John H. Schaal Collection, 1928-1991 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

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Collection Overview

Title: John H. Schaal Collection, 1928-1991

ID: COLL/218

Primary Creator: John Hamburg Schaal (1908-2002)

Extent: 15.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Folder level description

Abstract

Minister of the Christian Reformed Church, academic dean of the Reformed Bible College, and editor of Sunday School Papers. The collection includes: sermons, Sunday School Committee minutes, correspondence, reports, lecture notes, outlines for Bible studies, Young Calvinist articles, class notes, programs, brochures, pamphlets, and an interview with J. H. Brinks relating the beginning of the Reformed Bible Institute. [See also the Campus Titles Database.]

Biographical Note

John Hamburg Schaal was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on April 28, 1908. Schaal attended Calvin College, graduated with his B.A. in 1930, and went on to Calvin Seminary graduating in1933. Schaal’s first call came from his hometown, Kalamazoo’s Milwood congregation. He served there from 1933 until 1943 when he accepted the call from Second Fremont. Schaal’s gift of being a great educator and writer led him to be the denomination’s editor of the Sunday school papers and material.

He was the editor and pastor of Second CRC until 1948 when he agreed to be the Bible instructor at the Reformed Bible Institute. In 1972, he was appointed as the Academic Dean at the Reformed Bible College. Only a year later Schaal entered emeritus status. At the age of 94, John Schaal died on September 24, 2002. His wife, Grace (Workman), preceded him in death. His son Wendell and five grandchildren survived Schaal.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Sub-Series:

[Sub-Series 1: Biographical Material, 1928-1989],
[Sub-Series 2: Board Member, Chaplaincy, Committees, 1933-1991],
[Sub-Series 3: Evangelism and Miscellaneous, 1934-1989],
[Sub-Series 4: Reformed Bible College Material, 1939-1989],
[Sub-Series 5: Sermonic Material, 1933-1984],
[Sub-Series 6: Sunday School Material, 1946-1972],
[Sub-Series 7: Addenda and Miscellaneous Material, 1946-1975],
[All]

Sub-Series 1: Biographical Material --- 1928-1989

Box 1

Folder 1: Appointment to Army Chaplaincy and papers --- 1939-1941
Folder 2: Bulletins: Mementos
Folder 3: Certificate for outstanding educators of America --- 1972
Folder 4: Call Letters and correspondence --- 1933-1944
Folder 5: Call Letters and correspondence --- 1945-1947
Folder 6: Call Letters and correspondence --- 1950-1970
Folder 7: Classical Diploma --- September 12, 1933
Folder 8: Conference and Rally Programs --- 1950-1962

Box 2

Folder 1: Dedication of Schaal Residence Hall at RBC --- January 15, 1976

Folder 2: Farewell from RBC, press reports --- 1974

Folder 3: Fifty-fifth Anniversary --- 1988

Folder 4: Fifty years in the ministry. Letters and Bulletins --- 1988

Folder 5: Income Tax Returns --- 1943-1970

Folder 6: Income Tax Returns --- 1988-1989

Folder 7: Kalamazoo Letters. Reports of Classis in The Banner --- 1940-1944

Folder 8: Letters --- 1946-1983

Folder 9

Item 1: Letters: Correspondence with Stanley Baxter --- 1970
Item 2: Letters: Correspondence with Harry Boer --- 1973

Folder 10: Letters to men in the Service --- 1943

Folder 11: Life in the Service, The Banner, press clippings --- 1941

Folder 12: Meyer, Frank, press clippings on his death --- 1972

Folder 13: Mother: poems and articles

Folder 14: National Social Directory, biography, p. 589 --- 1972

Folder 15: Prayer Breakfast mementos --- 1972

Folder 16: Prayer Breakfast mementos --- 1973, 1980, 1982

Folder 17: Prayer Breakfast mementos --- 1974, 1985

Folder 18: Presbyterian Church Bulletins --- 1941

Box 3

Folder 1: Press clippings and bulletins --- 1930's
Folder 2: Press clippings and Scrap book --- 1930
Folder 3: Press clippings --- 1955-1981
Folder 4: Reflections on Milwood CRC
Folder 5: Retirement felicitations --- 1974
Folder 6: Second CRC, Fremont, MI, 75 years --- 1989
Folder 7: Son Wendall, press clipping --- 1965
Folder 8: Student Period: American Drama, U of Chicago. Notes --- 1944
Folder 9: Student Period: Christian Unity. Notes and term paper for CH 353 --- Summer 1942
Folder 10: Student Period: Communications with U of Chicago on Doctor of Philosophy Degree --- 1939
Folder 11: Student Period: Early Christian Intellectualism. Notes for CH 319
Folder 12: Student Period: Ethiek I, Dr. V. Hepp, mimeographed notes (page one missing) --- June 1935
Folder 13: Student Period: Ethiek II, Dr. V. Hepp, mimeographed notes --- 1928-1929
Folder 14: Student Period: Gerard de Brogne, 898-959. Paper from U. of Chicago --- 1938
Folder 15: Student Period: History 324. Notes and book reports --- 1942
Folder 16: Influence of the Dutch on Religious Toleration. Summer term --- 1942
Folder 17: Student Period: Luke, the Historian. Book Review papers

Box 4

Folder 1: Student Period: New Testament later writings, NT 371 --- Summer 1935
Folder 2: Student Period: Notes on Christian Conception of God --- 1939
Folder 3: Student Period: Notes on OT Exegesis, Isaiah 52 and 53
Folder 4: Student Period: Notes on OT Exegesis. Papers --- 1932
Folder 5: Student Period: Philosophy of Religions, Wieman. Book Reports --- 1936
Folder 6: Student Period: Practical Theology 315 --- Summer 1935
Folder 7: Student Period: Reformation on the Continent
Folder 8: Student Period: Religious Toleration in American History
Folder 9: Student Period: Saint Furse (c. 570-650) His Life and Influence; term paper for C398 --- 1939
Folder 10: Student Period: Schedule of Exams --- 1931-1933
Folder 11: Student Period: Seminary Junior Class request for preaching in Presbyterian Church --- 1931
Folder 12: Student Period: Seminary Class reunion --- 1933, 1975
Folder 13: Student Period: Study of Luke course
Folder 14: Student Period: Study of Theology
Folder 15: Student Period: Words Kurios and Christos. Term paper on problems in OT
Folder 16: Student Period: Zoological Drawings --- 1929-1930
Folder 17: Tenth Anniversary of Milwood --- 1941
Folder 18: Trip to Europe --- 1954
Folder 19: Trust Fund Plans
Folder 20: Who's Who in the Midwest, 12th Ed. Page with biography