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Allen Service Collection
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3892
Scope and Contents
The Allen Electric and Equipment Company manufactured automobile testing equipment. According to Kalamazoo City Directories, it was located at 2101 North Pitcher Street in Kalamazoo beginning in 1928. It moved to 355 E. Kalamazoo Avenue in 1968 and became what the city directories describe as a “tech training center”. Following 1969, the Allen Electric and Equipment Company seems to have ceased to exist. While it was in business, notable employees included Harry H. Levene, the general...
Dates:
1945
Bert Byron Davis Collection
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3564
Scope and Contents
This collection covers the time period during B.B. Davis’ life in the Philippines in the 1930s to mid-1940s. The majority of the collection contains correspondence between B.B. Davis and his wife to family and friends living in and around Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids, MI, in particular Areta Williams Hibbard. Many of the letters were written to Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Lorenzo Hibbard, the latter of whom was a sister to B.B. Davis.The letters from the 1930s give an interesting insight...
Dates:
1930-1940
Celery City Dirt Collection
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3400
Abstract
The collection is composed of six issues of the Celery City Dirt newsletter from 1944 to 1945 produced in Kalamazoo and sent to servicemen from the area during World War II.
Dates:
1944-1945
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
Elaine Scheifele Collection
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3891
Scope and Contents
Prior to her wedding during World War II, Elaine was given the duties of Kalamazoo City Civilian Defense Air Raid Warden for Zone 5, Sector 529. In the course of the execution of her duties she compiled this book. The book details the structures on Bryant Street and Lane Blvd, as well as the occupants of those structures. The two streets are approximately one block apart.
Dates:
1942
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
John Frederick Monroe journals
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-4242
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two journals written by Ensign John Frederick Monroe (1921-1986) of Muskegon MI. The journals detail daily life of John F. Monroe during his service in the US Navy from 1943-1944 while stationed in Panama during World War Two.
Dates:
1943-1944
Mrs. Ruth Van Haaften Collection
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-1624
Abstract
The collection is composed of photographs, artifacts, and documents from Edward Clarence Van Haaften who was a Kalamazoo resident and veteran of both World Wars I and II. The collection ranges in date from 1917 to 1945.
Dates:
1917-1945
Ralph Cook Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-4256
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of one bound book containing letters from 1942-1945 by Dr. Ralph Cook (1881-1959) from Kalamazoo Michigan.The letters consist of correspondence between staff at Borgess and Bronson Hospitals and Dr. Clark and updates from Kalamazoo Academy members that were serving overseas during World War Two, local news, workplace chatter.The contents of letters consisted of correspondence and updates on various procedures and practices between doctors...
Dates:
1942-1945
Rosel Family Letters Collection
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3644
Abstract
This collection contains letters from mostly 1945 within the Rosel family. These letters are mostly between Dale Rosel and his wife Helen.
Dates:
1945-1946
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