Collection Overview
Title: Christian Vander Veen Collection, 1856-1934
ID: COLL/285
Creator: Vander Veen, Christian (1838-1896)
Extent: 3.5 Cubic Feet. More info below.
Arrangement: Folder level description
Abstract
Minister of the Reformed Church in America and professor at Hope College. The collection includes correspondence, 1856-1897; two essays entitled "The Critical Gospels" and "The Preaching of the Gospel"; a biography of A. C. Van Raalte; Van Der Veen's instruction for his funeral and burial; financial notes; articles; a history of Hope College; sermons, 1858-1895; class notes; pamphlets; sermon outlines; plus letters and financial records, 1851-1856, of W. T. Taylor.
Biographical Note
Christian Vander Veen was a minister of the Reformed Church in American and professor at Hope College. As a student he attended Hope Academy, Rutgers College, and New Brunswick Theological Seminary. He passed away on October 17, 1896.
Box and Folder Listing
- Series 1: Correspondence --- 1856-1891
- Box 1
- Folder 1-5: Correspondence --- 1856
- Folder 2: Correspondence --- 1857
- Folder 3: Correspondence --- 1858
- Folder 4: Correspondence --- 1859
- Folder 5: Correspondence --- 1860
- Folder 6: Personal photos --- 1860, 1875, undated
- Folder 7: Correspondence --- 1861
- Folder 8: Correspondence --- 1862
- Folder 9: Correspondence --- 1863
- Folder 10: Correspondence --- 1864
- Folder 11: Correspondence --- 1865
- Folder 12: Correspondence --- 1866
- Folder 13: Correspondence --- 1867
- Folder 14: Correspondence --- 1869
- Folder 15: Correspondence --- 1870
- Folder 16: Correspondence --- 1872
- Folder 17: Correspondence --- 1873
- Folder 18: Correspondence --- 1874
- Folder 19: Correspondence --- 1875
- Folder 20: Correspondence --- 1876
- Folder 21: Correspondence --- 1877
- Folder 22: Correspondence --- 1878
- Folder 23: Correspondence --- 1979
- Folder 24: Correspondence --- 1880
- Folder 25: Correspondence --- 1881
- Folder 26: Correspondence --- 1882
- Folder 27: Correspondence --- 1883
- Folder 28: Correspondence --- 1884
- Folder 29: Correspondence --- 1885
- Folder 30: Correspondence --- 1887
- Folder 31: Correspondence --- 1888
- Folder 32: Correspondence --- 1889
- Folder 33: Correspondence --- 1890
- Folder 34: Correspondence --- 1891
- Series 2: Correspondence, Miscellaneous, and Sermons --- 1858-1896
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Correspondence --- 1892
- Folder 2: Correspondence --- 1893
- Folder 3: Correspondence --- 1894
- Folder 4: Correspondence --- 1895
- Folder 5: Correspondence --- 1896
- Folder 6: Correspondence --- 1899
- Folder 7: Correspondence, no dates
- Folder 8: The Critical Gospels (draft)
- Folder 9: Vander Veen's instructions for funeral, burial
- Folder 10: "Church Record" --- November 1896
- Folder 11: Washington St. Academy (NY)
- Folder 12: Hope College
- Folder 13: The Genetic History of Hope College
- Folder 14: Taylor Papers
- Folder 15: Sermons --- 1858
- Folder 16: Sermons --- 1860
- Folder 17: Sermons --- 1861
- Folder 18: Sermons --- 1862-1864
- Series 3: Sermons --- 1865-1895
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Sermons --- 1865
- Folder 2: Sermons --- 1866
- Folder 3: Sermons --- 1867
- Folder 4-5: Sermons --- 1868
- Folder 6-7: Sermons --- 1869
- Folder 8: Sermons --- 1870
- Box 4
- Folder 1: Sermons --- 1870
- Folder 2: Sermons --- 1871
- Folder 3: Funeral sermon - Mrs. A. C. Van Raalte --- 1871
- Folder 4: Funeral sermons --- 1875
- Folder 5: Sermons --- 1876
- Folder 6: Sermons --- 1877
- Folder 7: Sermons --- 1878
- Folder 8: Sermons --- 1879
- Folder 9: Sermons --- 1880
- Folder 10: Sermons --- 1881
- Folder 11: Sermons --- 1882
- Folder 12: Sermons --- 1883
- Folder 13: Sermons --- 1884
- Folder 14: Sermons --- 1885
- Folder 15: Sermons --- 1886
- Box 5
- Folder 1: Sermons --- 1887
- Folder 2: Sermons --- 1888
- Folder 3: Sermons --- 1889
- Folder 4: Sermons --- 1891
- Folder 5: Sermons --- 1893
- Folder 6: Sermons --- 1894
- Folder 7: Sermons --- 1895
- Folder 8: Sermons (OT), no dates
- Series 4: Sermons and Miscellaneous
- Box 6
- Folder 1: Sermons (NT), no dates
- Folder 2: Sermons (Catechism), no dates
- Folder 3: Exegesis
- Folder 4: Outlines, etc.
- Folder 5: Sermons and speeches
- Folder 6: The Preaching of the Gospel, (draft)
- Folder 7: Pamphlets
- Folder 8: Biography of A. C. Van Raalte
- Folder 9: Report Card --- 1934
- Folder 10: Papers - in Memoriam
- Series 5: Lectures and Class Notes --- 1860-1885
- Box 7
- Item 1: Bound notebooks
- Item 2: Exegesis and philology (class notes) --- 1885
- Item 3: New Testament synonyms (class notes) --- 1879
- Item 4: Hebrews (class notes) --- 1860
- Item 5: Lectures on biblical criticism, by Prof. W. H. Campbell --- 1860-1861
- Item 6: Lectures on church history by Prof. Woodridge --- 1860-1861
- Item 7: Lectures on Romans by Prof. W. H. Campbell --- 1860-1861
- Item 8: Philosophy class notes
- Item 9: Root book (Genesis)
- Item 10: Sermon outlines, etc.
- Series 6: Photographs
- Box 1
- Folder 6: Personal photos --- 1860, 1875, undated