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Thomas Huff Collection
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3989
Scope and Contents
The ledger contains records of estates, will, and trusts set up by the banks patrons. Each trust contains information about the account, such as the name of the account holder, any beneficiaries, the date the trust was issued, the capacity of the trust, an initial inventory of the trust, and the bank’s fee. Each account also keeps of record properties owned, income, and outgoing expenses. Some of the trusts contain detailed accounts of the spending and income. The trusts...
Dates:
1929-1938
Tom Van Eck Collection
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3632
Abstract
This collection contains documents from John Van Eck former resident of Kalamazoo and Postmaster. The dates of this collection range from 1883 to 1985.
Dates:
1883-1985
Typographical Auxiliary Booklet
Item
Identifier: RH-A-4032
Scope and Contents
The Typographical Auxiliary of Kalamazoo was a social organization consisting of women whose husbands were Kalamazoo printers and members of the International Typographical Union. The women held monthly business meetings, held at the homes of various members, elected officers, and formed internal group committees. In the years recorded in the journal, 1939-1945, members of the Typographical Auxiliary contributed to war efforts by sewing utility bags for soldiers, volunteering weekly at the...
Dates:
Record Keeping: 1939-1945
Underground Railroad Society of Cass County
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-4254
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of photocopies, original documents, and photographs relating to the history of the Underground Railroad in Cass County, Michigan, in addition to research about families in the area. This research was collected by the Underground Railroad Society of Cass County, Michigan.The collection covers a wide range of materials primarily focusing on social, legal, and political issues concerning the African American population in Cass County, Michigan from the...
Dates:
1700s-1800s
Veterans of World War I, Kalamazoo Barracks #551, Ladies Auxiliary
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3725
Scope and Contents
Two ledgers of minutes, 1956-1961, and an invitation from the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary, Department of Michigan, to meet Helen Harys, Department Commander, Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary at the Holiday Inn, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Dates:
1956
W. Frank Green Daybook
Item — Box: 1 of 1
Identifier: RH-A-4325
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of one daybook kept by Frank Green of Kalamazoo, Michigan from April 16, 1906 to December 8, 1906.
This ledger is filled with daily accounting for the bulk of 1906. Expenses accounted for include detailed entries such as Cigar, Ham, Butter, and rent, and broad categories including wife and kids and the amount spent on each.
Dates:
April 16, 1906 to December 8, 1906
Whatsoever Free Bed Association
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3568
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of items from the Whatsoever Free Bed Association of Kalamazoo from the years 1911 to 2012. Items include annual reports, minutes, membership lists, case books, and financial records. Most of this information is contained in hardbound books, spiral notebooks, or loose leaf paper. There are two folders of correspondence, which consists mainly of thank you cards from patients helped by Whatsoever Free Bed. A number of newspaper clippings and articles contain...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1911-2012