Frank De Jong Collection, 1949-1980 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

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Collection Overview

Title: Frank De Jong Collection, 1949-1980

ID: COLL/046

Primary Creator: De Jong, Frank (1900-1993)

Extent: 1.0 Box. More info below.

Arrangement: Folder level description

Subjects: National Conference of Student Volunteers (Croton on Hudson, N.Y.), Southern California Mission and Bible Conference (Bellflower, Calif.)

Forms of Material: Albums (Books), Biographies

Abstract

Minister of the Christian Reformed Church. The collection includes pamphlets, articles, correspondence, a report on the National Conference of Student Volunteers, a family story entitled "The Veldwachter of Drachten," and a scrapbook containing constitution, reports, programs, clippings, and photographs of the Southern California Mission and Bible Conference.

Biographical Note

Frank De Jong was born in Hull, Iowa on July 15, 1900. De Jong attended Calvin Seminary and graduated in 1930. In the same year, De Jong married Ruth Drukker. Together they had three children–Barbara, Benjamin, and Carolina. Also in 1930, De Jong received the call to serve the congregation in Lector, Kansas. The De Jong family then moved on to the congregation at First Church of Pella, Iowa.

In 1938, De Jong received the call from California to work with their home missions. De Jong accepted the call as it had been a desire of his to work in home missions. He worked throughout the state of California, working as a missionary for First Bellflower and a pastor of Second Bellflower; missionary work in Lakewood City; and missionary for southern California. In 1958, he worked as a home missionary for central California and Chaplain for V.A. Hospitals in Melo Park and Palo Alto until his retirement in 1966. De Jong passed away in 1993 in Ripon, California.

Subject/Index Terms

National Conference of Student Volunteers (Croton on Hudson, N.Y.)
Southern California Mission and Bible Conference (Bellflower, Calif.)

Administrative Information

Repository: Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

Alternate Extent Statement: 0.50 cubic ft.

Acquisition Source: Gift of F. De Jong

Other Note: See also the Campus Titles Database.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1],
[Series 2: Photographs],
[All]

Series 1

Box 1

Folder 1: Announcements of first meeting of Christian Reformed Church in Hawaii --- June 9,1963
Folder 2: Articles in Religious Review --- October, November, and December 1951
Folder 3: Back to God Hour radio message, "God Reconciled to the World" --- August 7, 1949
Folder 4: Fiftieth anniversary brochure and letters, press report --- 1930-1980
Folder 5: First Presbyterian Church, St. Anne, Illinois, founded by Dr. Charles Chinequy in 1858, information letter --- 1960
Folder 6: Report on National Conference of Student Volunteers in Croton on the Hudson --- December 25, 1924 - January 3, 1925
Folder 7: The Rock Whence We Are Hewn, booklet on 100th anniversary of the Christian Reformed Church --- 1957
Folder 8: That You May Know Him, Introduction to the Christian doctrine [HERH BT77.3.D44] --- 1954
Folder 9: The Veld Wachter of Drachten, a genealogical record --- 1774- 1975; 1975
Folder 10: Thrice Told Tales of the CRC Clergy --- [undated]

Series 2: Photographs

Box 2

Item 1: Scrapbook of Southern California Mission and Bible Conference --- 1942-1964