COLL/066 Guide to the Peter A. De Vos Collection De Vos, Peter A. Collection

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Guide to the Peter A. De Vos Collection 1972/1985 Heritage Hall, Hekman Library Overview of the Collection Peter A. De Vos Collection 1972-1985 COLL/066 De Vos, Peter A., 1940-1993 4.00 1.75 cubic ft. Heritage Hall, Hekman Library
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Professor of philosophy and provost at Calvin College; and dean at Jordan College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The collection includes correspondence; appointments; evaluations; conference papers; thesis; and audio tapes, i.e., lectures, honors convocations, and chapel talks. [See also the Campus Titles Database.]
Biographical Information:

Peter Allen De Vos graduated from Calvin College in 1961 and finished his master’s at Brown University in 1964. Later in life, he returned to Brown University to pursue his doctorate, writing his dissertation on Descartes.

In 1965, De Vos returned to Calvin not as a student but rather as a professor of philosophy. From his introductory courses to his upper level courses, students applauded him as an educator; so much so many of his students became teachers of philosophy themselves. In 1977, he became interested in environmental ethics and researched his topic up until his death. By 1978, De Vos was appointed Dean of the Faculty and then elected to provost in 1981. In 1990, De Vos found a new home at Jordan College where he became their dean. Jordan College emphasized environmental concerns, which was of great interest to him.

On a personal level, De Vos and his wife Karen had two children--Michelle and Scott. The De Vos family were members of Grace Christian Reformed Church. De Vos was also a member of the Society of Christian Philosophers and the president of the International Association for Promotion of Christian Higher Education. Due to a heart attack, De Vos passed away at the age of 53.

Access Terms

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

Corporate Name: Calvin College Topical Term: Philosophy -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Arrangement of Materials:

Folder level description

Detailed List of Contents id11985 Correspondence 1977-1985 id11986 1 id11987 1 1 Correspondence March, 1977 - December, 1978 id11988 1 2 Correspondence January - August, 1979 id11989 1 3 Correspondence September - December, 1979 id11990 1 4 Correspondence January - June, 1980 id11991 1 5 Correspondence July - September, 1980 id11992 1 6 Correspondence October - December, 1980 id11993 1 7 Correspondence January - April, 1981 id11994 1 8 Correspondence May - August, 1981 id11995 1 9 Correspondence September - December, 1981 id11996 2 id11997 2 1 Correspondence January - June, 1982 id11998 2 2 Correspondence July - September, 1982 id11999 2 3 Correspondence October - December, 1982 id12000 2 4 Correspondence January - March, 1983 id12001 2 5 Correspondence April - September, 1983 id12002 2 6 Correspondence October - December, 1983 id12003 2 7 Correspondence January - July, 1984 id12004 2 8 Correspondence August - December, 1984 id12005 2 9 Correspondence January - July, 1985 id12006 2 10 Correspondence referred to Peter De Vos 1978-1981 id12007 2 11 Correspondence referred to Peter De Vos 1982-1985 id12008 Correspondence, Appointments, Leaves of Absence, Evaluation 1979-1984 id12009 3 id12010 3 1 Regarding Thorpe Hall, London, England 1981-1982 id12011 3 2 Faculty appointments 1979 id12012 3 3 Faculty appointments 1980 id12013 3 4 Faculty appointments 1982 id12014 3 5 Faculty appointments 1983 id12015 3 6 Faculty appointments 1984 id12016 3 7 Appointments: Department Chairman 1979-1983 id12017 3 8 Leaves of absence 1979-1980 id12018 3 9 Leaves of absence 1981-1984 id12019 3 10 Committee appointments 1981 id12020 3 11 Faculty evaluation of President Diekema at his request 1979 id12021 Varia 1977-1985 id12022 4 id12023 4 1 CCCS (Calvin Center for Christian Scholarship) 1983 id12024 4 2 Peter De Vos affiliation with CCCS 1977-1984 id12025 4 3 Faculty Development Seminars 1979-1982 id12026 4 4 AICUM (Association of Independent-Colleges and Universities) 1980-1981 id12027 4 5 NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities) 1978-1983 id12028 4 6 ICICHE (International Conference of Institutions for Christian Higher Education) 1979-1981 id12029 4 7 Multi-cultural Lectureship Committee 1984- id12030 4 8 A Proposal for Curricular Change 1985 id12031 4 9 Descartes, Brown University 1972