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Finding Aid for the Grand Rapids Public Library Furniture Industry Collection Collection 233 Finding aid for the Grand Rapids Public Library furniture industry collection Collection 233 This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on October 30, 2019. Describing Archives: A Content Standard Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids History and Special Collections Department 111 Library Street NE Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 [email protected] URL: http://www.grpl.org Finding aid for the Grand Rapids Public Library furniture industry collection Collection 233 Table of Contents Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 5 Scope and Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................ 6 Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Controlled Access Headings .......................................................................................................................... 7 Collection Inventory ....................................................................................................................................... 7 Series I. General History ............................................................................................................................. 7 Grand Rapids Furniture Industry History ................................................................................................ 7 Furniture Museum ..................................................................................................................................... 8 1911 Strike ................................................................................................................................................ 8 Histories & Presentations ....................................................................................................................... 10 Conferences & Expositions .................................................................................................................... 10 Decal Stickers ......................................................................................................................................... 11 Series II. Exhibit & Marketing Associations. ........................................................................................... 11 Subseries A. Furniture Manufacturers Assoc. of Grand Rapids ............................................................ 11 Subseries B. Grand Rapids Furniture Exposition .................................................................................. 12 Subseries C. Grand Rapids Market Association / Grand Rapids Furniture Market Association. ........... 14 Subseries D. Executive Furniture Guild of America ............................................................................. 14 Subseries E. Grand Rapids Furniture Makers Guild .............................................................................. 15 Subseries F. Grand Rapids Association of Furniture Exhibitors. .......................................................... 16 Subseries G. Associated Furniture Manufacturers of Grand Rapids. .................................................... 16 Series III. Publications .............................................................................................................................. 16 Subseries A. General .............................................................................................................................. 16 Subseries B. Furniture Associations ....................................................................................................... 19 Subseries C. Furniture Periodical Monographs ...................................................................................... 20 Subseries D. Furniture Companies ......................................................................................................... 21 Subseries E. Other Publishers ................................................................................................................ 48 Series IV. Furniture Periodicals, Reprints & Articles .............................................................................. 49 Accent ...................................................................................................................................................... 49 Centennial Times .................................................................................................................................... 49 Design Quarterly / Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. ............................................................................ 49 Fine Furniture ......................................................................................................................................... 49 Furniture Manufacturer & Artisan ......................................................................................................... 49 - Page 2 - Finding aid for the Grand Rapids Public Library furniture industry collection Collection 233 Furniture World ...................................................................................................................................... 51 Furniture World and Furniture Buyer and Decorator. Reprints. ............................................................ 52 Good Furniture ........................................................................................................................................ 52 GR Marketeer : News & previews / GR Furniture Exposition .............................................................. 52 Grand Rapids Furniture Forum .............................................................................................................. 53 Grand Rapids Furniture Record / Furniture Record ............................................................................... 53 Grand Rapids Herald .............................................................................................................................. 57 Grand Rapids Magazine ......................................................................................................................... 57 Grand Rapids Market Daily. Tabloid size. ............................................................................................ 57 Grand Rapids : the Furniture Market for Fine Stores … later … Grand Rapids Preview / Grand Rapids Furniture Market Assoc. ......................................................................................................................... 57 Grand Rapids : the Furniture Market for Fine Stores … later … Grand Rapids Preview / Grand Rapids Furniture Market Assoc. ......................................................................................................................... 59 House and Garden .................................................................................................................................. 59 Imperial Messenger. ................................................................................................................................ 59 The Kindel Poster / publ. By the Kinde. Furniture Co. ......................................................................... 60 Market Ambassador / GR Furniture Exposition .................................................................................... 60 Market Preview. ...................................................................................................................................... 60 The Mentor. American Colonial Furniture. ........................................................................................... 60 Michigan Artisan (White Printing Co.) .................................................................................................. 61 Munsey's Magazine ................................................................................................................................. 64 Office & Home / Tisch Hine Co. (G.R.) ............................................................................................... 64 Office Graphics ....................................................................................................................................... 64 Shop Mark or Shopmark for Wallace Furniture Co, Berkey & Gay & GR Upholstering Co. ............... 64 Unbound issues ....................................................................................................................................... 65 Steelcase Circle ....................................................................................................................................... 65 Stylist / GR Furniture Makers Guild ...................................................................................................... 66 Weekly Artisan / Michigan Artisan Co., A.S. White, editor. ................................................................ 66 Series V. Images & Graphics ................................................................................................................... 67 Subseries A. Ephemera ........................................................................................................................... 67 Subseries B. Graphic Clippings or offprints .........................................................................................
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