Collection Overview
Title: Roelof and Geertje Groenink Collection, 1935-1985
ID: COLL/077
Creator: Groenink, Roelof and Geertje
Extent: 10.0 Boxes. More info below.
Arrangement: Folder level description
Abstract
Immigrants from Friesland to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The extensive letter collection chronicles post-World War II, Canadian, experiences of Roelof and Geertje Groenink. Their correspondents were as follows: Anna van Ravenschot, St. Johannesga, Friesland; Tet Wiersma Straatsma, Giekerk, Frisland; the Bonnema family, Enschede, Overijssel; and others. Selected letters are summarized in the inventory folder.
Box and Folder Listing
- Series 1: Letters and Miscellaneous --- 1935-1985
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Letters --- undated
- Folder 2: Cards
- Folder 3: Photographs: Roelof, Geertje, family, homes --- 1955-1978
- Folder 4: Miscellaneous
- Folder 5: Letters --- 1935
- Folder 6: Letters --- 1951
- Folder 7: Letters --- April 30 - December 26, 1952
- Folder 8
- Item 1: Letters --- 1952-1953
- Item 2: Letter --- undated
- Folder 9: Letters --- February 1 - March 21, 1953
- Folder 10: Letters --- May 11 - June 20, 1953
- Folder 11: Letters --- July 19 - August 31, 1953
- Folder 12: Letters --- September 3 - October 26, 1953
- Folder 13: Letters --- November 2 - December 20, 1953
- Folder 14-25: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1954
- Folder 26-37: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1955
- Box 2
- Folder 1-12: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1956
- Folder 13: Letter --- 1956
- Folder 14-25: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1957
- Folder 26-37: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1958
- Box 3
- Folder 1-12: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1959
- Folder 13-24: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1960
- Folder 25-36: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1961
- Box 4
- Folder 1-12: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1962
- Folder 13-24: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1963
- Folder 25: Legislative Assembly Seating Plan --- 1963
- Folder 26-37: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1964
- Box 5
- Folder 1-12: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1965
- Folder 13-24: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1966
- Folder 25-36: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1967
- Box 6
- Folder 1-12: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1968
- Folder 13-24: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1969
- Folder 25-36: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1970
- Box 7
- Folder 1-12: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1971
- Folder 13-24: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1972
- Folder 25-36: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1973
- Folder 37: Land Contract --- 1973
- Box 8
- Folder 1-12: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1974
- Folder 13-24: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1975
- Folder 25-36: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1976
- Box 9
- Folder 1-9: Letters --- Jan-Sept, 1977
- Folder 10-11: Letters --- Nov-Dec, 1977
- Folder 12-23: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1978
- Folder 24-35: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1979
- Box 10
- Folder 1-6: Letters --- Jan-Jun, 1980
- Folder 7-10: Letters --- Aug, Oct-Dec, 1980
- Folder 11-19: Letters --- Jan, Mar-Jun, Aug-Oct, Dec, 1981
- Folder 20-31: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1982
- Folder 32-37: Letters --- Jan-Jun, 1983
- Folder 38-40: Letters --- Sept, Oct, Dec, 1983
- Folder 41-52: Letters --- Jan-Dec, 1984
- Folder 53-59: Letters --- Jan-July, 1985
- Folder 60-62: Letters --- Sept, Nov-Dec, 1985
- Folder 63: Letters --- undated