John H. Schaal Collection, 1928-1991

Collection Overview

Abstract

Biographical Note

Box and Folder Listing

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

Sub-Series 2: Board Member, Chaplaincy, Committees --- 1933-1991

Box 5

Folder 1: Boards of Trustees,  Exam of Seminary students --- Jun-33

Folder 2: Calvin Christian Retirement Home, Chaplaincy --- 1973

Folder 3: Children's Bible Hour Minutes and Material.  Board of Directors --- 1974-1977

Folder 4: Christian Reformed Conference Grounds.  Summer program --- 1981

Folder 5: Christian Reformed Ministers Fund.  Member of Executive Committee --- 1973

Folder 6: Church Order Committee member.  Reporter --- 1946

Folder 7: Gospel Recordings Retreat, Notes --- June 19-22, 1975

Folder 8: Gospel Recordings: Thought for recordings

Folder 9: Hospital Chaplaincy Service, Inc. Pastors Breakfast --- 1987

Folder 10: Layworkers Place in ecclesiastical structure.  Notes and reports --- 1963-1966

Folder 11: Hospital Chaplaincy: Articles, communications --- 1972-1987

Folder 12

Item 1: Lord's Day Alliance, 97th Annual meeting --- 1986

Item 2: Sunday magazine --- 1982-1990

(incomplete)

Folder 13: Lord's Day Alliance, served on various committees --- 1983-1991

Folder 14: Lord's Day Alliance.  Winston-Salem Semi-Annual meeting --- 1986

Folder 15: Project Philip of World Home Bible League. Letters answered --- 1975-1981, 1982

Folder 16: Victory Farms Rehabilitation-International.  Informational brochure --- 1977

Sub-Series 3: Evangelism and Miscellaneous --- 1934-1989

Box 6

Folder 1: Christian Education Material, Brochure, and notes

Folder 2: Evangelism Conference Material.  Methods and Programs --- 1934

Folder 3

Item 1: Evangelism Conference Notes.  Bethel, Paterson --- 1958

Item 2: California Classis --- 1956

Folder 4: Evangelism Conferences, notes --- 1970, 1976

Folder 5: Evangelism Conference Material --- October 21-23, 1974

Folder 6: Evangelism: Indigenous Mission Policy.  Rev. J.L. Schaver --- 1950

Folder 7: Evangelism: Report on Inspection Committee, Indian Mission Field --- 1947

Folder 8: Evangelism: Visitation --- 1944

Folder 9: Submitted Material: My Trip to Israel, compiled by Doris Morlan.  For possible use in S.S. magazines --- 1982, 1984

Folder 10: Submitted Material: Vision in Movement.  A Biography, by Dorothy Koert.  Acknowledgement of Schaals --- 1989

Folder 11: Submitted Material: Why do they call it Good News? (1) by J.J. Lamberts.  Mimeographed copy

Folder 12: Submitted Material: Why do they call it Good News? (2 and 3) by J.J. Lamberts.  Mimeographed copy

Sub-Series 4: Reformed Bible College Material --- 1939-1989

Box 7

Folder 1

Item 1: Alumni Fellowship Letter --- 1968.

Item 2: Reflections --- 1971-1973

Item 3: RBC Quarterly --- 1947-1949

Folder 2: Bible History: New Testament Studies.  God's Triumph in History --- 1972

Folder 3: Bible History: Old Testament.  God's Triumph in History

Folder 4: Brochure: Questions and answers touching the RBC --- 1945

Folder 5: Character Studies.  The Coming and the Goings; outlined papers

Folder 6: Christian and Church Leadership.  Notes and outlined papers

Folder 7: Christian Ethics.  Notes for Ethics 331

Folder 8: Christian Ethics.  Notes for Ethics 331 --- 1965

Folder 9: Christian Ethics.  Press clippings

Folder 10: Christian Leadership.  Course and notes

Folder 11: Christian Pedagogy.  Outlined material

Folder 12: Church History: God's Triumph through History.  Outlined material and questions

Folder 13: Church History: Notes for H352 --- 1942

Box 8

Folder 1: Comparative Religions.  Outlined material

Folder 2: Correspondence Course on Evangelism and the Bible book by book --- 1960-1966

Folder 3: Covenant of Grace.  Outlined paper

Folder 4: Current Denominations.  Material outlined

Folder 5: Discussion material for Faculty meeting --- January 21, 1966

Folder 6: Dogmatics.  Proof texts

Folder 7: Dreams about the future.  Paper and book list suggested by the faculty of RBC

Folder 8: Education Committee material --- 1941, 1945-1948

Folder 9: Evaluation Report on Great Lakes Bible College --- 1973

Folder 10: Fiftieth Anniversary Book --- 1939-1989

Folder 11: Gospel of John Lectures outlined

Folder 12: Kingdom of God in Modern Thought, notes

Folder 13: Lordship of Christ.  Mimeographed notes and student responses

Folder 14: Memorandum --- 1971

Folder 15: Missions and evangelism.  Brief papers and outlines

Folder 16: News Letters of RBC --- 1968-1976

(Incomplete)

Folder 17: Old Testament Minor Prophets.  Material outlined

Folder 18: Old Testament: Subjects included the Four Hundred Year interval between Malachi and Christ

Folder 19: Public Speaking Course.  Notes

Folder 20: Public Speaking Papers

Box 9

Folder 1: Religions of History, outlined material

Folder 2: Religions of History, outlined material and brief papers

Folder 3: Reports on the RBI --- 1966-1970

Folder 4: Schaal Residence Hall dedication, program --- January 15, 1977

Folder 5: Self-Evaluation of RBI --- 1962

Folder 6: Self-Evaluation of RBC --- 1974

Folder 7: Spiritual Pioneers.  Sketches of RBI personalities --- 1962

Folder 8: Student Memo released --- 1968

Folder 9: Studies in the Book of Acts, notes

Folder 10: Studies in the Book of Acts.  The unfinished task of witnessing for Christ, notes

Folder 11: Studies in the Book of Acts.  The unfinished task --- 1967-1971

Folder 12: Studies in the Book of Acts and the Epistles

Folder 13: Studies in the Book of Ephesians.  Outlined, 17pp.

Folder 14: Studies in the Book of Ephesians.  Typed material (incomplete)

Folder 15: Studies in the Book of Ephesians.  Better living through Christ --- 1968

Box 10

Folder 1: Studies in First Corinthians

Folder 2: Studies in First and Second Thessalonians.  Coopersville Reformed Church Bible Class --- 1980-1981

Folder 3: Studies in First and Second Thessalonians, edited notes --- 1980

Folder 4: Studies in First and Second Thessalonians.  Discussion notes, Coopersville Reformed Church --- 1980-1981

Folder 5: Studies in the Book of Galatians.  Student papers --- 1970-1971

Folder 6: Studies in the Book of Galatians.  Examinations --- 1973

Folder 7: Studies in the Gospels, 115pp.

Folder 8: Studies in the Book of Hebrews, mimeographed copy

Folder 9: Studies in the Book of Hebrews; Better living through Christ --- 1968

Box 11

Folder 1: Studies in the Book of Hebrews; notes --- 1972

Folder 2: Studies in the Book of James; notes --- 1972

Folder 3: Studies in the Book of Jude --- 1970-1972

Folder 4: Studies in the Book of Philippians; notes --- 1966

Folder 5: Studies in the Book of Revelation, outlined

Folder 6: Studies in the Book of Romans: God's Triumphs revealed in Romans

Folder 7: Studies in the Book of Romans; notes

Folder 8: Studies in the Book of Romans; RBI mimeographed copy

Folder 9: Sunday School Challenge; Use of the Bible with brief papers

Folder 10: Thirty-first Commencement Program --- 1972

Folder 11: Thirty-fourth Anniversary --- 1974

Folder 12: Thomas Aquinas paper

Folder 13: Twenty-fifth Anniversary material --- 1965

Sub-Series 5: Sermonic Material --- 1933-1984

Box 12

Folder 1: Meditations in the Banner --- 1984

Folder 2: Meditations in the Family Altar of the Back to God Hour --- 1965

Folder 3: Meditations in Today: Theme, The Unfinished Task on the book of Acts

Folder 4: Meditations in the Young Calvinist --- 1944

Folder 5: Radio Messages, WKZO --- 1933-1939

Folder 6: Radio Messages, WKZO --- 1939-1943

Folder 7: Radio Messages, WMUS --- 1948

Folder 8: Back to God Hour Sermons --- undated

Folder 9: Class, Classical and Dutch Sermons --- 1973

Box 13

Folder 1: Sermons on Acts

Folder 2: Sermons on James

Folder 3: Sermons on John

Folder 4: Sermons on Luke

Folder 5: Sermons on Matthew 1-15

Folder 6: Sermons on Matthew 16-28

Folder 7: Submitted articles for Sunday School papers by Clare Johnson

Folder 8: Submitted stories and poems for Sunday School papers by Ellen Brown

Sub-Series 6: Sunday School Material --- 1946-1972

Box 14

Folder 1: Activities and papers

Folder 2: Articles and papers

Folder 3: Articles

Folder 4: Committee Meetings --- January 17, 1963-November 6, 1967

Folder 5: Convention programs --- 1946-1966

Folder 6: Convention programs --- 1972

Folder 7: Correspondence and Reports

Folder 8: Sunday School Editor for Bible Guide and Bible Truth --- 1955

Folder 9: Sunday School editorials in The Key --- 1969-1971

Folder 10: Sunday School Feed my Sheep.  Booklet with articles, draft, correspondence, finished copy --- 1972

Folder 11: Sunday School Lesson Plans --- 1962-1972

Folder 12: Sunday School: Midwest Association, Vol. 1 no. 2- Vol. 14 no. 1

(incomplete)

Folder 13: Sunday School Association minutes.  Constitution of the Association, convention program --- 1971

Sub-Series 7: Addenda and Miscellaneous Material --- 1946-1975

Box 15

Folder 1: Book Certificate.  Registration of a claim to copyright Better Living Through Christ

Folder 2: Book Reviews on The Royal Roman Road, Three Letters from Prison, Better Living Through Christ

Folder 3: Rayyer Dykstra Issue.  China Mission meetings, minutes and notes --- 1946-1947

Folder 4: Living in a Suitcase, Letters of Nellie De Waard compiled in a 136pp. Typescript --- 1951-1960

Folder 5: Programs in which John H. Schaal was involved --- 1963-1971

Folder 6: Retreats: Lay Witness Mission, Bethany CRC --- 1973

Folder 7: Retreats: Programs, notes --- 1967-1975

Folder 8: Youth Conferences.  Notes and brochures --- 1960, 1963

Folder 9: A few family photographs - no identification