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- Daniel Bender, Professor of History at the University of Toronto, delivers a talk entitled, "Laboring the Zoo: The Human Work of Animals?" Bender describes the history of unionization in the zoo industry, employee relations, the expectations of the workers themselves for animal care, and relations with the viewing public. He describes the influence of William Temple Hornaday on the modern American zoo and its operations. Bender answers questions from the audience. He is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations and co-sponsored by the MSU Animal Studies Program. Held at the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-09-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Henrietta Bosch lived in Grand Haven all her life. In this interview, Henrietta shares stories about growing up prior to and during the Great Depression. She remembers fishing with her father on the Grand River, attending school through the eighth grade, and working at Miller's Dairy on Fulton Street until she married in 1938. She recalls living in an apartment house, which was demolished for the construction of the Community Center, the effect the Depression had on her family and their battle with scarlet fever. She also talks about the birth of the Wildrom triplets and other hospital experiences.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Dr. Wilma King delivers a lecture entitled, "The Essence of Liberty: Free African American Women Before Emancipation." King talks about her research and her future book on free African-American women before 1863. She is introduced by Michigan State University Michael Unsworth. The event is sponsored by the Libraries Computing and Technology division .
- Date Issued:
- 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Doris Dow recalls her career as a secretary at REO Motor Car Company/Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc, in Lansing, Mi, between 1950 and 1975. Dow talks about joining her mother and other relatives at the plant and describes her first job running a blueprint copier, becoming a secretary and later working for Oldsmobile. She says that at REO, the company was more a part of the social fabric of a worker's life than at Oldsmobile and goes on to describe the "fun" she had at the REO Girls Club, and performing charity work with other employees. Dow also discusses the decline of REO, the day that the doors were locked, the aftermath of the closing, the demolition of the REO Clubhouse and the loss of the REO pension fund. She explains the complexity of selling the company as a unit because of the way owner Francis Cappaert had divided the operations from the property. The interviewers are Shirley Bradley and Lisa Fine. Recorded as part of the REO Memories oral history project.
- Date Issued:
- 1992-02-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this interview, Grand Haven resident Ann Ribbink recalls the area near Jackson Street and US-31 where she lived with her family. She also describes the route the Interurban took through Grand Haven and recalls World War I and the Grand Haven Centennial (1934) celebration. Ann was unable to continue her education beyond the eighth grade when her father died. She worked at Keller Tool during the war to help support the family. She also made gloves at Peerless Glove, located on Seventh and Elliot Streets. She recalls business and industry in the area, including dairies, grocery stores, and Cook's Hardware. Ann's husband worked at Dake, Oldberg, and Challenge Machine during his life. Her son Ray shares what it was like when he was young.
- Date Issued:
- 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Theodore Roosevelt announces various bugle calls and talks about San Juan Hill. Gift of William Wedge.
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Retired Lansing Police Chief Jerry Mills discusses his career and experiences in an interview with retired Lansing Police Officers James Gleason and John Assiff. Mills discusses the relationship between officer education and training, civil unrest during the 1960's, his involvement in the formation of the Lansing chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police, and his time as head of the Lansing Police Department Helicopter unit.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-06-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Blake Miller explains what motivated him to come to Michigan Agricultural College (M.A.C.) from upstate New York to play football in the years following World War One. He talks about his coaches and fellow players, several games in which he played, training at Lake Lansing, playing professional football for the Detroit Heralds, his pro-golf career in the 1920s, taking a job in insurance and working at Oldsmobile during World War Two. He also talks about coaches John Macklin and Jim Crowley and says that Biggie Munn's teams in the 1950s were the best in Spartan history. Miller is interviewed by Fred W. Stabley, director of Michigan State University Sports Information.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Know your city," Dr. Willis Dunbar discusses the history of Kalamazoo's streets. Dunbar focuses on both the design history of the streets and how many of them were named.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-03-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In the first of two oral history interviews, Donna Zischke, former Michigan State University Director of Academic Human Resources, talks about her role as a representative of the university administration in the MSU Faculty Grievance Policy (FGP). Zischke reflects on maintaining the records of FGP, how the FGP evolved over time, and how different university provosts felt about the procedure. Zischke and interviewers Robert Banks and John Revitte discuss where records of the FGP may be located and Revitte describes what documents he has been able to uncover so far in his research. The three also talk about past faculty unionization attempts and other topics they would like to discuss in a future interview. Zischke is interviewed by Robert Banks, former MSU associate provost and associate vice president for Academic Human Resources emeritus, and professor emeritus of the MSU James Madison College and John Revitte, MSU professor emeritus of Labor Studies.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-10-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Walter Campbell, former Regional Director for the Allied Industrial Workers (AIW) Region 7 in west Michigan and former Secretary-Treasurer of the Michigan State AFL-CIO, talks about AIW President Lester Washburn testifying about union corruption before a Senate committee, the merger of the AFL and the CIO in 1955, the creation of the UAW-CIO and the UAW-AFL, efforts to evict communists from the union ranks, and charges of widespread union corruption. He also talks about numerous labor leaders with whom he was acquainted, his duties as Secretary Treasurer of the AFL-CIO, being appointed to the state unemployment board by Michigan Governor Williams, and his own efforts to bring the building trades back into the AFL-CIO. Campbell is interviewed by Lisa Fine, Michigan State University professor of History, and John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial relations.
- Date Issued:
- 2002-11-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- A Michigan State University faculty panel participates in a discussion entitled, "The Evolving Nature of Rights." Panelists describe their research, perspectives and conclusions around the evolving nature of civil and human rights including indigenous property rights, the right to water, privacy, health care and more. Panelists are: Associate Dean Steven Kautz, College of Social Science; Dean Joan Howarth, College of Law; Associate Chair Laurie Medina, Department of Anthropology, College of Social Science; Chair of Water Research Joan Rose, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources; and Dean William Strampel, College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore, Dean of the Honors College, convenes the session and moderates questions from the audience. Part of the series "Sharper Focus/Wider Lens" sponsored by: MSU Honors College; College of Law; College of Social Science; Department of Fisheries and Wildlife; College of Agriculture and Natural Resources; and the College of Osteopathic Medicine. Held in the MSU Student Union.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-09-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Doug Noverr, Michigan State University Professor of Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures, delivers a talk entitled, "Two versions/visions of Irish immigrant history: Ron Howard's 'Far and away' (1992) and Martin Scorsese's 'Gangs of New York' (2002)". Noverr describes the films and their historical context and recounts Irish patterns of immigration, intermarriage with Native Americans, and settlement on the continent. He explains the fear and racism directed at the Irish by the "Know nothings" as well as the machine politics rampant in New York City. Questions and answers conclude the event. Noverr is introduced by Professor John P. Beck, Associate Director, Michigan State University School of Human Resources and Labor Relations. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations and the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-11-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Weil remembers his medical school training during WWII, his first position, and coming to MSU in 1968 for the challenge of creating the new Department of Pediatrics. He also discusses hiring faculty, sharing laboratory space with other colleges, the shift from a two-year to a four-year program, professional organizations, political advocacy for children’s health issues, various national efforts that elevated the profile of MSU, and the Department’s relationship with local hospitals and local physicians. Retired Pediatrics Department administrator and faculty member Dr. David J. Kallen, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, conducts the interview. Part of the MSU Department of Pediatrics and Human Development Oral History Project.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-02-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1998-09-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Marilyn Chamberlain talks about working at REO Motor Car Company/Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc., in Lansing, MI, from 1965 to 1975. She talks about her many bosses and the unique family atmosphere in the plant, which she says she never found in any other workplace. Her husband, Calvin Chamerlain, talks about coming to REO from Motor Wheel in Lansing and working his way up from machine operator to time study analyst on the truck and lawnmower lines. He says that workers often felt threatened by time studies and reacted to them with hostility. The Chamerlains recount the decline and end of the company, the loss of the REO Clubhouse, hard feelings and tension throughout the factory and leaving the plant for the last time. The interviewers are Shirley Bradley and Lisa Fine. Recorded as part of the REO Memories oral history project.
- Date Issued:
- 1992-06-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- On returning from Berlin, President Harry Truman addresses the American people. He touches mostly upon issues of the Potsdam agreement, including the goals for a Germany controlled by the Allies, German reparations and the agreement on Poland. The President also justifies the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and warns of things to come if Japan does not surrender.
- Date Issued:
- 1945-08-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Western Michigan at work," Dr. Willis Dunbar profiles the Grand Rapids Bookcase and Chair Company of Hastings, Michigan. Dunbar discusses the history of the company, its process for designing and producing furniture, and why it has shifted from making solid oak furniture to making furniture in the modern style. Dunbar also interviews various company employees.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-10-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Don Stevens, former Michigan State University trustee and AFL-CIO board member, talks about his experiences in the Michigan labor movement. Among other topics, he discusses the Association of Catholic Trade Unionists, the anti-union efforts of Father Coughlin, the pro-union efforts of other priests, the internal struggles of a number of Michigan unions during WWII as different factions jockeyed for control and influence and the creation of the United Way as a method for coordinating charitable fund raising . Stevens also talks about the 1961-62 Michigan constitutional convention, Coleman Young, Gus Scholle, the growth of union influence in the state and the 1948 campaigns of G. Mennen Williams for governor and Gerald R. Ford for the U.S. Congress. Stevens says that Ford courted union support in the 1948 Republican primary and later betrayed the unions by voting to override President Truman's veto of the Taft-Hartley Act. Stevens is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations. Part three of four. Gift of John Revitte.
- Date Issued:
- 1983-03-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Ken Germanson, Allied Industrial Workers international union staff member, AIW newspaper editor, and president of the Wisconsin Labor History Society (WLHS), talks with Michigan State University Labor and Industrial Relations Professor Emeritus John Revitte via telephone. Germanson and Revitte discuss topics to cover in future calls and then Germanson talks about the WLHS, its mission, and his involvement. Germanson talks "Bay View massacre" in Milwaukee in May 1886 and how the WLHS has raised awareness about this piece of Wisconsin labor history. He also describes other WLHS efforts and explains why he is so active in the organization. Germanson talks about his family and his father's job in a tannery, and his own work experience as a newspaper writer and a union activist with the International Newspaper Guild. Part 3 of 7.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-11-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Lois Schrier was born in Grand Haven to Arend John II and Grace Arkema Nyland. Her grandfather, Arend John I, owned and operated the Grand Haven Leather Company, which later became Eagle Ottawa Leather Company. Lois recalls the day when the Peoples Bank in Grand Haven was robbed in the summer of 1933. Upon graduating from high school, she entered the WWII cadet nursing program at Saint Mary's in Grand Rapids, but the war ended before she could serve. Instead, she completed her service at Grand Haven Municipal Hospital. Also during the interview, Lois discusses the fishing industry, women's roles in society and equal rights.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In his monthly radio program Memories of the Past, Doug Tjapkes interviews Grand Haven resident John VanSchelven about his early memories of the area. During this program, John talks about the old lighthouse on the bluff and the catwalk on the pier. He gives details about the Coast Guard Training camp at Mulligan's Hollow and the rifle range. He recalls Central Park and the band concerts offered there, the old carbon street lights, and the Interurban Dummy Line that ran from downtown out to Highland Park. He discusses the fish industry and the fish shanties set up on Dewey Hill.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1890-08-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- United States President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe deliver remarks following a wreath-laying ceremony at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial in Japan. Obama describes the horrors of World War Two and the destruction of the first atomic bomb and says that the U.S. and Japan have made choices since the Hiroshima bombing that should give the world hope and that the world needs to change its mindset about war and work toward peaceful cooperation. Prime Minister Abe, via a translator, talks about his address to the U.S. Congress in 2015 on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two and about the friendship between the U.S. and Japan.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-05-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush speaks at the Graduation Ceremony for Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agents at the FBI Academy in Quantico, VA. Bush says, "Members of this class join the FBI during a momentous time in our nation's history." Bush speaks on the many challenges the agency has faced since its creation, including the mobs of the 1920s, the Second World War, the Cold War, and the terrorist attacks of September 11th. Bush goes on the explain how the force has changed since the 9/11 attacks, transforming the national security institutions.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-10-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- David Stowe, professor of English and Religious Studies at Michigan State University delivers a talk entitled, "Laboring by the Rivers of Babylon: The Work, Music and Religious Culture of Psalm 137." Stowe explains the historical significance of the verse, describes how it has resonated within western culture throughout history and how it has been interpreted in music, poetry, and art. The talk is interspersed with examples of the verse set to music in several genres. He answers questions from the audience. Stowe is introduced by Kurt Dewhurst, director emeritus of the MSU Museum. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series co-sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations and the MSU Museum. Held in the MSU Museum Auditorium.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-03-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michael Harrison, Michigan State University's first Faculty Grievance Official (FGO), reflects on the development of the Faculty Grievance Policy (FGP) at the university and his role in the grievance process. Harrison says that he trained many faculty members and academic departments on the use of the grievance process, that he had to wade through a huge backlog of grievances when he started in the job, and that maybe two grievances per semester actually went to formal hearings. Former MSU FGO and interviewer John Revitte compares his experience as FGO with Harrison's and two also discuss the pros and cons of the current system.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-02-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Emile Berliner recites "The Lord's Prayer" in English. Taken from a five-inch demonstration record.
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Bill Faunce, professor emeritus of the Michigan State University Department of Sociology, talks about his youth, education, and what brought him to MSU in 1957 to teach industrial sociology and work in the Center for Labor and Industrial Relations which later became known as the School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SLIR). Faunce also talks about his research, the structure of SLIR, the mission of the school, working in an auto plant in his younger days, and coordinating the school's move from the basement of Marshall Hall to South Kedzie Hall. Faunce is interviewed by John Revitte, MSU professor of Labor and Industrial Relations.
- Date Issued:
- 1996-09-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- The Bard Steel Company is featured in this installment of "Western Michigan at work" hosted by Dr. Willis Dunbar. Dunbar describes the inner workings of the steel warehouse and mill supply company and details the economic advantages served by buying these products from a distributor rather than buying them directly from the source. Dunbar interviews long-time employee Charles Herrington about how the company has grown during his time there.
- Date Issued:
- 1948-03-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias discusses his experiences during World War II and his opinions on current world politics in an interview. Zacharias says that there is no imminent or inevitable war coming, in his opinion, and argues that if the communist revolution in China succeeds they will not be influenced by Russia. Zacharias also describes his role in softening Japanese attitudes towards surrender through psychological warfare by focusing on the Japanese Navy.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-03-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Prudence Burns Burrell talks about enlisting in the the United States Army Nurse Corps as a registered nurse in 1942 and her service during World War Two in medical units in Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines. She also talks about the racism she experienced while in the Army, and marrying a medical administrator with whom she worked in the Philippines in a wedding dress made from a parachute.
- Date Issued:
- 2002-03-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Sam Ruegsegger, project manager for the Christman Company, and Jeff White, project superintendent, talk about their responsibilities on the project to renovate, restore, and construct new portions of the Snyder-Phillips Halls complex to house the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH) on the campus of Michigan State University. They talk about learning to work together, the project's aggressive schedule, coordinating all the complex tasks and resources needed, and the difficulties in trying to plan ahead for all of the many construction details. They also talk about site picketing by union members, how the Chirstman follows all wage rate laws, and how they try to foster good relations with the unions.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Paul Fortino, his daughter Margaret Michlitsch, and his wife Mary Jane are interviewed about the family businesses. Paul recollects Italian business ethics in the early 20th Century, what it was like being the only Italian Catholic family in Grand Haven, and working through the wartime and Depression eras. Paul also gives a detailed description of his school days and his career. He took over the family retail business in Grand Haven in 1941, which became the first business in Grand Haven to obtain a liquor license after Prohibition. Paul was a board member of the North Ottawa Community Hospital, the Harbor Commission, and the Highway Commission. He was President of the Chamber of Commerce and Director of Security First/Pacesetter Bank.
- Date Issued:
- 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- First Lady Michelle Obama welcomes Smokey Robinson, John Legend, Berry Gordy, and Robert Santelli to the White House to lead a youth workshop on the legacy and history of Motown Records. Santelli opens with a history of the Motown era and Gordy reflects on first being a boxer and his start in music. Robinson describes growing up in the same neighborhood as Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin and they all discuss becoming associated with Motown, launching their careers, writing songs, and how groups were started. They take questions and John Legend sings a Stevie Wonder song.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-02-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Journalist and author Gordon Young delivers a talk entitled, "Being Flint: Life and Labor in the Shrinking City." Young relates his home buying experience in San Francisco and doing the same in Flint, Michigan as he became reacquainted with his hometown. Young describes what brought him back to Flint and the writing of his book, "Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City." He reflects on Flint's decline and what steps have been taken to rejuvenate the city. A question and answer session follows. Young is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations and the MSU Museum. Held at the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-09-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Lenin's speeches deal with the following subjects: a) to the memory of Chairman of All-Russian Central Executive Committee, Conrade Yakov Sverdlov; b) speech to the 3rd Communist International; c) Comrade Lenin's report on radio conversations with the Hungarian communist leader Bela Kun; d) address to the Red Army; e) what is Soviet power? f) how to deliver the toilers and laborers from the oppression of the land-owners and capitalists for all time; g) about the work of the transport system; h) about labor discipline Melodiya, All-Union Record Firm (April Factory), 1919-1921.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Lyndon B. Johnson announces a resolution adopted by the UN Security Council regarding the conflict between Greece and Turkey in Cyprus. The resolution calls for peace keepers and an international mediator.
- Date Issued:
- 1964-03-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Rowan University Professor of History Melissa R. Klapper delivers a talk entitled, "Small strangers: Immigrant children in America, 1880-1925", in conjunction with a yearlong initiative and exhibit by the Michigan State University Jewish Studies Program called "Telling family stories: Jews, genealogy and history". Klapper describes the waves of immigration to the U.S. and the experiences of children as they came of age, finding themselves increasingly caught between Old World expectations and New World demands. Klapper is introduced by MSU Librarian Deborah Margolis. Michigan State University Professor Kirsten Fermaglich explains the Jewish Studies Program exhibit. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia Series, held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-04-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama makes the keynote address at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 45th Annual Awards Dinner. Obama highlights the contributions of African-American women during the civil rights movement and also addresses issues related to gender equality, policing, and the criminal justice system. Held at the Waller E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-09-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- This radio program includes excerpts from the original news stories that aired during the year. In 1964, management of WGHN radio is assumed by George Kleist and Doug Tjapkes. The US Air Force Thunderbirds participate in the Coast Guard Festival. The Musical Fountain is re-dedicated by Claude VerDuin, and the Nativity Scene on Dewey Hill is dedicated by Governor George Romney. Fires occurring at the home of George Christman in Spring Lake, Seaver Industrial Finishing Company, Muskegon Christian School, and Nunica Tavern are mentioned. The Spring Lake Junior and Senior High Schools are expanded. The new Grand Haven Junior High School and the Fruitport Branch of the Muskegon County Library are dedicated. Other construction projects in the area include the Ottawa County Building and the M-104 bypass bridge, and the plans for the new Grand Haven Post Office are approved. Strikes occur at Anderson Bolling and Gardner Denver, and a new world-record is set by Grand Haven water performer Dave Rue, who is pulled across Lake Michigan by a large kite and accompanied by Felix Pytlinske. The program also includes a list of prominent citizens who passed away during the year.
- Date Issued:
- 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- The Dunkley Company is featured in this installment of "Western Michigan at work" hosted by Dr. Willis Dunbar. Dunbar gives a brief history of Samuel J. Dunkley, the company's founder, who invented the mechanized cherry pitting process which the company mass produces. Dunbar then explains the way the cherry pitter operates and visits the Paw Paw Canning Company to view the cherry pitter in action.
- Date Issued:
- 1949-07-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Changing social structure of Latin America, Bay of Pigs incident, view of Latin America on U.S., appeal of Communism for Latin Americans, propaganda from Cuba to Latin America.
- Date Issued:
- 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Mohammad Khalil, associate professor of Religious Studies at Michigan State University, leads a discussion of the book, "Muhammad : a very short introduction" by Jonathan A.C. Brown which analyzes the Prophet's life and his place in Islamic scholarship and traditions, and explains some of the different interpretations of Muhammad's life within Islamic and Western thought. Dr. Khalil presents a brief lecture framing the discussion before the audience breaks out into small groups. The small group discussions are not heard. Dr. Khalil reconvenes the large group to discuss the book. Part two of a five part series entitled "Muslim journeys : pathways of faith," exploring Muslim faith in the United States and throughout the world. MSU Librarian Deborah Margolis convenes the event and explains how the discussion will be facilitated. Sponsored by: the MSU Libraries, the MSU Muslim Studies Program, the East Lansing Area Clergy Association, the Islamic Society of Greater Lansing,the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the American Library Association. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-02-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- This is a recording of the 27th annual Tri-Cities Historical Museum's Heritage Dinner and meeting, held November 7, 1986. Dave Seibold introduces the festivities and talks about events that happened in the Grand Haven area on November 7th over the years. He also recognizes the many volunteers and the Poel family for being the first Centennial Family from the area. Dave introduces J. Nyhof Poel, the family representative. Poel talks about his career as Ottawa County Clerk and the history of his family. Next, Paul Verseput talks about the museum millage and budget. The main speaker, Hal Dittenburg, is introduced by Sandy McBeth. Hal describes plans to celebrate Michigan's sesquicentennial at the state and local levels in 1987.
- Date Issued:
- 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama addresses the United Nations General Assembly. Obama recounts the reasons for creating the UN and talks about current world politics today. He also discusses the "Arab Spring" movement, and says that the idea that change can be achieved through violence died with Osama bin Laden. Obama is introduced by UN General Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz al-Nassar.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-09-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this interview, Mary Ingalls chronicles her life in the Grand Haven area from the one-room schoolhouse where she was educated to living on a self-sufficient farm during the Depression. Her memories from the farm include feeding the thrashers, canning and pickling, keeping a root cellar, hiring migrant workers, and steamboats traveling to Bruce's Bayou to retrieve the farm's produce for market. She remembers her courting days, various large manufacturing companies in the area, and her husband's death from a railroad accident. Her recollection further includes land ownership through the years, times of illness, and stories about holiday and family gatherings.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In an oral history interview, Ed Barton, volunteer curator of the "Changing Men Collection" in the Michigan State University Libraries' Special Collections unit, talks about the history and development of the collection and the men's movement itself. Barton says that the collection began with a donation facilitated by MSU Professor Bruce Curtis and has continued to grow robustly based upon Barton's support and active gathering of conference materials. Barton also outlines the core tenets of the different branches of the men's movement and says that his own involvement in the movement has helped him develop the collection.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- This collection contains materials from Meridian Township in Ingham County. Contents include: records of residency, histories, Haslett library history, newspaper clippings, cemetery information, maps, development materials, and information on Lake Lansing and Haslett Park.
- Date Created:
- [1880 TO 1975]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Meridian Township
- Description:
- General historical information about the City of Lansing, Ingham County, and Michigan. Some maps are in these files. 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:
- This collection contains materials from the 1961-1962 Constitutional Convention which resulted in the 1963 Constitution. The Constitution was written at the Lansing Civic Arena, presently known as Constitution Hall. The collection contains research papers, publications, the Constitution, journals, reports, analyses, and committee reports. Work began on the new Constitution in October 1961 and worked specifically on changes increasing civil rights to all citizens. It also brought changes including: different powers given to local governments and public education officials, and changes in terms of office for elected officials. It was approved on April 1, 1963.
- Date Created:
- [1961 TO 1963]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Michigan Constitutional Convention
- Description:
- Located at 3500 Grand River Avenue North. It was named for settlers whose horses drank from the creek. It was constructed in 1953 with an addition made in 1956. It was annexed to Lansing Public Schools in 1958 and another addition was added in 1961. Contents include: Awards, bylaws, treasurer's journal, meeting minutes, correspondence, facility planning, bicentennial. Box two also includes one folder each for Lyons and Main Street Schools.
- Date Created:
- [1951 TO 1978]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing School District Collection
- Description:
- The Historian is a publication of Wortman Enterprises and is a look back at the greater Lansing area. Container lists are updated as we add new titles and issues to the collection.
- Date Created:
- 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Newspapers and Periodicals Collection
- Description:
- Located at 620 Lesher Place. The land was purchased in 1892 for Lesher Place School. The name changed to East Park in 1895 and a second story was added soon after. A fire occurred din 1907 and a new building was constructed in 1916. The first PTA was organized in 1924 and in 1926 the name became Oak Park. Contents include: Awards.
- Date Created:
- 1983-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing School District Collection
- Description:
- Located at 2216 Cedar Street South. The land was purchased in 1917 and the schol opened in 1918. An addition was made in 1952 including a public library. Contents include: documents, History books.
- Date Created:
- [1924 TO 1985]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing School District Collection
- Description:
- Located at 1900 Cedar Street South at the southwest corner of Cedar and Mount Hope Road East. The land was purchased in 1924 and a v-shaped building was constructed. It was named for Walter H. French who held many titles in the community. The school opened in 1925 with additions made in 1957. Contents include: Sports photos, anniversaries, awards, principals, history, guides, correspondence, records, clippings, treasurer book, slides taken by students between 1967 and 1979.
- Date Created:
- [1920 TO 1966]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing School District Collection
- Description:
- Located at 1106 Cedar Street North. Cedar Street School began construction in 1847 and was rebuilt in 1851. This building was rebuilt again with additions in 1876. New additions were again made in 1900 and 1917. The original part of the building was demolished in 1941 when a new entrance was built. Contents include: Scrapbooks, notes, and historical materials from PTA.
- Date Created:
- [1920 TO 1978]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing School District Collection
- Description:
- Located at 1028 Barnes Avenue West. Barnes Elementary was constructed in 1919 as a five room building on the corner of Barnes Avenue and Logan Street. It opened in September 1919 and an addition was made in summer of 1920. The school sat on 2.25 acres and had a capacity of 410. Contents: Yearly histories compiled by the PTA, meeting minutes, financial reports, membership materials, other PTA records and scrapbooks.
- Date Created:
- [1929 TO 1979]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Lansing School District Collection
- Description:
- This is a recording of the 28th annual Tri-Cities Historical Museum's Heritage Dinner and meeting, held November 5, 1987. Guest speaker Wilbur Rykert gives an account of the life of Rix Robinson, one of Grand Haven's early settlers who gave the city its name. Rykert presents Robinson's early life, his political career, his fur trading business that included the Grand, Kalamazoo, and Muskegon Rivers. Robinson's successful relations with local Native American tribes are also highlighted. According to historian Wallace K. Ewing, "In 1821, he helped with a treaty between the U.S. Government and the Pottawatomie Indians. Another treaty in 1836 ceded all land north of the Grand River to the U.S. Government. Respected by both Native Americans and Whites for his fairness, intelligence, and knowledge of the wilderness, Rix was credited with founding West Michigan ... In 1821 he married Pemissquotoquay, "Flying-Cloud Woman," the daughter of a Chief of the Pere Marquette Indians [Chief Hazy Cloud]." Rykert also gives a general overview of Michigan history in the 1800s.
- Date Issued:
- 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Globe Knitting Works is featured in this installment of "Western Michigan at Work" hosted by Dr. Willis Dunbar. Dunbar gives a history of the company, which was started by Norwegian immigrant E.A. Clemmons in 1897, and describes the process by which garments are made at Globe Knitting. Edgar Charles, one of the knitters, describes his duties and the working conditions while Jane Radich, who works in the cutting department, explains how the cutters shape and form the knitted fabric into garments.
- Date Issued:
- 1947-09-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Kazuko Aoki talks about going into Hiroshima after the bombing and experiencing black rain. She also discusses her life in Hawaii after the war and volunteering at a hospice.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-02-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this installment of "Freedom Train Tales," Dr. Willis Dunbar discusses the circumstances surrounding the Emancipation Proclamation and its effects. Dunbar describes President Abraham Lincoln as a pragmatic man rather than an idealistic one and makes the argument that Emancipation was as much about stopping Great Britain from recognizing the Confederacy and bringing northern abolitionists into agreement with the Union as it was about ending slavery or freeing slaves. Dunbar also talks about the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation on the war, the 13th 14th and 15th Amendments to U.S. Constitution and the various racist laws the South implemented in an attempt to restore white Southerners power.
- Date Issued:
- 1948-05-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- 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
- Description:
- 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
- Description:
- 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:
- Takeo Yamashiro says he does not remember anything about the Hiroshima bombing, but does remember his classmates later dying from Leukemia. Yamashiro also talks about immigrating to Canada and his views on the current proliferation of nuclear arms.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-03-23T00:00:00Z
- 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
- Description:
- 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:
- Taihiru Bai, a Korean, says that he was working outside of the city with his familiy when the atomic bomb exploded in Hiroshima. He also talks about his search for his brother in the aftermath of the bombing, the years of hardship following the war, returning to Korea, being threatened by war in Korea, and finally finding a way to emigrate to Brazil. Bai says that he only recently acquired a Hibakusya Medical Card with the help of Hibakusha association in Brazil. Part two of two parts.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-08-07T00:00:00Z
- 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:
- Sachiko Rummel says that she lost her father from radiation related disease after the Hiroshima blast and had a difficult childhood raising her sisters, brother and her sick mother. She explains that she came to Canada after her marriage and only recently started speaking about her experience.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-03-23T00:00:00Z
- 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
- Description:
- President Bush also reports on successes in the 48-hour-old ground war in the Persian Gulf, and talks about building a new world order based on the rule of law and mutual security.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-02-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Mitsugu Horioka recounts touring Hiroshima shorty after the atomic bombing 1945. He also talks about emigrating to Brazil and his current profession.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-06-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Professor Anping Qiu from Beijing University in China, talks about the Michigan State University Libraries' copy of an eight volume dictionary published around 1573, during the Ming Dynasty. He discusses various book forms and styles, printing and editions, paper and binding, and other aspects of book production in China. In Chinese. Introduction given by MSU Librarian Xian Wu. Part of the MSU Libraries' Colloquia Series co-sponsored by the MSU Asian Studies Center and held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Eleanor Barnes Pierce talks about her father, Lansing Mayor Orlando Mack Barnes and his influence on the development of post-Civil War Lansing and Michigan. Pierce is interviewed by Margaret O'Rourke and James Billings. Pierce recalls her childhood in the Barnes mansion and talks about her family and their lifestyle and their daily lives. O'Rourke describes the mansion as viewed in a number of photos, reads from Orlando Barnes' biography, Eleanor's wedding announcement and the obituaries of Orlando Barnes and his wife. Following the interview Billings and O'Rourke visit the site of the mansion which was demolished in 1957, describe what they see and speculate on the extent of the property. They also visit Evergreen Cemetery and the Barnes family grave site and read from headstones.
- Date Issued:
- 1983-01-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Historian, writer and performer Dennis Stroughmatt tells the story of the French Creoles who settled the Illinois country over three hundred years ago. In his talk, "French Creole Music and Language from the Missouri Mines, 1723-2008", Stroughmatt mixes fiddle music, singing and story telling to demonstrate the French Creole dialect of the Mississippi and Wabash river corridors. He tells the history of the people and their culture and explains the connection Michigan had as a corridor through which trappers, settlers, and commerce passed, carrying French influence to the interior of North America. Includes a question and answer session. Stroughmatt is introduced by Michigan State University Profeffor John P. Beck. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia Series. Co-sponsored by the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series presented by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-03-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Norm Paggeot made a habit of jumping from balloons and airplanes. In this collection of reminiscences, he talks about biplanes, making his own parachutes, the history of the Grand Haven area airport, a plane crash into a house, and other accidents and mishaps he experienced. He shares the story of his first jump.
- Date Issued:
- 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Kazue Kawasaki talks about losing all of her classmates in the Hiroshima bombing while she survived because she was at work in an arms factory. She talks about feeling shame in the aftermath of the bombing because she still had her clothes on while everyone else was naked and burned. She also talks about immigrating to the U.S.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-03-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In part three of the Michigan Writers Series event "Music History: Dramatizing the African American Experience", playwright Sandra Seaton joins cast members and Michigan State University faculty members for a question and answer session following a dramatic reading of scenes from her play "Music History" and a panel discussion of themes presented in her work. Participants discuss the historical context of the play, music and culture, the civil rights movement and the creative process. Brian Collins from the MSU Alumni Association also explains how new technology can augment classroom instruction. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Elizabeth Crane Anesi talks about enlisting for officer training in the Women's U.S. Army Auxiliary Corps in 1942, establishing an embarkation point in San Francisco as her first major assignment, and how the WAAC was changed to the Women's Army Corps (WAC) within a year of her enlistment. Anesi also talks about being transferred to New York, visiting President Roosevelt's grave, establishing a rest and relaxation post at an unused dorm at Vassar College, and her last assignment which was conducting POW separation interviews in Indiana.
- Date Issued:
- 2002-03-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Cynthia Edmonds-Cady, professor in the School of Social Work at Illinois State University, delivers a talk entitled, Defining welfare, work, and motherhood: women’s participation in the welfare rights movement in Detroit, 1964-1972, at the Michigan State University Museum. Edmonds-Cady describes the unlikely political partnership between suburban, middle-class white women, known as welfare friends, and welfare recipients in the Detroit area. She describes a grassroots welfare reform movement engaged in civil disobedience and protests, and provides an historical view of welfare policy at both the Federal and State level. Her presentation highlights the irony of poor mothers actively advocating for sufficient resources to raise their families, in an alliance with affluent suburban women who had the luxury of staying home with their children. Edmonds-Cady is introduced by Professor John P. Beck, Associate Director, Michigan State University School of Human Resources and Labor Relations. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations and the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-03-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Maurice Wilson, Director of the Tri-Cities Historical Museum, conducts a tour of the museum, located at 1 North Harbor Drive in Grand Haven. He gives details about the exhibits and area history.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- "America hates war, America hopes for peace", and the 1937 quarantine speech and news clips where Roosevelt calls for new spending and lending program, for priming the pump, and for consolidating the New Deal. News that Congress voted to build the biggest navy in the world is heard.
- Date Issued:
- 1946-04-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Taft gives a campaign speech entitled "Who are the people?"
- Date Issued:
- 1912-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In 1969, Dr. Mary Kitchel was named "Tri-Cities Career Woman of the Year" and in 1987 the Rotary Club honored her as a "Paul Harris Fellow." In 1990, she was the first recipient of the Tri-Cities Historical Museum "Historian of the Year." She also served as the first woman president of the Tri-Cities Historical Soceity and became an avid collector for the Tri-Cities Historical Museum. In this interview, Dr. Kitchel recalls the early days of the Museum and various artifacts she was able to acquire.
- Date Issued:
- 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- A Michigan State University faculty panel discusses the topic "Understanding Genocide Across Time and Space". Panelists look at the historical record of genocide, its causes and effects, the actions of victims and perpetrators, the memories of survivors, other acts of terror used to suppress groups or populations, and geopolitical pressures surrounding the use of the word "genocide". MSU Professor John P. Beck convenes the session and moderates questions from the audience. Part of the series "Sharper Focus/Wider Lens" sponsored by the following MSU colleges and departments: the Honors College, the Department of Anthropology, Teacher Education, the School of Criminal Justice, the Jewish Studies Center, the Peace and Justice Studies Program, the African and Asian Studies Centers, the Center for Integrative Studies in Social Science.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-11-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. C. Kurt Dewhurst, Michigan State University Director of Arts and Cultural Initiatives for University Outreach and Engagement, MSU Museum Curator, and Museum Director Emeritus, hosts a panel discussion titled, "Provocative Parallels: The Liberation Struggle and the U.S. Civil Rights Movement - A Special Project 60/50 Brown Bag Lunch Conversation." The conversation compares and contrasts the Liberation Struggle in South Africa with the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. Participants explore the connections as part of the MSU Project 60/50 thematic year linking exploration and study with public commemoration and remembrance, intertwined with many cultural expressions focused on civil and human rights. Panelists are: Dr. Peter Alegi, MSU Professor of History, Dr. Joe T. Darden, MSU Professor of Geography and African and African-American Studies, MSU Professor Kristi L. Bowman, College of Law, and Dr. Peter Limb, MSU Librarian and Professor of History. The session is held in conjunction with new exhibitions on Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada and Ruby Bridges at the MSU Museum and "The Greater Lansing Sites of Conscience Project". Held in the MSU Museum Auditorium.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-03-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In his monthly radio program Memories of the Past, Doug Tjapkes interviews Grand Haven resident John VanSchelven about his early memories of the area. During this program, John remembers his Grandfather's livery, which he later sold to Bill Bronsema, who created the first taxi service in town. John talks about company picnics often held on boats. He tells the history of the Naomi, along with other boats that made trips between Grand Haven and Fruitport, and recalls early automobile traffic.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In this interview, life-long resident Anne Fisher talks about her family and their involvement in the local fishing industry. She details her family genealogy, including the Fisher, Glerum, and Scott families. She also talks about her career at Reichardt's.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- A full ten years before Edison patented his gramophone, this German language cylinder documents the sounds of lambs, cows, cuckoos, and other fauna.
- Date Issued:
- 1878-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- In a campaign speech, Taft compares the Republican and Democratic methods of regulation and prosecution of the trusts, and calls for upholding the high protective tariff.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Grand Haven native Al VanBemmelen was a local fireman and boxer who helped build the City Hall and Fire Station in 1934. In this interview, he also discusses Grand Haven's first hospital and the development of North Ottawa Community Hospital. Before the new hospital was built, Al recalls how folks with contagious diseases were quarantined in the Pest House, located on the corner of Taylor and Sheldon Streets. Mr. VanBemmelen also provides details about area dairies, his work at Grand Haven High School and Keller Tool, and his boxing career. He recalls his school days at the Fourth Ward, which became Ferry Elementary School.
- 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 about Trayvon Martin, his death, and the verdict in the court trial for the man accused of killing the Florida teenager. Obama says "Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago," as he explains his opinion on the case and the ruling suggesting that, "the African American community is looking at this issue through a set of experiences and a history that doesn't go away." Held in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-07-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection