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

By Ed Gerritsen, November 1999

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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 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