Skip to main content Skip to search results

Showing Records: 1 - 10 of 13

Engraving of Walt Whitman with Leaves of Grass, framed, ca. 1871, 1876

 Item — Box 4: [Barcode: 31141025371399], Object: 1
Scope and Contents

Engraving by William Linton of Walt Whitman, ca. 1871, based on an original photograph by George C. Potter, alongside the poem Leaves of Grass, author's edition, printed 1876.

Dates: Majority of material found within ca. 1871, 1876

Esther Portraits, 1963-1980

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31141023903797], Folder: 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white and color photographs of Esther Louise Lane and class composites from her teaching career in Parchment, Michigan. Majority of the photographs are from Esther's years teaching at South Elementary and Central Elementary in Parchment, Michigan, from 1945-1980. Also included are several Christmas cards from students and a large photograph of the Western Michigan Alumni Glee Club.

Dates: 1963-1980

Esther Portraits, undated

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31141023903797], Folder: 6
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white and color photographs of Esther Louise Lane and class composites from her teaching career in Parchment, Michigan. Majority of the photographs are from Esther's years teaching at South Elementary and Central Elementary in Parchment, Michigan, from 1945-1980. Also included are several Christmas cards from students and a large photograph of the Western Michigan Alumni Glee Club.

Dates: 1937-1980

Family Portraits (undated)

 File — Box 3: [Barcode: 31141023888907], Folder: 14
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Ruth Genevieve Van Horn Zuckerman was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on November 7, 1900 to Samuel H. Van Horn (1875-1938) and Laura J. (Mills) Van Horn (1880-1967). As a young adult, Ruth attended Western Michigan College (1918-1921) and the University of Michigan (1921-1922) to receive a B.A. in English. Continuing her studies, she returned to the University of Michigan (1925-1926) and also attended Columbia University (Summer 1935, Fall 1936-1967) to receive a M.A. in English with a minor in...
Dates: 1936-1985

High School Portrait , 1930

 File — Box 2: [Barcode: 31141023888691], Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Letters exchanged between Esther Morris Rasmussen (1914-1991), her immediate family, and friends, 1930-1980. The collection includes correspondence from Leo. Brown, Jr. to Esther, 1934-1939 and letters from Esther’s five brothers, Richard, Edward, Walter G., Robert S. and Harold during their service in the armed forces during World War II. Included are letters exchanged in early 1945 in regards to Robert’s untimely death in an airplane crash, as well as Harold’s abrupt marriage later in the...
Dates: 1930

High School Portrait, framed , 1930

 File — Box 2: [Barcode: 31141023888691], Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Letters exchanged between Esther Morris Rasmussen (1914-1991), her immediate family, and friends, 1930-1980. The collection includes correspondence from Leo. Brown, Jr. to Esther, 1934-1939 and letters from Esther’s five brothers, Richard, Edward, Walter G., Robert S. and Harold during their service in the armed forces during World War II. Included are letters exchanged in early 1945 in regards to Robert’s untimely death in an airplane crash, as well as Harold’s abrupt marriage later in the...
Dates: 1930

Miscellaneous Photos & Portraits

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31141023903797], Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white and color photographs of Esther Louise Lane and class composites from her teaching career in Parchment, Michigan. Majority of the photographs are from Esther's years teaching at South Elementary and Central Elementary in Parchment, Michigan, from 1945-1980. Also included are several Christmas cards from students and a large photograph of the Western Michigan Alumni Glee Club.

Dates: 1937-1980

Miscellaneous School Portraits, 1975-1976

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31141023903797], Folder: 9
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white and color photographs of Esther Louise Lane and class composites from her teaching career in Parchment, Michigan. Majority of the photographs are from Esther's years teaching at South Elementary and Central Elementary in Parchment, Michigan, from 1945-1980. Also included are several Christmas cards from students and a large photograph of the Western Michigan Alumni Glee Club.

Dates: 1975-1976

Miscellaneous School Portraits 2nd Grade Central, 1974-1975

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31141023903797], Folder: 11
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Black and white and color photographs of Esther Louise Lane and class composites from her teaching career in Parchment, Michigan. Majority of the photographs are from Esther's years teaching at South Elementary and Central Elementary in Parchment, Michigan, from 1945-1980. Also included are several Christmas cards from students and a large photograph of the Western Michigan Alumni Glee Club.

Dates: 1974-1975

Portrait of Esther Lillian (Morris) Rasmussen, February 10, 1966

 File — Case 4, Drawer 2, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Letters exchanged between Esther Morris Rasmussen (1914-1991), her immediate family, and friends, 1930-1980. The collection includes correspondence from Leo. Brown, Jr. to Esther, 1934-1939 and letters from Esther’s five brothers, Richard, Edward, Walter G., Robert S. and Harold during their service in the armed forces during World War II. Included are letters exchanged in early 1945 in regards to Robert’s untimely death in an airplane crash, as well as Harold’s abrupt marriage later in the...
Dates: February 10, 1966