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Collection Overview
Abstract
Professor of chemistry at Calvin College. The collection includes speeches; chapter drafts of "Beyond the Atom" and "Essentials of Physical Science"; correspondence; articles; book reviews; and course notes detailing the relationship between religion and science, the emergence of nuclear sciences during the mid-century, early studies of radio-carbon dating, organic chemistry, pharmacology, and physical chemistry. [See also the Campus Titles Database.]
Biographical Note
John De Vries (1907-1967) a native of Smilde, the Netherlands, graduated from Calvin College in 1929 and with a PhD from the University of Illinois in 1933 and began a notable career in teaching chemistry first at Huron College, then Knox College, and from 1939 until his death at Calvin College. During his tenure, he focused on academic excellence as demonstrated by the large number of Calvin College chemistry majors who earned PhDs. As a chemist, he was part of the vanguard examining nuclear sciences and wrote a number of articles and books such as Beyond the Atom.
In 1960 he was one of six college chemistry instructors awarded a citation by the Manufacturing Chemists Association, Inc. In addition, beginning in 1960, he served for fourteen months as the acting program director of the Institutes Section of the National Science Foundation. During 1965-1966, he again served the National Science Foundation as its assistant program director.
In 1930 De Vries married Sophy Bolt; they had four sons—George R., John F., James H., and Robert C.
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Administrative Information
Repository:
Heritage Hall, Hekman Library
Alternate Extent Statement:
3.0 cubic ft.
Acquisition Source:
Gift of J. De Vries
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Speeches and Chapel Talks, 1939-1951],
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Series 2: Manuscript for "Beyond the Atom"],
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Series 3: Correspondence, 1932-1967],
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Series 4: Manuscript for "Essentials of Physical Science"by John De Vries],
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Series 5: Papers and Speeches],
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Series 6: Course Material, 1940-1960s],
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Series 7: Miscellany],
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- Series 1: Speeches and Chapel Talks --- 1939-1951
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Speech at Highland, Indiana, school rally --- 1944
- Folder 2: Commencement speech, Fulton, Illinois --- 1939
- Folder 3: "Planning your Child’s Future," Seymour PTA, Grand Rapids, Michigan --- 1946
- Folder 4: Speech - 25th Anniversary of school, Baldwin, Wisconsin
- Folder 5: Speech in Willard, Ohio, at Young Calvinist Rally --- 1951
- Folder 6: Political speech for Ed Borgman
- Folder 7: Syllabus for Board of Trustees
- Folder 8-9: Various chapel talks and unidentified speeches
- Folder 10: "Soup Bowl"speech --- 1939
- Folder 11: List of articles and book reviews in The Banner and other publications
- Folder 12: The Word of God and Science, Science and the Bible
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Speeches and Chapel Talks, 1939-1951],
[
Series 2: Manuscript for "Beyond the Atom"],
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Series 3: Correspondence, 1932-1967],
[
Series 4: Manuscript for "Essentials of Physical Science"by John De Vries],
[
Series 5: Papers and Speeches],
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Series 6: Course Material, 1940-1960s],
[
Series 7: Miscellany],
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