Calhoun County

County Seat: Marshall

Origin of Name: Named for the Hon. John C. Calhoun, Vice President of the United States

Set Off: 1829

Organized: 1833

Population in 1990: 135,982

For many counties the number of items listed is quite long. Navigational buttons are located only at the end of the list. This list of material represents the library's holdings as of July 1997. Be sure to check with us for any additional items we may now have either by contacting the library or by pressing the " Centra-Libraries Catalog" link to the left.

Albion Bird's Eye View. Map, [1886].

Albion Historical Society Newsletter. Have: V.8 no.1-no.3; V.9 no.1-no.3; V.10 no.1-no.2; V.11 no.1-no.3; V.12 no.1-V.14 no.4; V.15 no.2-no.4; V.16 no.1-V.17 no.1; no.3-V.19 no.3; V.20 no.1; no.3-no.4; V.21 no.1-no.5; V.22 no.1-V.30 no.1.

Battle Creek Centennial, 1831-1931. Battle Creek, MI: Press of Ellis Pub. Co., 1931.

Battle Creek Daily Journal. July 2, 1872-August 14, 1880.

Battle Creek Daily Moon. July 7, 1884-June 30, 1915 (scattered).

Battle Creek Journal. March 5, 1852-July 24, 1863; November 14, 1867-September 27, 1871; October 29, 1873- December 17, 1879.

Battle Creek-Mills and Manufacturing Establishments Bird's Eye View. Map, n.d.

Battle Creek Nightly Moon. March 31, 1880-April 21, 1882; October 29, 1883-July 5, 1884.

Battle Creek 150: Sesquicentennial, 1831-1981. Battle Creek, MI: Sesquicentennial Committee, 1980.

The Battle Creek Sanitarium, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA. Battle Creek, MI: Review & Herald, [1983].

Battle Creek Sanitarium, 50 Questions Answered. Battle Creek, MI: n.d.

The Battle Creek Tribune Annual for the Year 1883. . . Battle Creek, MI: Buckley & Onderdonk, 1883.

Beauties of Battle Creek and Vicinity. Battle Creek, MI: S.H. Knox, [1910].

Beyond These Gates, 1844-1989. Battle Creek, MI: Oak Hill Cemetery, 1989.

Biographical Review of Calhoun County, Michigan: Containing Historical, Biographical and Genealogical Sketches of Many of the Prominent Citizens of To-day and Also of the Past. Chicago, IL: Hobart & Mather, 1904.

Bobbit, Mary R. A Short History of Albion, Michigan. [Albion, MI: Albion Historical Society, 1965].

Butler, Mary. The Battle Creek Idea: Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and the Battle Creek Sanitarium. Battle Creek, MI: Heritage Pub., 1994.

Butler, Mary. The Best to You Each Morning: W.K. Kellogg and Kellogg Company. Battle Creek, MI: Heritage Publications, 1995.

Butler, Mary. Walking the Road to Wellville: C.W. Post and the Postum Cereal Company. Battle Creek, MI: Heritage Publications, 1995.

Calhoun County Patriot. March 16-November 30, 1838; January 3-December 4, 1840.

Calhoun Co. Souvenir, Commemorating the Journal's Fiftieth Anniversary: Calhoun County: Her Industries and Sketches of Representative Citizens. n.p., 1901.

Cameron, Alexander E. History of the First Presbyterian Church, Albion, Michigan: "The Church Surrounded by Albion." Albion, MI: Tee Enn Tee Class, [1922].

Camp Custer: A University of Democracy. Battle Creek, MI: Atkins Engraving Co., [1918].

Carver, Richard W. A History of Marshall. Virginia Beach, VA: Donning Co., 1993.

Carver, Richard W. Marshall Public Schools: The First 150 Years, 1837-1987. n.p., 1988.

Centennial. St. Mary's Parish, Marshall, Michigan, October 24, 25, 26, 1937. [Battle Creek, MI: Central Publishing, 1937].

Coller, Ross H. Battle Creek's Centennial, 1859-1959. Battle Creek, MI: Battle Creek Enquirer and News, 1959.

Daily Chronicle. August 13, 1879-February 5, 1907. (Marshall).

Daily Moon. June 16, 1887-August 31, 1893. (Battle Creek).

Daily News. October 30, 1899-October 30, 1908. (Marshall).

Democratic Expounder. February 14, 1851-December 16, 1852; January 4, 1855-January 2, 1868; February 25, 1875-December 26, 1878; October 30, 1891-December 27, 1895. (Marshall).

Democratic Expounder and Calhoun County Patriot. January 1, 1841-November 25, 1842; January 9, 1868- February 18, 1875. (Marshall).

Ells, Anne J. A Brief History of the Marshall Historical Society and its Predecessor, the Calhoun County Historical Society 1917-1961, or How the Honolulu House was Won. Marshall, MI: Marshall Historical Society, 1980.

Evening Chronicle. January 3, 1911-March 22, 1918. (Marshall).

Evening Statesman. January 15,-April 16, 1887; May 20, 1911-February 4, 1914. (Marshall).

Fennimore. Keith J. Faith Made Visible: The History of Floyd Starr and His School. Albion, MI: Starr Commonwealth, 1988.

The First Congregational Church of Battle Creek: It's [sic] First One-Hundred and Fifty Years 1836-1986. Battle Creek, MI: The Church, 1986.

For the People of Battle Creek: W.K. Kellogg, His Foundations and Their Partnership with the People of Battle Creek for Economic and Social Betterment. Battle Creek, MI: W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 1985.

Gardner, Washington. History of Calhoun County, Michigan. A Narrative Account of its Historical Progress, its People. . . Chicago, IL: Lewis Publishing Co., 1913. 2 Volumes.

Gaston, Juanita. The Changing Residential Pattern of Blacks in Battle Creek, Michigan: A Study in Historical Geography. Ph.D. Thesis, Michigan State University, 1976.

Geesey, Chet. Fort Custer in Story and Picture. NY: Fort Publishers, 1941.

Greater Battle Creek. Chicago, IL: Windsor Publications, 1967.

Grenfell, Wilfred. The Soul of Battle Creek. [n.p., 191-].

Halbert, Frederic. Bitter Harvest. Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans, 1978. (Battle Creek).

Heritage Battle Creek. Fall 1991-Spring 1994.

History of Calhoun County, Michigan. Philadelphia, PA: L.H. Everts & Co., 1877.

Homer Index. January 10, 1872-August 17, 1994.

Honolulu House Museum. Marshall, MI: Marshall Historical Society, [196-]. (Marshall).

Io Triumphe. June 1980-Spring 1995. (Albion).

Kellogg, John H. The Battle Creek Sanitarium: An Institution for Health Reconstruction. Battle Creek, MI: Shaw Printing Co., 1924.

King, Sam S. The Role of Elites in the Quality of Life in Kalamazoo and Calhoun Counties. Ph.D. Dissertation, Western Michigan University, 1995.

Krenerick, Marian, comp. . . .Albion's Milestones and Memories. Albion, MI: Art Craft Press, 1932.

Lane, William A. Homer and its Pioneers and its Business Men of To-Day. Homer, MI: P.W. Chase, 1888.

Lowe, Berenice B. Tales of Battle Creek. Battle Creek, MI: Miller Foundation, 1976.

Marshall Daily Chronicle. February 6, 1907-March 29, 1911.

Marshall Daily News. November 2, 1908-December 30, 1913.

Marshall Evening Chronicle. March 23, 1918-December 31, 1930.

Marshall Expounder. September 18, 1885-October 22, 1886; January 6, 1899-December 25, 1908.

Marshall Historical Society. Marshall, a Plan for Preservation. Marshall, MI: The Society, 1973.

Marshall News. March 11, 1898-February 23, 1904; January 3, 1905-December 27, 1906; January 3, 1908- December 30, 1910.

Marshall News-Statesman. February 11, 1914-December 31, 1916; January 1-June 14, 1919.

Marshall Rotary Call. December 13, 1950-December 11, 1953.

Marshall Rotary Fountain. December 11, 1953-1971/72 edition.

Marshall Statesman. October 12, 1843-August 17, 1859; March 1, 1860-July 5, 1889.

Massie, Larry. Battle Creek: The Place Behind the Products, an Illustrated History. Woodland Hills, CA: Windsor Publications, 1984.

One Hundredth Anniversary of the City of Marshall: And the First Settlement in Calhoun County. [Marshall, MI: 1930].

Our Todays and Yesterdays; A Volume Marking the Centennial Celebration of the First Congregational Church of Battle Creek, Michigan. Battle Creek, MI: 1936.

Passic, Frank. Albion's Banks and Bankers. Albion, MI: Albion Historical Society, 1985.

Passic, Frank. From the Archives: A Pictorial History of Albion, Michigan. . . Dallas, TX: Curtis Media Corporation, 1991.

Passic, Frank. A History of the Albion Public Schools. Albion, MI: Albion Public Schools, 1991.

Passic, Frank. Homestead Savings and Loan and the Builders of Albion: One Hundred Years of Service, 1889- 1989. Albion, MI: Homestead Savings and Loan Association, 1988.

Portrait and Biographical Album of Calhoun County, Michigan. . . Biographical Sketches of. . . Citizens of the County. Chicago, IL: Chapman Brothers, 1891.

Powell, Judy. An Ethnic History of Albion: A Bicentennial Project. Albion, MI: City of Albion, 1978.

Ratner, Jane. Battle Creek History Research Guide: Local History Collection, Willard Library Battle Creek, Michigan. Battle Creek, MI: Willard Library, 1976.

Roberts, E.W. Pioneer Days in Old Battle Creek: An Illustrated and Descriptive Atlas of a City in the Making. Battle Creek, MI: Central National Bank & Trust, 1931.

Rust, E.G., comp. Calhoun County Business Directory for 1869-70. . . with a History of the County. . . Battle Creek, MI: E.G. Rust, 1869.

Shim, Kyungsik. Railroads and Development in the Midwest: Battle Creek as a Case Study. MA Thesis, Michigan State University, 1989.

Skjelver, Mabel C. Nineteenth Century Homes of Marshall, Michigan. Marshall, MI: Marshall Historical Society, [1971].

Souvenir of Camp Custer, Mich[igan]. [n.p., 1919].

The Statesman. July 5, 1889-December 29, 1911. (Marshall).

Stockwell, Madelon L. A Michigan Childhood: The Journals of Madelon Louisa Stockwell, 1856-1860. Albion, MI: Albion College Library, 1988. (Albion).

The Tekonsha Story, 1830-1975. [Tekonsha, MI: Bicentennial Book Committee, 1975].

Weekly Statesman. September 2, 1887-June 28, 1889. (Marshall).

Western Statesman. September 12, 1839-October 5, 1843. (Marshall).

Wilder, Audrey K. A Young Man in Albion Village: Local Life in the 1850's. Albion, MI: Albion Bicentennial Commission, 1975