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    • Widdicombe, John (Interview transcript and audio)

    • Widdicombe, John (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

    • 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
    • Lanthorn, vol. 31, no. 21

    • Lanthorn, vol. 31, no. 21

    • 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
    • Bender, Josephine (Interview transcript and audio)

    • Bender, Josephine (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

    • Josephine Bender was born on 17 April 1894 in Grand Rapids. She graduated from Vassar College and was a member of the Grand Rapids Boat and Canoe Club. She died on 26 March 1996.
    • Grand Rapids Oral Histories
    • Kindel, Katrina (Interview transcript and audio)

    • Kindel, Katrina (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

    • Katrina Cup van Asmus was born in 1904. She married Charles Kindel in 1924. She was heavily involved with the local and national Humane Society and was instrumental in forming the Michigan Federation of Humane Societies. Mrs. Kindel managed...
    • Grand Rapids Oral Histories
    • Meade, Mary Alice (Interview transcript and audio)

    • Meade, Mary Alice (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 Alice Martin was born in Grand Rapids in 1897. She returned home from Vassar College during WWI to farm “war gardens.” She traveled to China with her family at age 23. She married Richard Meade Jr., her second husband, on 30 November...
    • Grand Rapids Oral Histories
    • Lanthorn, vol. 34, no. 15

    • Lanthorn, vol. 34, 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
    • Lanthorn, vol. 05, no. 08

    • Lanthorn, vol. 05, no. 08

    • 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
    • Forum, vol. 20, no. 37

    • Forum, vol. 20, no. 37

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

    • Forum is a newsletter for the Grand Valley State University community published quarterly by News & Information Services since 1976.
    • GV Forum
    • 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
    • Kindel, Charles MacLear (Interview transcript and audio)

    • Kindel, Charles MacLear (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

    • Charles Kindel was born in Colorado in 1899. His father was in the furniture business. He married Katrina C. van Asmus in 1924 and eventually took her place as trustee of the Starr Commonwealth. He was President Ford’s boy scout leader in the...
    • Grand Rapids Oral Histories
    • Lockwood, Katherine (Interview transcript and audio)

    • Lockwood, Katherine (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

    • Katherine Pantlind was born on 25 December 1888 in Grand Rapids. Her father owned and operated the Pantlind Hotel. She married Closson Lockwood in 1909 and met Teddy Roosevelt. She died on 16 March 1976.
    • Grand Rapids Oral Histories
    • Orosz, Joel J. (Interview transcript and video), 2010

    • Orosz, Joel J. (Interview transcript and video), 2010

    • Philanthropy and society--Personal narratives; Charities--Michigan; Associations, institutions, etc.--Michigan

    • Joel Orosz discusses his education and work at the Kalamazoo Public Museum, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University. He authored a book on how to be a grantmaker. He shares stories about...
    • Johnson Center Video Interviews
    • Lanthorn, vol. 31, no. 16

    • Lanthorn, vol. 31, no. 16

    • 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. 31, no. 22

    • Lanthorn, vol. 31, no. 22

    • 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. 31, no. 25

    • Lanthorn, vol. 31, no. 25

    • 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. 04, no. 04

    • Lanthorn, vol. 04, 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

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