Finding aid for the John Douglas images collection Collection 226

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1 Finding aid for the John Douglas images collection Collection 226 Finding aid prepared by R. Mayne, staff, Aaron DeKuiper This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit January 02, 2015 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids History and Special Collections Department July Library Street NE Grand Rapids, Michigan, localhis@grpl.org

2 Table of Contents Summary Information... 3 Scope and Contents note... 4 Administrative Information...4 Related Materials... 4 Controlled Access Headings...5 Collection Inventory... 6 Series I. Biographical and Miscellaneous Documents...6 Series II. Slides: Grand Rapids Views, dated...6 Series III. Negatives Series IV. 16mm Films Page 2 -

3 Summary Information Repository Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids History and Special Collections Department Creator Douglas, John A Title John Douglas Images Collection Date [inclusive] s Extent 3.0 Linear feet Eight boxes Language English Abstract John A. Douglas is a Grand Rapids, Michigan filmmaker and film critic. This collection contains primarily slides and negatives as well as 16mm films. The images depict buildings and scenes around Grand Rapids, primarily the downtown area. The films appear to be promotional films from companies in the Grand Rapids area. - Page 3 -

4 Scope and Contents note The John Douglas collection is less about Douglas and more about images of Grand Rapids and other places or people of interest. The collection appears to be a sampling of things he has been involved in and found of value. The bulk of the collection are the slides with around 48 of these of Grand Rapids. The 16 different films currently documented as coming from Douglas are in 16mm format. Limited information on the films is available; most appear to be commercially produced. There is a wide role of what looks like blank film material labeled Hard Core Local TV Spots 1 & 2. This was found with Douglas unprocessed collection materials, and believed to be part of his collection. However, another accession number , related to photographs in Coll. 054 for Hard Core, might suggest another original for this film content. Hard Core, the national movie of that title with George C. Scott, was filmed, in part, in Grand Rapids and an association of this item with John Douglas, a film reviewer, is logical but not included in the marking of the item itself. Of interest is a letter dated 1986, from then Vice President George Bush to Douglas, urging a vote for Republican candidates in the upcoming Michigan Primary. There is also a small empty check box labeled Douglas." Administrative Information Publication Information Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids History and Special Collections Department July 2001 Immediate Source of Acquisition note John Douglas, accession numbers , Related Materials Related Archival Materials note - Page 4 -

5 Coll /6 and 105, GRPL Photographs Collection, are photos given by Douglas in 198 and processed into Coll. 054 before the Douglas Collection was created. These images are from a scrapbook on the Welsh Civic Auditorium Construction. Controlled Access Headings Genre(s) moving images photographs Geographic Name(s) Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History -- Photographs Personal Name(s) Douglas, John A - Page 5 -

6 Series I. Biographical and Miscellaneous Documents. Collection Inventory Series I. Biographical and Miscellaneous Documents. Box Folder Biographical on Douglas. Pending 1 1 Select Grand Rapids Press articles RE Douglas. ProQuest version. 1 2 Photo print of Heritage Hill sign, image used in Grand Rapids century exhibit 1999/ Letter from George Bush, Vice-President, to John Douglas, Chesapeake and Ohio, Lines Magazine. Aug. 1939, v. 24, no. 8 (serial) 1 5 Series II. Slides: Grand Rapids Views, dated Scope and Contents note Many of the slides have dates native to the material, and have been arranged in this order. Where other slide numbers are missing from the holdings received the numbers are given with the words Absent from the Collection or just Absent Box Slide Absent From Collection Box Folder Slide - Page 6 -

7 Series II. Slides: Grand Rapids Views, dated April 195, Duke University Parking Lots/Buildings, Statue of James B. Duke Box Slide Absent From Collection Box Folder Slide 195, Various Downtown Grand Rapids Slides , Various Downtown Grand Rapids Slides September 196 Rodeo Robert Morris Keeler Ariel View The New Grand Rapids, A Classy Little City / This presentation sponsored by the New Grand Rapids Committee. (18 duplicates or variants of the same title slide for a presentation) Save Old City Hall View of Downtown Grand Rapids, including razed building site and rubble from the Hall, new construction, etc. ca Select Buildings and details; Heritage Hill houses, including the Castle, St. Mark's Church,old telephone company building at Division and Fountain, Central High School Frey Building Page -

8 Series II. Slides: Grand Rapids Views, dated St. Cecilia Building Kent Skills Center Bowen Chaney Building Model Campau Square Office Building and map, all four similar views of the same information Chamber of Commerce Interstate System Building Furniture Company, including one interior The Morton House entrance and yellow marquee Amway Grand Plaza, including a drawing of Plaza and construction Senior Citizens Apartment Building Fifth Third Bank Gerald R. Ford Museum Grand Center/Civic Auditorium Page 8 -

9 Series II. Slides: Grand Rapids Views, dated Grand Center/Civic Auditorium cont. 2 1, Pantlind Hotel/Away Grand Hotel Olds Manor, Former Morton Hotel New Art Museum/Old Post Office Unidentified Grand Rapids Businesses Unidentified Grand Rapids Buildings Prisms, Grand Rapids Business The Waters Building Downtown Grand Rapids College Park Plaza Unidentified Grand Rapids Building Chase Bank Building, before it was Chase State of Michigan office building Currently Unidentified City-County Administration Building Page 9 -

10 Series II. Slides: Grand Rapids Views, dated Currently Unidentified Calder Plaza 2 5, Calder Plaza Office Building Downtown Grand Rapids Willard Building White and White Health Care Center/Liberty Mutual Timeless Furniture- Carl Forslund The Mole Hole Fox's Jewelers Steketee's Department Store E.A. Roods Various Grand Rapids businesses 2 9, Davenport College Old Pike House Grand Rapids Art Museum Heritage Hill Stickley House Page 10 -

11 Series III. Negatives Stain Glass Windows The Monroe Mall Walkways and Leisure Paths in Grand Rapids 2 12, Fishing in Grand Rapids Festival, among other Grand Rapids celebrations Freeways, bridges, and signs Motu Viget Art Sculpture Grand Rapids Welsh Civic Auditorium Expansion and Performances Fifth Third River Bank Run Paintings of Grand Rapids Area and Buildings Grand Rapids Junior College Various Grand Rapids Slides Series III. Negatives Box Folder - Page 11 -

12 Series III. Negatives Historic Grand Rapids 3 1 Old Architecture 3 2 Frey Building 3 3 St. Cecilia Building 3 4 Kent Skills Center 3 5 Chamber of Commerce 3 6 Interstate System 3 Furniture Company 3 8 Morton House 3 9 Senior Citizens Apartment 3 10 Calder Plaza Office Building 3 11 Gerald Ford Museum 3 12 Grand Center/Civic Auditorium 3 13 Amway Grand Plaza Page 12 -

13 Series III. Negatives New Art Museum 3 15 Buildings in Grand Rapids, assorted 3 16 Abstract Buildings 3 1 White and White 4 18 Timeless Furniture- Carl Forslund 4 19 The Mole Hole 4 20 E. A. Roods 4 21 Prisms 4 22 Grand Rapids businesses, assorted 4 23 Davenport College 4 24 Heritage Hill 4 25 Calder Plaza 4 26 Monroe Mall 4 2 Walkways and leisure paths in Grand Rapids Page 13 -

14 Series IV. 16mm Films Fishing in Grand Rapids 4 29 Festival Same 4 31 Freeways, bridges, and signs 4 32 Art sculpture 4 33 Welsh Auditorium performances 4 34 Various Grand Rapids shots 4 35 Same 4 36 Gas Company 4 3 Zilwaulau Bridge 4 38 Series IV. 16mm Films Box Mr. Edison s Dilemma 6 Michigan in Motion pr Page 14 -

15 Series IV. 16mm Films Opening Doors to our Energy Future 6 Michigan Year pr5 6 When Michigan Was Young pr43 6 Michigan-I-A 6 The Race is Losing First National Bank Williams Magnavox Home Entertainment Center Michigan-I-A Our Poisoned World- Air Our Poisoned World- Garbage, Noise, Heat Our Poisoned World- Pesticides Our Poisoned World- Water Consumers Power Talk About Energy Consumers Power Talk About Energy- Trip to Ludington (?) - Page 15 -