violence in the era of suffrage and segregation." Freedman explores the efforts of both women's rights and racial justice advocates who have tried to change legal and cultural constructions of sexual violence in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Her talk revolves around the following three points: the historically fluid concept of rape, rape's relationship to citizenship, and the particular historical context in which legal changes have occurred as well as their limits.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-03-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Al Kieft recalls memories about Grand Haven, Michigan. Along with his family life, he discusses many of the industries and businesses in the City of Grand Haven, including Challenge Refrigerator, Grand Haven Basket Factory, VanZyland Lumber, Natural Ice and Coal, Peerless Glove Factory, and Story and Clark. After high school he worked for Casemier's Grocery Store. Al also talks fondly of his job delivering newspapers. In 1941, he entered the service and served as a warrant officer in the Tenth Armored Division. In addition, Mr. Kieft served on the board of the Christian School and retired from Challenge Stamping and Porcelain and Beverly Enterprises. Described as a handyman who could fix anything, Al's hobbies included woodworking, boat-building, and car-restoration.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection