Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.
Finding aid for Grace S. Rolshoven papers
03394
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.
- Title
- Grace S. Rolshoven papers
- ID
- 03394
- Date [inclusive]
- 1863-1964
- Extent
- 3.0 Linear feet (3 boxes, 6 volumes)
- Language
- English
- Language of Materials
- In English.
Biographical/Historical note
Born around 1872 in Detroit to Charles and Tillie Bradshaw Swales, Grace B. Swales married Herman Rolshoven in 1886. He was the son of Frederick, a Detroit jeweler and diamond merchant, and Teresa Rolshoven. Herman went into the jewelry business with his father, joining the family firm of F. Rolshoven & Company, located on Woodward Avenue in Detroit.
Scope and Contents note
Papers of Grace Swales Rolshoven include materials on her sister Tilla Swales; her brother Charles; her mother, Tillie Bradshaw Swales; her husband Herman Rolshoven and his brother, Julius, a Detroit artist.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection. Nov. 02, 2009
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
03394
Grace S. Rolshoven papers, 1863-1964 (OCLC record)
[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/462090348]Controlled Access Headings
Family Name(s)
- Rolshoven family
- Swales family
Genre(s)
- Correspondence
- Family papers
- Photographs
- Scrapbooks
Subject(s)
- Artists--Michigan--Detroit
General Note
See finding aids for complete listing.
Collection Inventory
BOX 1 |
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1:1 Correspondence, 1880-1899; n.d. |
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1:2 -- Postcards, 1909-1930 |
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1:3 Grace Swales Rolshoven, 1894-1961 |
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1:4 Miscellaneous Items |
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1:5 Miscellaneous Publications, 1843-1937 |
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1:6 Magazines & Newspaper Clippings, 1871-1934 |
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1:7 Newsletters & Bulletins, 1930-1964 |
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1:8 Photographs—Dated and/or Identified, 1877-1951 |
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BOX 2 |
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2:1 Photographs—Not Identified |
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2:2 -- Tintypes, Folder 1, 1870; undated |
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2:3 -- Folder 2 |
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2:4 -- Folder 3 |
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2:5 -- Programs, 1891-1929 |
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BOX 3 |
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3:1 Scrapbook Items |
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3:2 -- Tillie S. Bradshaw, 1863-1907 |
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3:3 Tillie Swales—"My Christmas Hymn" |
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3:4 Travel—Cruise Ship Menus, 1908 |
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3:5 -- Books & Maps, 1896-1911 |
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3:6 -- Berlin. 1905-1907 |
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3:7 -- Photographs—Commercial |
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VOLUMES: |
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Photographs Albums #1 & #2; Travel Photos, western states |
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Scrapbooks: |
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-- Tillie S. Bradshaw, 1865 |
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-- Newspaper Clippings |
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-- J.B.H. Bradshaw |
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