Abstract The Office of Institutional Research was formed in July 1973 to study aspects of GVSC which results in quantified or quantifiable data. In 1977, the name was changed to Office of Institutional Analysis. The name change brought along with it a clarification of its function to describe the quantifiable aspects of GV and its students to the university, the State of Michigan, the Federal Government, and all other outside interested parties. Reports focus on specific trends related to students,...

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Newsletters produced by Regional Science and Math to document their activities and promote their program to individuals interested in teaching, learning, and application of mathematics and science. Titles include Science Update (1979-1986); Science & Mathematics Update (1987-1993); Coalition News (1987-1994); InterChange (1994- present).

Abstract The Padnos International Center (PIC), named for Barbara H. Padnos in 1999, was formerly the Office of International Studies. In 1970, the office centralized responsibility for international exchange activities sponsored by GVSC. In 1974 the office became an independent institute under the name of Global Education Institute, which changed its name again in 1979 to Center for International Studies. In 1984 the Office of International Affairs (later Studies) was founded. The Interntional...

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Series contains flyersand brochures, memos, program information, working files, electronic files and videos.

Abstract The Padnos International Center (PIC), named for Barbara H. Padnos in 1999 was formerly the Office of International Studies. In 1970, the office centralized responsibility for international exchange activities sponsored by GVSC. In 1974 the office brcame an independent institute under the name of Global Education Institute, which changed its name again in 1979 to Center for International Studies. In 1984 the Office of International Affairs (later Studies) was founded and the PIC was...

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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.

Collection Description This is a small, artificial collection mostly of stamped and stampless covers to and from Michigan cities and villages, primarily from Ionia County in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Compiled by Harvey Lemmen, the items in the collection fall mostly within the date range of 1843 to 1916, although newspaper articles on Ionia County postal history and auxiliary records pertaining to the collection fall within the date range of 1956 to 2000. Ten items of correspondence (letters...

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Collection contains publications produced by the Israelite House of David and Mary's City of David. The publications include writings by Benjamin and Mary Purnell as well as other community members. The collection also includes a small amount of ephemera, including a photograph of Mary Purnell, labels from food and drink products, a community rules sign, and a ticket stub for the House of David miniature railway.

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Collection contains the books, posters, and ephemera produced by Issue Press from 2011 to 2018.

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Publication of writings, artwork, and photography submitted by students. Succeeded Amaranthus and preceded Fishladder. 2000-2002.

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Guidebook to instructional television programming on Grand Valley's public television stations. 1973-1976, 1989-1990, 1992-1995.

Scope and Contents Collection contains one scrapbook of ephemera and personal memorabilia of Grand Rapdids Central High School from the late 1930s, where Florence Williams was a student. The book contains notes, certificates, event programs, and memorabilia of the Biology Club, Home Economics Club, the Girl Reserve organization, ticket stubs, and greeting cards. There are also several folders of loose materials related to the scrapbook.The collection also contains two photograph albums dating from...

Scope and Contents Ruled ledger book, 406" x 181 mm. 451 pages, bound in full leather. Manuscript entries in black ink from June 1853 to January. The account ledger shows expenses after the merging of two companies: the Jackson Iron Mine of Jackson, Michigan, and the Sharon Iron Company of Sharon, Pennsylvania. The merger took place around 1852. Expenses are shown in detail for the company and include food, lodging and business expenses, such as shipping and laying plank for roads and railroads. Many...

Scope and Contents Collection contains materials documenting Donald Jandernoa’s service in the United States Air Force as a Pilot and Commander of a B-24 Liberator within the 454th Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force. Dates of materials range from 1943 to 2014. Material from World War II includes Jandernoa’s Pilot Rating Book, a manual on Instrument Flying, two maps of Central and Southern Europe, an Organization Chart of the 15th Air Force, and The Jabberwock, a book about life at...

Content Description Diary of Isaac M. Jessup, a Michigan farmer, from 1882. Entries include basic notes on basic farming law, recipes, and home remedies. The diary includes over 100 different folk remedies and recipes including the following:How to kill ticks on sheep; horse problems and wounds; sheep diseases; human diseases; treatment of corns; civic duties and problems; removing finger marks from paint; taking care of rose bushes; chicken cholera; making sand bags; raising plums; treating gravel...

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Bulletin posted periodically on residence hall restroom doors informing residents of upcoming campus events and announcements. 1972-1977.

Scope and Contents Extensive collection of correspondence between Kate Scott Anthon, her sister-in-law Elizabeth "Lila" Synnott Scott, her niece Edith Scott Johnston (Elizabeth's daughter), and between mother and dauther Elizabeth and Edith. The collection also contains significant family correspondence between various members of the Scott, Synnott, and Johnston families, other relatives, friends and acquaintances. The bulk of the collection dates between 1820 and 1920, with the entire collection dating...

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Kirkhof School of Nursing newsletter. Also called KSON Newsletter.

Scope and Contents Collection contains 21 letters written by Doris E. Keirn to her boyfriend and fiancé Burley E. Yehnert at his various Army Air Force postings in Nebraska, South Dakota, England, and Florida, 13 November 1944 to 4 February 1946. These were addressed from her home at 1113 22nd Avenue, Altoona, Pennsylvania.The collection also contains 13 letters written by Burley E. Yehnert to his fiancée Doris E. Keirn at her and her parents' home in Altoona and subsequently Phoenix, Arizona...

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6.5" x 9.5" photograph album with blue cover and tan spine. Contains 200 photographs and a small amount of personal ephemera. The photographs document the life of of William G. Kelly and his family in Pontiac, Michigan. The photographs are neatly annotated and many are dated.

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Monthly GVSC supported student newspaper. Succeeded by GVSC Sampler on September 20, 1966, and then The Valley View on October 28, 1966.

Collection Description This collection of correspondence between Frank Kimbel and Grace Wilson Kimbel spans from 1906 to 1913, but includes items up to 1948. The letters begin in 1906 with Frank and Grace as friends and become more frequent in 1910. Most letters are 4- 8 pages and include letters to and from both Frank and Grace. Also included are letters from family members and friends, holiday and postcards, wedding invitations and planning information, financial information, religious ephemera, an airplane...

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The collection documents the personal life and career of Russel Kirkhof. Personal materials include correspondence, diaries, interviews, photographs, materials related to Kirkhof's relationship with Grand Valley, and the Kirkhof residence. Business records include patents, investments, personal correspondence, legal correspondence, tax records, business ledgers, real estate speculation, and philanthropy.

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Series contains administrative and historical files from the School of Nursing, later known as the Kirkhof School of Nursing, from 1969 to 2005. It was acquired in three separate accessions, in 1983, 1988, and 2005.

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The William Kirkpatrick collection documents the beginning years of Grand Valley State College from 1960-1980. The collection includes building plans, budget reports, annual reports, and self studies.

Scope and Contents Collection contains letters, postcards, and ephemera of the Kissell and Messersmith families during the World War I and World War II eras. The materials document the courtship of Thomas F. Kissell and Grace Messersmith, the World War I service of Grace's brother Walter W. Messersmith, and the World War II era military education and service of Grace and Thomas' son Leo "Gate" T. Kissell. The collection is organized into three series: 1) Messersmith-Kissell papers, 1915-1958, 2) Leo Kissell...

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The A. Robert Kleiner collection documents the reapportionment of the districts in Michigan for political representation in the 1960s until the 1980s. This collection includes petitions for the Michigan Legislature, the original Austin-Kleiner plans for reapportionment in Michigan in 1964, photographs of the commission, and newspaper articles covering the reapportionment of the districts in Michigan and the court rulings on the new reapportionment.

Scope and Contents One scrapbook, 402 x 292 cm. with 32 leaves.Contents comprise Frances Krider's visual diary for 1941, beginning in January, proceeding through the months, and ending with New Year's Eve. The items attached to the leaves include greeting cards; photographs; programs of plays, movies, and shows attended locally and in other cities; ticket stubs; souvenirs; and brochures from parks and other attractions.Photographs consist of Frances' bedroom and other house interiors,...

Content Description Collection contains two photography projects by Stan Krohmer. The first project, Ravines Revisited, consists of 11x14 and 4x6 b/w prints, negatives, and contact sheets taken from 2003-2007 for Ravines Revisited exhibit w/ DeMas Henke and Tony Thompson. The Jim Harrison project, 2007-2009, contains 11x14 color and b/w prints, negatives and CDs of digital images. Krohmer and Harrison collaborated on a project to document the places in Michigan that were significant to Jim and may...