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Edward J. Campau Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3962
Scope and Contents This collection contains various personal correspondence and military related documents pertaining to Edward J. Campau and/or his family members. The majority of the collection spans the years 1928 to 1950. The majority of the collection consists of personal correspondence belonging to Edward J. Campau, a descendent of Louis Campau, pioneer and founder of Grand Rapids, Michigan. A section of the collection consists of personal correspondence belonging to Elward B. Campau, Edward’s younger...
Dates: 1928-1950

Emil Popke, Jr. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3626
Scope and Contents This collection is composed of a number of documents detailing Emil Popke’s various ventures and miscellaneous school work from Emil Popke and his son, Jeff Popke. Also in the collection is a large number of letters written to different members of the Popke family. Additionally, there are photos ranging from Emil Popke’s High School senior photo to little league shots of Emil’s children Jeff and Jon.Material includes information detailing Emil Popke's work with WYYYY (AM 1470),...
Dates: 1940-1999

Esther Morris Rasmussen

 Collection
Identifier: RH-A-1584
Scope and Contents 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: 1930-1980

Frederic Sammons Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RG-43/10
Abstract

This collection consisting of 15 Hollinger Boxes is from Dr. Frederic Sammons who received an honorary doctorate in Human Services from Western Michigan University in 1993 for his work in occupational therapy. This collection was donated in person by Dr. Sammons as 8 legal letter paige boxes.

Dates: 1930-2012

Frobenius Family Letters

 Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3493
Scope and Contents

This collection is composed of family letters written to Mary Kammerer Frobenius, Frank Frobenius and his daughter, Ruth Frobenius Hamill from the years 1882 to 1948. This collection was originally part of A-55, Kalamazoo Valley Museum.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1882-1948

Galesburg PTA Council Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RH-A-4195
Scope and Contents

The collection is composed of various documents relating to the Galesburg Parent-Teacher Association of Galesburg, Michigan, dating from the years 1949 to 1957. The documents include numerous annual reports, bylaws, and meeting notes. There are also various Council Committee guidelines, directories, member lists, bulletins, and articles from magazines.

Dates: 1949-1957

Garret Van Haaften

 Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3878
Abstract

The collection is comprised of correspondence, articles, photos, and awards that involve Garret Van Haaften, dating from the late 1940’s to the 1990’s.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1940-1990

General Farm ledger

 Item — Box: 1 of 1
Identifier: Rh-A-4246
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one ledger possibly from a local farmer in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. The range of the material is from 1888-1901. The ledger tracks farm expenses of the unnamed farmer, the farms of Frank Milham and Noah Bryant, and keeps track of a “wood account” which recorded lumber purchased by various individuals.

Dates: 1888-1901

Gilbert S. Boardman Letters

 File — Folder: 1 of 1
Identifier: RH-A-4353
Scope and Contents The collection contains two letters written in April 1859 by Gilbert S. Boardman living in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to his parents Samuel and Ann Gilbert Boardman who are living in Vermont.Both letters were written by Gilbert Simeon Boardman while living in Kalamazoo, Michigan to his parents Samuel and Ann Gilbert Boardman who are living in Pittsfield, Vermont. He discusses the trip in the April 4th letter describing leaving Schenectady, New York and riding all the way to Detroit. He...
Dates: April 1859

Gull Lake Country Club

 Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3447
Scope and Contents

This collection includes the financial and business documents of the Gull Lake Country Club in the first few decades after its establishment in 1911.

The documents in this collection are dated to the years 1911-1947. The majority of papers in this collection come from business and financial transactions, including receipts from members and services rendered for club maintenance and correspondence related to membership, dues, and other business matters.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1911-1930's

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Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections 55
Western Michigan University Special Collections 21
 
Subject
Correspondence 36
Personal correspondence 27
Letters 18
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence 8
Poets, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence 7
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records (documents) 7
Business correspondence 6
ledgers (account books) 6
minutes (administrative records) 6
Diaries 5
Scrapbooks 5
financial records 5
American poetry -- 20th century 4
Business records 4
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 4
Ephemera 4
Serial publications 4
Typescripts 4
black-and-white photographs 4
family papers 4
Authors -- 20th century -- Correspondence 3
Catalogs 3
Poetry 3
Poets, American -- 20th century 3
Postcards 3
Proofs (Printing) 3
Publishers and publishing 3
Small presses 3
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 3
World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives 3
newsletters 3
personal papers 3
American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism 2
Book designers--United States 2
Books -- Reviews 2
Farm management -- Michigan -- Records and correspondence 2
Obituaries 2
Poets -- 20th century -- Correspondence 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American 2
account books 2
annual reports 2
articles 2
church records 2
manuscripts (documents) 2
membership lists 2
translations (documents) 2
Academic writing 1
Acrobats -- Michigan -- Van Buren County 1
Advertisements 1
Advertising -- Bicycle industry 1
Aeronautics -- Flights 1
Albums (Books) 1
American literature -- 20th century 1
American poetry -- 19th century 1
Art portfolios 1
Artists -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 1
Authors, American -- 20th century 1
Authors, South African -- 20th century 1
Autograph albums 1
Automobiles -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo -- History 1
Bakeries -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 1
Beer labels -- Design 1
Bibliographies 1
Bicycle industry 1
Bicycles 1
Book design--United States 1
Book industries and trade--United States--20th century 1
Book jackets 1
Bookbinding 1
Bowling alleys -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 1
Bronson Park (Kalamazoo, Mich.) 1
Business enterprises -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 1
Business enterprises -- Michigan -- Three Rivers 1
Calligraphy 1
Certificates 1
Chapbooks 1
Children's books -- United States 1
Children's literature -- United States 1
Children's literature, English 1
Children's periodicals 1
Circus performers -- Michigan -- Van Buren County 1
Cistercians 1
Country clubs -- Michigan -- Richland 1
English poetry -- 20th century 1
English poetry -- History and criticism 1
Etching -- 20th century 1
Etchings 1
Exhibition catalogs 1
Fairies 1
Flight training 1
Flights around the world 1
Folklore -- British Isles 1
Fountain of the Pioneers (Kalamazoo, Mich.) 1
Gay rights -- Oregon -- Portland 1
Graphic artists -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 1
Graphic arts 1
Graphic design (Typography) 1
Historic Preservation -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo 1
Intergovernmental cooperation -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo County 1
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Language
English 75
French 1
German 1
Latin 1
 
Names
Callan, Edward (Edward Thomas O'Dwyer), 1917-2011 3
Kalamazoo Central High School 2
Kalamazoo Post Office (Kalamazoo, Mich.) 2
Aelred, of Rievaulx, Saint, 1110-1167 1
Allen, J. Adams (Jonathan Adams), 1825-1890 1
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American National Bank and Trust Company of Michigan 1
Ashley family 1
Ashley, Harriet M. Holder, 1841-1922 1
Ashley, Jerome B., 1837-1906 1
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 1
Balch, Nathaniel A. (Nathaniel Aldrich), 1808-1894 1
Barton, Edward Read 1
Beebe family 1
Beeby, Betty, 1923-2015 1
Benson, John Howard, 1901-1956 1
Bergé, Carol, 1928-2006 1
Berlin, Lucia 1
Bixby, Robert, 1952-2012 1
Black Sparrow Press 1
Blackburn, Paul 1
Blake, Trevor 1
Boardman, Ann Gilbert 1
Boardman, Gilbert S (Gilbert Simeon), 1833-1917 1
Boardman, S. (Samuel Ward) 1
Boutilier, Nancy, 1961- 1
Bower, Charles L., 1831- 1
Bowles, Jane (Bowles, Jane Auer), 1917-1973 1
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 1
Braceland, Lawrence C. 1
Brady, Christine 1
Briggs, Katherine Mary 1
Brigham, Besmilr 1
Bromige, David 1
Bukowski, Charles T. 1
Bunkers, Suzanne L 1
Camp Albert L. Mills (N.Y.) 1
Campau family 1
Campau, Edward J., 1916-2007 1
Campau, Elward B., 1919-1998 1
Cash, Barbara 1
Cash, Sophie, 1834-1932 1
Checker Motors Corp. (Kalamazoo, Mich.) 1
Christensen, Paul, 1943- 1
Clampitt, Amy 1
Clark, Tom (Thomas Willard), 1941- 1
Clarke, Emma W. 1
Codrescu, Andrei, 1946- 1
Cole, Bert (1875-) 1
Coleman, Wanda 1
Colony Room (Kalamazoo, Mich.) 1
Cook, Ralph, 1942-1945 1
Cooney, Seamus 1
Corman, Cid 1
Cory, Clyde Vern, 1889-1976 1
Cory, Marguerite (Molly) Bernice Bosworth, 1893-1960 1
Cossery, Albert, 1913-2008 1
Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005 1
Crews, Judson 1
Davis, Bert Byron (1880-1944) 1
Davis, Rosella Snyder (1876-1958) 1
Dawson, Fielding, 1930-2002 1
Di Prima, Diane 1
DiMarino, Jan Van Haaften 1
Dorn, Edward 1
Drake, Jane, 1826-1899 1
Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945 1
Dutch Treat Bakery (Kalamazoo, Mich.) 1
ETANDA Club (Kalamazoo, Mich.) 1
Eat and Dance Club (Kalamazoo, Mich.) 1
Edwards, Paul, 1950- 1
Eigner, Larry, 1927-1996 1
Enslin, Theodore 1
Episcopal Community of St. John the Baptist (Mendham, N.J.) 1
Esch, John 1
Eshleman, Clayton 1
Everson, William, 1912-1994 1
Faas, Ekbert, 1938- 1
Fante, John, 1909-1983 1
Farnsworth, James S., 1907- 1
Farnsworth, Philip M. 1
Faulkner, Myran, 1869- 1
Field, Edward, 1924- 1
Finch family 1
First Presbyterian Church (Kalamazoo, Mich.) 1
Fitch, Asa 1
Fort Custer (Mich.) 1
Francis, Lesley Lee, 1931- 1
Frank, Thaisa 1
Freeland, Jane Patricia, 1910-2004 1
Frobenius family 1
Frobenius, Frank, 1860-1928 1
Frobenius, Mary Kammerer, 1860-1943 1
Galesburg Parent-Teacher Association (Galesburg, Mich.) 1
Gernant, David 1
Gilbert, of Hoyland 1
Goodman, Paul, 1911-1972 1
Gordimer, Nadine 1
Graves, Henry S. 1
Grossinger, Richard, 1944- 1
Guest, Barbara 1
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