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- Description:
- An oral history from Walter Graff, longtime Eastern High School coach, member of the Knights Templar, the Lansing parks board, and an inductee in the Greater Lansing Sports Hall of Fame. He was born in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan near Iron Mountain, and was also a veteran of World War I. Walter Graff was interviewed by James Walkinshaw and Graff's son-in-law Duane Vernon at the Burcham Hills retirement center on November 8, 1988. A transcript for this recording has not been completed.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Voices of Lansing Oral Histories
- Description:
- An oral history from Ralph Crego, a former mayor of Lansing. The interview was recorded on July 18, 1988, as part of the "Voices of Lansing" oral history project. Ralph Crego was interviewed by Joanne Jager of the Lansing Public Library. Rights release forms for this interview were never completed. A previous interview, also with no release form, was made on June 20, 1988 (see 1991-05-001.004). For this interview, a transcript is on file. The oral history recordings and transcript may be accessed within the library only at this time.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Voices of Lansing Oral Histories
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local Authors Collection
- Description:
- A collection of publications and materials about and by Lansing-area local authors, gathered by staff of the Lansing Public Library and the Capital Area District Libraries over the years. The majority of the collection is poetry chapbooks or smaller independently-published items. There are several editions of locally-compiled and published educational booklets, as well as sheet music and lyrics, small memoirs, articles and short stories, and sometimes correspondence concerning a particular piece of writing in its file. The collection is broken into three series: Individual Publications, Group Publications, and Other Local Author Related Material. This collection is added to on an ongoing basis. If you are an Ingham County author or publisher, or you have written about the greater Lansing area or its people, and you would like to see your work added, please contact the Forest Parke Library and Archives.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local Authors Collection
- Description:
- Guest speaker Helen Jones Earley of the Oldsmobile History Center shares stories from the life of Lansing automotive pioneer R. E. Olds at the Turner-Dodge House and Heritage Center.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Meet Your City Video Series
- Description:
- An oral history from Phyllis Fitzpatrick, career GM Oldsmobile employee. The interview consists of two parts, recorded on August 24, 1990, as part of the "Voices of Lansing" oral history project. Phyllis Fitzpatrick was interviewed by Geneva Kebler Wiskemann at the Fitzpatrick home at Paradise Bay, Beaver Island (Mich.). A transcript for this recording is included with the audio links below.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Voices of Lansing Oral Histories
- Description:
- Biographical material on individuals and families significant to Lansing, Ingham County, and the communities served by the Capital Area District Library system. These files can be browsed in the Local History Room at CADL during open hours. Most contents have not been digitized.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Biography and Subject Files
- Description:
- An oral history from Hank Reniger, the owner of Reniger Construction Company, which was responsible for significant commercial construction projects in the greater Lansing area. Mr. Reniger was interviewed by Geneva Kebler Wiskemann at a building that was then in use as his private museum collection, 317 E. Grand River (Franklin) Ave. A transcript for this recording is linked with the audio files below.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Voices of Lansing Oral Histories
- Description:
- An oral history from Maxwell E. Murninghan, a former City Council member and Mayor of Lansing who had involvements with the printing industry and real estate. Mr. Murninghan was interviewed by Joanne Jager at the Lansing Public Library on November 5, 1990. A transcript for this recording has not been completed.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Voices of Lansing Oral Histories
- Description:
- The second of two oral history interviews with Donna Werback, which focuses on her career in Michigan state government, the U.S. Military, work in the private sector, and her thoughts about Lansing. She was interviewed by Geneva Kebler Wiskemann at her sister's home in East Lansing on August 14, 1990. A transcript for this recording is linked with the audio file below.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Voices of Lansing Oral Histories
- Description:
- An oral history in four parts from Richard "Dick" Letts, a championship athlete in football, tennis, and boxing, a leader at the Lincoln elementary after-school program, and the human relations director for the City of Lansing for 27 years. Dick Letts was interviewed on four consecutive occasions in July, 1990, by Evelyn Spears. A transcript for this recording has not been completed.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Voices of Lansing Oral Histories
- Description:
- An oral history of Geneva Kebler Wiskemann, concerning her career at the Archives of Michigan, the fire at the State Office Building in 1951, and her personal memories and experiences from life in Lansing. She was interviewed by Joyce Moffatt at the Lansing Civic Players Firehouse in March of 1990. One document in the records for the Voices of Lansing project notes that the interview on March 6, 1990, was a "false start." Both this and a second interview done on March 11, 1990, are linked below, along with a single transcript that was in the file.
- Date Created:
- 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Voices of Lansing Oral Histories
- Description:
- An oral history from Frank Benedict, a key founder and educator at Lansing Community College. The interview was recorded on July 10, 1990, as part of the "Voices of Lansing" oral history project. Frank Benedict was interviewed by Harry Blanchard. Rights release forms for this interview were never completed, nor was a transcript. The oral history recording may be accessed within the library only at this time.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Voices of Lansing Oral Histories
- Description:
- An oral history from Seward H. Van Ness, who retired as Production Manager at the General Motors Oldsmobile Division in 1980, and had a long career in steel forging and the automotive industry. He was interviewed by James Walkinshaw on January 20, 1989, at an unidentified location. A transcript for this recording has not been completed.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Voices of Lansing Oral Histories
- Description:
- This is a collection of Lansing and regional newspaper clippings assembled by David Caterino as part of his larger group of local history materials. The clippings are sorted into several broad subject categories developed by Caterino, and include things like biographies, buildings, sports, transportation, and others.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Newspaper Clipping Collection
- Description:
- The first of two oral history interviews with Donna Werback, which focuses on her involvement with Moral Re-armament (MRA) on Mackinac Island. She was interviewed by Geneva Kebler Wiskemann at her sister's home in East Lansing on July 17, 1990. A transcript for this recording is linked with the audio file below.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Voices of Lansing Oral Histories
- Description:
- This is a collection of Lansing and regional subject files assembled by David Caterino as part of his larger group of local history materials. Files contain materials such as brochures, menus, flyers, reports, and other ephemeral items. The materials are sorted into several broad subject categories developed by Caterino, and include things like biographies, buildings, clubs and associations, sports, transportation, and others.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Subject File Collection
- Description:
- This is a collection of digitized name index cards compiled by library staff at the Lansing Public Library and Capital Area District Libraries' Forest Parke Library and Archives (Local History). Each card contains a personal name, followed by one or more citations to Local History books, magazines, newspapers, and other library materials, some not at the Capital Area District Libraries. The people listed are mainly Lansing and area residents, with some additions of famous Americans or others who visited Lansing at some point in history. The citation dates are from the mid 1800s to the late 20th century, and were probably compiled mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. One of the PDF files connected to this collection is a key to all of the citations used, and where to find the materials as of 2015. The notices have been grouped into one PDF file for each letter of the alphabet (or sometimes 2-3 in a file with small quantities). All of the files are keyword searchable, but it should be noted that many abbreviations, spelling errors, and occasional poor type or handwriting are present on the cards. Corrections were made where possible.
- Date Created:
- 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Name Index Cards
- Description:
- An oral history from Elmer J. Manson, a Lansing architect. Mr. Manson was interviewed by James Walkinshaw on November 15, 1989. A transcript for this recording has not been completed.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Voices of Lansing Oral Histories
- Description:
- An oral history from Olds Anderson, grandson of Ransom Eli Olds. The interview consists of two parts, recorded on May 13, 1991, as part of the "Voices of Lansing" oral history project. Olds Anderson was interviewed by Helen Jones Earley of the Oldsmobile History Center. A transcript for this recording has not been completed.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Voices of Lansing Oral Histories