Frisian Information Bureau Collection, 1848-1986

Collection Overview

Abstract

Box and Folder Listing

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