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Nazareth Association papers
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-4282
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the documents from the Nazareth Association, the alumni association for Nazareth College and Nazareth Academy. A part of the collection relates to the Nazareth Association’s activities from 1991 to 2021. Another part relates to the institutions run by the Sisters of St. Joseph from ca. 1900 until the closure of Nazareth College in 1992.The material reflects both the history of the Nazareth Association as well as the history of the five institutions...
Dates:
1991-2021
Neil Verburg Booklet
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3393
Scope and Contents
Neil Verburg, also sometimes spelled Verberg, lived in Kalamazoo. The 1920 Census indicates he was 30 years old then which would put his birth year approximately 1890. He lived in Kalamazoo and worked in a variety of professions. In 1917 he is listed as an agent for Metropolitan Life. He also was a timekeeper. There is no entry for him in 1924 although the 1920 census had him living in the Battle Creek area with his wife Beulah. By 1926 he is listed as a realtor, building and loans at 108 W....
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1926-1929
Nellie Ritter Collection
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-153
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of diaries kept by Susan Layman Dickman between 1867 and 1910 in Berrien County, Michigan. The collection also includes two Berrien County school registers created between 1876 and 1888 and an account book used by the Flewallen family between 1849 and 1893, both from Berrien County.The bulk of the collection consists of annual diaries kept by Susan “Susie” Layman Dickman (b. 1836 d. 1913) dating between 1867 and 1910. Her diary entries are very brief and...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1867-1910, 1876-1888, 1849-1893
Nelson Curtis Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3520
Scope and Contents
Nelson Curtis was born in Kalamazoo, MI in 1921 to Bessie and Homer Curtis. In 1934, when the scrapbook was created, the family lived on 811 Harrigan Ct. and his father worked as a printer. His family attended the Kalamazoo Missionary Church. Curtis graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in June 1939. After a couple years, he attended Western Michigan College to study education. In the 1942 yearbook, Brown and Gold, Curtis is pictured as a member of the Men’s Glee Club. Also, in 1942...
Dates:
1934
New Michigan Hotel Registers
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3494
Abstract
The collection is composed of five registers, 15 ¼”x10”x ¼” from the New Michigan Hotel located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The registers date from 1923 until 1928.
Dates:
1923-1928
Norma Flannery Journal
Item — Box: 1 of 1
Identifier: RH-A-4279
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of one financial journal formerly belonging to Norma Flannery. The data deals with real estate in Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1956-1973.The first segment divided by letter ranges includes several names and where to find information about them in the journal. Information regarding properties begins in 1956. Each entry lists date, property/ address, listing price, and other related costs such as payment to the brokers. Names are listed underneath the...
Dates:
1956-1973
Oakwood School District Assessor’s Book
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3398
Scope and Contents
The first school opened for School District #2 in Kalamazoo Township around 1833.Nicknamed, “Toad Hollow,” it was located at the corner of Parkview and Knox Avenues in what is now known as the Oakwood neighborhood. In 1884, the school moved to the present site of the Public Safety station for the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety on Parkview Avenue between Laird and Barnard Streets. At that time the school became known as Lake View and in 1908 renamed Oakwood Park School.From 1908 until...
Dates:
1865-1920
O.C. Simmons Ledger Book
Item
Identifier: RH-A-4103
Scope and Contents
The O.C. Simmons Ledger Book dates from 1866-1867 and documents the invoice of the hardware store, owned by Orville C. Simmons, over the year. The opening cover of the ledger is dated January 1st, 1866. Paw Paw, Michigan during this time was described as “a flourishing incorporated post village” with a population of 1300, according to the Michigan State Gazetteer for 1863-1864. It also listed other businesses in Paw Paw during this time, such as flouring mills, saw mills, blind and door...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1866 - 1867
Oliver J. Bloom Ledger
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3820
Scope and Contents
The ledger belonged to Oliver J Bloom (1861-1933) of Parkville, St Joseph Co. Michigan. According to Census Reports Bloom was a farmer in St Joseph Co. where he married Dora Clark of Ohio in 1893. The couple had four children together, two sons and two daughters. Bloom documented transactions, mainly of hardware and tools, in the ledger. The transactions are categorized by person and then are further broken down by year and date. The first few pages contain an index which lists the page...
Dates:
1892-1897