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By Ed Gerritsen, 2010; Richard Harms, 2012
Collection Overview
Title: Pierson G. Boermans Collection, 1890-2002
ID: COLL/511
Primary Creator: Boermans, Pierson G.
Extent: 1.35 Cubic Feet. More info below.
Arrangement: Folder level description
Date Acquired: 00/00/2010
Abstract
Calvin graduate, and graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana; and employee of Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company (PPG). The collection includes high school and college yearbooks; notebooks of business trips to Japan, Europe, and Australia; his dissertation, diplomas, degrees, and honors; photographs; retirement materials; and histories of PPG and of Calvin College.
Biographical Note
(1914 - 1951)
Pierson was born in Michigan in 1914 as was his sister Vera in 1911.
Pierson G. Boermans's mother was Minnie and his father was Jacob Boermans. His parents were born in the Netherlands. Pierson graduated from Calvin College with a BA in 1937; he also attended Indiana University. He worked at Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. He died 30 August 1951.
Administrative Information
Repository:
Heritage Hall, Hekman Library
Alternate Extent Statement:
3 Boxes
Acquisition Source:
Ann Boermans, 2010
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: [General Materials]],
[
Series 2: Photographs],
[
All]
- Series 1: [General Materials]
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Grand Rapids Christian High School yearbook, The Memoir --- 1920
- Folder 2: Dried plant collection --- 1928
- Folder 3
- Item 1: Grand Rapids Christian High School yearbook, The Memoir --- 1930 and 1931
- Item 2: Commencement program of Grand Rapids Christian High School --- 1931
- Folder 4: Calvin College Prism --- 1933
- Folder 5: Calvin College Prism --- 1935
- Folder 6: Calvin College Prism --- 1936
- Folder 7: Calvin College Prism --- 1937
- Box 2
- Folder 1
- Item 1: A Study of the Reaction between Phenylenediamines and Dibasic Acids: o-Phenylenemalonamide, PhD dissertation --- 1940
- Item 2: Reprint "o-Phenylenemalonamide" by R. L. Shriner and P. G. Boermans (Journal of the American Society, 1994)
- Folder 2: Notebook on business trip to Japan --- 1967
- Folder 3: Correspondence/notes re: business trip to Japan --- 1967
- Folder 4: Photographs of trip to Japan --- 1967
- Folder 5: Seventy-five Years of Colorful History: PPG Coatings and Resins Division, 75th anniversary book --- 1975
- Folder 6: Notebook on business trips to Europe --- 1975-1978
- Folder 7: Notebook on business trips to Australia and Japan --- 1977
- Folder 8: Diplomas, degrees, and honors
- Item 1: Baldwin Street Christian Junior High School Report, Grade 7 --- [1926]
- Item 2: Grade 8 diploma from Baldwin Christian --- 1927
- Item 3: Grade 9 diploma from Baldwin Christian --- 1928
- Item 4: Article from The Grand Rapids Herald --- [1936?]
- Item 5: Calvin College commencement announcement --- 1937
- Item 6: Calvin College and Seminary Bachelor of Arts diploma --- 1937
- Item 7: Engineering Defense Training Course Certificate --- 1941
- Item 8: Indiana University commencement program --- 1943
- Folder 9
- Item 1: Remembering Who We Are: The Heritage Class of Calvin College, booklet (p. 77, Pierson Boermans short autobiography) --- 2002
- Item 2: "Heritage Class Chapel Service" program --- 2002
- Folder 10: Photograph John Van Valen, [PGB maternal grandfather]; ca. --- 1890
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Boermans, Pierson G. (also in box 3 folder 5) --- undated
- Folder 2-3: Retirement, correspondence --- 1978
- Folder 4: Retirement, Scrapbook pages - correspondence --- 1978
- Folder 5: Retirement, Scrapbook of Boermans's career --- 1978
- Folder 6: Miscellaneous correspondence --- 1944-1977
- Folder 7: Grand Rapids Christian High School diploma --- 1931
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: [General Materials]],
[
Series 2: Photographs],
[
All]
