Peter Hoekstra Collection, 1907-1959 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

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Collection Overview

Title: Peter Hoekstra Collection, 1907-1959

ID: COLL/108

Primary Creator: Peter Hoekstra (1886-1965)

Extent: 7.0 Boxes. More info below.

Arrangement: Folder level description

Subjects: Beets, Henry, 1869-1947, Bennink, B. J. (Bernard John), 1864-, Fakkema, Mark 1890-1970, Roberts, J. G, Theology, Doctrinal, Volbeda, S. (Samuel) 1882-1953

Forms of Material: Sermons

Abstract

Minister of the Christian Reformed Church. The collection includes sermons; speeches; articles published in church publications, partly in Dutch; and correspondence with H. Beets, B. J. Bennink, M. Fakkema, J. G. Roberts, and S. Volbeda. [See also the Campus Titles Database.]

Biographical Note

Peter Hoekstra was born in Ee, Friesland, Netherlands on March 4, 1886. At the age of two and a half, the Hoekstra family immigrated to the United States and settled in Roseland, Illinois. At the age of 16, Hoekstra made his confession of faith in the Second Christian Reformed Church of Roseland. Because of his good grades in high school, Hoekstra received a scholarship to attend the University of Chicago for his undergraduate studies. Hoekstra then went off to attend Calvin Seminary to pursue a livelihood in ministry. In 1910, Hoekstra not only graduated from Calvin, but also married his long-term girlfriend, Alice J. Clausing. Together they had six children together: Marie Ann, Winifred Ruth, Josephine Mae, Andrew Louis, Evelyn Dorothy, and James Peter.

In September 1910, Hoekstra and his wife moved to Moline, Michigan where he was installed as their congregation’s pastor. By 1911, they moved to Holland, Michigan to serve the Fourteenth Street CRC community. From there, Hoekstra served several other congregations: First Paterson, New Jersey (1915); Alpine Avenue, Grand Rapids, Michigan (1919); Second Cicero, Illinois (1927); Hanford, California (1940); and lastly San Diego, California (1949). Hoekstra retired from ministry in 1954 in Bellflower, California.

Throughout his career, Hoekstra was involved with many denominational and church boards and committees, such as Foreign Missions committee, Board of Trustees at Calvin College and Seminary, and synodical delegate. He even began Jail Ministry while in Hanford, California. Hoekstra also wrote articles for the Banner and co-authored a book. Although retired, Hoekstra extended his pastoral duties in Chilliwack, Canada and Salt Lake City, Utah. On August 15, 1965, Peter A. Hoekstra passed away in Artesia, California.

Subject/Index Terms

Beets, Henry, 1869-1947
Bennink, B. J. (Bernard John), 1864-
Fakkema, Mark 1890-1970
Roberts, J. G
Theology, Doctrinal
Volbeda, S. (Samuel) 1882-1953

Administrative Information

Repository: Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

Alternate Extent Statement: 3.25 cubic ft.

Acquisition Source: Gift of P.A. Hoekstra

Other Note: Collection partly in Dutch.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Addresses, Correspondence, Essays, and Sermons, 1912-1955],
[Series 2: Sermons, 1910-1959],
[Series 3: Special Occasion Sermons, 1910-1959],
[Series 4: Sermons: Varia, 1915-1955],
[Series 5: Sermons, Source Materials, Catechism, Class Lecture Notes, 1907-1955],
[Series 6: Class Lecture Notes and Records, 1907-1954],
[All]

Series 1: Addresses, Correspondence, Essays, and Sermons --- 1912-1955

(citations included)

Box 1

Folder 1: Addresses --- 1912-1945
Folder 2: Addresses --- undated
Folder 3: Addresses: Christian Education --- 1927-1950 and undated
Folder 4: Addresses: Varia --- 1912-1955 and undated
Folder 5: Addresses: Missions --- 1913-1949
Folder 6: Correspondence --- 1938-1958
Folder 7: Correspondence --- undated
Folder 8: Essays: Banner, "Our Doctrine" --- 1915
Folder 9: Essays: Banner, "Our Doctrine" --- 1916
Folder 10: Essays: Banner, "Our Doctrine" --- 1917
Folder 11: Essays: Banner, "Our Doctrine" --- 1918
Folder 12: Essays: Banner --- 1929-1948
Folder 13: Essays: Calvinist --- 1925-1929
Folder 14: Essays: Varia --- 1926-1959
Folder 15: Sermons: Banner --- 1912-1914
Folder 16-19: Sermons: Banner --- 1941-1944
Folder 20: Sermons: Catechism, Lord's Day 1-6 --- 1916-1954
Folder 21: Sermons: Catechism, Lord's Day 7-10 --- 1916-1954
Folder 22: Sermons: Catechism, Lord's Day 11-20 --- 116-1954

Series 2: Sermons --- 1910-1959

Box 2

Folder 1: Catechism Lord's Day 21-31 --- 1916-1954
Folder 2: Catechism Lord's Day 31-42 --- 1916-1954
Folder 3: Catechism Lord's Day 42-52 --- 1916-1954
Folder 4: Catechism Lord's Day 11-19 --- 1916-1954
Folder 5: Genesis - II Chronicles sermons --- 1910-1955
Folder 6: Job - Psalms sermons --- 1910-1955
Folder 7: Proverbs - Malachi sermons --- 1910-1955

Box 3

Folder 1: Matthew - Luke sermons --- 1910-1955
Folder 2: John - Romans sermons --- 1910-1955
Folder 3: I Corinthians - Philippians sermons --- 1910-1955
Folder 4: Colossians - Hebrews sermons --- 1910-1955
Folder 5: I Peter - Revelation sermons --- 1910-1955
Folder 6: Daily Manna sermons --- 1936-1958
Folder 7: Special occasion and advent sermons --- 1910-1959

Series 3: Special Occasion Sermons --- 1910-1959

Box 4

Folder 1: Ascension Day, Luke - Revelation --- 1910-1959
Folder 2: Communion sermons, Exodus - Revelation --- 1910-1959
Folder 3: Old Year and New Year sermons --- 1910-1959
Folder 4: Passion sermons --- 1910-1959
Folder 5: Pentecost and Prayer Day sermons --- 1910-1959
Folder 6: Thanksgiving, Leviticus - Hosea; and sermons on Revelation
Folder 7: Inaugurals, installations, farewells, marriages --- 1910-1959
Folder 8: Sermons: Varia, Genesis - Deuteronomy --- 1915-1955
Folder 9: Sermons: Varia, Joshua - Nehemiah --- 1915-1955

Series 4: Sermons: Varia --- 1915-1955

Box 5

Folder 1: Psalms
Folder 2: Job - Isaiah
Folder 3: Jeremiah - Malachi
Folder 4: Matthew
Folder 5: Mark - Luke
Folder 6: John
Folder 7: Acts - II Timothy
Folder 8: Hebrews - Revelation

Series 5: Sermons, Source Materials, Catechism, Class Lecture Notes --- 1907-1955

Box 6

Folder 1: Sermons: Genesis - Revelation; notes, rough drafts, etc. --- 1915-1955

Folder 2: Sermons: Family Altar meditations --- Apr-51

Folder 3

Item 1: Source materials: Bible Study Notes on Acts by H. Schultze --- 1926-1941
Item 2: Source materials: "Blessed Assurance"by R. B. Kuiper
Item 3: Source materials: "Democracy in Brazil"by Wm. V. Muller

Folder 4: Source materials, information bits and questions to candidates

Folder 5: Catechism, Questions for Revised Compendium

Folder 6-7: Class lecture notes --- 1907-1910

Series 6: Class Lecture Notes and Records --- 1907-1954

Box 7

Folder 1: Class lecture notes --- 1907-1910
Folder 2: Preaching records --- 1910-1954
Folder 3: Varia