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 .........................................................................................