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    • Bissell, M.R. (Interview transcript and audio)

    • Bissell, M.R. (Interview transcript and audio)

    • Michigan--History; Local histories; Memoirs; Oral histories (document genre); Grand Rapids (Mich.); Personal narratives; Heritage Hill (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Grand Valley State University

    • M.R. Bissell was born on 7 April 1882 in Grand Rapids. His father (M.R. Sr.) invented the Bissell Carpet Sweeper. The Bissell Carpet Sweeper Company was established in 1883. When Mr. Bissell’s father died prematurely, his mother took his place...
    • Grand Rapids Oral Histories
    • Baloyan, Mary (Interview transcript and audio)

    • Baloyan, Mary (Interview transcript and audio)

    • Michigan--History; Local histories; Memoirs; Oral histories (document genre); Grand Rapids (Mich.); Personal narratives; Heritage Hill (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Grand Valley State University; Women

    • Mary Baloyan’s parents came from Armenia in 1897. She was the first Armenian girl born October 13, 1899 in Grand Rapids. She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1922. She later was a teacher at Ottawa Hills High School, JRCC, and in...
    • Grand Rapids Oral Histories
    • Perkins, Mabel (Interview transcript and audio)

    • Perkins, Mabel (Interview transcript and audio)

    • Michigan--History; Local histories; Memoirs; Oral histories (document genre); Grand Rapids (Mich.); Personal narratives; Heritage Hill (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Grand Valley State University; Women

    • Mabel Perkins was born on 26 July 1880. She received her B.A. degree from Vassar about 1900. Her mother is considered the founder of the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Miss Perkins was President of the Art Museum which remained her chief interest all her...
    • Grand Rapids Oral Histories
    • Hodgen, Ruth (Interview transcript and audio)

    • Hodgen, Ruth (Interview transcript and audio)

    • Michigan--History; Local histories; Memoirs; Oral histories (document genre); Grand Rapids (Mich.); Personal narratives; Heritage Hill (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Grand Valley State University; Women

    • Ruth Grinnell was born in Grand Rapids in 1890. She graduated from Vassar College. In 1921, she married Dr. John Hodgen. She was the Secretary-Treasurer of Grinnell-Row Company for 62 years. She was involved with St. Cecilia’s, the Ladies...
    • Grand Rapids Oral Histories
    • Blake, Dorothy (Interview transcript and audio)

    • Blake, Dorothy (Interview transcript and audio)

    • Michigan--History; Local histories; Memoirs; Oral histories (document genre); Grand Rapids (Mich.); Personal narratives; Heritage Hill (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Grand Valley State University; Women

    • Miss Blake was a Radcliffe graduate and taught school at Union High School for 34 years. Miss Blake met both Woodrow Wilson and Howard Taft at the Lady’s Literary Club. She also worked in the 1912 National campaign for women’s suffrage movement.
    • Grand Rapids Oral Histories
    • Clements, Nellie (Interview transcript and audio)

    • Clements, Nellie (Interview transcript and audio)

    • Michigan--History; Local histories; Memoirs; Oral histories (document genre); Grand Rapids (Mich.); Personal narratives; Heritage Hill (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Grand Valley State University; Women

    • Nellie Calder was born in Chicago on 12 August 1893. She married Earle Clements in 1914. She organized the Junior League with Josephine Bender and was at one time the president of the Women’s City Club. Mrs. Clements traveled to Europe with the...
    • Grand Rapids Oral Histories
    • Avery, Evelyn (Interview transcript and audio)

    • Avery, Evelyn (Interview transcript and audio)

    • Michigan--History; Local histories; Memoirs; Oral histories (document genre); Grand Rapids (Mich.); Personal narratives; Heritage Hill (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Grand Valley State University; Women

    • Evelyn Leonard was born in Grand Rapids in 1883 and grew up on Prospect Street. Evelyn (Eileen) was the daughter of the inventor of the refrigerator, Frank E. Leonard. Leonard was a Vassar graduate and married Noyes L. Avery in 1907. She was...
    • Grand Rapids Oral Histories
    • Judd, Dorothy (Interview transcript and audio)

    • Judd, Dorothy (Interview transcript and audio)

    • Michigan--History; Local histories; Memoirs; Oral histories (document genre); Grand Rapids (Mich.); Personal narratives; Heritage Hill (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Grand Valley State University; Women

    • Dorothy Leonard was born in 1898 in Grand Rapids. She studied economics and political science at Vassar College and had an interest in city government. Her grandfather, Charles H. Leonard, was the inventor of the refrigerator. Mrs. Judd was the...
    • Grand Rapids Oral Histories
    • Schlepers, Cecilia (Interview outline and video), 2011

    • Schlepers, Cecilia (Interview outline and video), 2011

    • Oral history; Veterans History Project (U.S.); United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; Veterans ; Video recordings; Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American

    • Cecilia Schlepers is the daughter of two Dutch immigrants who lived under German occupation during the Second World War. She talks about what life was like for each of her parents during the war. Her father’s family worked on a farm and her...
    • Veterans History Project
    • Lanthorn, vol. 31, no. 29

    • Lanthorn, vol. 31, no. 29

    • Universities & colleges--Michigan--Allendale; Grand Valley State University--Periodicals; College publications; Student publications

    • Lanthorn is a student newspaper published twice weekly for the students, faculty and staff of Grand Valley State University. The Lanthorn, first published in 1968, succeeds the Keystone, the Sampler, and the Valley View as the official student...
    • GVSU Lanthorn
    • Lanthorn, vol. 34, no. 03

    • Lanthorn, vol. 34, no. 03

    • Universities & colleges--Michigan--Allendale; Grand Valley State University--Periodicals; College publications; Student publications

    • Lanthorn is a student newspaper published twice weekly for the students, faculty and staff of Grand Valley State University. The Lanthorn, first published in 1968, succeeds the Keystone, the Sampler, and the Valley View as the official student...
    • GVSU Lanthorn
    • Lanthorn, vol. 34, no. 04

    • Lanthorn, vol. 34, no. 04

    • Universities & colleges--Michigan--Allendale; Grand Valley State University--Periodicals; College publications; Student publications

    • Lanthorn is a student newspaper published twice weekly for the students, faculty and staff of Grand Valley State University. The Lanthorn, first published in 1968, succeeds the Keystone, the Sampler, and the Valley View as the official student...
    • GVSU Lanthorn
    • Lanthorn, vol. 34, no. 06

    • Lanthorn, vol. 34, no. 06

    • Universities & colleges--Michigan--Allendale; Grand Valley State University--Periodicals; College publications; Student publications

    • Lanthorn is a student newspaper published twice weekly for the students, faculty and staff of Grand Valley State University. The Lanthorn, first published in 1968, succeeds the Keystone, the Sampler, and the Valley View as the official student...
    • GVSU Lanthorn
    • Lanthorn, vol. 34, no. 18

    • Lanthorn, vol. 34, no. 18

    • Universities & colleges--Michigan--Allendale; Grand Valley State University--Periodicals; College publications; Student publications

    • Lanthorn is a student newspaper published twice weekly for the students, faculty and staff of Grand Valley State University. The Lanthorn, first published in 1968, succeeds the Keystone, the Sampler, and the Valley View as the official student...
    • GVSU Lanthorn
    • Lanthorn, vol. 33, no. 28

    • Lanthorn, vol. 33, no. 28

    • Universities & colleges--Michigan--Allendale; Grand Valley State University--Periodicals; College publications; Student publications

    • Lanthorn is a student newspaper published twice weekly for the students, faculty and staff of Grand Valley State University. The Lanthorn, first published in 1968, succeeds the Keystone, the Sampler, and the Valley View as the official student...
    • GVSU Lanthorn
    • Lanthorn, vol. 35, no. 11

    • Lanthorn, vol. 35, no. 11

    • Universities & colleges--Michigan--Allendale; Grand Valley State University--Periodicals; College publications; Student publications

    • Lanthorn is a student newspaper published twice weekly for the students, faculty and staff of Grand Valley State University. The Lanthorn, first published in 1968, succeeds the Keystone, the Sampler, and the Valley View as the official student...
    • GVSU Lanthorn
    • Lanthorn, vol. 35, no. 15

    • Lanthorn, vol. 35, no. 15

    • Universities & colleges--Michigan--Allendale; Grand Valley State University--Periodicals; College publications; Student publications

    • Lanthorn is a student newspaper published twice weekly for the students, faculty and staff of Grand Valley State University. The Lanthorn, first published in 1968, succeeds the Keystone, the Sampler, and the Valley View as the official student...
    • GVSU Lanthorn

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