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RHP. Regional and Historical Publications

 Record Group
Identifier: RHP
Community and business newspapers from the West Michigan region.

Found in 56 Collections and/or Records:

Advance Suburban Life

 Collection — Reel 1-3: [Barcode: aspace.r.598.reel.1-3]
Identifier: RHP-41
Collection Description

Collection contains microfilmed issues of Advance Suburban Life from 1982 to 1987.

Dates: Publication: September 14, 1982 - April 7, 1987

Afro-American Gazette

 Collection
Identifier: RHP-24
Scope and Contents

Published to serve the African American community in West Michigan. Published as Take Pride! Community after 1995.

Dates: Publication: 1993-1995

Belarusian Digest

 Collection
Identifier: RHP-23
Scope and Contents

Published monthly by Belarusian Digest to serve the Belarusian speaking community in West Michigan.

Dates: 1993-2006

Business Direct Weekly

 Collection
Identifier: RHP-34
Scope and Contents

Published to serve the West Michigan business community. Subsequently published as Michigan Business Review.

Dates: Publication: 1997-2004

Commercial Quarterly (CQ)

 Collection
Identifier: RHP-33
Scope and Contents

Published to serve the West Michigan commercial development and real estate magazine.

Dates: Publication: 2007-2010

Coopersville Observer

 Collection
Identifier: RHP-04
Scope and Contents

Published since 1880, serving the Coopersville area.

Dates: Publication: 1995-present

East Grand Rapids Cadence

 Collection — Reel 1-6: [Barcode: aspace.r.600.reel.1-6]
Identifier: RHP-43
Collection Descriptions

Collection contains microfilmed issues of the East Grand Rapids Cadence newspaper from November 1992 to May 1994.

Dates: Publication: November 11, 1992 - May 4, 1994

El Hispano

 Collection
Identifier: RHP-22
Scope and Contents

Published weekly in Spanish serving Michigan’s Hispanic communities.

Dates: Publication: 1991-1997

El Vocero

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RHP-07
Scope and Contents

Published weekly in Spanish serving Michigan’s Hispanic communities. Collection contains microfilmed issues from 1993-2003 and paper issues from 1993 to the present day.

Dates: Publication: 1993-present

Fruitport Area News

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RHP-09
Scope and Contents

Published monthly serving Fruitport and Sullivan Townships. Merged with Township News and Times in 2001 continuing to publish as Fruitport Area News. Collection contains microfilmed issues from 1983 to 1993, and paper issues from 2001 to the present day.

Dates: Publication: 1983-1993, 2001-present

Germania (Grand Rapids)

 Collection — Reel 1-13: [Barcode: aspace.r.612.reel.1-13]
Identifier: RHP-55
Scope and Contents

Contains microfilmed issues of the German language newspaper, Germania, of Grand Rapids from October 1855 to March 1916.

Dates: Publication: October 3, 1855 - March 29, 1916

Grand Rapids Family

 Collection
Identifier: RHP-32
Scope and Contents

Published monthly serving Michigan’s parents and families since 1989.

Dates: Publication: 2006-2012

Grand Rapids Times

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RHP-01
Scope and Contents

Published weekly since 1957 serving the black communities of Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Muskegon and Battle Creek. Collection contains microfilmed issues from 1970 to 1992, and paper issues from 1994 to the present day.

Dates: Publication: Dec. 31, 1970-June 11, 1992, 1994-present

Grand Valley Advance

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RHP-13
Scope and Contents Published weekly between 1997 and 2002 serving the Grandville, Jenison, Hudsonville, Jamestown and Borculo areas. In 2002 divided into regional papers including Grand Valley Advance East, Grand Valley Advance West and Ottawa Advance. In 2007 area Advances merged again under the title Grand Valley Advance, serving Allendale, Borculo, Grandville, Georgetown Township, Hudsonville,...
Dates: Publication: 1979-1989; Publication: 1997-2002; Publication: 2007-2008

Grand Valley East Advance

 Collection
Identifier: RHP-14
Scope and Contents

Published weekly serving the Grandville, Jenison and Georgetown Township areas. Merged in 2007 to Grand Valley Advance and then The Advance.

Dates: Publication: 2002-2007

Grand Valley Journal (Ravenna)

 Collection — Reel 1: [Barcode: aspace.r.594.reel.1]
Identifier: RHP-37
Collection Description

Ravenna, Michigan's Grand Valley Journal was published by Clinton Beckwith beginning in 1974. It may have been continued by the Clipper in 1976. Collection contains microfilmed issues from 1974 to 1975.

Dates: Publication: March 20, 1974 - May 28, 1975

Grand Valley Labor News

 Collection
Identifier: RHP-11
Scope and Contents

Published monthly as labor’s voice in Kent, Montcalm, Ottawa, Ionia, Barry, Allegan & Muskegon Counties. Founded July 28, 1955. Subsequently published as Work in Progress in 2011.

Dates: Publication: 1994-2011

Grand Valley Ledger (Lowell)

 Collection — Reel 1-5: [Barcode: aspace.r.596.reel.1-5]
Identifier: RHP-39
Collection Description

Collection contains microfilmed issues of Grand Valley Ledger (Lowell) from 1975 to 1987.

Dates: Publication: November 27, 1975 - April 22, 1987

Grand Valley West Advance

 Collection
Identifier: RHP-15
Scope and Contents

Published weekly serving the Hudsonville, Jamestown, Zeeland, Borculo, and Georgetown areas. Merged in 2007 to Grand Valley Advance and then The Advance.

Dates: Publication: 2002-2005

Interpreter

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RHP-19
Scope and Contents

Published weekly with international, national, area, and local news. Ceased publication. Collection contains microfilmed issues from October 16, 1968 to November 20, 1975 and paper issues from 1968 to 1972.

Dates: Publication: 1968-1972; Publication: October 16, 1968 - November 20, 1975

Lowell Ledger

 Collection — Reel 1: [Barcode: aspace.r.597.reel.1]
Identifier: RHP-40
Collection Description

Contains microfilmed issues of Lowell Ledger from 1987.

Dates: Publication: April 29, 1987 - August 12, 1987

Lowell Ledger Suburban Life

 Collection — Reel 1: [Barcode: aspace.r.595.reel.1]
Identifier: RHP-38
Collection Description

Lowell Ledger Suburban Life was continued by Grand Valley Ledger (Lowell) in 1975. Collection contains microfilmed issues of Lowell Ledger Suburban Life from 1974 to 1975.

Dates: July 18, 1974 - August 14, 1975

Maple Rapids American

 Collection
Identifier: RHP-17
Scope and Contents

Serving the people of Maple Rapids and surrounding territory. Published under the title Maple Rapids Press after 1930.

Dates: Publication: 1926-1929

Maple Rapids Press

 Collection
Identifier: RHP-18
Scope and Contents

Serving the people of Maple Rapids and surrounding territory. Previously published as Maple Rapids American, 1926-1929.

Dates: Publication: 1930-1942

MI Biz

 Collection
Identifier: RHP-29
Scope and Contents

Published every other week for the West Michigan business community. Formerly published as The Shoreline Business Monthly.

Dates: Publication: 2003-2008

Michigan Business Review

 Collection
Identifier: RHP-35
Scope and Contents

Published weekly to serve the business community in the lower part of the Lower Peninsula. Previously published as Business Direct Weekly.

Dates: Publication: 2005-2011

Michigan Monthly

 Collection
Identifier: RHP-26
Scope and Contents

Published to serve the West Michigan business community as the magazine for millionaires, movers and shakers.

Dates: Publication: 1996

Michigan Road Maps

 Collection
Identifier: RHP-56
Scope and Contents

Collection of county and municipal road maps across the state of Michigan. Most maps date between the 1960s and 2000s, though several maps appear as early as circa 1837.

Dates: circa 1837-2009; Majority of material found within 1962 - 2009

Michigan Times (Grand Rapids)

 Collection — Reel 1-8: [Barcode: aspace.r.601.reel.1-8]
Identifier: RHP-44
Collection Description

Collection contains microfilmed issues of the Michigan Times newspaper of Grand Rapids from January 1938 to December 1962.

Dates: Publication: January 7, 1938 - December 15, 1962

Michigan Women's Times

 Collection
Identifier: RHP-31
Scope and Contents

Published for women in Michigan, “A record and confirmation of women’s voices.”

Dates: Publication: 1994-1995