COLL/067 Guide to the Andrew De Vries Collection De Vries, Andrew Collection

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Guide to the Andrew De Vries Collection 1942/1949 Heritage Hall, Hekman Library Overview of the Collection Andrew De Vries Collection 1942-1949 COLL/067 De Vries, Andrew, 1890-1957 1.00 0.50 cubic ft. Heritage Hall, Hekman Library
Hekman Library 1855 Knollcrest Circle SE Grand Rapids, MI, URL: http://archives.calvin.edu Email: crcarchives@calvin.edu Phone: 616-526-6913 Fax: 616-526-7689
Minister of the Christian Reformed Church. The collection includes compiled plays, poems, and readings for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day; and dialogues for social gatherings, i.e., weddings and anniversaries.
Biographical Information:

Andrew De Vries was born in Dokkum, Friesland, The Netherlands on April 21, 1890. De Vries and his parents immigrated to the United States when he was 18 years old. De Vries enrolled at Calvin Preparatory School and graduated from the Seminary in 1920.

In the same year of his graduation, De Vries was ordained in Niekerk, Michigan. De Vries went on to serve the congregations in Leighton, Iowa (1925), Borculo, Michigan (1929), Colton, South Dakota (1945), and Portland, Michigan (1950). In 1950 De Vries’ first wife passed away and in 1954 he was remarried to Tjabrena Jager. De Vries retired from ministry in 1955. Rev. Andrew De Vries passed away on August 30, 1957, leaving behind his wife, two daughters, one son, and ten grandchildren.

Access Terms

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

Genre/Form of Material: Drama Folk drama Occasional speeches Occasional verse Poetry Topical Term: Dialogues Literature -- Collections
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Detailed List of Contents id12032 id12033 1 id12034 1 1 Dialogues, Book 1 1942 id12035 1 2 Dialogues, Book 2 1942 id12036 1 3 Christmas Collection 1943 id12037 1 4 The First Christmas Gift 1943 id12038 1 5 Jesus Our King 1943 id12039 1 6 Jesus Our Shepherd 1943 id12040 1 7 Readings and Dialogue 1943 id12041 1 8 Christmas Selections 1944 id12042 1 9 Jesus the Light of the World 1944 id12043 1 10 Jesus Our Savior 1944 id12044 1 11 Festive Moments 1945 id12045 1 12 Rejoice the Lord is King 1945 id12046 1 13 The Truth of Christmas 1945 id12047 1 14 Count Your Blessings 1948 id12048 1 15 Joyful Moments 1948 id12049 1 16 Christ Arose 1949