Hello all,
I've been cleaning out our files recently and have come across some Michigan history booklets that don't fit our collection's scope, but may well be of use to other libraries! Please respond to me off-list with the items you'd like and your RIDES code, and I'll get them sent out as soon as I can.
- Michigan Authors, edited by Rachel M. Hilbert (1960)
- The Man with the Branded Hand: The Story of Captain Jonathan Walker (n.d.)
- John Allen and the Founding of Ann Arbor by Russell E. Bidlack (1962)
- Earl D. Babst: A Good Friend of History (1967)
- F. Clever Bald, 1897-1970
- Andrew Dickson White: Teacher of History by Ruth Bordin (1958)
- Pilgrimage Through Historic - Scenic Baragaland brochure by the Bishop Baraga Association (n.d.)
- Frank Murphy in World War I by Sidney Fine (1968)
- James Kerr Pollock: His Life and Letters by Dennis Anderson (1972)
- Promise & Performance: The Political Record of a Michigan Governor by Vernon L. Beal (1950)
- Arthur H. Vandenberg: His Career and Legacy (1975)
- Chase Salmon Osborn, 1860-1949 by Robert M. Warner (1960)
- Cadillac and Early Detroit, a bibliography compiled by the Detroit Public Library (1912)
- In the Footsteps of Cadillac by C. M. Burton (1899)
- Douglass Houghton: Michigan's First State Geologist, 1837-1845 by Helen Wallin (1970)
- Palmer Hartsough: Singing School Teacher, Michigan Song Writer, and Minister by Henry O. Severance (1937)
- Huron County Building Dedication program (June 1, 1968)
- Warren, Center Line, and Sterling Heights informational brochure created by the Metropolitan Warren Chamber of Commerce (1971)
- Documents Relating to the Erection of Wayne County and Michigan Territory, prepared by the Burton Historical Collection of the Detroit Public Library (1922-23)
- Charlevoix County Homecoming Historical Program (1935)
- Welcome to Bay Country brochure created by the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce (1974)
- Hillsdale County, Michigan brochure created by Hillsdale County Industrial Development Commission (n.d. - probably the 1970s?)
- Family Trails publication from the State Board of Education/Bureau of Library Services, vol. 2. no. 2 (Spring 1969)
- Photograph of L. P. Reynolds of Hillsdale with handwritten note saying he was "A Vice Pres. of Pioneer Society of Hillsdale in 1876."
Happy to answer any questions anyone may have about these items! They're all in fairly decent condition.
Cheers,
Jen
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Jennifer Noble (she/her/hers) - (Why do I list these?)Adult & Teen Services Librarian
Adrian District Library
143 E. Maumee St.
Adrian, MI 49221
(517) 265-2265