William Spoelhof Collection, 1927-2009 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

By Ed Gerritsen, 2009

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Collection Overview

Abstract

Box and Folder Listing

Series 2: Speeches

Box 7

Folder 1: Chapel --- 1946-1949

Folder 2: Chapel --- 1951-1955

Folder 3: Chapel --- 1956-1957

Folder 4: Chapel --- 1958-1959

Folder 5: Chapel --- 1960-1967

Folder 6: Chapel at Ripon, California Christian High School --- 1975

Folder 7: Chapel --- 1980, 1983, 1991

Folder 8: Chapel --- n.d.

Box 8

Folder 1: Michigan Christian Teachers Association --- 1938

Folder 2: Seymour Christian School PTA --- 1947

Folder 3: Midwest Teachers Association Convention --- 1947

Folder 4: Kalamazoo Forum --- 1948

Folder 5: Prior to Synod --- 1948

Folder 6: Holland/Zeeland Alumni and Detroit Alumni --- 1949

Folder 7: Church Groups --- 1950s

Folder 8: Miscellaneous --- 1950s

Folder 9: Convocation --- 1950s

Folder 10: Oostburg, Wisconsin and Kalamazoo, Michigan and Grand Rapids Principals Conference --- 1950

Folder 11: Speech "Political Vitamins" --- 1950

Folder 12: Chicago Internos --- 1950

Folder 13: Alumni --- 1950, 1954, 1959

Folder 14: Ontario, California Teachers Institute and Cedar Lake Conference --- 1951

Folder 15: Holland Christian Teachers Institute and Ebenezer Christian School PTA --- 1951

Folder 16

Item 1: Installation of Reverend Harry Boer as Professor of Missions-Calvin Seminary --- 1951

Item 2: “Increasing your Word Power” --- 1952

Folder 17

Item 1: Chicago Internos --- 1951

Item 2: Chicago Teachers Convention --- 1952

Item 3: North West Teachers Institute --- 1953

Folder 18: Calvin Commencement --- 1952, 1954, 1955, 1958

Folder 19: N.V.C.S. Convention and Ebenezer Christian School (Kalamazoo) --- 1952

Folder 20: Supervisors Meeting at Calvin, 1952,  for Netherland-America University League --- 1954

Box 9

Folder 1: Special Convocation Honoring Queen Juliana --- 1952

Folder 2: Camp Geneva Conference, 1952,  Christian Reformed Conference, Grounds --- 1952

Folder 3

Item 1: Dedications of Eastern Christian High School --- 1953

Item 2: Calvin Christian Reformed Church --- 1955

Item 3: Midwest Christian Junior College (Dordt) --- 1955

Item 4: Trinity College --- 1959

Folder 4: Lions Club --- 1953, 1954

Folder 5: Lynden, Washington, 1953, and Muskegon, Michigan --- 1954

Folder 6: Netherlands America University League Speech --- 1954

Folder 7

Item 1: Holland Christian School Banquet --- 1954

Item 2: Lynden, Washington Alumni Association --- 1957

Item 3: Eastern Christian Alumni Association --- 1957

Item 4: M.C.T.A. Luncheon --- 1958

Item 5: Chicago PTA --- 1958

Folder 8: Class of 1955

Folder 9

Item 1: Denver --- 1955

Item 2: Chicago PTA --- 1958

Folder 10: Welcoming --- 1955-1969

Folder 11: Businessmen's Club Speech --- 1955

Folder 12: Junior/Senior Banquet, 1955, Speech "What in the World?" --- n.d.

Folder 13: Emmanuel Missionary College --- 1955

Folder 14: Alma College, "Watch your Dating" --- 1956

Folder 15: Retirement/Farewell --- 1956-1964

Folder 16: Speech Dedicating New Grand Rapids Christian High School Gym --- 1957

Folder 17: North West Pacific Christian Teachers Conference --- 1957

Folder 18: High School Commencement --- 1957-1958

Folder 19: Calvin Campaign --- 1958-1960

Folder 20: Commencement Blodgett School of Nursing --- 1958

Folder 21: Dedication Trinity Christian College --- 1959

Box 10

Folder 1: Freshman Orientation --- 1960, undated

Folder 2: Convocation --- 1960s

Folder 3: High School Commencement --- 1960-1967

Folder 4: Speech "It's Out of this World" (Given Many Times) --- 1960s-1970s

Folder 5: Church Groups --- 1960s

Folder 6: Miscellaneous --- 1960s

Folder 7

Item 1: Dedications of Kalamazoo Christian High School --- 1960

Item 2: Seminary Building --- 1961

Item 3: Chicago Christian High School --- 1963

Folder 8: California Christian Teachers Association --- 1961

Folder 9

Item 1: at Manhattan Christian School Banquet --- 1969

Item 2: Speech on WJBL Radio Broadcast --- 1961

Folder 10

Item 1: South California Teachers Alumni --- 1961

Item 2: Teachers Conference Ripon, California --- 1961

Item 3: Denver --- 1965

Folder 11: Convention --- 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967

Folder 12

Item 1: Denver Kiwanis Club --- 1963

Item 2: ACSA Conference --- 1966

Item 3: Future Teachers Convention --- 1960

Item 4: Dordt College --- 1969

Folder 13: Commencement Breakfast --- 1963-1974

Box 11

Folder 1: N.U.C.S. Convention 1963, and Dordt College --- 1964

Folder 2: for the United Way, 1963  for Board/Faculty Conference --- 1963

Folder 3: Speech Students re: Kennedy Assassination --- 1963

Folder 4: Michigan Colleges Foundation --- 1963, 1968, and 1971

Folder 5: Midwest Christian Teachers Association, 1964,  National Union of Christian Schools Convention --- 1964

Folder 6: Dordt College --- 1964

Folder 7: Michigan Colleges Foundation Speech --- 1965

Folder 8: Alumni --- 1967, 1969, 1972

Folder 9

Item 1: Dedication of Holland Christian High School Building --- 1967

Item 2: Hamilton Christian High School --- 1968

Folder 10: Anniversary Oakdale Christian School and Hudsonville Christian School --- 1967 and 1968

Folder 11: Westmount College --- 1968

Folder 12: Commencement Westmont College --- 1968

Folder 13

Item 1: Inauguration of President Werkema at Trinity Christian College --- 1969

Item 2: D. Hoekstra --- 1973

Item 3: George Rainsford at Kalamazoo College --- 1972

Folder 14: National Union of Christian Schools Convention --- 1970

Folder 15: Convocation --- 1970s

Folder 16: Church Groups --- 1970s

Folder 17: High School Commencement --- 1970-1975

Folder 18: Speech "Defense" Given at 9 Christian High Schools --- 1971

Folder 19: Businessmen's Speech --- 1971

Folder 20: on Occasion of Transfer of Franklin Campus to Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music --- 1972

Box 12

Folder 1: Holland Christian High School --- 1973

Folder 2: American College of Life Underwriters Speech --- 1973

Folder 3: Eastern Christian School Association Dinner --- 1974

Folder 4: at Dedication of Third Christian Reformed Church, Kalamazoo --- 1975

Folder 5

Item 1: Valley Christian High School (California) --- 1975

Item 2: Ontario Christian High School (California) --- 1975

Folder 6: "Use your Heads or Heads You Win", Adrian College --- 1975

Folder 7: How High are Your Marks?", Highland, Indiana Christian School Banquet --- 1976

Folder 8: "Edify" - Christian Educators Association Convention --- 1976

Folder 9: "Christian Education - Something to Smile About", National Union of Christian Schools Convention (NUCS) --- 1976

Folder 10: Lecture "God's Providence and History" Detroit Lectureship in Contemporary Thought --- 1977

Folder 11: Calvin Commencement Address --- 1979

Folder 12: Retirement of Larry Avison --- 1980

Folder 13: Unidentified

Folder 14: Unidentified

Folder 15: Undated

Folder 16: on Politics --- undated

Box 13

Folder 1: Angeline Nydam Spoelhof's Chicago Christian High School Yearbook --- 1925

Folder 2: Angeline Nydam Spoelhof's Chicago Christian High School Yearbook --- 1926

Folder 3: William Speolhof's Prism Yearbook --- 1928

Folder 4: Angeline Nydam Spoelhof's Prism Yearbook --- 1927

Folder 5: Angeline Nydam Spoelhof's Prism Yearbook --- 1928

Folder 6: William Speolhof's Prism Yearbook --- 1929

Folder 7: William Speolhof's Prism Yearbook --- 1930

Folder 8: Paper: Application of Christian Principles in Teaching History --- 1931

Folder 9: Angeline Nydam Spoelhof Organ Recital Program --- 1932

Folder 10: Angeline Nydam Spoelhof's Teaching Certificates, Contracts etc --- 1930s

Box 14

Folder 1: Calvin Graduation Program --- 1931

Folder 2: William Speolhof's Prism Yearbook --- 1931

Folder 3: University of Michigan Commencement Programs --- 1937 and 1946

Folder 4: Graduate School Paper, A Study of Otto of Friesland --- 1938

Folder 5: Teaching Appointments at University of Michigan --- 1938-1942

Folder 6: Material re: Acceptance into Phi Beta Kappa Society --- 1940

Folder 7: Documents Relating to German Occupation of The Netherlands --- 1940-1945

Folder 8: Gideon New Testament --- 1943

Folder 9: Descriptions of the Liberation of The Netherlands --- 1945

Folder 10: Concepts or Religious Nonconformity - Dissertation for PH'D. --- 1946

Folder 11: Banner Articles --- 1950

Folder 12: "Message from the President" for Chimes --- 1952-1963

Folder 13: Itinerary for Queen Juliana's Visit to Calvin --- April, 1952

Folder 14: Calvin's Musical Groups Tour "Greetings" --- 1952-1956

Folder 15: Articles for the Prism --- 1952-1958

Folder 16: Calvin Commencement Programs --- 1953-1959

Folder 17: Articles for The Spark --- 1954-1964

Folder 18: Questionnaire Sent to All Property Owners around Franklin Street Campus --- 1954

Box 15

Folder 1: Panel Discussion on Dual System of Education --- 1955

Folder 2: Material re: New Campus Site Selection --- 1956

Folder 3: Calvinism 301X Lectures --- 1956 and 1957

Folder 4: Centennial Message for Back to God Hour --- 1957

Folder 5: Material re: Michigan Fair Election Practices Committee --- 1958

Folder 6: Michigan Legislative Study Committee on Higher Education Correspondence and Related Material --- 1958

Folder 7: Calvinalia articles:

Item 1: "That Advanced Degree” --- 2 Jan 1959

Item 2: ”We’ll See You at Home” --- 3 Feb 1959

Item 3: "Integrated Education at Calvin College" --- Oct 1962

Folder 8: Announcement to Student Body re: Alcohol use --- 1962

Folder 9: Angeline Spoelhof's Appointment Calendars --- 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1980

Folder 10: Calvin Commencement Programs --- 1960-1966

Box 16

Folder 1: Franklin Campus Sale Committee Minutes --- 1962-1965

Folder 2

Item 1: Prayers at Memorial Service for John DeVries --- 1967

Item 2: L.L. Cayvan’s Funeral --- 1966

Folder 3: Meditation Given at Rotary Club --- April 1966

Folder 4: Christian Home and School, Magazine Article "By What Standard?" --- 1966

Folder 5: Calvin Commencement Programs --- 1967-1969

Folder 6: Angeline Spoelhof's Appointment Book --- 1967

Folder 7: Angeline Spoelhof's Appointment Book --- 1968, 1969

Folder 8: Documents Relating to the Design of the Classroom/Administration/Faculty Center --- 1969-1970

Folder 9: Illiana Christian High School Commencement Program --- 1970

Box 17

Folder 1: DeWachter Article --- 1970

Folder 2: The Banner --- 1970

Folder 3: Calvin Commencement Programs --- 1970-1974

Folder 4: Book Commemorating 20 Years as President of Calvin --- 1971

Folder 5: Material re: Gift from Board of Trustees --- 1971

Folder 6: Honorary Degree from Grand Valley College --- Jun-72

Folder 7: Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries Material --- 1973

Folder 8: Material re: Holstein-Friesian Cow Named for William Spoelhof --- 1973

Folder 9: Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries Material --- 1973

Folder 10: Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries Correspondence --- 1973

Box 18

Folder 1: Honorary Degree from Western Michigan University --- Aug 1973

Folder 2: Honorary Degree from Hope College --- May 1974

Folder 3: Honorary Degree from Aquinas College --- May 1974

Folder 4: Material re: Appointment to Military Academy Selection Committee --- 1974

Folder 5: Certificate re: Appointment to Michigan Higher Education Assistance Authority --- 1974

Folder 6: Dialogue Article, Comments at Calvin Hope Game 1966, Postscript Article --- 1974

Folder 7: Material re: American Council on Education --- 1975

Folder 8: Honorary Degree from Central Michigan University --- Dec 1975

Folder 9: Monologue for Dialogue Magazine "Academic Procession" --- 1975

Folder 10: Lecture: Religion as a force in American History --- 1976

Folder 11: Material re: Work as Mediator to Promote Reconciliation between Woodstock Churches --- 1976

Box 19

Folder 1: U.S.I.A. Speaking Tour of England and Germany --- 1976

Folder 2: Speaking Invitations re: Trip to South Africa --- 1976

Folder 3: Report to the Board of Trustees --- February, 1976

Folder 4: Souvenir Program for "Dies Natalis" Banquet --- 1976

Folder 5: Calvin Distinguished Alumni Award --- May 1979

Folder 6: The Hekman Family Project --- 1979

Folder 7: Expressions of Appreciation at Retirements, etc. --- 1980s

Folder 8: Material re: Appointment to Michigan Higher Education Assistance Authority --- 1980-1985

Folder 9: Comments made to Queen Beatrix after Tree Planting Ceremony --- 1982

Folder 10: Material re: Queen Beatrix Visit --- 1982

Folder 11: Introduction of Howard Rienstra re: Inauguration as Director of Meeter Center --- 1983

Box 20

Folder 1: Conversations with Lee Hollaar, Edmonton Alberta --- 1987

Folder 2: Interview by Dirk Mouw for Dialogue Magazine --- 1988

Folder 3: Documents Relating to Fund Raising for the Chapel --- 1988-1989

Folder 4: Documents Relating to Sale of Franklin Campus, Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music to Grand Rapids Board of Education --- 1991

Folder 5: Memorials to Henry DeWit --- 1992

Folder 6: Presentation to William Spoelhof at Dutch American Heritage Day Event --- 1994

Folder 7: Guest Book During Doctor Spoelhof's Terminal Illness --- 2008

Folder 8: Guest Directory Memorial Service --- December 8 2008

Folder 9: Memorial Service at Calvin Program, News clippings and Article in the Congressional Record --- 2008

Folder 10: Address Books (William Spoelhof Secretary) lo --- undated

Folder 11: Miscellaneous Clippings --- undated

Folder 12: Banner Articles --- 1950s, 1960s, undated

Folder 13: Toasts at Kalamazoo Banquets --- undated

Folder 14: Calvin Forum Articles --- undated

Folder 15: Article for Frisian Newspaper "Salient Principles of American Federalism" --- undated

Folder 16: Manuscripts for Dissertation on Geert Groote --- undated

Folder 17: Manuscripts for Dissertation on Geert Groote --- undated

Box 21

Folder 1: Manuscripts for Dissertation on Geert Groote --- undated

Folder 2: Review of Junior College Report --- undated

Box 22: Annotated Books

Item 1: Our School (Boonstra)

Item 2: The Historical Christ (Evans)

Item 3: Purpaleanie and Utner Permutations (Buning)

Item 4: Godly Materialism (Schneider)

Item 5: Politics and the Biblical Drama (Mouw)

Item 6: Reason within the Bonds of Religion (Wolterstorff)

Item 7: Schrijf Spoedig Terug (Brinks)

Item 8: Write Back Soon (Brinks)

Item 9: Dutch Chicago (Swierenga)

Item 10: Ask Anonymous (Bosch)

Item 11: Maroon and Gold with Bind Our Hearts (Tuuk)

Item 12: Into the Shadows (DeHaan)

Item 13: Summoning Up Remembrance (Stob)

Item 14: We are What We Remember (Wevers)

Item 15: From Heart to Heart (Sweetman)

Item 16: Dutch American Voices (Brinks)

Item 17: The Smell of Sawdust (Mouw)

Item 18: Letters from Occupied Japan (Zylstra)

Item 19: Henry J. Kuiper (DeJong)

Item 20: Fog Does To Chapel (Pekelder)

Item 21: The Mark of God's Children (Taffin)

Item 22: Paul Henry Tributes (U.S. Printing Office)

Item 23: Canadian Story of the CRC (Hoffman)

Item 24: Household of Lambert (Bays)

Item 25: Endurance (Lansing)

Item 26: Solzhenitsyn (Ericson)

Item 27: Light of the City (DeKoster)

Item 28: Pillar Church in the Van Raalte Era (DeVries/Boonstra)

Item 29: Hidden Heroine (Rimmerman)

Item 30: Shining White Knight (DeVries)

Item 31: War Memories (Buma)

Item 32: Foreign Missionary Enterprise at Home (Bays/Wacker)

Item 33: Dwight D. Eisenhower (U.S. Printing Office)

Item 34: Calvin College for Dummies

Item 35: De Tsjerne (Article on Spoelhof)

Box 23: Academic Hoods

Box 24: Memorabilia

Item 1: Phi Beta Kappa Keys

Item 2: Military Buttons

Item 3: Military Decorations

Item 4: YMCA Award Plaque

Item 5: Lake Superior State College Bronze Medallion and Plaque

Item 6: University of Michigan Plaque

Item 7: Gold Pocket Watch

Item 8: Calvin Desk Pen

Item 9: Omega Wrist Watch

Item 10: Knight

Item 11: Calvin Distinguished Service Paper Weight/Heritage Class medal

Item 12: Calvin Seal Paper Weight

Item 13: Republican National Committee Medal --- 1975

Item 14: Bronze Knight Sculpture

Item 15: (2) Letter Openers

Item 16: Navy Label Pin

Item 17: "Office of President" Bronze Medallion

Item 18: Harmonica

Item 19: Sheaffer Desk Pen Set

Item 20: 2004 Olympic Lapel Pin

Item 21: The "Key" to Rooks VanDellen Hall

Item 22: Plaques from Eastern Christian School Association, Distinguished Alumni and Class of 1975

Item 23: Chiquita Banana Autographed Inflatable

Box 25: Reference Files for History Courses

Box 26: Appointment Books --- 1957-1961 and 1970-1971

Box 27

Item 1: Flag Placed in William Spoelhof's Casket

Item 2: Tablecloth Embroidered with Guests Signatures --- 1935-1985, undated

Box 28: Inventoried Items

Item 1: Distinguished Service Award from Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Michigan

Item 2: Distinguished Service Award from Rotary International

Item 3: Certificate of Appreciation from Calvin re: 1985 Fund Drive

Item 4: Paving Stone Dedication Certificate - West River Bank Park

Item 5: 95th Birthday Poster

Item 6: Michigan Higher Education Assistance Authority Certificate

Item 7: Resolution of Commendation re: 15 years as President of Calvin

Item 8: Outstanding Service Award from Southern California Calvin Alumni Association

Item 9: Award from MIAA

Item 10: Grand Rapids Press Cartoon "Today's VIP"

Item 11: Autographed Photo with Gov. George Romney

Item 12: Certificate of Appreciation from Board of Trustees (on Retirement)

Item 13: Certificate of Appreciation from Faculty on 15th Anniversary as President

Item 14: Lithograph of Spoelhof College Center

Item 15: Michigan Legislature Resolution re: Retirement

Item 16: Photo Montage re: 90th Birthday (90th birthday quilt, see Artifact box A3)

Item 17: 89th Birthday Card - Autographed by Many

Item 18: Plaque from Lake Superior State College

Item 19: Scroll of Appreciation Signed by Many Students

Item 20: Photo of Naval Officers (Including Spoelhof)

Item 21: Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Certificate

Item 22: Palmer Method Certificates for Angeline Nydam Spoelhof

Item 23: Order of Orange - Nassau Award Certificate

Item 24: Calvin Diploma of Angeline Nydam Spoelhof

Item 25: Chicago Christian High School Diploma of Angeline Nydam Spoelhof

Item 26: Roseland Christian School Diploma of Angeline Nydam Spoelhof

Item 27: Eastern Academy Diploma of William Spoelhof

Item 28: University of Michigan Diploma for Master's Degree for William Spoelhof

Item 29: Riverside Christian School Diploma for William Spoelhof

Box 29

Folder 1

Item 1: Appointment Books --- 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978

Item 2: Travel Diaries --- 1972, 1973

Box 30

Folder 1

Item 1: Appointment Books --- 1980-1992

Item 2: Copy of Book A Preface to Morals

Box 31

Folder 1: Mrs. Spoelhof's Appointment Calendars --- 1962-1966, 1974

Folder 2: Mrs. Spoelhof's Appointment Calendar --- 1973

Folder 3: Mrs. Spoelhof's Appointment Book --- 1979

Folder 4: Mrs. Spoelhof's Appointment Book --- 1980

Folder 5

Item 1: 16 mm Film, "Americans in Transition," University of Michigan Television [William Spoelhof] --- ca. 1960

Item 2: Autographed copy of Albrecht meldt zich (Wageningen: Zommer & Keuning N.V., 1945) - Allied Dutch spies working in occupied Netherlands --- 1943-1945