Peter De Klerk Collection, 1884-1990 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

By Ed Gerritsen, November 1999

Printer-friendly |

Collection Overview

Title: Peter De Klerk Collection, 1884-1990

ID: COLL/363

Primary Creator: De Klerk, Peter (1927-1997)

Extent: 13.25 Cubic Feet. More info below.

Arrangement: Folder level description

Date Acquired: 00/00/1997

Abstract

Theological Librarian at Hekman Library, Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary. The collection includes Peter (Pieter) De Klerk's student papers during his study at Calvin Theological Seminary and Westminster Theological Seminary, 1956-1963; personal correspondence, 1945-1981; and his extensive research on the Dutch immigration the Great Plains, particularly Colorado. This research is made up of copies from both United States and Dutch archives and repositories. Also contains similar but not as extensive research on Dutch settlement in Winnie, Texas; Dutch theologian, Klaas Schilder; the re-translation of the Canons of Dordt for the Synod of the Christian Reformed Church, 1979-1986; and more cursory examination of Dutch emigration to various North American and South African locations. Collection also contains a bibliography with full text of the collected minor works of Cornelis Augustijn (manuscript of Opera Augustiniana Minora).

Biographical Note

Peter (Pieter) De Klerk was born 15 April 1927, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In 1951 he joined the migration of Dutch to Canada, settling in Winnipeg. He graduated from Calvin College (AB) in 1956 and attended Calvin Theological Seminary and Westminster Theological Seminary from which he earned an MDiv in 1963. In 1968 he obtained a MLS from Emory University and began his career as a librarian coming to Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1969 as the theological librarian. In 1971 he also became curator of the Calvinism Collection, and in 1983 curator of the H.H. Meeter Center. An accomplished bibliographer, De Klerk had a profound interest in Dutch immigration. De Klerk retired in 1989 to devote full-time attention to his research. He died 18 March 1997 in Grand Rapids. De Klerk never married and was survived by three sisters and a brother, all living in the Netherlands.

Administrative Information

Repository: Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

Alternate Extent Statement: 32 Boxes

Acquisition Source: Estate of Peter De Klerk, 1997

Other Note: Acc. No. 00.000

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Papers and Correspondence],
[Series 2: Papers],
[Series 3: Personal Correspondence, 1945-1981],
[Series 4: Research of Dutch Settlement in Colorado - Places and People],
[Series 5: Research of Dutch Settlement in Colorado - People],
[Series 6: Research of Dutch Settlement in Colorado - By Subject],
[Series 7: Newspaper Clippings, 1892-1894],
[Series 8: Research of Holland-American Land and Immigration Co.],
[Series 9: Research of Dutch Settlements in Colorado, 1884-1894],
[Series 10: Dutch Settlements in Maryland],
[Series 11: Research of Dutch Settlements in Texas],
[Series 12: Research of Klaas Schilder],
[Series 13: Research on Canons of Dort],
[Series 14: Canons of Dort Translation Committee Reports, 1938-1986],
[Series 15: Research on Various Subjects],
[Series 16: Miscellaneous, 1976-1990],
[Series 17: Papers Written by Peter De Klerk],
[Series 18: Opera Augustiniana Minor - Volume 1 and 2],
[Series 19: Photographs],
[All]

Series 1: Papers and Correspondence

Box 1

Folder 1: Identification papers
Folder 2: Correspondence re: Studies at Westminster Seminary
Folder 3: Correspondence Re: Licensure to Preach, etc.

Series 2: Papers

Box 2

Folder 1: The Church and Her Mission
Folder 2: Van Den Dienst Des Woords
Folder 3: Radio Talk (Practice Preaching)
Folder 3a: Christ and Culture
Folder 4: Book Reports in the Field of Homiletics
Folder 5: Organization of the Early Church
Folder 6: Significance of Dead Sea Scrolls
Folder 7: Endeavors toward a New Order of Worship
Folder 8: The History of the Cure of the Souls
Folder 9: Present Day Pastoral Counseling
Folder 10: The Holy Spirit in the Gospel of Luke
Folder 11: Mary's Role in the Redemption
Folder 12: The New Testament Studies
Folder 13: Hume of Miracles
Folder 14: The Use of the Participle
Folder 15: A Study of I Peter 3 - 19 and 20
Folder 16: Levers View on the Origin of Man
Folder 17: The Holy Spirit in the Gospel of Luke
Folder 18: Rudolf Bultman's Christology
Folder 19: The Christian Church in Canada and J. Gresham Machen

Series 3: Personal Correspondence --- 1945-1981

Box 3

Folder 1: 1945
Folder 2-5: 1951-1954

Box 4

Folder 1-6: 1955-1960

Box 5

Folder 1-4: 1961-1964
Folder 5-13: 1967-1975
Folder 14: 1981

Series 4: Research of Dutch Settlement in Colorado - Places and People

Box 6

Folder 1: Aalders, Gerhard J. D.
Folder 2: Aardema, Liekele, Marcus
Folder 3: Alabama, Baldwin County
Folder 4: Adrian Hotel
Folder 5: Alamosa
Folder 6: Allen, Charles L
Folder 7: Armour, E

Series 5: Research of Dutch Settlement in Colorado - People

Box 6

Folder 8: American National Bank of Denver
Folder 9: Aue, Frederic
Folder 10: Ballast, Dirk
Folder 11: Bavinck, Herman
Folder 12: Bavinck, J
Folder 13: Beelarerts Van Blockland
Folder 14: Berkhof, Gerrit
Folder 15: Bleijenberg, Stevens
Folder 16: Boer, Den, Jan
Folder 17: Boom, Vanden, Marinus
Folder 18: Boon, Thijs
Folder 19: Boone, Adriaan
Folder 20: Bos, Thomas
Folder 21: Bosman, Hermanus, S.
Folder 22: Bout, Hendric
Folder 23: Boxum, Harm
Folder 24: Brem, C.J.
Folder 25: Bruintjes, Andries
Folder 26: Bunde Christian Reformed Church
Folder 27: Brune, Evert
Folder 28: Classis Iowa Christian Reformed Church --- 1893
Folder 29: Classis Iowa RCA --- 1893
Folder 30: Colorado
Folder 31: Conejus County
Folder 32: Coster, K
Folder 33: Crook, Colorado
Folder 34-35: Curatoren and Gereformeerde Kerk

Box 7

Folder 1: De Bondt, Joost
Folder 1a: De Haas, Willem Jacob
Folder 2: De Greeuw, Jacques Louis
Folder 3: De Jong, Johannes
Folder 4: De Jong, Roelof J
Folder 5: Dekker, Frederik
Folder 6: Dekker, Pieter Theunis
Folder 7: De Kruijter, John
Folder 8: Den Ouden, Johannes
Folder 9: Department of State - USA
Folder 10: De Pree, Peter
Folder 11: Des Tombs, Frederik Willem
Folder 12: Dispatch, Kansas, Christian Reformed Church
Folder 13: Doorn, Willem
Folder 14: Driezen, Hendrik
Folder 15: De Cock, Helenius
Folder 16: Driscoll, Cornelius J
Folder 17: Drok, Koop
Folder 18: Dubbeldam Passenger List
Folder 19: Ellis Island
Folder 20: Emigration
Folder 21: Empire Land and Canal Company
Folder 22: Evers, H
Folder 23: Fischer, Abraham
Folder 24: Fleckenstein, J. L.
Folder 25: Foster, John W
Folder 26: Gilbert, Daniel
Folder 27: Gresham, Walter Q.
Folder 28: Groen, Roelof
Folder 29: Groenenewegen, Jacob
Folder 30: Groot, Nanne
Folder 31: Gunst, A
Folder 32: Gunst, Anthonie Johannes
Folder 33: Hartog, Samuel
Folder 34: Heersink, Adolph
Folder 35: Heijblom, C.
Folder 36: Henry, Theodore
Folder 37: Heslinga, Jalt
Folder 38: Hessels, Jan
Folder 39: Heusinkveld, H
Folder 40: Hof, Andries

Box 8

Folder 1: Hoftijzer, Arend Jan
Folder 2: Holbrook, Charles
Folder 3: Holland-America Land and Immigration Company
Folder 4: Holland-America Line
Folder 5: Holland Dames
Folder 6: Holland-San Luis Valley Company
Folder 7: Hols, J
Folder 8: Hols, Willem
Folder 9: Home Missions Committee Christian Reformed Church
Folder 10: Huffman, Frank
Folder 11: Hulst, Harm
Folder 12: Hume, George A
Folder 13: Iowa, Map of Counties
Folder 14: Joldersma, Rense Henry
Folder 15: Jongeruis, Gerrit
Folder 16: Kalkman, Pieter
Folder 17: Kansas, Dutch Settlements
Folder 18: Keijzer, Frederik Willem
Folder 19: Kloosterman, Cornelis
Folder 20: Kooiman, Cornelis
Folder 21: Kragt, Pieter
Folder 22: Lindeboom, Lucas
Folder 23: Littooij, A.
Folder 24: Logan County
Folder 25: Lorentz, M.
Folder 26: Louws, Jan
Folder 27: Luctor, Kansas, Christian Reformed Church
Folder 28: Lynden, Washington
Folder 29: Marion County, Iowa
Folder 30: Maxwell City, New Mexico, Christian Reformed Church
Folder 31: Maxwell, New Mexico, Estate

Box 9

Folder 1: Merriman, Charles A.
Folder 2: Moerman, Cornelis
Folder 3: Monsma, Marten
Folder 4: Montana
Folder 5: Mulder, Harm
Folder 6: Nebraska
Folder 7: Netherlands - American Emigration Company
Folder 8: Netherlands - South Africa Railway Company
Folder 9: Neijens, Lambertus
Folder 10: Noordtzij, Maarten
Folder 11: Noordtzij, Maarten - research paper
Folder 12: Oranje, Johannes
Folder 13: Oxnard Beet Sugar Company, Nebraska
Folder 14: Penny, Abraham
Folder 15: Phillips, F. M.
Folder 16: Phillips, William
Folder 17: Planten, John Rutger
Folder 18: Polderboer, Youke
Folder 19: Pueblo County

Box 10

Folder 1: Railroad Companies
Folder 2: Rilland Christian Reformed Church
Folder 3: Rilland Colonization Company
Folder 4: Rock Valley, Iowa, Christian Reformed Church
Folder 5: St. Louis Railroad Station
Folder 6: Schelling, Cornelis
Folder 7: Schmid, Johann
Folder 8: Seller, Henry A
Folder 9: Sioux County, Iowa
Folder 10: Sjaardema, Douwe
Folder 11: Sjaardema, Franke
Folder 12: Sjaardema, Freerk
Folder 13: Sluijs, Cornelis
Folder 14: Swier, Dirk
Folder 15: Ten Napel, Evert
Folder 16: Teunissen, Teunis
Folder 17: Uitden, Boogaard H.
Folder 18: Ulberg, Tede
Folder 19: Van Boven, Jan
Folder 20: Van Dalen, Gerrit
Folder 21: Van Dalen, Jan
Folder 22: Van Maarten, Minnen
Folder 23: Van De Kieft M., Jan
Folder 24: Van De Kieft, Lubertus
Folder 25: Van Dellen, Idzerd
Folder 26: Van Der Linden, J.
Folder 27: Van Tienhoven, Gijsbert
Folder 28: Van Den Heuvel, Arie
Folder 29: Van Der Beek, Jan
Folder 30: Van Der Hoogt, Martinus and Lucy
Folder 31: Van Der Klooster, Jacob
Folder 32: Van Der Linde, Leendert
Folder 33: Van Der Wel, Bastiaan

Box 11

Folder 1: Van Der Werff Sjierks, Jan
Folder 2: Van Dusseldorp, Willem
Folder 3: Van Goor, Kornelis
Folder 4: Van Lummel, Arnaud
Folder 5: Van Oosterhout, Martinus
Folder 6: Van Schooneveld, Willemanus
Folder 7: Van Staalduinen, Arie
Folder 8: Van't Sant, Gerrit
Folder 9: Van Voorst, Rijk
Folder 10: Van Wijk, Jan
Folder 11: Veldhuisen, Jan
Folder 12: Verburg, Lambertus
Folder 13: Verhoef, Willem
Folder 14: Vidal de St. Germain, Karel
Folder 15: Vos, Krijn
Folder 16: Vos, Pieter, Gerrit
Folder 17: Waite, Davis Hanson
Folder 18: Walhof Barend, Jan
Folder 19: Weckherlin, W. F. H.
Folder 20: Wessels, Cornelius
Folder 21: Wessels, Johannes
Folder 22: Westerveld, Gerrit
Folder 23: White, Montagu
Folder 24: Wichhart, Derk
Folder 25: Wielinga, D. K.
Folder 26: Wolmarans, Andreas
Folder 27: Zahn, Gualtherus Hendrik
Folder 28: Zeeuwen in Amerika
Folder 29: Zylstra (Zijlstra), Feike
Folder 30: Zylstra (Zijlstra), Rein
Folder 31: Zomermaand, Egbert
Folder 32: Zoutman, Albertus
Folder 33: Zwier, Jan
Folder 34: Zwier, Peter

Series 6: Research of Dutch Settlement in Colorado - By Subject

Box 12

Folder 1: Alamosa Immigration Papers by Peter De Klerk
Folder 2: Colorado Chamber of Commerce minutes --- 1893
Folder 3: Correspondence re: Colorado (Netherlands)
Folder 4: Correspondence re: Colorado Research (US)
Folder 5: Crook, Colorado, histories
Folder 6: Dutch newspaper articles
Folder 7: Immigrant guides to Colorado
Folder 8: Inventory of land purchased in Colorado by Holland-America Land and Immigration Company
Folder 9: Rilland CRC and Crook CRC Struggles, paper by Peter De Klerk
Folder 10: San Luis Valley
Folder 11: San Luis Valley history
Folder 12: South Denver, Colorado - History of Dutch Settlement

Series 7: Newspaper Clippings --- 1892-1894

Box 13

Folder 1-6: Newspaper clippings --- 1892-1893

Box 14

Folder 1-7: Newspaper clippings --- 1893-1894

Series 8: Research of Holland-American Land and Immigration Co.

Box 15

Folder 1: Alamosa, Colorado
Folder 2-3: Documents
Folder 4: Dutch Immigrants to Colorado - newspaper articles
Folder 5: Dutch Immigrants to Alamosa County, Colorado - newspaper articles
Folder 6: Documents
Folder 7: Lawsuits against Holland-America Land and Immigration Co.
Folder 8: History of Rilland and Crook CRCs in Colorado --- 1893

Series 9: Research of Dutch Settlements in Colorado --- 1884-1894

Box 16

Folder 1: Civil Court Proceedings --- 1884
Folder 2-3: Civil Court Proceedings --- 1891-1892
Folder 4-5: Civil Court Proceedings --- 1893
Folder 6-7: Civil Court Proceedings --- 1894

Box 17

Folder 1-3: Dutch Settlements in Colorado, copies of Whistlewind [magazine] --- 1976-1978

Series 10: Dutch Settlements in Maryland

Box 18

Folder 1-3: Property deeds and mortgages

Series 11: Research of Dutch Settlements in Texas

Box 19

Folder 1: Alberts, A
Folder 2: Andre, Cornelius
Folder 3: Bandstra, J
Folder 4: Beeke, Johanna and John
Folder 5: Blauw, William
Folder 6: Boersma, Derk
Folder 7: Boersma, S
Folder 8: Brouwer, W
Folder 9: Bylsma, O.J.
Folder 10: Winnie CRC
Folder 11: De Boer, Revoit
Folder 12: De Hoop, Peter
Folder 13: De Jonge, Frank
Folder 14: De Larve, F.M.
Folder 15: De Vries, A
Folder 16: De Vries, John
Folder 17: De Young, Herman
Folder 18: De Young, Nick
Folder 19: Doddema, Anna
Folder 20: Elgersma, Mel
Folder 21: Elzinga, Sye
Folder 22: Ensink, Albert
Folder 23: Evenhuis, Albert
Folder 24: Feenstra, Jane and Arthur
Folder 25: Glas, Jacob
Folder 26: Groeneweg, Tony
Folder 27: Hagens, C
Folder 28: Hoekman, Gerrit
Folder 29: Hoeksema, Albert and Peter
Folder 30: Hoekstra, Spike
Folder 31: Hoffman, Garritt
Folder 32: Holtrop, Lucas
Folder 32A: Huizenga, Bartels
Folder 33: Huyser, Pieter
Folder 34: Janssen, John
Folder 35: Jasperse, John
Folder 36: Jonkman, Rochus
Folder 37: Klamer, Seit
Folder 38: Knecht, Samuel
Folder 39: Kobes, G.J.
Folder 40: Koch, Theodore F
Folder 41: Kooiker, John
Folder 42: Kreuze, Nicholas
Folder 43: Krygsheld, J
Folder 44: Lanenga, Jan and JJ
Folder 45: Lanser, John
Folder 46: Leensvaart, William
Folder 47: Lefferdink, John G
Folder 48: Luebke, Herman
Folder 49: Meekhof, Henry
Folder 50: Mellema, Andrew

Box 20

Folder 1: Meurs, John
Folder 2: Mulder, Albert E
Folder 3: Muntingh, G. and Hebo
Folder 4: Ooserhoff, Peter
Folder 5: Postema, Louis
Folder 6: Ravesloot, John
Folder 7: Piel, Lucas
Folder 8: Renkema, Ben
Folder 9: Ridderhoff, Andrew
Folder 10: Rienstra, G
Folder 11: Roek, John
Folder 12: Roedenbeck, Herbert
Folder 13: Ruidenga, Menne
Folder 14: Ruitenberg, W. J.
Folder 15: Schipper, Jacob and Andrew
Folder 16: Scholtens, Fred
Folder 17: Sprietsma, George
Folder 18: Sprietsma, Susie
Folder 19: Stob, John
Folder 20: Ten Cate, Ben and Fred
Folder 21: Ter Maat, Pieter
Folder 22: Teune, Henry
Folder 23: Tjalma, Jentje
Folder 24: Toren, John and Joseph
Folder 25: Tulp, Jacob and Martin
Folder 26: Van Dame, J. R.
Folder 27: Van De Walle, John
Folder 28: Van Dellen, Richard
Folder 29: Van Drunen, Hendrikus
Folder 30: Van Klinken, Albert and John
Folder 31: Van Noord, S.
Folder 32: Van Zuuk, Henry, Johannes and John
Folder 33: Van Den Bos, John
Folder 34: Vanden Bosch, Gerardus (Gerrit)
Folder 35: Vanden Bosch, M. K.
Folder 36: Vander Creek, Matthew
Folder 37: Vander Grifft, Green
Folder 38: Vander Kamp, William
Folder 39: Vander Meulen, Edjer, Edith and Kernelius Evert
Folder 40: Vanderveen, G. A.
Folder 41: Vande Werken, Henry
Folder 42: Vennema, John
Folder 43: Verboom, Charles and Margaretha
Folder 44: Verhoef, John
Folder 45: Vis, Heyme
Folder 46: Vogel, Jacob, Max, and J. D.
Folder 47: Walvoord, G.
Folder 48: Wegman, William
Folder 49: Westerhuis, B.
Folder 50: Westing, John
Folder 51: Winkel, John

Box 21

Folder 1: Texas Colonization Company
Folder 2: Texas, Hamshire
Folder 3: Texas Membership Book of Nederland, Texas, Christian Reformed Church --- 1898
Folder 4: Texas, Winnie

Box 22

Folder 1-5: De Klerk Family Genealogy

Series 12: Research of Klaas Schilder

Box 23

Folder 1-4: Klaas Schilder
Folder 5: Netherlands Dagblad articles
Folder 6: De Wachter articles on Klaas Schilder and Henry Beets
Folder 7: Klaas Schilder - papers by Peter De Klerk
Folder 8: Bibliography of "De Afscheiding"

Series 13: Research on Canons of Dort

Box 24: Bound volume of research

Series 14: Canons of Dort Translation Committee Reports --- 1938-1986

Box 25

Folder 1: 1938 (estimated)
Folder 2: 1978
Folder 3: 1983
Folder 4: Correspondence --- 1983-1985
Folder 5: Review by Anthony Hoekema
Folder 6: 1986
Folder 7: Review by Donald Sinnema
Folder 8: Administrative matters

Box 26

Folder 1-6: Christian Reformed Church Ministers Reading Survey

Box 27

Folder 1-4: Christian Reformed Church Ministers Reading Survey

Series 15: Research on Various Subjects

Box 28

Folder 1: American Red Cross - Netherlands Chapter Correspondence
Folder 2: American Red Cross - Netherlands Chapter
Folder 3: Bylenga (Bijlenga)
Folder 4: Bibliographical Research on Calvin and Calvinism
Folder 5: Dutch newspaper articles
Folder 6: Christian Reformed Church History
Folder 7: Clara City, Minnesota
Folder 8: Guides for Dutch Immigrants Coming to America
Folder 9: Holland Society of New York
Folder 10: Hollanders in America
Folder 11: Oklahoma
Folder 12: Pella, First Christian Reformed Church
Folder 13: Prinsburg, Minnesota - Dutch Colony
Folder 14: Roseland, Illinois - Dutch Settlement
Folder 15: South Africa correspondence
Folder 16: Virginia - Dutch newspaper articles

Series 16: Miscellaneous --- 1976-1990

Box 29

Folder 1: International Congress on Calvin Research Congress --- 1990
Folder 2: Dutch Historical Society By-Laws
Folder 3: Dutch-American Historical Commission documents
Folder 4: Origins Index to Volumes 1-10 --- 1983-1992
Folder 5: A. Van Raalte Memorial Service --- 1976

Series 17: Papers Written by Peter De Klerk

Box 30

Folder 1: The Afscheiding
Folder 2: Renaissance Reformation Resurgence
Folder 3: Calvin and the Holy Spirit
Folder 4: Calvin and Christian Ethics
Folder 5: Maarten Noordtzij - Association for the Advancement of Dutch-American Studies

Series 18: Opera Augustiniana Minor - Volume 1 and 2

Box 31

Folder 1: Volume 1, pages 1-120
Folder 2: Volume 1, pages 121-140
Folder 3: Volume 1, pages 241-360
Folder 4: Volume 1, pages 361-480
Folder 5: Volume 1, pages 481-600
Folder 6: Volume 1, pages 601-670

Box 32

Folder 1: Volume 2, pages 671-840
Folder 2: Volume 2, pages 841-960
Folder 3: Volume 2, pages 961-1080
Folder 4: Volume 2, pages 1081-1200
Folder 5: Volume 2, pages 1201-1340
Folder 6: Volume 2, pages 1341-1392

Series 19: Photographs

Box 33

Folder 1: Personal photos
Folder 2: Crook, Colorado, photos
Folder 3: Colorado photos