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David Brose Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RH-A-4394
Abstract

This collection is comprised of papers and materials from the Bronson Park 21st Century Campaign in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and related efforts to preserve the Fountain of the Pioneers and teach the history of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish (aka Gun Lake) band of Pottawatomi in the area, dating from 2006 to 2021.

Dates: 2006-2021

David Gernant Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RH-A-2999
Scope and Contents

Personal papers relating to Kalamazoo Central High School, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1953-1966, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 1957-1963, 1991-1992, and Harvard Law School, 1960-1968. Family papers include diary, 1956-1960, photographs, family reminiscences. Gay rights materials include papers from Portland, Oregon and by-laws for Cascade Guild, 1976-1984.

Dates: 1960-2008

Denise Levertov-Alan Helms Correspondence Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 03-01-exws_levertov
Abstract

Handwritten correspondence between the twentieth century American poet Denise Levertov (1923 - 1997) and writer / English professor Alan Helms (1937-). Also includes legal document listing Helms as co-trustee of the Denise Levertov Trust.

Dates: 1974-1997; Other: Date acquired: 1995

Dr. George C. Palmer Letter

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: RH-A-4352
Scope and Contents

The collection contains an envelope and one letter written by Dr. George C. Palmer in Kalamazoo, Michigan in October of 1866 to his brother Alonzo A. Palmer living in Pendleton Hill, Connecticut.

Dr. Palmer writes about his health and requesting a weekly letter reporting his condition. He writes that his brother has pulmonary weakness and is thinking to advise him to travel west. He also reports his own health is good.

Dates: October 1866

Edward Barton

 Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3779
Abstract

The collection is composed of photos, magazine articles and materials relating to the Red Brick Inn, Jaycees, sheep farming, 4-h and other facets of Edward Barton’s life. The collection is one cubic foot.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1940-2015

Edward Callan Collection: Alan Paton Archive

 Collection
Identifier: 03-exws_alanpatonarchive
Abstract

Articles, essays, speeches by South African author and anti-apartheid activist Alan Paton collected by Western Michigan University professor Edward Callan. Also contains correspondence between Callan and Alan Paton, as well as Callan and other notable South African anti-apartheid activists, such as Nadine Gordimer and Albert J. Luthuli.

Dates: 1920-2001; bulk 1922-1994; Other: Date acquired: 12/1996

Edward Callan Collection: W.H. Auden Archive

 Collection
Identifier: 03-exws_audenarchive
Abstract

Articles by or about W.H. Auden collected by Western Michigan University English Professor emeritus Edward Callan, including articles by Callan himself, correspondence, copies of The Griffin (1954-1960), and The Mid-Century Review (1960-1963).

Dates: 1928-1996; Other: Majority of material found within Bulk 1939-1978; Other: Date acquired: 12/1996

Edward Callan Papers and Miscellaneous Authors Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 03-exws_callan
Abstract

Articles on James Joyce and W.B. Yeats, research notes, correspondence, sheet music and ephemera.

Dates: 1903-2000; bulk 1958-1992; Other: Date acquired: 12/1996

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

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Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections 51
Western Michigan University Special Collections 21
 
Subject
Correspondence 34
Personal correspondence 26
Letters 18
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence 8
Poets, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence 7
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Business correspondence 5
Diaries 5
ledgers (account books) 5
minutes (administrative records) 5
records (documents) 5
American poetry -- 20th century 4
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 4
Ephemera 4
Scrapbooks 4
Serial publications 4
Typescripts 4
black-and-white photographs 4
family papers 4
Authors -- 20th century -- Correspondence 3
Business records 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
financial records 3
newsletters 3
personal papers 3
American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism 2
Book designers--United States 2
Books -- Reviews 2
Catalogs 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
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
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
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
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
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
Interviews 1
Irish literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism 1
Irish literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism 1
Ives Street Press -- Records and correspondence 1
Kalamazoo (Mich.) -- Church history 1
Kalamazoo (Mich.) -- City Commission -- Elections, 1969 1
Kalamazoo (Mich.) -- History, Military 1
Kalamazoo (Mich.) -- Politics and government 1
Kalamazoo County (Mich.) -- History 1
Kalamazoo Post Office (Kalamazoo, Mich.) -- Records and correspondence 1
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Language
English 71
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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