COLL/354 Guide to the Frederick H. Wezeman Collection Wezeman, Frederick H. Collection

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Guide to the Frederick H. Wezeman Collection 1892/1968 Heritage Hall, Hekman Library Overview of the Collection Frederick H. Wezeman Collection 1892-1968 COLL/354 Wezeman, Frederick H., 1892-1968 4.65 11 Boxes ; 1 microfilm reel Heritage Hall, Hekman Library
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Lawyer; minister of the Christian Reformed Church, of the Reformed Church in America, and of the United Church of Christ; professor at Grundy College (1921-1925); principal and Bible teacher of Chicago Christian High (1928-1951) and president of Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa (1951-1955). The collection includes: bound manuscripts with class notes and project studies in Bible and church history; addresses; reports; programs; articles; clippings; information concerning the 'Chicago Situation;' and Synodical Committee minutes, studies from 1932-1937; materials and minutes from Chicago Christian Junior College Community, Chicago Christian High School and Union College of Law; and "History of the Christian Church" from Paul to the Reformation (microfilm).

Other Information:

The collection underwent additional processing in November 2020. Box 6 of this collection is missing. In November of 2020, a box containing minutes of the Chicago Christian Junior College Community from 1931-1936 was donated to Heritage Hall which is coincidentally what was in box 6 of this collection. This new group of minutes was added to the collection as box 12. It is possible these are exact copies of the minutes that are missing, but that can not be known for certain.

Biographical Information:

Frederick H. Wezeman was born on July 4, 1892 in Oak Park, Illinois. He studied at Calvin Theological Seminary, earning his diploma in 1921. Before becoming ordained, he was a professor at Grundy College in Grundy Center, Iowa. In 1925 he became the minister of the College Church in Grundy Center. Only two years later, Wezeman became the Principal and Bible teacher at Chicago Christian High School. He would remain at the school until 1951. From 1937 to 1951 he also served as associate minister of the Fourth CRC in Chicago. In 1951 he became the president of Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa until 1955. Frederick H. Wezeman passed away on May 25, 1968 in Oak Park, Illinois.

Arrangement of Materials:

Folder level description

Detailed List of Contents id19096 [General Materials] id19097 1 id19098 1 1 "In Memoriam" 1968 id19099 1 2 Three Pamphlets on the Ralph Janssen Controversy 1922 id19100 1 3 Three Pamphlets by Ralph Janssen 1922-1923 id19101 1 4 Two Scriptural Studies by L. P. Wezeman: Job and Philippians 1949 id19102 1 5 "The Advisability of Introducing the Junior High School into Our Greater Chicago Christian Educational System" May 10, 1928 id19103 1 6 "General Introduction to a Study of the Holy Bible," Used in Chicago Christian High School id19104 1 7 "Old Testament I: Genesis to Judges" undated id19105 1 8 "Old Testament I: Genesis to Judges, Student Edition" undated id19106 1 9 "Old Testament II: Samuel to Exile" id19107 1 10 "Old Testament: Job and Proverbs" id19108 1 11 "Old Testament Study: Job, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon" undated id19109 1 12 "Old Testament: Psalms" id19110 2 id19111 2 1 "Old Testament: Psalms" id19112 2 2 "Old Testament: Isaiah to Jeremiah" id19113 2 3 "Old Testament: Minor Prophets" id19114 2 4 "Old Testament: Amos" id19115 2 5 Tests for Old Testament Studies id19116 2 6 "Intertestamentary Period" id19117 2 7 "New Testament Studies: Life and Teachings of Jesus" id19118 2 8 "New Testament Studies: Life and Teachings of Jesus," enlarged id19119 2 9 "New Testament: The Life and Letters of Paul I" id19120 2 10 "New Testament: The Life and Letters of Paul II" id19121 3 id19122 3 1 "New Testament: The Life and Letters of Paul" enlarged id19123 3 Vault Notes: History of the Christian Church [1 microfilm reel] id19124 3 2 "Church History from Paul to Gregory," book 1 id19125 3 3 "Church History from Gregory to Luther," book 2 id19126 3 4 "Luther and the Reformation" id19127 3 5 "Notes on the Reformation" id19128 3 6 "Calvin's Institutes, an Analytical Outline" id19129 4 id19130 4 1 Student Assembly Worship Programs undated id19131 4 2 Address to the Guests of Chicago Junior College by E.J. Tuuk; Report by Wezeman March 24, 1933 id19132 4 3 Chicago Christian High School Documents id19133 4 3 Education Policy Committee Minutes of Chicago Christian High School Board February 1934 - December 1935 id19134 4 3 Communications to Board undated id19135 4 4 Communications to the Chicago Christian High School Board 1935-1936 id19136 4 5 Communications to the Chicago Christian High School Board 1937 id19137 4 6 Preliminary Draft of the Chicago Christian High School Board reply to charges vs. Wezeman undated id19138 4 7 Classis Illinois Committee Reports 1936 id19139 4 8 Classis Illinois Documents 1936-1937 id19140 4 9 Classis Illinois Documents from the Board of Chicago Christian High School 1936 id19141 4 10 Classis Illinois Agendas and Overtures to Synod 1936-1937 id19142 4 11 Classis Illinois Replies to Committee Reports by Consistories 1936 id19143 4 12 Classis Illinois Replies to Other Groups 1934-1937 id19144 4 13 Classis Ostfriesland, Statements 1936 id19145 4 14 Classis Ostfriesland, Agenda and Reports 1936-1937 id19146 4 15 Classis Ostfriesland, Committee Reports 1936-1937 id19147 4 16 Reply to Classis Ostfriesland id19148 4 17 Michigan Committee Report on Wezeman's Bible Notes 1935 id19149 4 18 The "Chicago Situation," as editorialized in The Banner 1934-1937 id19150 4 19 Various Reports Dealing with the "Chicago Situation" id19151 5 id19152 5 1 Onze Toekomst Articles id19153 5 1 Article March 18, 1936 id19154 5 1 Article March 25, 1936 id19155 5 1 Article April 1, 1936 id19156 5 1 Article October 7, 1936 id19157 5 1 Article December 9, 1936 id19158 5 2 The Standard Bearer articles January 1 - June 1, 1936 id19159 5 3 De Wachter articles January 15, 1936 - July 13, 1937 id19160 5 4 News Clippings id19161 5 5 Synod on the Controversy 1932 and 1937 id19162 5 6 Reports 46 and 60 to Synod on the Chicago Case undated id19163 5 7 Selected Old Testament Materials Used by Wezeman in his Defense id19164 5 8 Selected New Testament Materials Used by Wezeman in his Defense id19165 5 9 Wezeman Communications to Synod id19166 5 10 Documents: Communication of Fourth Christian Reformed Church of Roseland, Illinois; Protest and Appeal to Synod by C.E. Voogt 1938 id19167 5 11 Scripture Studies by Synodical Committee undated id19168 5 12 Wezeman's Reply to Charges id19169 5 13 The Truth About the Chicago Situation by the Chicago Christian High School Board 1936 id19170 6 [MISSING] Minute Book of the Chicago Christian Junior College Community 1931-1936 id19171 7 id19172 7 1 Miscellaneous Articles/Programs from Chicago Christian High School 1934-1951 id19173 7 2 Documents re: Princess Juliana's Visit to Chicago Christian High School 1942 id19174 7 3 Chicago Christian High School Alumni Directory 1942 id19175 7 4 Chicago Christian High School Newsletter and Principal's Report 1937-1951 id19176 7 5 Certificate of Organization/Lease Documents - Union College of Law 1934-1936 id19177 7 6 Correspondence re: Establishment of Union College of Law 1933-1936 id19178 7 7 Chicago Christian High School Paper "CCHS Mirror" 1949-1951 id19179 7 8 Photographs: Chicago Christian High School 1934 id19180 7 9 Wezeman's Retirement Celebration 1949 id19181 7 10 Personal Correspondence re: Chicago Situation 1934-1937 id19182 7 11 Synodical Reports re: Chicago Situation 1937 id19183 7 12 Shall We Have Peace, Love, Unity or Strife, Enmity and Division in our Christian Reformed Church? by Christian Reformed Laymen's Association of Chicago, Illinois id19184 8 id19185 8 1 Chicago Christian Junior College History id19186 8 2 Chicago Christian Junior College Construction id19187 8 3 Proposal for Christian Junior College in Chicago 1932 id19188 8 4 Chicago Christian Junior College Pamphlets and Programs id19189 8 5 Chicago Christian Junior College Evaluations by the University of Illinois 1933 id19190 8 6 Chicago Christian Junior College President Reports to Board of Trustees 1931, 1933, 1937 id19191 8 7 Chicago Christian Junior College Yearbooks (Lodestar) 1934, 1936, 1937 id19192 8 8 Chicago Christian Junior College Catalogs 1931-1936 id19193 8 9 Chicago Christian Junior College Enrollment Data 1933 id19194 8 10 Chicago Christian High Minutes relating to Chicago Christian Junior College 1931-1937 id92536 8 11 Chicago Christian Junior College - Miscellaneous Items id92537 8 12 Chicago Christian Junior College Financial Data 1933-1936 id92538 8 13 "If We Begin with Christ" Founding of Trinity Chirstian College by Don Sinnema 1952-1960 id19195 9 id19196 9 1 Study Notes on Church History from Gregory to Luther id19197 9 2 Study Notes on the Psalms id19198 9 3 Study Notes on Between the Testaments id19199 9 4 Study Notes on the Minor Prophets id19200 9 5 Study Notes on the Life and Teaching of Jesus id19201 9 6 Study Notes on the Old Testament id19202 10 id19203 10 1 Study Notes on Old Testament History Genesis to Judges id19204 10 2 Study Notes on Paul to Gregory id19205 10 3 Study Notes on Old Testament History from Desert to Kingdom id19206 10 4 Study Notes on the Life and Letters of Paul id19207 10 5 Study Notes on Calvin's Institutes id19208 10 6 Study Notes on the Reformation id19209 11 id19210 11 1 Study Notes on Isaiah and Jeremiah id19211 11 2 Study Notes on Luther and the Reformation id19212 11 Vault (1 microfilm reel): "History of the Christian Church" (112-1564) id19213 11 Vault From Paul to Gregory id19214 11 Vault From Gregory to Luther id19215 11 Vault Luther and the Reformation id92539 12 id92540 12 1 Chicago Christian Junior College Board Minutes 1931-1937 id19216 Photographs id19217 7 id19218 7 8 Chicago Christian High School 1934