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Frisian Information Bureau Collection

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Miscellaneous

Bernard J. Fridsma Correspondence

Correspondence of Lewis P. De Boer

Miscellaneous

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Collection Overview

Title: Frisian Information Bureau Collection, 1848-1986

ID: COLL/422

Extent: 19.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Folder level description

Abstract

Frisian Information Bureau is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of a better knowledge of Greater Friesland. The collection consists of extensive correspondence with B. J. Fridsma, articles, scrapbook, clippings, notes, poems, pamphlets, plays, papers, and periodicals: Frisian News Items, (Louis P. De Boer, B. J. Fridsma, editors); Sljucht en Rjucht; Eachweid; fen Fryske groun.

Collection Historical Note

Lolle P. de Boer and Bernard J. originally organized the Frisian Information Bureau.  Fridsma in 1943. De Boer was librarian, bibliographer, and genealogist, while Fridsma was a faculty member of Calvin College. The mission of the Frisian Information Bureau was to promote and support awareness of Frisian life and culture. The Bureau did this by having a monthly bulletin called, the Frisian News Items. They also offered a book service and a loan library, which supplied articles about Frisian culture.  The Frisian Information Bureau was supported by contributions and was a nonprofit organization.

Box and Folder Listing


Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Miscellaneous, 1848-1976],
[Series 2: Bernard J. Fridsma Correspondence, 1919-1980],
[Series 3: Correspondence of Lewis P. De Boer, 1923-1965],
[Series 4: Miscellaneous, 1925-1986],
[Series 5: Photographs],
[All]

Series 1: Miscellaneous --- 1848-1976
Box 1
Folder 1: Immigrant Accounts --- 1848, 1952, 1959, 1972
Folder 2: Personal Papers of Bernard J. Fridsma --- 1921-1956
Folder 3: Articles and Writings of Bernard J. Fridsma --- 1931-1961
Folder 4: Clippings and Bibliography of Bernard J. Fridsma
Folder 5: Introduction to Frisian by Bernard J. Fridsma
Folder 6: Presentation of Plaque to US Government --- 1976
Folder 7: Scrapbook of Fridsma's Association with the Bureau --- 1971
Series 2: Bernard J. Fridsma Correspondence --- 1919-1980
Box 1
Folder 8: Correspondence with Gerrit Droege --- 1950-1982
Folder 9: Correspondence with Sipke Dykstra --- 1949-1955
Folder 10: Correspondence with F. Feikema --- 1944-1967
Folder 11: Correspondence with David Cornell De Jong and Meindert De Jong --- 1940-1972
Folder 12: Correspondence with G.R. Groustra --- 1975-1982
Folder 13: Correspondence with Teade Herder --- 1920-1945
Box 2
Folder 1: Correspondence with Martin ten Hoor --- 1957-1965
Folder 2: Correspondence with J. J. Van Weringh --- 1953-1984
Folder 3: Correspondence --- 1919-1943
Folder 4: Correspondence --- 1944
Folder 5: Correspondence --- 1945
Folder 6: Correspondence --- 1946
Box 3
Folder 1: Correspondence --- 1947
Folder 2: Correspondence --- 1948-1949
Folder 3: Correspondence --- 1950-1954
Folder 4: Correspondence --- 1955-1956
Folder 5: Correspondence --- 1957-1959
Folder 6: Correspondence --- 1960-1962
Box 4
Folder 1: Correspondence --- 1963-1964
Folder 2: Correspondence --- 1965-June 1967
Folder 3: Correspondence --- July 1967-1968
Folder 4: Correspondence --- 1969
Folder 5: Correspondence --- 1970-1971
Folder 6: Correspondence --- 1972-1973
Box 5
Folder 1: Correspondence --- 1974-1975
Folder 2: Correspondence --- 1976-1977
Folder 3: Correspondence --- 1978-1979
Folder 4: Correspondence --- 1980
Folder 5: Correspondence with L. P. de Boer --- 1942-June 1943
Box 6
Folder 1: Correspondence with L. P. de Boer --- July 1943-April 1944
Folder 2: Correspondence with L. P. de Boer --- May 1944-December 1944
Folder 3: Correspondence with L. P. de Boer --- 1945
Folder 4: Correspondence with L. P. de Boer --- 1946-1947
Folder 5: Correspondence with L. P. de Boer --- 1948-1952
Folder 6: Correspondence with L. P. de Boer --- 1953-1959
Series 3: Correspondence of Lewis P. De Boer --- 1923-1965
Box 6
Folder 7: Correspondence --- 1923-1943
Box 7
Folder 1: Correspondence --- 1944-1945
Folder 2: Correspondence --- 1946-1957
Folder 3: Correspondence --- 1958-1965
Series 4: Miscellaneous --- 1925-1986
Box 7
Folder 4: History of Friesland, by de Boer --- 1941
Folder 5: Community Living in the Netherlands --- 1400-1535, [undated]
Folder 6: Drama Depicting Frisian History, de Boer --- 1951
Folder 7: East Frisian Settlers in America --- 1847-1887, [undated]
Folder 8: Constitution --- 1935; Yearbook of the Huguenot Society of California
1940-1941
Folder 9: Norse Rediscovery of America, de Boer --- 1972
Folder 10: William of Orange, 400th Anniversary --- 1532-1932
Folder 11: Heraldry; Coat of Arms (de Boer); Logos; "Ex libris" labels
Folder 12: Autobiography of L. B. de Boer
Folder 13: The Bulletin --- 1945, 1953
Box 8
Folder 1: Poems by L. B. de Boer and others
Folder 2: Harvard Alumni Bulletin, Acknowledgement of Frisian Material --- 1930
Folder 3: Acknowledgement from Genealogical Society of Utah --- 1942
Folder 4: Acknowledgement from Various Colleges and Universities --- 1912-42
Folder 5: Notes of the 1180 Gryde-Chauline Manuscript by L. B. de Boer
Folder 6: Message to Queen Wilhelmina --- 1943
Folder 7: Responses to Questionnaires to Obtain Approval of the Message to the Queen --- 1943
Folder 8: Plays, Poems, Articles --- 1925-1971
Folder 9: Radio Oranje Script from London --- 1942
Folder 10: Correspondence --- 1943-1955
Folder 11: Correspondence and Materials re: Occupation and Liberation of N. Frisian Island of Helgoland --- 1947-1958
Folder 12: Reprints of Frisian Magazine Articles Published in the US --- 1921-1969
Folder 13: Clippings, Programs, Announcements --- 1954-1985
Folder 14: Posters --- [undated]
Box 9
Folder 1: Correspondence --- 1981-1984
Folder 2: Correspondence --- 1985-1986
Folder 3: Correspondence with B. D. Dykstra of Iowa --- 1936-1945
Folder 4: Correspondence with Marguerite Couperus, Frisian singer --- 1947
Folder 5: Articles about Frisian Authors:  Pasma, the deJongs, Feikema, de Boer --- 1945-1964
Folder 6: Trips to US by Auck de Boer-Smit --- 1948-1953
Folder 7
Folder 8: Correspondence with Boy Hansen, a north Frisian in Iowa --- 1952-1954
Folder 9: Correspondence with Henry Pietersma, Calvin Alumnus Teaching in Toronto --- 1956-1965
Folder 10: Correspondence with Jouke Douwenga --- 1970-1982
Folder 11: Lecture by B. Fridsma before the Gysbert Japiks Society in Friesland --- 1971
Folder 12: Personal Correspondence of B. Fridsma --- 1982
Folder 13: Scrapbook of B. Fridsma --- 1971
Folder 14: Correspondence re: Encyclopedia of Literature; Encyclopedia of Poetry; Encyclopedia of Friesland; Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups
Box 10
Folder 1: Frisian Exhibit at Grand Rapids Museum --- 1949
Folder 2: 200 Years of Frisian-American Relations --- 1976-1982
Folder 3: Miscellaneous Letters --- 1927-1972
Folder 4: Trip of Jouck Cuperus, Frisian Contralto, to US --- 1949
Folder 5: Translation of Shakespeare into Frisian --- 1950-1977
Folder 6: Correspondence of J. B. Folkertsma --- 1929-1972
Folder 7: International League for Rights of Man --- 1950
Folder 8: Vriesenga Papers --- 1951-1952
Folder 9: Correspondence and Materials of G. B. Droege --- 1959-1974
Folder 10: Correspondence with Henry Zylstra --- 1940-1956
Folder 11: Correspondence with Leaders of the Frisian Movement in Friesland --- 1948-53
Folder 12
Item 1: Pamphlet: Huismans, Wagenaar, and Kamerling.  Gysbert Japiks-Boekje.
Item 2: Pamphlet: Dykstra, Broer Doekeles.  It Godlik Wird Yn't Minsklik Dwaen --- 1936
Item 3: Pamphlet: Van der Velde, R.  Japid yn Tsjinst!  Japik Scil Trouwe!
Item 4: Pamphlet: Van der Velde R.  Twa frije Feinten, It Iene is in Gofolch Fen't oare, De ald Skoalmaster.
Item 5: Pamphlet: de Boer, S. Fryske Kultuerried: Bassiskursus voor Korpsmuzikanten
Folder 13: Us Fryske Psalmen --- undated
Box 11
Folder 1: Frisian News Items, vol 1 no 1-vol 2 no 10 --- 1944-1945
Folder 2: Frisian News Items, vol 3 no 1-vol 4 no 10 --- 1946-1947
Folder 3: Frisian News Items, vol 5 no1-vol 6 no 10 --- 1948-1949
Box 12
Folder 1: Frisian News Items, vol 7 no 1-vol 8 no 10 --- 1950-1952
Folder 2: Frisian News Items, vol 9 no 1-vol 10 no 10 --- 1953-1954
Folder 3: Frisian News Items, vol 11 no 1-vol 13 no 9 --- 1955-1957
Box 13
Folder 1: Frisian News Items, vol 14 no 1-vol 16 no 9 --- 1958-1960
Folder 2: Frisian News Items, vol 17 no 1-vol 18 no 9 --- 1961-1962
Folder 3: Frisian News Items, vol 19 no 1-vol 21 no 9 --- 1963-1965
Box 14
Folder 1: Frisian News Items, vol 22 no 1-vol 24 no 9 --- 1966-1968
Folder 2: Frisian News Items, vol 25 no 1-vol 26 no 9 --- 1969-1970
Folder 3: Frisian News Items, vol 27, no 1-9 --- 1971
Box 15
Folder 1: Frisian News Items, vol 28, no 1-9 --- 1972
Folder 2: Frisian News Items, vol 30 no 1-vol 31 no 9 --- 1974-1975
Folder 3: Frisian News Items, vol 32 no 1-9 --- 1976
Box 16
Folder 1: Frisian News Items, vol 33 no 1-vol 34 no 9 --- 1977-1978
Folder 2: Frisian News Items, vol 35 no 1-vol 36 no 9 --- 1979-1980
Folder 3
Item 1: Frisian News Items, vol 37 no 1-vol 40 no 1 --- 1981-April 1984
Item 2: Frisian News Items, Index vol 1-40 --- 1944-1984
Box 17
Folder 1: Subject: Fen Fryske Groun, volume 11 no. 26  -  volume 11, no. 52 --- (September 11, 1936) - (March 12, 1937)
Box 18
Folder 1: Subject: Sljucht en Rjucht, no. 1  -  no. 52 --- (February 4, 1905) - (January 27, 1906)
Folder 2: Subject: Eachweid, no. 1-4 --- February 9 - March 2, 1946
Folder 3: Subject: Eachweid, no. 5-8 --- March 9 - March 30, 1946
Folder 4: Subject: Eachweid, no. 9 --- April 6, 1946 and November 28, 1945 issue
Box 19
Folder 1: Louis P. de Boer, Coats of Arms artwork --- [undated]
Folder 2: Louis P. de Boer, correspondence with F. D. R. --- 1932-1943
Folder 3: Louis P. de Boer, Democratic Campaign correspondence --- 1936
Folder 4: Louis P. de Boer, correspondence with Dutch Legation --- 1940-1941
Folder 5: Louis P. de Boer, sketches of seals and coats of arms --- [undated]
Folder 6: Louis P. de Boer, correspondence --- 1938
Folder 7: Louis P. de Boer, correspondence re design of the United Nations seal --- 1945
Folder 8: Songbook, Nij Frysk Lieteboek, P. J. Troelstra and P. H. de Groot --- 1916
Folder 9: Frisian/Dutch post cards --- [undated]
Folder 10
Folder 11: Trade cards, Albada, Kraepelien & Holm, and Dalenoord & Co. --- [undated]
Folder 12: Trade cards, A. F. Klaver & Zn, Golden, J. Boersma Fzn., and IJ. Beintema Firmas --- [undated]
Folder 13: Trade cards, H. Westerhof, K. Meertens Jr., B. van der Weij, and R. D. de Jong Firmas --- [undated]
Folder 14: Trade cards, various companies --- [undated]
Folder 15: Friezen en Amerikanen --- [1982?]
Folder 16: Het Friesch Dagblad Getuigt --- 1940-1941
Folder 17: "De Fryske Dei, Orange City, Iowa" --- 11 Juli 1935
Series 5: Photographs
Box OS
Folder 30: Photograph, Frisian gathering in Grand Rapids --- September 1925

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Miscellaneous, 1848-1976],
[Series 2: Bernard J. Fridsma Correspondence, 1919-1980],
[Series 3: Correspondence of Lewis P. De Boer, 1923-1965],
[Series 4: Miscellaneous, 1925-1986],
[Series 5: Photographs],
[All]


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