COLL/447 Guide to the Henry E. Avink Collection Avink, Henry E. Collection

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Guide to the Henry E. Avink Collection 1879/1943 Heritage Hall, Hekman Library Overview of the Collection Henry E. Avink Collection 1879-1943 COLL/447 Avink, Henry E., 1864-1943 0.50 1 Boxes ; and 2 microfilm reels Heritage Hall, Hekman Library
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The collection includes a diary entitled First Book of Chronicles, 1879-1913, detailing Avink's experiences as a farmer at Blendon, Michigan, and Modesto, California; a diary entitled Second Book of Chronicles, 1913-1915, detailing his experiences at Butte City, California, and the organization of the Afton Christian Reformed Church at Afton, California; a diary, 1915-1943, detailing brief daily community and church events at the First Christian Reformed Church, Ripon, California; and information regarding early ministers in California, i.e., J. A. Vissia, F. W. Stuart, P. J. Hoekenga, J. De Jong, and N. De Vries.
Biographical Information:

Henry E. Avink lived in Afton and Ripon, California, and in Blendon, Michigan. He came from the Netherlands with his parents Engbert Avink (aka Egbert Avinka) and Lamberdina Wassink Avink. He was a member of the Christian Reformed Church in Afton. A farmer, he married Gerdiena Vruggink and died in Ripon, California, on 4 March 1943.

Arrangement of Materials:

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Detailed List of Contents id50640 [General Materials] id50641 Vault Microfilm reels id50642 Vault 1 Second Book of Chronicles 1913-1915 id50643 Vault 2 Diary 1915-1943 id50644 1 id50645 1 1 First Book of Chronicles, pp. [iv]-100 1879-1899 id50646 1 2 First Book of Chronicles, pp. 101-200 1899-1905 id50647 1 3 First Book of Chronicles, pp.201-300 1905-1908 id50648 1 4 First Book of Chronicles, pp. 301-400 1908-1910 id50649 1 5 First Book of Chronicles, pp. 401-500 1910-1913 id50650 1 6 Second Book of Chronicles, pp. [ii]-100 1913-1914 id50651 1 7 Second Book of Chronicles, pp. 101-200 1914-1915