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- Description:
- This is a group of four clippings of special full illustraton pages from the Michigan State Digest. The pages are to do with Lansing, and include a page each on: "Lansing's Guardians of the Peace" (the Lansing Police Department, with portraits of officers and Chief Alfred Seymour at center) Public officials (portraits of city department heads, aldermen, and other municipal leaders) "Varied Industrial Activity" (photographs of ten manufacturing facilities and city utility plants) "Lansing's Welfare Societies" and "The Lansing Life Underwriters Association" (portraits of people active in both of those areas) The Michigan State Digest was an independent newspaper published in Lansing from about 1926 to 1950.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Alfred Seymour Collection
- Description:
- Materials related to the events of the C.I.O. sit-down strikes and the "labor holiday" on June 7th, 1937. The group includes newspaper articles and a personal statement of Chief Seymour handwritten by him and typed with slight revisions. Strikes in Lansing occurred at the REO plant, the Capitol City Wrecking and Lumber Company, with threats of action at other locations in the city. On the "labor holiday" itself, City Hall, the Knapps department store, and many other businesses were closed due to the various threats. A crowd threatened to attack the jail to break out prisoners being held on strike-related charges, and Seymour was not supported by the Mayor, the State Police, the Governor, Prosecutors, or Judges in his attempts to prevent incident, though it was ultimately resolved without bloodshed.
- Date Created:
- 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Alfred Seymour Collection
- Description:
- This scrapbook contains approximately 100 pages of newspaper clippings collected by Alfred Seymour. The clippings cover a wide variety of topics and people, many of whom appear to have been friends and acquaintances of Chief Seymour from Detroit, Lansing, and elsewhere. Many of the clippings are local obituaries and marriage announcements. There are several loose items in the book, including some receipts for tuition at M.A.C. and membership in women's guilds for Maude Seymour. Due to the item's fragility it has not been digitized in full, only its cover. An index to death notices, obituaries, engagement, marriage, and anniversary announcements found in the scrapbook is linked below. Most announcements do not include a date or newspaper source. Contact the library for more information.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Alfred Seymour Collection
- Description:
- This is a group of nine newspaper clippings on various topics, collected by Alfred Seymour. Themes include: The murder of Pearl Britten (May 29, 1923). Newspaper title and date not known. Article about "M. Quad" (Charles B. Lewis), long-time Detroit Free Press writer. Detroit Free Press, Sept. 10, 1922, p. 3. Review of James Oliver Curwood's book "The Country Beyond" and Zane Grey's "The Day of the Beast." Detroit Free Press, Sept. 10, 1922, p. 4. Short article on a car accident involving Alfred Seymour's car. Lansing State Journal, Jan. 6, 1922, p. 9. Obituary for Marcia H. Potter. Lansing State Journal, Sept. 5, 1948, p. 4. Short article about O. A. "Rusty" Graves, employee of the Michigan Public Service Commission. Newspaper title and date not known, 1945. Obituary for Louis O. Staelens. Lansing State Journal April 7, 1961. Article about 80th birthday of Mrs. Arthur A. Campbell. Lansing State Journal February 25, 1943. Obituary for Emma L. Campbell. Lansing State Journal December 23, 1943.
- Date Created:
- [1922 TO 1961]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Alfred Seymour Collection
- Description:
- This is a group of three newspaper clippings from the Washington Herald (December 12, 1934) concerning the Hotel Kerns fire in Lansing.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Alfred Seymour Collection
- Description:
- Left to right: unidentified Lieutenant, Captain O'Brien, and Chief Alfred Seymour. Likely taken outside the old Lansing City Hall or Post Office Annex.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Alfred Seymour Collection
- Description:
- Alfred Seymour standing beside a REO sedan on Capitol Avenue. The car has a 1934 Michigan license plate "F 30925." City Hall and the post office can be seen in the background. This photo was likely taken during Seymour's retirement.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Alfred Seymour Collection
- Description:
- "Annual Convention, Police Chiefs, Sheriffs, and Prosecuting Attys, Lansing, Mich., Sept. 20-21-22, 1921." Chief Alfred Seymour is the man at the center front who is not wearing or holding a hat. The others are not identified.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Alfred Seymour Collection
- Description:
- Alfred Seymour standing beside a REO sedan. City Hall and the post office can be seen in the background. This photo was likely taken during his retirement.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Alfred Seymour Collection
- Description:
- This collection contains materials collected by Alfred Seymour related to his career in the Detroit Police Department and Lansing Police Department. While in Detroit, he provided security services for the evangelist Billy Sunday at a revival meeting in Buffalo, New York, in about 1917. Materials related to this event are included, as are extensive materials about his activities with the International Chiefs of Police, including correspondence with and about J. Edgar Hoover of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. One collection highlight is Seymour's personal statement reporting his activities during the "Labor Holiday" in Lansing on July 7, 1937. A crowd threatened to attack his jail to break out eight persons held there for strike-related activities. Seymour describes his isolation after failing to obtain support from the Mayor of Lansing, the Michigan State Police, the Governor, prosecutors, and judges. The incident was ultimately resolved without bloodshed. Seymour also collected materials from his involvement with the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police. The collection includes newspaper clippings, photographs, memorabilia, and two personal scrapbooks.
- Date Created:
- [1890 TO 1993]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Alfred Seymour Collection
