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Collection Overview
Abstract
Executive Director of the Commission of Legislative Appointment for the State of Michigan; Clerk of the Michigan Constitutional Convention; and Director of Elections for the State of Michigan. The collection includes back-up documents; minutes; and records of the 1961-1962 Michigan Constitutional Convention.
Biographical Note
Bernard J. Apol was a graduate of Calvin College and went on to get his master’s degree in political science. He attended the River Terrace Christian Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan, and then later the Second Christian Reformed Church of Grand Haven, Michigan. He served as the director of elections for the State of Michigan from 1966 until 1981.
His parents were Emma and Johannes Apol. He was married twice, first to Crystal Holtrop (who died in 1974), and later to Arlene R. Vander Roest on 29 January 1977. He had two daughters, Ruth Ann Zoodsma (Randy), Jane Okma (Roy), and two sons, Joel and David.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Heritage Hall, Hekman Library
Alternate Extent Statement:
8.15 cubic feet
Acquisition Source:
Gift of B. Apol
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Committee Documents, 1961-1962],
[
Series 2: Committee Proposals, 1961-1962],
[
Series 3: Convention Journals, 1961-1962],
[
Series 4: Delegate Proposals, 1961-1962],
[
Series 5: News Service Reports, 1961-1962],
[
Series 6: Photos, 1961-1962],
[
Series 7: Miscellaneous, 1961-1962],
[All]
- Series 1: Committee Documents --- 1961-1962
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Administration (A)
- Folder 2: Administration (B)
- Folder 3: Education
- Folder 4: Emerging problems
- Folder 5: Executive Branch
- Folder 6: Finance and taxation
- Folder 7: Judicial Branch
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Legislative Organization (A)
- Folder 2: Legislative Organization (B)
- Folder 3: Legislative Organization (C)
- Folder 4: Legislative Organization (D)
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Legislative Organization (E)
- Folder 2: Legislative Organization (F)
- Folder 3: Legislative Organization (G)
- Box 4
- Folder 1: Legislative powers
- Folder 2: Local government
- Folder 3: Miscellaneous provisions and schedules
- Folder 4: Preparatory (A)
- Folder 5: Preparatory (B)
- Box 5
- Folder 1: Public Information (A)
- Folder 2: Public Information (B)
- Folder 3: Rules and Resolutions
- Folder 4: Rights, Suffrage, Elections
- Folder 5: Style and Drafting (A)
- Folder 6: Style and Drafting (B)
- Series 2: Committee Proposals --- 1961-1962
- Box 6
- Folder 1: Committee Proposals (A) 1 - 69
- Folder 2: Committee Proposals (B) 70 - 129
- Folder 3: Committee Proposals: Exclusion Reports
- Folder 4: Committee Proposals: Second Reading
- Folder 5: Committee Proposals: Status (A)
- Folder 6: Committee Proposals: Status (B)
- Series 3: Convention Journals --- 1961-1962
- Box 7
- Folder 1: #1 - 41
- Folder 2: #42 - 70
- Folder 3: #71 - 89
- Folder 4: #90 - 116
- Folder 5: #117 - 128
- Folder 6: #129 - 136
- Series 4: Delegate Proposals --- 1961-1962
- Box 8
- Folder 1: 1001 - 1120
- Folder 2: 1121 - 1286
- Folder 3: 1287 - 1399
- Box 9
- Folder 1: 1400 - 1551
- Folder 2: 1552 - 1698
- Folder 3: 1699 - 1830
- Folder 4: Delegate Reports
- Series 5: News Service Reports --- 1961-1962
- Box 10
- Folder 1: #2 - 30
- Folder 2: #30 - 49
- Folder 3: #50 - 99
- Folder 4: #100 - 141
- Series 6: Photos --- 1961-1962
- Box 11
- Folder 1: Committee on Legislative Organization
- Folder 2: Convention Leaders
- Folder 3: Convention Meeting Rooms
- Folder 4: Electronic Vote Board
- Folder 5: Great Seal of Michigan
- Folder 6: Individual - Bernard J. Apol
- Folder 7: Individual - Alvin Bently
- Folder 8: Individual - D. Hale Brake
- Folder 9: Individual - Fred Chase
- Folder 10: Individual - William Cudlip
- Folder 11: Individual - Robert Danhof
- Folder 12: Individual - Walter De Vries
- Folder 13: Individual - Tom Downs
- Folder 14: Individual - Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Folder 15: Individual - Claud Erickson
- Folder 16: Individual - Arthur Elliot
- Folder 17: Individual - John Hannah
- Folder 18: Individual - T. Jefferson Hoxie
- Folder 19: Individual - Edward Hutchinson
- Folder 20: Individual - John B. Martin
- Folder 21: Individual - Frank Millard
- Folder 22: Individual - Stephen Nisbet
- Folder 23: Individual - James K. Pollock
- Folder 24: Individual - George Romney
- Folder 25: Individual - Richard Van Dusen
- Folder 26: Individual - Ink White
- Folder 27: Individual - G. Mennen Williams
- Series 7: Miscellaneous --- 1961-1962
- Box 12
- Folder 1: Post-Convention Commission
- Folder 2: Primary Election --- 1961
- Folder 3: Research (A)
- Folder 4: Research (B)
- Folder 5: State Archives
- Box 13
- Item 1: Michigan Statutes Annotated --- 1936
- Item 2: A Comparative Analysis of the Michigan Constitution, volumes 1 --- 1961
- Item 3: A Comparative Analysis of the Michigan Constitution, volumes 2 --- 1961
- Box 14
- Item 1: The Proposed Constitution: A Comparison with the Present Constitution --- 1962
- Item 2: Financial Report of the State of Michigan, Part 1 --- 1961
- Item 3: Michigan Constitutional Convention Studies --- 1961
- Box 15
- Item 1: Poles in Michigan, vol. 1 --- 1953
- Item 2: Voluntary Statewide Coordination in Public Higher Education, by M.M. Chambers --- 1961
- Item 3: Michigan Constitutional Convention Handbook --- 1961-1962
- Item 4: Constitution of the State of Michigan --- 1962
- Item 5: Report of the Committee on Submission and Address to the People Submitting the Proposed Revision of the Present Constitution of Michigan --- 1907
- Item 6: The Constitutional Convention: A Manual on Its Planning, Organization and Operation --- 1961
- Item 7: Convention Report: A Resume of Michigan's Proposed Constitution --- 1962
- Item 8: What the Proposed New State Constitution Means to You --- 1962
- Item 9: Taxation in Michigan: An Appraisal, Harvey E. Brazer --- 1961
- Item 10: The Voter and the Michigan Constitution --- 1960
- Item 11: Let's Look at Our Michigan, G. Mennen Williams --- 1953
- Item 12: Twentieth Annual Report, Michigan Department of Revenue --- 1960-1961
- Item 13: A Governor's Notes, G. Mennen Williams --- 1961
- Item 14: Definitions of Unusual Terms Used in the Michigan Constitution
- Item 15: A Digest of the Proposed Constitution
- Item 16: Michigan State Bar Journal, Vol. 41, No. 8, March 1962
- Item 17: Michigan Education Journal, Vol. 39, No. 15, March 1 --- 1962
- Item 18: Michigan Challenge, June - Sept. 1961, June 1962
- Item 19: The Meaning of American Constitutional Government, Alfred H. Kelly, Sept. 1961
- Item 20: Citizens' Advisory Committee Report, The Judicial Department --- 1961
- Item 21: Citizens' Advisory Committee Report, Education --- 1961
- Item 22: Citizens' Advisory Committee Report, The Executive Department --- 1961
- Item 23: Citizens' Advisory Committee Report, The Legislative Department --- 1961
- Item 24: Citizens' Advisory Committee Report, Taxation and Finance --- 1961
- Item 25: Citizens' Advisory Committee Report, Local Government --- 1961
- Item 26: Michigan in Books, Vol. 4, No. 2 --- 1961
- Item 27: A Primer on State Government Organization in Michigan --- 1960
- Item 28: Con-Con Laws in Layman's Language --- 1961-1962
- Item 29: What Everyone Should Know About the Constitution of the United States of America --- 1960
- Item 30: Study Kit on Michigan Local Government --- 1958
- Item 31: Nebraska's Unicameral Legislature --- 1961
- Folder 1: Sample of Official Ballot, Official Car Sticker
- Folder 2: Constitution Pamphlets
- Folder 3: Car Plate, Name Tag, "Leo J. Snitgen"
- Folder 4: Weekly Reader, Vol. 33, Issue 13A, December 1963
- Box 16: Constitution of the State of Michigan, Certified Copy, January 4 --- 1963
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Committee Documents, 1961-1962],
[
Series 2: Committee Proposals, 1961-1962],
[
Series 3: Convention Journals, 1961-1962],
[
Series 4: Delegate Proposals, 1961-1962],
[
Series 5: News Service Reports, 1961-1962],
[
Series 6: Photos, 1961-1962],
[
Series 7: Miscellaneous, 1961-1962],
[All]
