COLL/108 Guide to the Peter Hoekstra Collection Hoekstra, Peter Collection

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Guide to the Peter Hoekstra Collection Heritage Hall, Hekman Library Overview of the Collection Peter Hoekstra Collection 1907-1959 COLL/108 Peter Hoekstra, 1886-1965 7.00 3.25 cubic ft. Heritage Hall, Hekman Library
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Minister of the Christian Reformed Church. The collection includes sermons; speeches; articles published in church publications, partly in Dutch; and correspondence with H. Beets, B. J. Bennink, M. Fakkema, J. G. Roberts, and S. Volbeda. [See also the Campus Titles Database.]

Other Information:

Collection partly in Dutch.

Biographical Information:

Peter Hoekstra was born in Ee, Friesland, Netherlands on March 4, 1886. At the age of two and a half, the Hoekstra family immigrated to the United States and settled in Roseland, Illinois. At the age of 16, Hoekstra made his confession of faith in the Second Christian Reformed Church of Roseland. Because of his good grades in high school, Hoekstra received a scholarship to attend the University of Chicago for his undergraduate studies. Hoekstra then went off to attend Calvin Seminary to pursue a livelihood in ministry. In 1910, Hoekstra not only graduated from Calvin, but also married his long-term girlfriend, Alice J. Clausing. Together they had six children together: Marie Ann, Winifred Ruth, Josephine Mae, Andrew Louis, Evelyn Dorothy, and James Peter.

In September 1910, Hoekstra and his wife moved to Moline, Michigan where he was installed as their congregation’s pastor. By 1911, they moved to Holland, Michigan to serve the Fourteenth Street CRC community. From there, Hoekstra served several other congregations: First Paterson, New Jersey (1915); Alpine Avenue, Grand Rapids, Michigan (1919); Second Cicero, Illinois (1927); Hanford, California (1940); and lastly San Diego, California (1949). Hoekstra retired from ministry in 1954 in Bellflower, California.

Throughout his career, Hoekstra was involved with many denominational and church boards and committees, such as Foreign Missions committee, Board of Trustees at Calvin College and Seminary, and synodical delegate. He even began Jail Ministry while in Hanford, California. Hoekstra also wrote articles for the Banner and co-authored a book. Although retired, Hoekstra extended his pastoral duties in Chilliwack, Canada and Salt Lake City, Utah. On August 15, 1965, Peter A. Hoekstra passed away in Artesia, California.

Access Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Sermons Personal Name: Beets, Henry, 1869-1947 Bennink, B. J. (Bernard John), 1864- Fakkema, Mark 1890-1970 Roberts, J. G Volbeda, S. (Samuel) 1882-1953 Topical Term: Theology, Doctrinal
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Detailed List of Contents id27386 Addresses, Correspondence, Essays, and Sermons 1912-1955 Scope and Contents

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id27387 1 id27388 1 1 Addresses 1912-1945 id27389 1 2 Addresses undated id27390 1 3 Addresses: Christian Education 1927-1950 and undated id27391 1 4 Addresses: Varia 1912-1955 and undated id27392 1 5 Addresses: Missions 1913-1949 id27393 1 6 Correspondence 1938-1958 id27394 1 7 Correspondence undated id27395 1 8 Essays: Banner, "Our Doctrine" 1915 id27396 1 9 Essays: Banner, "Our Doctrine" 1916 id27397 1 10 Essays: Banner, "Our Doctrine" 1917 id27398 1 11 Essays: Banner, "Our Doctrine" 1918 id27399 1 12 Essays: Banner 1929-1948 id27400 1 13 Essays: Calvinist 1925-1929 id27401 1 14 Essays: Varia 1926-1959 id27402 1 15 Sermons: Banner 1912-1914 id27403 1 16-19 Sermons: Banner 1941-1944 id27404 1 20 Sermons: Catechism, Lord's Day 1-6 1916-1954 id27405 1 21 Sermons: Catechism, Lord's Day 7-10 1916-1954 id27406 1 22 Sermons: Catechism, Lord's Day 11-20 116-1954
id27407 Sermons 1910-1959 id27408 2 id27409 2 1 Catechism Lord's Day 21-31 1916-1954 id27410 2 2 Catechism Lord's Day 31-42 1916-1954 id27411 2 3 Catechism Lord's Day 42-52 1916-1954 id27412 2 4 Catechism Lord's Day 11-19 1916-1954 id27413 2 5 Genesis - II Chronicles sermons 1910-1955 id27414 2 6 Job - Psalms sermons 1910-1955 id27415 2 7 Proverbs - Malachi sermons 1910-1955 id27416 3 id27417 3 1 Matthew - Luke sermons 1910-1955 id27418 3 2 John - Romans sermons 1910-1955 id27419 3 3 I Corinthians - Philippians sermons 1910-1955 id27420 3 4 Colossians - Hebrews sermons 1910-1955 id27421 3 5 I Peter - Revelation sermons 1910-1955 id27422 3 6 Daily Manna sermons 1936-1958 id27423 3 7 Special occasion and advent sermons 1910-1959 id27424 Special Occasion Sermons 1910-1959 id27425 4 id27426 4 1 Ascension Day, Luke - Revelation 1910-1959 id27427 4 2 Communion sermons, Exodus - Revelation 1910-1959 id27428 4 3 Old Year and New Year sermons 1910-1959 id27429 4 4 Passion sermons 1910-1959 id27430 4 5 Pentecost and Prayer Day sermons 1910-1959 id27431 4 6 Thanksgiving, Leviticus - Hosea; and sermons on Revelation id27432 4 7 Inaugurals, installations, farewells, marriages 1910-1959 id27433 4 8 Sermons: Varia, Genesis - Deuteronomy 1915-1955 id27434 4 9 Sermons: Varia, Joshua - Nehemiah 1915-1955 id27435 Sermons: Varia 1915-1955 id27436 5 id27437 5 1 Psalms id27438 5 2 Job - Isaiah id27439 5 3 Jeremiah - Malachi id27440 5 4 Matthew id27441 5 5 Mark - Luke id27442 5 6 John id27443 5 7 Acts - II Timothy id27444 5 8 Hebrews - Revelation id27445 Sermons, Source Materials, Catechism, Class Lecture Notes 1907-1955 id27446 6 id27447 6 1 Sermons: Genesis - Revelation; notes, rough drafts, etc. 1915-1955 id27448 6 2 Sermons: Family Altar meditations Apr-51 id27449 6 3 id27450 6 3 Source materials: Bible Study Notes on Acts by H. Schultze 1926-1941 id27451 6 3 Source materials: "Blessed Assurance"by R. B. Kuiper id27452 6 3 Source materials: "Democracy in Brazil"by Wm. V. Muller id27453 6 4 Source materials, information bits and questions to candidates id27454 6 5 Catechism, Questions for Revised Compendium id27455 6 6-7 Class lecture notes 1907-1910 id27456 Class Lecture Notes and Records 1907-1954 id27457 7 id27458 7 1 Class lecture notes 1907-1910 id27459 7 2 Preaching records 1910-1954 id27460 7 3 Varia