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- UF (SA-16) Albatross, US utility, September 1, 1952.
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- 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- F101 Voodoo US fighter, March 1, 1955.
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- 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Shackleton British RAF bomber, March 1, 1954.
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- 1954-03-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on August 31, 2003 entitled "Religion: Response To Mystery Emerging Naturally", as part of the series "The Fundamentals a Century Later", on the occasion of Pentecost XII, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: Psalm 8, Acts 17:16-23, John 1:1-5, 14-18.
- Date Created:
- 2003-08-31T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Richard A. Rhem - An Archive of Sermons, Prayers, Talks and Stories: http://richardrhem.org/
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- Gallagher's Dock on Beaver Island.
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- 1951-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Rainbow Bridge, Utah.
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- 1935-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Catching fish at Shriner Lake.
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- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Whitney House, debated to be oldest house in America. Situated at the Southern end of Anastasia Island.
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- 1935-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Whitewater Canal at Metamora, Indiana.
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- 1927-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
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- 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Judith Claytor was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She graduated from Western Michigan University with a degree in sociology/social work. She discusses the racial and religious differences between living in Grand Rapids and Washington D.C. and attending Western Michigan University.
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- 2011-11-11T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Speaking Out: Western Michigan Civil Rights Oral History Project
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- Field notes from a trip to Michigan on February 25, 1965.
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- 1965-02-25T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Oral history of Lacey Smith, interviewed by Jose 'Cha-Cha' Jimenez, on 10/19/2012 about the Young Lords in Lincoln Park.
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- 2012-10-19T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Annual All State Indian Pow-Wow flyer, Petoskey MI, July 20-21, 1967, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
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- 1963-07-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Dance Prize List, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Binding of An Auto-Biography: A Tale of Truth and Ruth, by Edward Peple, published by Moffat, Yard & Company, 1915.
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- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Binding of Lyrics of Lowly Life, by Paul Laurence Dunbar, published by Dodd, Mead and Company, 1908.
- Date Created:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Traditional Pow-Wow flyer, Baraga MI, July 24-26, 1981, collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
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- 1981-07-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Binding of Old Chester Tales, by Margaret Deland, published by Harper & Brothers, 1899. Unsigned cover attributed to Ball.
- Date Created:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- October 1982 issue of Turtle Talk by the Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
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- 1982-10-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Robert Christiansen was born on August 11, 1920 in Muskegon, Michigan. He joined the US Navy in 1944 and served in the Pacific on board the destroyers USS Ward and USS July. He served on convoy duty between New Guinea and the Philippines and in the Okinawa campaign.
- Date Created:
- 2008-08-02T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- June 1996 issue of Turtle Talk by the Native American Prevention Services collected by Edward Gillis included as part of his Native American publication collection.
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- 1996-06-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Albert Lobbezoo grew up on a small farm in Michigan and was drafted in the Army in April of 1941. Albert worked as a switchboard operator for the 32nd Infantry Division headquarters in New Guinea, the Dutch East Indies and the Philippines between 1942 and 1945.
- Date Created:
- 2007-10-25T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Ken Rondeau, born in Grand Rapids Michigan in 1962, served in the National Guard during the 1980s. During this time Ken served mostly as a sergeant training mortar crews.
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- 2011-11-12T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Harold Sibley was born in Grand Lake, Michigan in 1921. After graduating from high school, he tried to enlist in the Navy Air Corps, but was rejected due to his eyesight. Later on, he was drafted into the Army and eventually volunteered for the First Special Force, the predecessor to the Green Berets. Harold was a mortar man for the special force and was sent to the Aleutian Islands, Anzio, Southern France, Rome, Nuremburg and many other places throughout Western Europe. He was in Norway processing German prisoners of war when the war ended.
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- 2005-06-27T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Gloria Cordes Elliott was born in Staten Island, New York, in 1931. She grew up playing ball with her brothers, and first learned about the AAGPBL when they played an exhibition game on Staten Island in 1949. She tried out for the league before the game, and was invited to spring training the following year. She played as a pitcher for teams in Muskegon, Racine, Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, and at one point pitched twenty-four straight complete games.
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- 2007-08-20T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Cover of Goethes Spruchweisheit: Sprüche in Prosa, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, published by Insel-Verlag, 1935. Insel-Bücherei Nr. 482
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- 2017-09-29T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Council of Michigan Foundations 1980-02-21 board book John Paynter resignation. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Council of Michigan Foundations.
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- 1980-02-21T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Council of Michigan Foundations 1980-02-21 board book membership report. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Council of Michigan Foundations.
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- 1980-02-21T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Council of Michigan Foundations 1987-06-05 board book board agenda. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Council of Michigan Foundations.
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- 1987-06-05T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Council of Michigan Foundations 1987-11-04 board book membership services committee report. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Council of Michigan Foundations.
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- 1987-11-04T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Council of Michigan Foundations 1988 annual conference program. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Council of Michigan Foundations.
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- 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Council of Michigan Foundations 1988-11-02 board book increasing philanthropy. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Council of Michigan Foundations.
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- 1988-11-02T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Interior of the Grey House administrative offices. Left to right: Ellamae Braun, Kenneth VerBurg, Kent Co. School Superintendant Erwin J. Kleinert, Dr. James H. Zumberge, Mrs. V. Scheidt, Mrs. C. Cahill, 1962.
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- 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Council of Michigan Foundations 1999 annual conference flyer. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Council of Michigan Foundations.
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- 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Council of Michigan Foundations 2000-02-09 board book government relations committee report. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Council of Michigan Foundations.
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- 2000-02-09T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Council of Michigan Foundations 2000-10-01 board book family philanthropy report. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Council of Michigan Foundations.
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- 2000-10-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Council of Michigan Foundations 2002-02-19 board book previous board minutes. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Council of Michigan Foundations.
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- 2002-02-19T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Council of Michigan Foundations 2003-02-18 board book plan of work. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Council of Michigan Foundations.
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- 2003-02-18T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Council of Michigan Foundations 2003-06-06 board book corporate philanthropy. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Council of Michigan Foundations.
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- 2003-06-06T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Council of Michigan Foundations 2004 Directory and Data Book. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Council of Michigan Foundations.
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- 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Council of Michigan Foundations 2005 annual conference participant directory. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Council of Michigan Foundations.
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- 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Learning to Give 2000-09-12 draft case statement for national corporate sponsorship executive summary. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Council of Michigan Foundations.
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- 2000-09-12T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Michigan Community Service Commission 2001-05-21 commission meeting public relations and marketing subcommittee. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission.
- Date Created:
- 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Michigan Community Service Commission 2001-09-10 commission meeting outreach and fund development report. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission.
- Date Created:
- 2001-09-10T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Jan Zimmerman with WGVC-TV equipment.
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Michigan Community Service Commission 2007-11-13 commission meeting commissioner visits. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission.
- Date Created:
- 2007-11-13T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Michigan Community Service Commission 2008-04-25 commission meeting AmeriCorps Week. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission.
- Date Created:
- 2008-04-25T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Michigan Community Service Commission 2009-10-29 commission meeting meeting date changes email. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission.
- Date Created:
- 2009-10-29T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Michigan Community Service Commission 2014-04-30 commission meeting commissioner work teams. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission.
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- 2014-04-30T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Student studing outside Manitou Hall
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Michigan Community Service Commission board development committee 1998-11-16 next meeting. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission.
- Date Created:
- 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Michigan Community Service Commission standing committees 1992-07-07 standing committee assignments and tentative meeting schedule. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Originals are at the Michigan Community Service Commission.
- Date Created:
- 1992-07-07T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Early computer.
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- ConnectMichigan Alliance handwritten notes on mission 2. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy.
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Michigan Nonprofit Forum 1991-12-17 executive committee handwritten meeting notes 2. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MSCS) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy.
- Date Created:
- 1991-12-17T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Michigan Nonprofit Forum 1992-10-12 board book previous board minutes not yet adopted. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MSCS) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy.
- Date Created:
- 1992-10-12T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Michigan Nonprofit Forum 1992-04-15 executive committee meeting planner. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MSCS) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy.
- Date Created:
- 1992-04-15T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Michigan Nonprofit Forum 1992-07-14 executive committee 501c3 status. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MSCS) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy.
- Date Created:
- 1992-07-14T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Michigan Nonprofit Forum 1992-07-14 executive committee agenda. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MSCS) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy.
- Date Created:
- 1992-07-14T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Chuck Irwin, Director of Physical Education, 1963-1974 with new rowing shell, 1964.
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Michigan Nonprofit Association 1999-12-21 board book board updates. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MSCS) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy.
- Date Created:
- 1999-12-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Michigan Nonprofit Association 2001-12-18 board book membership committee. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MSCS) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy.
- Date Created:
- 2001-12-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Michigan Nonprofit Association 2006-09-12 board book fund advancement committee. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MSCS) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy.
- Date Created:
- 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Michigan Nonprofit Association 2008-12-09 board book NPower. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MSCS) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy.
- Date Created:
- 2008-12-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Michigan Nonprofit Association 2009-12-08 board book public policy committee. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MSCS) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy.
- Date Created:
- 2009-12-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Michigan Nonprofit Association 2010-06-15 board book agenda. Records are compiled in the Our State of Generosity collection by the Johnson Center, along with the files of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), the Michigan Community Service Commission (MSCS) and the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy.
- Date Created:
- 2010-06-15T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Glenn Gronevelt was born in Grand Haven, Michigan in 1947. In early 1969 he enlisted in the Navy to be serve with the “Seabees” (Construction Battalions). He received introductory training at Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport, Mississippi then went to Naval Construction Battalion Center Port Hueneme, California for combat training. He was deployed to Vietnam in late May 1969 and arrived on June 1, 1969. He was assigned to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 302 and did construction work in Cam Ranh Bay, at New Port warehouse in Saigon, in Cat Lo, and he helped with building projects part of the “Vietnamization” process. During his time in Vietnam he also remembers witnessing first hand the movement of troops and supplies into Cambodia. He left Vietnam on July 1, 1970 and after visiting his family for the 4th of July he reported to Great Lakes Naval Station, Illinois and was discharged from the Navy.
- Date Created:
- 2015-07-30T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, May 03, 1945. Manley notes that there is question about his citizenship. He also volunteered for Paratroop, and notes that it is better than Infantry.
- Date Created:
- 1945-05-03T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, July 02, 1945. Manley notes that he is in the Orderly Room, acting as the Change of Quarters.
- Date Created:
- 1945-07-02T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, February 15, 1945. Worthington describes her day after Ned left on the train.
- Date Created:
- 1945-02-15T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- One leaf of Opera by Johannes Gerson and edited by Johannes Geiler von Kaisersberg. Printed in Strassburg by Johann (Reinhard) Grüninger in 1488. [GW 10714; ISTC ig00186000]
- Date Created:
- 1488-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- College administrators pose with a racing shell, alongside the official Grand Valley State College bus.
- Date Created:
- 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Article published in local Shelby, Michigan newspaper highlighting where to purchase pesticides in the area, including M.C. Field Company.
- Date Created:
- 1931-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Growing Community (NEH Common Heritage Project)
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- Black and white photograph of a large driftwood log that is uniquely shaped and appears to look like a dragon. It is sitting on the sand among the dunes and weathered from its surrounding environment.
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Stories of Summer (project)
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- Interview of David Lee "Tex" Hill by filmmaker Frank Boring for the documentary, Fei Hu: The Story of the Flying Tigers. Tex Hill served in the American Volunteer Group (AVG) as Squadron Leader to the 2nd Squadron "Panda Bears." Prior to joining the AVG, he served in the US Navy as a torpedo and dive bomber pilot and SB2U-2 pilot. During his AVG service, he became a double ace and had more than twelve victories against the Japanese. In this tape, Hill describes his work as a Naval Aviator prior to joining the American Volunteer Group, how he first heard of the opportunity in China, and his personal motivations for going oversees to serve with the AVG.
- Date Created:
- 1991-02-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Interview of David Lee "Tex" Hill by filmmaker Frank Boring for the documentary, Fei Hu: The Story of the Flying Tigers. Tex Hill served in the American Volunteer Group (AVG) as Squadron Leader to the 2nd Squadron "Panda Bears." Prior to joining the AVG, he served in the US Navy as a torpedo and dive bomber pilot and SB2U-2 pilot. During his AVG service, he became a double ace and had more than twelve victories against the Japanese. In this tape, Hill describes the training the AVG experienced with General Chennault and how the group welcomed the new batch of members into the family. He also goes into detail about their reaction to the news of Pearl Harbor and how it informed their work for Chennault during wartime.
- Date Created:
- 1991-02-22T00:00:00Z
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- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Interview of Bill Schaper by filmmaker Frank Boring for the documentary Fei Hu: The Story of the Flying Tigers. Bill Schaper was Crew Chief for the American Volunteer Group (AVG) 1st Squadron "Adam and Eves." He joined the AVG in 1941 after serving in the US Army as a Staff Sergeant in the 77th Pursuit Squadron. It was his responsibility to maintain the aircrafts. In this tape, Schaper discusses discusses the last days of the AVG and his experience returning to the United States along with the hero's welcome they received.
- Date Created:
- 1991-04-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
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- Address delivered by Pieter N. Termaat at Temple Emanuel, Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 9, 1988.
- Date Created:
- 1988-11-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Journal from GVSU student Courtney Ohman during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Date Created:
- 2020-04-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Text based flyer of the talk by Kate Millett and location, time and date are included.
- Date Created:
- 1992-04-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- A copy of a letter from The Hitching Post Co. addressed to Lloyd Harriss Pie Co. It expresses the relationship of the two companies as driven by the use of whipping cream. It is signed by L. B. Balensi.
- Date Created:
- 1940-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Stories of Summer (project)
- Notes:
- Wendall Smits was born in South Holland, Illinois in 1936. After graduating high school, a friend convinced him to join the Coast Guard Reserve at the age of 17. He completed two weeks of boot camp in 1955 at Cape May, New Jersey and became an engineman for the Coast Guard aboard various ships. He then became a chief engineman and, later, a lieutenant with a unit in Chicago before transferring to a Coast Guard unit in Gary, Indiana. After moving to Cleveland, Ohio, he was promoted to the position of warrant officer, and then to a Lieutenant Junior Grade. Smits primarily worked for port security at the various bases bases he was stationed at and also trained recruits for his Coast Guard units as a training officer. He was later awarded the Coast Guard Achievement Medal for his work rewriting engineering programs and engineering training manuals for the entire 9th district in Gary, Indiana.
- Date Created:
- 2017-07-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Notes:
- Letter requesting Sargent's advice on the possible nomination of John M. Clayton for a cabinet position.
- Date Created:
- 1844-03-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Correspondence from John Bennitt to his wife Charlotte, October 29, 1862. During this time, Bennitt enlists as an assistant surgeon in the 19th Michigan Infantry. Bennitt_s regiment moves from Dowagiac, Michigan to Cincinnati, where it joins General Granger_s Army of Kentucky at Covington. Bennitt describes their march to Lexington and Nicholasville. During this time in Kentucky, Bennitt is placed in charge of the divisional hospital. Their Centreville home is lost through forclosure and his family moves to Three Rivers, Michigan to stay with friends. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 2 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
- Date Created:
- 1862-10-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- I Hope to Do My Country Service: the Civil War letters of John Bennitt, M.D., Surgeon, 19th Michigan Infantry, part of collection with diaries published by Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 2005.
- Notes:
- Students arrive at the University of Michigan.
- Date Created:
- 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- P-47 Thunderbolt US Army fighter, October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- IL-18 Russian transport, September 1, 1952.
- Date Created:
- 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- SC-1 Seahawk US Navy observation aircraft, October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- JRM-1 Mars transport, October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Dove British transport, October 1, 1947.
- Date Created:
- 1947-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- O class, HMS Onslaught, British DD (destroyer), April 10, 1945.
- Date Created:
- 1945-04-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- FH-1 Phantom fighter (jet).
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on September 25, 1994 entitled "Creation: God's Risky Decision - Dream or Nightmare?", as part of the series "The First Testament", on the occasion of Pentecost XVIII, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: Genesis 9:8-11.
- Date Created:
- 1994-09-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Richard A. Rhem - An Archive of Sermons, Prayers, Talks and Stories: http://richardrhem.org/
- Notes:
- A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on August 6, 2000 entitled "Religion As Illusion", as part of the series "Religion: Significant Critique and Fresh Expression", on the occasion of Pentecost IX, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: Isaiah 43:3, Ephesians 4:13, Matthew 6:3.
- Date Created:
- 2000-08-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Richard A. Rhem - An Archive of Sermons, Prayers, Talks and Stories: http://richardrhem.org/
- Notes:
- Courthouse tower in Greensburg, Indiana. The tree growing at the top of the tower was first noticed in the 1870s.
- Date Created:
- 1951-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Looking SE toward the Wasatch Mountains from the steps of the Utah State Capitol Building in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Date Created:
- 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Assembly plant for Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) in Cairns, Queensland Australia, 1943.
- Date Created:
- 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Bertha Schwind Alten, wife of painter Mathias Alten.
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Newspaper photograph of Mathias and Bertha Alten and Mrs. John Cusick in gondola in Venice Italy. Alten was painting in Italy the summer of 1922.
- Date Created:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries