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  • Allegory of Lincoln's Death
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    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)
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    Allegory of Lincoln's Death painted by Belgian artist Constantin Meunier in 1865.
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • McLogan, Beatrice (Interview outline and video), 2007
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    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
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    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
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  • Harrison, Ben (Interview outline and video), 2011
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    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
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    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
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  • Malewitz, Bernard (Interview outline and video), 2008
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    Oral history; Veterans History Project (U.S.); Video recordings; United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; Veterans;
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    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
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  • Washington, D.C. Capitol building at night
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    District of Columbia; Washington (D.C.); Photographs; Photography; United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
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    Capitol building in Washington, D.C. at night.
  • D. J. Angus Photographs
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  • Nathan Sargent from Willie Mangum and J.W. Upton from Thomas Ewing, Nov. 25, 1850
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    Sargent, Nathan, 1794-1875; Mangum, Willie Person, 1792-1861; Ewing, Thomas, 1789-1871; Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850; Whig Party (U.S.);United States--Politics and government--19th century; United States--Officials and employees; United States....
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    Copies of two letters written to and regarding Nathan Sargent. The first, written by Sen. Willie Mangum to Nathan Sargent, describes his attempt to see the Vice President after Sargent is rejected by the Senate. The second, written by Sen. Thomas...
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • Nathan Sargent from Daniel Webster, June 15, 1852
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    Sargent, Nathan, 1794-1875; Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852; Whig Party (U.S.);United States--Politics and government--19th century; United States--Officials and employees; St. Paul (Ship: 1835-1851)
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    Cover letter for registration of the American ship St. Paul from A.H.P. Edwards Esq., U.S. Counsel at Manila, by Daniel Webster to Nathan Sargent, Register of the Treasury.
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • David S. Gooding from William H. Seward, Aug. 6, 1867
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    Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872; Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875; United States--Politics and government--19th century; Pardon
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    Cover letter to U.S. Marshal from the Dept. of State accompanying the warrant for President Andrew Johnson's pardon of James Evans. Warrant is not included.
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • Hillman, Dorothy (Interview transcript and audio)
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    Michigan--History; Local histories; Memoirs; Oral histories (document genre); Grand Rapids (Mich.); Personal narratives; Heritage Hill (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Grand Valley State University; Women
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    Dorothy Woodruff was born in Auburn, New York on 13 January 1887. She graduated from Smith College in 1909. In 1916 she and fellow Smith alumna Rosamund Underwood traveled to Colorado to teach at the Elkhead School. She married in 1917, and came to...
  • Grand Rapids Oral Histories
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  • Morrin, Edward (Interview outline and video), 2011
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    Oral history; Veterans History Project (U.S.); United States--History, Military; Michigan--History, Military; Veterans ; Video recordings; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American;...
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    Edward Morrin was born in East Boston, Massachusetts on June 21st, 1926. At the outbreak of World War II, Morrin attempted to enlist but the Army denied him because he was only seventeen and needed permission from his parents, although both his...
  • Veterans History Project
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  • Essay on Abraham Lincoln by Norman D. Sampson, Apr. 29, 1883
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    Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; United States--Politics and government--19th century; Essays; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865;
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    Essay on the legacy of Abraham Lincoln written by an admirer.
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • Russell Mawby field notes from North Carolina and Washington, D. C., 1966
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    Philanthropy and society; Family foundations--Michigan; W. K. Kellogg Foundation; Charities; Reports; North Carolina; Washington (D.C.)
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    Field notes from trips to North Carolina and Washington, D. C. to assess programs supported by W.K. Kellogg.
  • Johnson Center Philanthropy Collection
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  • Russell Mawby field notes from Washington, D. C., 1965-1969
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    Philanthropy and society; Family foundations--Michigan; W. K. Kellogg Foundation; Charities; Reports; Washington (D.C.)
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    Field notes from trips to Washington, D.C. to the national headquarters of 4-H, Extension Services, and educational and agricultural programs concerning programs supported by W.K. Kellogg.
  • Johnson Center Philanthropy Collection
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  • First Vice-President Hannibal Hamlin autographed free franks from Washington, D.C.
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    United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891;
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    First Vice-President Hannibal Hamlin autographed free franks from Washington, D.C. Cover includes reply to patronage request.
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • Washington, D.C. Great Falls of the Potomac
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    District of Columbia; Washington (D.C.); Photographs; Photography; Great Falls of the Potomac (Md. and Va.); Potomac River
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    Great Falls of the Potomac in Washington, D.C.
  • D. J. Angus Photographs
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  • Washington, D.C. Great Falls of the Potomac
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    District of Columbia; Washington (D.C.); Photographs; Photography; Great Falls of the Potomac (Md. and Va.); Potomac River
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    Great Falls of the Potomac in Washington, D.C.
  • D. J. Angus Photographs
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  • Judith Claytor audio interview and transcript
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    Civil rights--Michigan--History; Discrimination; Religious discrimination
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    Judith Claytor was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She graduated from Western Michigan University with a degree in sociology/social work. She discusses the racial and religious differences between living in Grand Rapids and Washington D.C. and...
  • Western Michigan Civil Rights History
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  • Nathan Sargent from John M. Clayton, Apr. 18, 1855
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    Sargent, Nathan, 1794-1875; Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856; Whig Party (U.S.); United States--Politics and government--19th century; United States--Officials and employees;
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    Letter containing a cryptic prediction, possibly of the Civil War, that, “something extraordinary is in the wind.” Clayton also asks Sargent to arrange room and board for him in the summer.
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • J.G Ramsdall from A.B. Markham, Mar. 5, 1865
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    United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Inauguration Day; United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
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    Letter describing Abraham Lincoln's second Inaugural Address, the celebrations, and his impressions of Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and Harrisburgh. The letter is accompanied by an envelope addressed to Mr. Claude Hamilton from the...
  • Civil War & Slavery
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  • Nathan Sargent from Frank Granger, Aug. 20, 1856
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    Sargent, Nathan, 1794-1875; Granger, Francis, 1792-1868; Whig Party (U.S.); United States--Politics and government--19th century; United States--Officials and employees; National intelligencer, Washington, D.C.; Compromise of 1850; Whig Convention;...
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    Letter describing the recent debate over the reorganization of Kansas, the Fugitive Slave Law, and a vote on the unconstitutionality of the Compromise of 1850.
  • Civil War & Slavery

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