Letters from Kathleen Kopitzke and Deborah Miller to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission regarding Battle Creek Air National Guard. Both people argue that the Battle Creek base should remain open.

Memorandum of meeting with Battle Creek Air National Guard representatives regarding the closure of W.K. Kellogg Air National Guard Base.

Copy photograph of the exterior of the girl's dormitory of Battle Creek College. There are two trees in the foreground. There are several cars parked in front of the building.

1 copy negative of a young woman standing on steps at Battle Creek College.

1 copy negative of a James S. Aneff sitting on steps at Battle Creek College.

Promotional materials for the sanitarium at Battle Creek, Michigan, "The Largest and most Complete Sanitarium in the World." Includes a description of the sanitarium's services, reprinted articles about the sanitarium, a menu, railroad time tables, and a map.

Postcard of the north view of the main building of the sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan. Handwritten note on the back of the postcard from Annie Bradford to Lou Rayburn expresses thanks for a card.

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "YOUR HONOR will be a favorite form of address around the home of Mary S. Coleman, Battle Creek Mich."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Chaplain Capt. Thomas M. Campbell Jr., a native of McAlestar, Okla., has been appointed base chaplain at Custer Air Force Station Care."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "CHIEF GREAT AMERICANISM is J. Addington Wagner's new title."

A photograph print showing Grand Trunk Western (GTW) 5034, 4-6-2 (class J-3Aa), Battle Creek, MI.

A photograph negative showing Grand Trunk Western (GTW) 3520, 0-8-2 (class S-1H), Battle Creek, MI.

A photograph print showing Grand Trunk Western (GTW) 6037, 4-6-2 (class J-3Aa), Battle Creek, MI.

A photograph print showing Grand Trunk Western (GTW) 6409, 4-8-4 (class U-4B), streamlined steamer, Battle Creek, MI.

A photograph print showing Grand Trunk Western (GTW) 5628, 4-6-2 (class K-4A), Battle Creek, MI.

A photograph print showing Grand Trunk Western (GTW) 6406, 4-6-2 (class U-4B), streamlined steamer on a passenger train, Battle Creek, MI.

Photograph of five awards for football, softball, and basketball from 1946 to 1947 mounted to a piece of plywood.

Photograph of five awards for football, softball, and basketball from 1946 to 1947 mounted to a piece of plywood.

Document outlining the trial of Ralph A. Norris on charges of absence from his command and drunkenness, including the final verdict and sentence.

Postcard of a group of men in suits sitting in rocking chairs in a sun room decorated with palm trees and potted ferns. The message on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1141 Third Ave. Huntington, W. Va."

Postcard from Fred to his sister Mrs. Gus Jentsch. The correspondence is written in German. On the front is a photograph of a brick building on a corner of a street. The building is two floors and houses the Little Red Onion Cafe and the Sanitex Clothes Shop. The clothes shop has a few stairs leading up to its door. Part of the shops can be seen through the front windows. The sidewalk in front of the stores is lined with trees.

Postcard of a cross with flowers in front of it. Text on the front of the postcard says, "May Easter be but the beginning of an endless period of peace and happiness for you and yours." Handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Lou Rayburn and simply says, "With much love, Anne Bradford."

Postcard from [Emil] to Mr. and Mrs. Gammenthaler. The front has a photograph of a man leaning against a tent in Battle Creek. The tent has a screen door and a frame beneath a layer of tarp. Behind the tent are trees and to the left of it is a small building. [Emil] wrote a brief correspondence to the Gammenthalers to tell them where he was headed and small updates.

Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter saying that he has just returned from his vacation of 25 days. The photograph on the reverse side of the card shows a Quaker Oats Plant having been burned in March 1911; the building is still smoking at the time of this picture. There is also a train in the photograph with the words "Ann Arbor" written on the side.