Dirk H. Bratt and Family Collection, 1861-1977 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

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Collection Overview

Title: Dirk H. Bratt and Family Collection, 1861-1977

ID: COLL/022

Primary Creator: Bratt, Dirk H. (1877-1932)

Extent: 6.0 Boxes. More info below.

Arrangement: Folder level description

Date Acquired: 00/00/1977

Subjects: Bratt, Dirk and Hattie Boeve Bratt Family, Ellsworth (Mich.) - Biography, Genealogy, Holland (Mich.) - Biography, South Olive Christian Reformed Church (South Olive, Mich.) - History

Abstract

Correspondence between relatives and friends in the USA and in the Netherlands, and the Dirk and Hattie (Boeve) Bratt family of Holland and Ellsworth, Michigan. Letters comment on daily routine and events in the community, church life, and farming; genealogical materials; business correspondence regarding land deals, crop development and sales; various legal documents, account books, log books, almanacs, journals, notes, essays, poems, newspaper clippings and pamphlets. A speech entitled "The History of the Christian Reformed Church in South Olive, Michigan," given at its twenty-fifth anniversary in 1910. There are also the minutes of the Men’s Society of the Atwood CRC, Atwood, Michigan, 1918, of which D. Bratt was the secretary.

Biographical Note

Son of Hero and Albertha (Gortworst) Bratt, Dirk H. Bratt was born 5 January 1877. Dirk married Egbertje (Hattie) Boeve. Together they had 12 children– Janna, Hendrick, Cornelia, Steven, William Stephen, Hero D., Egbert, Albertha D., Aaltje, Boy Dickson, Dorothy Ann, and [unknown] Bratt. They lived in Holland and Ellsworth, Michigan. Dirk passed away on 22 February 1932.

Subject/Index Terms

Bratt, Dirk and Hattie Boeve Bratt Family
Ellsworth (Mich.) - Biography
Genealogy
Holland (Mich.) - Biography
South Olive Christian Reformed Church (South Olive, Mich.) - History

Administrative Information

Repository: Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

Alternate Extent Statement: 3.0 cubic ft.

Acquisition Source: Gift of the Bratt family, 1977.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Dirk H. Bratt Papers, 1886-1918],
[Series 2: Correspondence - Dirk Bratt, 1861-1911],
[Series 3: Correspondence - Dirk Bratt, 1912-1919],
[Series 4: Correspondence - Family and Others, 1920-1925],
[Series 5: Correspondence, 1925-1929],
[Series 6: Correspondence, Documents, Newspaper Clippings, 1930-1977],
[All]

Series 1: Dirk H. Bratt Papers --- 1886-1918

Box 1

Folder 1: The Genealogy of Annie Brat and Cornelius Van den Heuvel. Reports of Hero and Uncle John

Folder 2-3: Notes of Dirk Brat

Folder 4: Essays of Dirk Brat

Folder 5

Item 1: Minutes of SS Convention --- 16-Oct-12
Item 2: History of South Olive CRC --- 26-Mar-05

Folder 6: Journal of Dick Brat

Folder 7: Newspaper clippings, poems

Folder 8: Newspaper clippings

Folder 9-10: Pamphlets

Folder 11

Item 1: Time and Account books --- 1896
Item 2: Bijbelsche Almanac --- 1886
Item 3: Expense Account --- 1901