Barend Klass Kuiper Collection, 1855-1961 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

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Collection Overview

Title: Barend Klass Kuiper Collection, 1855-1961

ID: COLL/152

Primary Creator: Barend Klass Kuiper (1877-1961)

Extent: 19.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Folder level description

Abstract

Professor of historical theology at Calvin Theological Seminary and editor of Christian Journal and De Wachter. The collection includes family and personal correspondence and documents (correspondents include H. Bavinck, B. J. Bennink, Ralph Janssen, B. Van Dellen, J. G. Vanden Bosch, and Klaire Kuiper); manuscripts of B. K. Kuiper's publications and articles written for The Banner; sections of a diary covering the years 1927-1930; and bound manuscripts containing class notes.

Biographical Note

Son of Rev. K. Kuiper, Barend Klass Kuiper was born in the Netherlands on July 16, 1877. At the age of 14, Kuiper’s father accepted the call from the Frist Church of Grand Haven, Michigan. The Kuiper family travelled across the Atlantic to immigrate to the United States. Kuiper enrolled at the University of Chicago where he graduated with a B.A. degree in 1900.

After graduation, Kuiper was offered a teaching position by the Synod in the literary department of the Calvin Theological Seminary. In 1903, he was granted a leave of absence to continue his education. He continued his studies at the Free University of Amsterdam until 1907. He returned to Calvin as a History Professor, serving the school until 1918. In 1926, he accepted the position of Professor of Church History at the Seminary.

From 1918 to 1922, Kuiper served as the editor of the De Watcher. Kuiper suffered from diabetes and was hospitalized. Barend Klass Kuiper passed away on July 21, 1961. His wife, Cornelia (Van Zanten), and their son, K. V. Kuiper, survived him.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Sermons and Letters, 1855-1900],
[Series 2: Letters, 1900-1960],
[Series 3: Articles, 1903-1957],
[Series 4: Articles and Varia, 1912-1961],
[Series 5: Varia, 1919-1959],
[Series 6: Notebooks of Student Days, Bundled Notes, Excerpts],
[Series 7: Manuscripts, Album, Martin Luther Book],
[Series 8: Bound Manuscripts, 1877-1905],
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Series 6: Notebooks of Student Days, Bundled Notes, Excerpts

Box 14

Item 1: Notebooks: American History, Hulbert --- 1903
Item 2: Notebooks: Booklet of K. Kuiper with notes on Bible History and Aantekenningen bij de Dogmatiekm --- 1886
Item 3: Notebooks: Charles the Great and Meteorology, notes
Item 4: Notebooks: Europe --- 1789-1815
Item 5: Notebooks: Kirchengeschichte des Mittelaltars by Kolde. Erlangen, summer semester --- 1904
Item 6: Notebooks: Oude Kerkgeschiedenis, H.H. Kuyer --- 1904-1905
Item 7: Bundles of handwritten notes: Charles Hodge
Item 8: Bundles of handwritten notes: Church History
Item 9: Bundles of handwritten notes: De Vier Paarden uit het Boek der Openbaring
Item 10: Bundles of handwritten notes: Early History
Item 11: Bundles of handwritten notes: Presbyterian History
Item 12: Bundles of handwritten notes: What am I here for?
Item 13: Bundles of handwritten notes: With All Thy Heart
Item 14: Excerpts: Abraham Lincoln, speech by J. Graha --- 1913
Item 15: Excerpts: Ode to Napolean Bonaparte by L. Byron --- 1814
Item 16: Excerpts: Political Aspect of the Slave Question by P. Frey --- 1898
Item 17: Excerpts: State of Facts in relation to the Case of J. Knapp by C. Burehard --- 1896
Item 18: Excerpts: The Times, a poem. early 1800s