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- Description:
- This group of Seymour's personal ephemera items includes: An envelope from Charles F. Rhodes, Chief of Police, Pontiac, Mich. to Alfred Seymour (postmarked 1919). A memorial card from the funeral of Claude E. Cady (Nov. 30, 1953). A memorial card for Julia A. Staelens (d. 1957). A memorial card for Louis O. Staelens (d. April 5, 1961). A note to Seymour with envelope on Suwannee Hotel (St. Petersburg, Fla.) stationery. An anniversary card from a florist shop, to Chief Seymour and family from The Industrial news (March 6, 1925).
- Date Created:
- [1919 TO 1961]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Alfred Seymour Collection
- Description:
- This collection contains contains approximately 150 memorial service cards for funerals held at the Riley Funeral Home and/or the Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church (sometimes called the Collins A. M. E. Church) in Lansing, Michigan. They are organized alphabetically by last name. Most date from the early 1960s through the 1970s, with a few earlier than 1960. Some of the memorial cards include brief biographies of the deceased. The Trinity A. M. E. Church and Riley Funeral Home are historically black organizations, though all the deceased individuals in this collection may not necessarily be African-American. These cards were given to the Forest Parke Library and Archives in 1992 by a donor who wished to remain anonymous. A name index is attached to this record. For further information please contact the library.
- Date Created:
- [1960 TO 1979]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- African-American Memorial Cards
- Description:
- This collection of family papers and memorabilia starts with a family tree of the descendants of Dr. Henry Palmer (1827-1895), who was a Civil War surgeon and then became the surgeon general of Wisconsin, based in Janesville, Wisconsin. The collection was assembled by his grandson Frederick Hoyt Taylor's second wife Martha Mongeau Taylor. It includes photographs, letters, memorials, small publications, news clippings, textile fragments, a handwritten memory book, and a baby book. Related family names that appear in the collection include Dr. Palmer's daughter Elizabeth Palmer Taylor and husband John Siebert Taylor (who was the MAC/MSU director of bands in the 1910s); their son Frederick Hoyt Taylor; Dr. Palmer's son Dr. William H. Palmer; Dr. Palmer's daughter Stella Palmer Sabin and her family.
- Date Created:
- [1889 TO 1962]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Taylor-Palmer Family Papers Collection
- Description:
- This collection contains contains approximately 150 memorial service cards for funerals held at the Riley Funeral Home and/or the Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church (sometimes called the Collins A. M. E. Church) in Lansing, Michigan. They are organized alphabetically by last name. Most date from the early 1960s through the 1970s, with a few earlier than 1960. Some of the memorial cards include brief biographies of the deceased. The Trinity A. M. E. Church and Riley Funeral Home are historically black organizations, though all the deceased individuals in this collection may not necessarily be African-American. These cards were given to the Forest Parke Library and Archives in 1992 by a donor who wished to remain anonymous. A name index is attached to this record. For further information please contact the library.
- Date Created:
- [1960 TO 1979]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- African-American Memorial Cards
- Notes:
- Woman laying wreath on war memorial
- Date Created:
- 1945-12-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- World War I memorial pillars at the time of dedication, Nov. 12, 1926. The two pillars of the memorial are seen at night, with floral arrangements and wreaths at the foot of each pillar and a gold star flag hanging between them. Eight uniformed men with rifles form an honor guard in front and beside the monument, facing the camera. Behind them is a crowd of people.
- Date Created:
- 1926-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Woman laying wreath on war memorial
- Date Created:
- 1945-12-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Notes:
- Students at prayer at dedication of World War I monument in front of Central High School. In front of the monument are wreaths and floral arrangements amid the snowy ground.
- Date Created:
- 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
- Description:
- This group of Seymour's personal ephemera items includes: An envelope from Charles F. Rhodes, Chief of Police, Pontiac, Mich. to Alfred Seymour (postmarked 1919). A memorial card from the funeral of Claude E. Cady (Nov. 30, 1953). A memorial card for Julia A. Staelens (d. 1957). A memorial card for Louis O. Staelens (d. April 5, 1961). A note to Seymour with envelope on Suwannee Hotel (St. Petersburg, Fla.) stationery. An anniversary card from a florist shop, to Chief Seymour and family from The Industrial news (March 6, 1925).
- Date Created:
- [1919 TO 1961]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Alfred Seymour Collection
- Description:
- This collection of family papers and memorabilia starts with a family tree of the descendants of Dr. Henry Palmer (1827-1895), who was a Civil War surgeon and then became the surgeon general of Wisconsin, based in Janesville, Wisconsin. The collection was assembled by his grandson Frederick Hoyt Taylor's second wife Martha Mongeau Taylor. It includes photographs, letters, memorials, small publications, news clippings, textile fragments, a handwritten memory book, and a baby book. Related family names that appear in the collection include Dr. Palmer's daughter Elizabeth Palmer Taylor and husband John Siebert Taylor (who was the MAC/MSU director of bands in the 1910s); their son Frederick Hoyt Taylor; Dr. Palmer's son Dr. William H. Palmer; Dr. Palmer's daughter Stella Palmer Sabin and her family.
- Date Created:
- [1889 TO 1962]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Taylor-Palmer Family Papers Collection
