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- Interview with Ginny Gordon by Barbara Roos, documenting the history of Grand Valley State's William James College. William James College was the third baccalaureate degree granting college for Grand Valley. It was originally designed to be an interdisciplinary, non-departmentalized college consisting of concentration programs, rather than majors. The college opened in 1971 and was discontinued in 1983 during a reorganization of Grand Valley State. Ginny Gordon was an Executive Administrative Secretary in Grand Valley's Central Administration during the creation of William James College who provided administrative assistance and helped guide the new faculty in the college's infancy. In this interview, Ginny discusses the quality of community found within William James College, the hiring of Adrian Tinsley during the second year of the college, and how the sense of community at WJC contributed to the quality of education. This interview is part 2 of 2 for Ginny Gordon.
- Date Created:
- 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Letter regarding the commencement of building activities, including four brick stores and a cotton prep house.
- Date Created:
- 1838-10-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Voucher to 1st Lieut. William H. Mills, 8th Michigan Cavalry, paid June 21, 1865.
- Date Created:
- 1865-06-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on March 18, 2001 entitled "Do We Need God To Be Good?", as part of the series "A Fresh Look At an Ancient Story", on the occasion of Lent V, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: Luke 6:36, Romans 12:2.
- Date Created:
- 2001-03-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Richard A. Rhem - An Archive of Sermons, Prayers, Talks and Stories: http://richardrhem.org/
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- Speech given November 21, 1994 for the W. K. Kellogg Foundation at the Joint Foundation Meeting between Pew, RWJ and WKKF.
- Date Created:
- 1994-11-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Scott Barber is a Veteran who served in the United States Navy for five years from the late 1970s until the early 1980s in California, Iran, Thailand, and Panama. Because of skill and good military record, Barber's unit was assigned to the first rescue attempt of the Iran Hostage Crisis in 1980. In this interview, Barber discusses the training involved in preparing for this mission as well as the equipment failures and combat that took place that night. Barber also shares stories of his time in Panama, where his unit was responsible for destroying boats and planes used to transport illegal drugs, and his time in Thailand, where he spent over six days living in a dumpster.
- Date Created:
- 2007-06-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Notes:
- Homecoming of the Three Fires Pow-Wow program, Grand Rapids, MI June 12-13, 1993, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
- Date Created:
- 1993-06-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- October 1983 issue of Turtle Talk by the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
- Date Created:
- 1983-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Tex Campbell was born in Grand Prairie, Texas, in 1949, and was drafted into the Army in 1968. After training in Fort Bliss, Texas, he was sent to Vietnam and assigned to an infantry company in the 101st Airborne Division. His unit patrolled around Phuoc Vinh and Cu Chi for several months, and then moved north and operated out of Camp Evans. His unit spent most of its time in the field, and was involved in actions in the A Shau Valley in 1969. Upon his return from Vietnam, he spent the last part of his enlistment at Fort Carson, Colorado.
- Date Created:
- 2012-10-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Notes:
- Ward Haner was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1946. He enlisted in the Navy after high school. He received his training at Great Lakes Naval Base. Ward Haner was assigned to the 3rd division on the USS Forrestal. On the ship, he had many duties that included cleaning the quarters, air defense, and loading magazines. His team also drove the ship. There were many times on the Forrestal when Mr. Haner had to put out fires. He went on cruises through the Caribbean, Virgin Islands, up the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, going to Lebanon during the crisis in 1967, but narrowly missed being sent to Vietnam.
- Date Created:
- 2011-09-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)