This site is funded in part by the Michigan Humanities Council and the Miller Foundation

Chair

Dr. Velma Laws-Clay

Advisory Board Members

Diane Beckley
Suzette Bradley
Frank Brown
Joyce Brown
Bertha Cheatham
Robert Collins
Mark Crawford
Timothy Hoyle
Yvonne Hoyt
Thea Rozetta Lapham
Charlene Lee
Michael Martich
Sharon Miller

Staff

Mary Butler, Historical Society of Battle Creek Archivist
Michael D. Evans, Institute Administrator
Jana Anderson

Volunteers and Contributors

Martin L. Ashley
Eleanor Boston
Tim Brostrom
Aneisha Harris
Timothy Hoyle
Aisha James
Thea Rozetta Lapham
Susan Miller
Donna Turner