Henry J.G. Van Andel Collection, 1901-1968 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

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Title: Henry J.G. Van Andel Collection, 1901-1968

ID: COLL/260

Primary Creator: Van Andel, Henry J.G. (1882-1968)

Extent: 9.5 Cubic Feet. More info below.

Arrangement: Folder level description

Abstract

Professor of Dutch language, literature, history, and art at Calvin College. The collection includes class notes; correspondence; lecture notes; student papers; chapel talk; addresses; conference papers; papers regarding the Conference on Augustian Thought; post-Renaissance picture files detailing Dutch art; Dutch-language study records; reports and correspondence regarding immigration; and a paper entitled "Meditations and Reflections of H. J. Blacquiere."

Professor Van Andel's papers reflect a wide variety of interests, a creative intellects, a consuming love for his native land, the Netherlands, and his sincere dedication to his church and Calvin College.

[See also the Campus Titles Database.]

Biographical Note

Henry Van Andel was born in the Netherlands in 1882. He completed the education needed for elementary teaching, as well as for a headmaster's diploma. After teaching briefly in Dutch elementary schools he immigrated to America in 1909. Calvin College granted him the A.B. degree in 1914. The next year he received an M.A. degree from the University of Chicago. Appointed an Instructor at Calvin in 1915 he was made Professor of the Dutch language and literature two years later.

Professor Van Andel was a true, enthusiastic Dutch patriot. He wrote and produced three pageants portraying his motherland. "The Dawn of Dutch Liberty," "The Siege of Leyden," and "William and Mary."

Students enjoyed his teaching in large classes of Dutch history and art.

He was also an accomplished organist, serving as the official college organist for many years. He taught organ at Calvin for twenty years.

His literary efforts were many. He served as Associate Editor of the Christian Journal, Religion and Culture. In 1935 he became one of the Associate Editors of the Calvin Forum.

In his retirement years, he made a thorough study of the Dooyeweerd-Vollenhoven philosophy. He also translated from the French and Latin, John Calvin's "Golden Book of the Christian Life" and added an historical introduction to the publication.

Dean Ryskamp in his Memoriam to Professor Van Andel quotes President Schultze: "He was an individualist. There will never be another Prof. Van Andel." Ryskamp adds, that "without a doubt, he was one of the most versatile, one of the most productive men on the staff."

Prof. Van Andel was married to Cornelia Jansma in Roseland, Chicago, on August 26, 1915, They had two children, Dorothy and John, both of whom are living at this writing. 12/18/1989

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Vita; academic matters],
[Series 2: Personal],
[Series 3: Personal Correspondence],
[Series 4: Dutch Art Materials],
[Series 5: Art Materials],
[Series 6: Henry Van Andel's Art Collection],
[Series 7: Student Papers on Dutch Art],
[Series 8: Class Lecture Notes on Dutch History],
[Series 9: Dutch History: World History],
[Series 10: Lecture Notes on World History],
[Series 11: Lecture Notes],
[Series 12: Dramas],
[Series 13: Essays],
[Series 14: Miscellaneous],
[Series 15: Van Andel and Music],
[Series 16: University of Chicago material; additional Theological material],
[Series 17: Addenda],
[All]

Series 6: Henry Van Andel's Art Collection

Box 6

Folder 13: "Tree at Waterside" Anonymous
Folder 14: Averkamp, H. "Eislauf"
Folder 15: Batoni P., "Vermehlung Amors"
Folder 16: Beneker, Gerrit A., "A Constructive Radical", "Ed Moseley, Roller", "The Iron Man"
Folder 17: Breughel, Pieter, "Landschaft"
Folder 18: Capehart Collection: Hurd, Peter "From the New World Symphony"; Lamotto, Bernard, "Finlandia", "Le Vie de Boheme", "The Raindrop Prelude", "Symphony #5", "Toccata and Fugue in D minor"; Levi, J., "The Magic Flute"; Soudeikine, Sergei "Scheherezade"; Watkins, Franklin, "Hallelujah Chorus"
Folder 19: Chase, W.M., "At Canoe Place, Long Island"
Folder 20: Church, F.S., "The Tease"
Folder 21: Hals, Franz, "La Bohemienne"
Folder 22: Lubbers, A. - Lithographs: "Broad Street", "Central Park", "the 'L' at Chatham Square", "South Terry", "Times Square", "Brooklyn Bridge", "East Sede with Manhattan bridge", "Broadway at Times Square", "Exchange Place", "Snow Scene"
Folder 23: Murphy, J.F., "A Gray Day"
Folder 24: Ranger, H.W., "A Scene in Holland"
Folder 25: Rembrandt etchings: "The Artist's Mother", "Young Man in Velvet Cap", "Death Appearing to a Wedded Couple", "Six's Bridge", "Christ Carried to the tomb", "Jan Cornelius Sylvius, Preacher", "Rembrandt, drawing at a window", "St. Jerome beside a Pollard Willow", "Lanscape with a Square Tower", "The Shell", "Christ Preaching", "Christ disputing with the Doctors", "Christ at Emmaus", "Jan Lutma the Elder", "The Woman with an Arrow"
Folder 26: Rembrandt paintings: "Danae", "Susanne und die beiden Alten"
Folder 27: Rix, Julian, "Winter Solitude"
Folder 28: Rubens, Peter Paul: "Andromede", "Bacchanal", "Das Venusfest", "Der Raub der Tochter der Leukippas", "Diana mit Nymphen", "Helene Fourment in Pelz", "Urteil des Paris"
Folder 29: Smillie, George H., "Near Bar Harbor, Maine"
Folder 30: Sijlhoff, C.S., no title
Folder 31: The University Prints of Dutch Artists, Newton, Mass.
Folder 32: The University Prints of Flemish Artists
Folder 33: Bellini, "Portrait of a Youth"

Box 7

Folder 1: University prints of French artists
Folder 2: Van Vreeland, F. "The Shepherdess"
Folder 3: Pictures by Dutch Artists: "Her Majesty the Queen", "Snowfall", "Ein Madchen", "In Stall", "King of the Cottage", "Turners's impression of Cowes", "Lanschaft", "Gott ist der Vater der Waisen", "Mittagsmahl", "Spatsommer in Moor", "Eintezeit", "Simeon", "Vor der Tur", "Madonna and Child with the Infant St. John"
Folder 4: Pictures by Dutch - German Artists: "Die Heilung des Blinden", "Das Licht der Bibel", "Die Klagende Magdalena", "Geertgers van Sint Jans", "Die Abendshute", "Warmer Tag", "Am Fensterplatz", "Moonlight", "Vor dem Kirchgang"
Folder 5: Pictures by German artists: "Feier des Passahfest", "In den Dunen", Relief: "Ubschied", "Gottshardpost", "Landhaus", "Auf der Limburger Heide", "Seestuck", "Beim Pfeifeft opfen", "Der Galieren Europas", "Abraham's Opfer", "Der verliebte Schafer", "Vor der Schanke", "Geertgen", "Der Geflugelverkaufer", "Am Fenster", "Die Apfelschalerin", "Die Alte Frau", "Teniers", "Klatschbasen", "Alte Meister"
Folder 6: Literary Digest Pictures: "Halt at the Tavern" - Leys, "The Coppersmith" - Ward, "Interior", Dooijewaard, "The Farm House" - Morland, "Interior" - Leys, "The Cavalier's Return" - Woodville, "An Old Fashioned Interior" - Gray, "The Seamstress" - Menhuys, "The Trout Stream" - de Haven
Folder 7: Still Life Pictures: "Oxen", "Untitled", "Saying Grace", "Virgin and Child", "The Village Church", "Oxen going to work"
Folder 8: Pictures by Franz Hals: Untitled, "Der Junge Mann"
Folder 9: Pictures by Josef Israels: "Kinder der See", "Allein auf der Welt", "Judische Hochzeit"
Folder 10: Varia: Untitled, "Der heilige Goldschmied", "Hastings Sussex" (Turner), Untitled, "Man in the Helmet" - Rembrandt, Untitled, "The Wedding Present", "Women Singing", "The Christ Child", "A Tavern Brawl", "Portrait of a Young Man", "Song of the Lark", "Sunday Afternoon" - Seurot, "Young Boy with Birds and a Cat" - de Goya, "Die Galieren Europas, "Portrait of a Youth" - Bellini, "Head of a Girl" - Vermeer, "Antoinette" - Rand, "The Old Mill" - Kahl, "Kurdiston" - Pushman
Folder 11: Pictures by Jacob Maris: "Feeding the Birds", "Gray Weather"
Folder 12: Pictures by Anton Mauve: "Twilight", "Die Waschfrau", "Gemutegarten"
Folder 13: Pictures by Hans Memling: " Virgin and Child", "Die Heil", "Portrait", "Willem Moreel", "Landing der heil", "Marten I Van Nieuwenhoven", "Passion Christi","Stephen and Christophorus", "Nicolo Spinelli", "Martyrdom of Sebastian"
Folder 14: Pictures by Jan Steen: "Lovesick Girl"
Folder 15: Pictures by Rembrandt van Rijn: "Die Judenbraut", "Familienbild", "Heilige Familie", "Die Nachtwache", "Anatomie", "Selbstvildnis", "The Philosopher"
Folder 16: Pictures by Gerard Terborch: "The Concert", "Vaterliche Ermahnung"
Folder 17: Pictures by Anthony Van Dyck: "Portrait of Antoine Triest"
Folder 18: Pictures of Vermeer van Delft: "Der kuchenmaid", "Kapt eines Madchens mit Kopftuch"
Folder 19: Pictures by Jan Van Eyck: Untitled (woman with head-dress), " La Virgen Maria", "Madonna von Lucea", "adoration of the Lamb", "Madonna", "Announcement", "Gott Vater", "Johannes", "Stifter und Stifterin", "Bildnis eines Betenden Mannes", "Einsiedler und Pilger", "The Musicians", "Der Mann mit den Nelken", "Canon Georges Van de Paele"
Folder 20: Pictures by Hugo Vander Goes: "Anbetung der Hirten", "Anbetung", "St. Anne, the Virgin and Child, and a Donar"
Folder 21: Pictures by Roger Vander Weyden: "Grablegung", "Der Evangelist Luke", "Altar des Deeter Bladelin", "Kreuzigung", "Philipp der Gute", "Bildnis einer Jungen Frau", "The Virgin and Child", "Lionelle d'Este", "A Knight of the Golden Fleece", "A Picture Book of 17th Century Dutch Painting"