Herman Ganzevoort Collection, 1975-[2003]

Collection Overview

Title: Herman Ganzevoort Collection, 1975-[2003]

ID: COLL/090

Creator: Herman Ganzevoort (1942-2014)

Arrangement: Folder level description

Abstract

Professor of history at University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The collection includes a thesis, entitled Dutch Immigration to Canada, 1892-1940, doctoral thesis, University of Toronto, 1975; an article published in Canadian Ethnic Studies, "Canada the Last Illusion," 1979; and twenty microfilm reels called the Ganzevoort Canadian Immigration Project. The microfilm reels detail backup immigrant documents, i.e., Toronto, Ontario; Canadian origins; Hamilton, Ontario; Holland Marsh, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; societies, agents and problems; NVL-ECH-SLN; Winnipeg, Manitoba; general information; and an inventory list of microfilm reels regarding Stichting Landverhuizing Nederland (SLN). [See also M. Boekelman Coll. 437.]

Biographical Note

Herman Ganzevoort, PhD (University of Toronto), MA (Wayne State University), AB (Calvin College), specialized in Aboriginal, ethnic, and immigration history, Canadian history, and religious history. His research focused on Canadian immigration and Dutch immigration. Ganzevoort was born in the Netherlands on December 23, 1942. He was married to Karen Fry, and together they had 2 sons. Ganzevoort passed away in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on September 11, 2014.

Administrative Information

Alternate Extent Statement: 0.50 cubic ft.

Acquisition Source: Gift of H. Ganzevoort

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Collection --- 1975-2003

Box 1

Folder 1: "Canada: the Last Illusion," article from The Ethnic Voice: Eyewitness Account
Folder 2: Inventory list of microfilm reels (at Roosevelt Study Center) re Stichting Landverhuizing Nederland (SLN) – Brazil, United States, but predominantly Canada, 1890-1960 --- [2003]
Item 1: Volume 1: Bound manuscript: Dutch Immigration to Canada,1892-1940. Dissertation, Department of History, University of Toronto --- 1975
Item 2: Volume 2: Bound manuscript: Dutch Immigration to Canada, 1892-1940. Dissertation, Department of History, University of Toronto --- 1975

Series 2: Reels - Back up documents called the Canadian Immigration Project [20 microfilm reels]

Vault 1

Box 1: Toronto
Box 2: Canadian Origins
Box 3-4: Hamilton
Box 5-6: Holland Marsh
Box 7: Montreal
Box 8: Societies
Box 9-10: Agents and problems
Box 11-14: NVL-ECH-SLN
Box 15-18: Winnipeg
Box 19-20: General Information