Cooperative societies

Cordelia Brown Papers

drice — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 09:29:39 -0400

Cordelia Brown is an active member in the Lafayette Park high-rise residential neighborhood, which is part of the Mies van der Rohe Residential District in Detroit. She moved to Lafayette Park in 1961, and has since collected materials related to the neighborhood, some of which were included in an exhibit, Inside Lafayette Park, at Lafayette Park Retail in 2012.

The Cordelia Brown Papers contains material related to Lafayette Park from 1961 to 2012. The materials, including newspaper clippings, magazine articles, flyers, and newsletters, document residential activities, anniversary celebrations, exhibits, and press related to the residential neighborhood.

Nancy vom Steeg Papers

kschmeling — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 12:34:26 -0400

Nancy vom Steeg was a Detroit activist during the 1960s through the 1980s. Though Poletown might have been the more well-known issue of the time, Nancy was a part of several movements, such as food coops, environmentalism, women and religion, and consumer protection.

Charles Petcher Papers

srafferty — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 11:30:17 -0500

This collection contains 57 issues of the Co-op Crier newsletter of the Metro Co-Op in Detroit headquarted at 9025 Mackinaw St in the Petosky Otsego neighborhood. The Metro Co-op often partnered and met with the Northwestern Co-op. Dates of Co-op Crier issues range from May 1939-September 1941.