The Pine Tree in Michigan depicts the drama of Michigan's pine woods in twenty-four block prints carved by the artist from his original sketches. Block print no. 1 "the Pine Tree in Michigan Joseph Sparks, Federal Art Project, W.P.A. Detroit...
Civil rights--Michigan--History; Discrimination against Indians of North America
Kristine Skippergosh is a junior at Grand Valley State University. She is of Native American descent and her father works for the city of Wyoming in Michigan. She discussed the difficulties her father faced regarding race in his early years, as...
Civil rights--Michigan--History; Age discrimination
Born March, 3rd 1959 to parents Richard and Eve Holland. Youngest of three children with brothers Gary and Terry. Grew up in Grand Rapids, graduating from Crestwood high school. She then continued her education at Central Michigan University with a...
Colette Seguin-Beighley is director of the LGBT resource center at Grand Valley State University. She compares her experiences growing up in San Francisco during the civil rights movement with her experiences in West Michigan.
Helen Grahius was born and raised in Haren, Groningen, Netherlands. Later in life, she moved to West Michigan to be with her siblings. She discusses her life in the Netherlands and in the United States.
Robert Robson is a military veteran who was born and raised in Grand Rapids. He signed a contract with the navy in 1962 and spent 4 years in active duty and 2 years in the inactive reserves. He has a lot of memories from his time in the navy and...
Incunabula; Printing 1450-1500; Ludolf, von Sachsen, ca. 1300-1377 or 8
Folium p ii, from Tboeck vanden leven Jhesu Christi printed in Antwerp by Gerard Leeu, 3 November, 1487. Illustrated with red rubricated initials. [ISTC il00353000]
Book covers; Covers (Illustration); Graphic arts; Publishers and publishing; Pictorial bindings
Binding of The boy scouts of the air at Eagle Camp, by Gordon Stuart (Harry Lincoln Sayler); illustrated by Norman P. Hall, published by Reilly & Britton Co., 1912.
Grand Valley State University; Grand Valley State College; Michigan; Allendale (Mich.); Universities & colleges--Michigan--Allendale; Facilities; Building construction
Construction of the new Field House adjacent to the remodeled old Field House is completed in 1982.