Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Donald D. Kinsey Manuscript
c.00508
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Kinsey, Donald D.
- Title
- Donald D. Kinsey manuscript
- ID
- c.00508
- Date
- Undated
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet , 1 folder
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan".
Biographical Note
Walter F. Gries (1892-1959) was a native of Ishpeming, Michigan, whose grandfather immigrated from Germany to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. His premature death in 1959 prevented the publication of this material and the task was taken up by his wife's brother-in-law, Donald D. Kinsey.
Donald D. Kinsey, a resident of Grand Rapids, Michigan, became enamored of the Upper Peninsula when he visited Gries' home in 1929.
Scope and Contents note
The collection contains the manuscript, "Drill Cores: Folklore of Michigan's Upper Peninsula from the collection of Walter F. Gries," pertains to the development of the mining regions around the Keweenaw Peninsula and portrays the richness of the ethnic cultures which contributed to this development. The bulk of the manuscript contains nationality stories and poems, primarily Cornish, but also includes Finnish, Italian, German, French Canadian, and Scandinavian folklore. This material was collected by Walter F. Gries (1892-1959), a native of Ishpeming, whose grandfather immigrated from Germany to the Upper Peninsula. His premature death in 1959 prevented the publication of this material and the task was taken up by his wife's brother-in-law, Donald D. Kinsey.
Donald D. Kinsey, a resident of Grand Rapids, Michigan, became enamored of the Upper Peninsula when he visited Gries' home in 1929.
Description in Printed Sources: Powers, Thomas E. and McNitt, William H. "Michigan Historical Collections" (Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan, 1976), p. 122.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections November 1976
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
July 2000
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University Property Rights: Michigan State University
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Custodial History
Gift of Donald D. Kinsey, 1976-11-11.
Controlled Access Headings
Geographic Name(s)
- Ishpeming (Mich.)
- Keweenaw Peninsula (Mich.)
Personal Name(s)
- Gries, Walter F.
- Kinsey, Donald D.
Subject(s)
- Cornish Americans -- Michigan
- Finnish Americans -- Michigan
- Folklore -- Cornwall (England : County)
- Folklore -- Michigan -- Upper Peninsula
- French-Canadians -- Michigan
- Germans -- Michigan
- Italians -- Michigan
- Mines and mineral resources -- Michigan
- Scandinavian Americans -- Michigan
Collection Inventory
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"Drill Cores: Folklore of Michigan's Upper Peninsula" from the collection of Walter F. Gries |
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