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  • Robinson, Doris (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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    Doris Robinson was born in 1893 in Grand Rapids, where she lived her whole life. Her father was a dentist. She once saw Theodore Roosevelt at the Ladies’ Literary Club when she was fourteen years old.
  • Grand Rapids Oral Histories
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  • Anna Fisk audio interview and transcript
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    Civil rights--Michigan--History; Lesbians--Personal narratives
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    Anna Fisk was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is an advocate and activist. She discusses growing up being lesbian in a Christian household.
  • Western Michigan Civil Rights History
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  • General 19th and early 20th century correspondence
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    Correspondence from the 19th and early 20th century compiled by Robert Beasecker. Authors include a variety of individuals, businesses, and organizations throughout the United States.
  • Special Collections Finding Aids
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  • Lanthorn, vol. 27, no. 18
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    Universities & colleges--Michigan--Allendale; Grand Valley State University--Periodicals; College publications; Student publications
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    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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  • Grand Valley Magazine, 2004 (Summer)
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    Universities & colleges--Michigan--Allendale; Grand Valley State University--Periodicals; College publications
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    Grand Valley Magazine is a quarterly publication for faculty, staff, students, and alumni published by the Grand Valley State University News & Information Services.
  • GV Magazine
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  • Bissell, M.R. (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
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    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
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  • Blomstrom, Lowell (Interview transcript and audio), 1977
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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
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    Lowell Blomstrom was born on 22 March 1893 in Grand Rapids. His father was an inventor and pioneer in the automobile industry. In 1904 Carl Blomstrom introduced the Queen Automobile produced in Detroit by the Blomstrom Motor Company. Lowell...
  • Grand Rapids Oral Histories
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  • Avery, Evelyn (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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    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
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  • Jackoboice, George (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
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    George Jackoboice was born in 1908. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1931. He was a member of the Peninsular club and the Cascade Hills Country Club. He co-owned the family business, Monarch Road Machinery Co. He died on 10...
  • Grand Rapids Oral Histories
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  • McLachlan, Veronica (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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    Veronica Jungbaecker was born on 1 August 1883 in Grand Rapids. Her father, John Jungbaecker, was the building contractor for the Voigt House. She married Ford McLachlan in 1920. She worked at the Robert Irwin Furniture Company as a...
  • Grand Rapids Oral Histories
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  • Widdicombe, John (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
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    John Widdicombe was born in Grand Rapids. His great-grandfather came to New York from England, before moving to Grand Rapids. Mr. Widdicombe’s grandfather Alfred H. Sherwood started the Grand Rapids Panel Company, invented embalming fluid, and...
  • Grand Rapids Oral Histories
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  • Lanthorn, vol. 34, no. 04
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    Universities & colleges--Michigan--Allendale; Grand Valley State University--Periodicals; College publications; Student publications
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    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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  • Grand Valley Magazine, 2009 (Summer)
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    Universities & colleges--Michigan--Allendale; Grand Valley State University--Periodicals; College publications
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    Grand Valley Magazine is a quarterly publication for faculty, staff, students, and alumni published by the Grand Valley State University News & Information Services.
  • GV Magazine
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  • Lanthorn, vol. 31, no. 02
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    Universities & colleges--Michigan--Allendale; Grand Valley State University--Periodicals; College publications; Student publications
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    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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  • Lanthorn, vol. 32, no. 08
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    Universities & colleges--Michigan--Allendale; Grand Valley State University--Periodicals; College publications; Student publications
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    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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  • Lanthorn, vol. 34, no. 27
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    Universities & colleges--Michigan--Allendale; Grand Valley State University--Periodicals; College publications; Student publications
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    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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  • Lanthorn, vol. 35, no. 24
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    Universities & colleges--Michigan--Allendale; Grand Valley State University--Periodicals; College publications; Student publications
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    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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  • Lanthorn, vol. 35, no. 20
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    Universities & colleges--Michigan--Allendale; Grand Valley State University--Periodicals; College publications; Student publications
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    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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  • Lanthorn, vol. 09, no. 28
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    Universities & colleges--Michigan--Allendale; Grand Valley State University--Periodicals; College publications; Student publications
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    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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  • Lanthorn, vol. 10, no. 16
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    Universities & colleges--Michigan--Allendale; Grand Valley State University--Periodicals; College publications; Student publications
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    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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