Digital Collections - Grand Valley State University

Allegory of Lincoln's Death
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination--Washington (D.C.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Death and burial--Pictorial works; Meunier, Constantin, 1831-1905; Brussels (Belgium)
Allegory of Lincoln's Death painted by Belgian artist Constantin Meunier in 1865.
Civil War & Slavery

Appraisal of the estate of William B. Stover, 1850
African Americans; Slavery--United States; Slave records; Slaves; Slaveholders; Property; Stover, William B., 1782-1850
Appraisal of the estate of William Bradford Stover (b. 24 June 1782 in S. C., d. 11 Nov. 1850 in Wilcox, Co., Alabama). Inventory of property includes 41 slaves, livestock, equipment, tools, furnishings, and other effects.
Civil War & Slavery

McLogan, Beatrice (Interview outline and video), 2007
Oral history; Veterans History Project (U.S.); Video recordings; United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; Veterans; United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Women
Beatrice McLogan was a World War II veteran who served in the Navy WAVES from 1944 to 1945. In this account, McLogan discusses her family life, her enlistment and training, and her work in the code office in Washington D.C.
Veterans History Project

Harrison, Ben (Interview outline and video), 2011
Oral history; Veterans History Project (U.S.); United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; Veterans ; Video recordings; United States. Army; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American
Ben Harrison was born in Truman, Arkansas in 1926. After first attending Arkansas State College then the University of Mississippi, Harrison enlisted in the Army because he needed the money from the G.I. Bill to help finish his school. After...
Veterans History Project

Malewitz, Bernard (Interview outline and video), 2008
Oral history; Veterans History Project (U.S.); Video recordings; United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; Veterans;
Bernard Malewitz was born in Grand Rapids, and studied engineering at the University of Detroit before being drafted at the start of the Korean War. He served in the Army Corps of Engineers and taught water distillation techniques for two years in...
Veterans History Project

Bill of sale for slave of William B. Withers, January 18, 1858
African Americans; Slavery--United States; Slave records; Slave bills of sale; Slaves; Slaveholders; Withers, John G.; Withers, W. B.; Sherrill, Elam A.
Bill of sale transferring ownership of an 11 year old boy named Dick from John G. Withers of North Carolina to William B. Withers (b. ca. 1821 in S. C.) for the sum of $710.
Civil War & Slavery

Poems of Cabin and Field
Book covers; Covers (Illustration); Graphic arts; Publishers and publishing; Pictorial bindings
Bindign of Poems of Cabin and Field, by Paul Laurence Dunbar, published by Dodd, Mead and Company, 1895-1896
Decorated Publishers Bindings

Gentleman from Mississipi, A
Book covers; Covers (Illustration); Graphic arts; Publishers and publishing; Pictorial bindings
Binding of A Gentleman from Mississippi founded on the popular play of the same title produced under the management of WM. A. Brady and Jos. R. Grismer, published by J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, c. 1909
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Among the farm-yard people
Book covers; Covers (Illustration); Graphic arts; Publishers and publishing; Pictorial bindings
Binding of Among the farm-yard people, by Clara D. Pierson, published by E.P. Dutton & Co., 1925.
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American sovereign, An
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Binding of An American sovereign by James Milford Merrill, published by C.M. Clark, 1909.
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At war with Pontiac, or, The totem of the bear: a tale of redcoat and redskin
Book covers; Covers (Illustration); Graphic arts; Publishers and publishing; Pictorial bindings
Binding of At war with Pontiac, by Kirk Munroe; illustrated by J. Finnemore, published by C. Scribner's Sons, 1909.
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Backlog studies
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Binding of Backlog Studies, by C.D. Warner, published by Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1899.
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Betty of old Mackinaw
Book covers; Covers (Illustration); Graphic arts; Publishers and publishing; Pictorial bindings
Binding of Betty of Old Mackinaw, by Frances Margaret Fox, published by L. C. Page & Company (Cosy Corner Series), 1901
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Brother Billy
Book covers; Covers (Illustration); Graphic arts; Publishers and publishing; Pictorial bindings
Binding of Brother Billy, by Frances Margaret Fox, published by L. C. Page & Company (Cosy Corner Series), 1905
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Captain Ravenshaw or, The maid of Cheapside: A romance of Elizabethan London
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Binding of Captain Ravenshaw, by Robert Neilson Stephens, published by L. C. Page & Co., 1901.
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Colonel Carter's Christmas
Book covers; Covers (Illustration); Graphic arts; Publishers and publishing; Pictorial bindings
Binding of Colonel Carter's Christmas, by F. Hopkinson Smith, published by C. Scribner's Sons, 1903.
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Delightful Dodd
Book covers; Covers (Illustration); Graphic arts; Publishers and publishing; Pictorial bindings
Binding of Delightful Dodd, by Elliott Flower, published by L.C. Page, 1904
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Ella: a story of the white slave traffic
Book covers; Covers (Illustration); Graphic arts; Publishers and publishing; Pictorial bindings
Binding of Ella: a story of the white slave traffic, by John C. Wright, published privately by John C. Wright, 1911.
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