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Collection Overview
Abstract
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).
Biographical Note
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.
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- Series 1: [General Materials]
- Box 1
- Folder 1: "In Memoriam" --- 1968
- Folder 2: Three Pamphlets on the Ralph Janssen Controversy --- 1922
- Folder 3: Three Pamphlets by Ralph Janssen --- 1922-1923
- Folder 4: Two Scriptural Studies by L. P. Wezeman: Job and Philippians --- 1949
- Folder 5: "The Advisability of Introducing the Junior High School into Our Greater Chicago Christian Educational System" --- May 10, 1928
- Folder 6: "General Introduction to a Study of the Holy Bible," Used in Chicago Christian High School
- Folder 7: "Old Testament I: Genesis to Judges" --- undated
- Folder 8: "Old Testament I: Genesis to Judges, Student Edition" --- undated
- Folder 9: "Old Testament II: Samuel to Exile"
- Folder 10: "Old Testament: Job and Proverbs"
- Folder 11: "Old Testament Study: Job, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon" --- undated
- Folder 12: "Old Testament: Psalms"
- Box 2
- Folder 1: "Old Testament: Psalms"
- Folder 2: "Old Testament: Isaiah to Jeremiah"
- Folder 3: "Old Testament: Minor Prophets"
- Folder 4: "Old Testament: Amos"
- Folder 5: Tests for Old Testament Studies
- Folder 6: "Intertestamentary Period"
- Folder 7: "New Testament Studies: Life and Teachings of Jesus"
- Folder 8: "New Testament Studies: Life and Teachings of Jesus," enlarged
- Folder 9: "New Testament: The Life and Letters of Paul I"
- Folder 10: "New Testament: The Life and Letters of Paul II"
- Box 3
- Folder 1: "New Testament: The Life and Letters of Paul" enlarged
- Folder Vault: Notes: History of the Christian Church [1 microfilm reel]
- Folder 2: "Church History from Paul to Gregory," book 1
- Folder 3: "Church History from Gregory to Luther," book 2
- Folder 4: "Luther and the Reformation"
- Folder 5: "Notes on the Reformation"
- Folder 6: "Calvin's Institutes, an Analytical Outline"
- Box 4
- Folder 1: Student Assembly Worship Programs --- undated
- Folder 2: Address to the Guests of Chicago Junior College by E.J. Tuuk; Report by Wezeman --- March 24, 1933
- Folder 3: Chicago Christian High School Documents
- Item 1: Education Policy Committee Minutes of Chicago Christian High School Board --- February 1934 - December 1935
- Item 2: Communications to Board --- undated
- Folder 4: Communications to the Chicago Christian High School Board --- 1935-1936
- Folder 5: Communications to the Chicago Christian High School Board --- 1937
- Folder 6: Preliminary Draft of the Chicago Christian High School Board reply to charges vs. Wezeman --- undated
- Folder 7: Classis Illinois Committee Reports --- 1936
- Folder 8: Classis Illinois Documents --- 1936-1937
- Folder 9: Classis Illinois Documents from the Board of Chicago Christian High School --- 1936
- Folder 10: Classis Illinois Agendas and Overtures to Synod --- 1936-1937
- Folder 11: Classis Illinois Replies to Committee Reports by Consistories --- 1936
- Folder 12: Classis Illinois Replies to Other Groups --- 1934-1937
- Folder 13: Classis Ostfriesland, Statements --- 1936
- Folder 14: Classis Ostfriesland, Agenda and Reports --- 1936-1937
- Folder 15: Classis Ostfriesland, Committee Reports --- 1936-1937
- Folder 16: Reply to Classis Ostfriesland
- Folder 17: Michigan Committee Report on Wezeman's Bible Notes --- 1935
- Folder 18: The "Chicago Situation," as editorialized in The Banner --- 1934-1937
- Folder 19: Various Reports Dealing with the "Chicago Situation"
- Box 5
- Folder 1: Onze Toekomst Articles
- Item 1: Article --- March 18, 1936
- Item 2: Article --- March 25, 1936
- Item 3: Article --- April 1, 1936
- Item 4: Article --- October 7, 1936
- Item 5: Article --- December 9, 1936
- Folder 2: The Standard Bearer articles --- January 1 - June 1, 1936
- Folder 3: De Wachter articles --- January 15, 1936 - July 13, 1937
- Folder 4: News Clippings
- Folder 5: Synod on the Controversy --- 1932 and 1937
- Folder 6: Reports 46 and 60 to Synod on the Chicago Case --- undated
- Folder 7: Selected Old Testament Materials Used by Wezeman in his Defense
- Folder 8: Selected New Testament Materials Used by Wezeman in his Defense
- Folder 9: Wezeman Communications to Synod
- Folder 10: Documents: Communication of Fourth Christian Reformed Church of Roseland, Illinois; Protest and Appeal to Synod by C.E. Voogt --- 1938
- Folder 11: Scripture Studies by Synodical Committee --- undated
- Folder 12: Wezeman's Reply to Charges
- Folder 13: The Truth About the Chicago Situation by the Chicago Christian High School Board --- 1936
- Box 6: [MISSING] Minute Book of the Chicago Christian Junior College Community --- 1931-1936
- Box 7
- Folder 1: Miscellaneous Articles/Programs from Chicago Christian High School --- 1934-1951
- Folder 2: Documents re: Princess Juliana's Visit to Chicago Christian High School --- 1942
- Folder 3: Chicago Christian High School Alumni Directory --- 1942
- Folder 4: Chicago Christian High School Newsletter and Principal's Report --- 1937-1951
- Folder 5: Certificate of Organization/Lease Documents - Union College of Law --- 1934-1936
- Folder 6: Correspondence re: Establishment of Union College of Law --- 1933-1936
- Folder 7: Chicago Christian High School Paper "CCHS Mirror" --- 1949-1951
- Folder 8: Photographs: Chicago Christian High School --- 1934
- Folder 9: Wezeman's Retirement Celebration --- 1949
- Folder 10: Personal Correspondence re: Chicago Situation --- 1934-1937
- Folder 11: Synodical Reports re: Chicago Situation --- 1937
- Folder 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
- Box 8
- Folder 1: Chicago Christian Junior College History
- Folder 2: Chicago Christian Junior College Construction
- Folder 3: Proposal for Christian Junior College in Chicago --- 1932
- Folder 4: Chicago Christian Junior College Pamphlets and Programs
- Folder 5: Chicago Christian Junior College Evaluations by the University of Illinois --- 1933
- Folder 6: Chicago Christian Junior College President Reports to Board of Trustees --- 1931, 1933, 1937
- Folder 7: Chicago Christian Junior College Yearbooks (Lodestar) --- 1934, 1936, 1937
- Folder 8: Chicago Christian Junior College Catalogs --- 1931-1936
- Folder 9: Chicago Christian Junior College Enrollment Data --- 1933
- Folder 10: Chicago Christian High Minutes relating to Chicago Christian Junior College --- 1931-1937
- Folder 11: Chicago Christian Junior College - Miscellaneous Items
- Folder 12: Chicago Christian Junior College Financial Data --- 1933-1936
- Folder 13: "If We Begin with Christ" Founding of Trinity Chirstian College by Don Sinnema --- 1952-1960
- Box 9
- Folder 1: Study Notes on Church History from Gregory to Luther
- Folder 2: Study Notes on the Psalms
- Folder 3: Study Notes on Between the Testaments
- Folder 4: Study Notes on the Minor Prophets
- Folder 5: Study Notes on the Life and Teaching of Jesus
- Folder 6: Study Notes on the Old Testament
- Box 10
- Folder 1: Study Notes on Old Testament History Genesis to Judges
- Folder 2: Study Notes on Paul to Gregory
- Folder 3: Study Notes on Old Testament History from Desert to Kingdom
- Folder 4: Study Notes on the Life and Letters of Paul
- Folder 5: Study Notes on Calvin's Institutes
- Folder 6: Study Notes on the Reformation
- Box 11
- Folder 1: Study Notes on Isaiah and Jeremiah
- Folder 2: Study Notes on Luther and the Reformation
- Folder Vault: (1 microfilm reel): "History of the Christian Church" (112-1564)
- Item 1: From Paul to Gregory
- Item 2: From Gregory to Luther
- Item 3: Luther and the Reformation
- Box 12
- Folder 1: Chicago Christian Junior College Board Minutes --- 1931-1937
- Series 2: Photographs
- Box 7
- Folder 8: Chicago Christian High School --- 1934
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