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Collection Overview
Title: Elmer Huizinga Collection, 1896-1993
ID: COLL/125
Primary Creator: Elmer Huizinga (1901-1984)
Extent: 1.0 Box
Arrangement: Folder level description
Abstract
Agent of Zelf Hulp Burial Fund Society or Self Help Life Assurance Society, at Chicago, and life insurance salesman. The collection includes family correspondence; videocassette tapes; genealogy; a Zelf Hulp membership document; and a collection of poems and skits used in Ladies’ Circle.
Biographical Note
Elmer Huizinga was born in the Netherlands on December 27, 1901. Huizinga and his wife, Margaret, lived in Chicago, Illinois. He was life insurance salesman. He died on July 1, 1984.
Box and Folder Listing
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Series 1: Correspondence, 1923-1968],
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Series 2: Miscellaneous, 1896-1993],
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- Series 1: Correspondence --- 1923-1968
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Correspondence. Ulfert Huizinga, Grietje Van Straten and other members of the family --- 1923 - 1925
- Folder 2: Correspondence --- 1926
- Folder 3: Correspondence --- 1927
- Folder 4: Correspondence from Hendrik and family --- 1926-1950
- Folder 5: Correspondence from Barbara --- 1927
- Folder 6: Correspondence from Arientje (Trijntje) and Annie Kooistra --- 1927
- Folder 7: Correspondence from Fred (Freerk) --- 1923-1926
- Folder 8: Correspondence from Wiegers family --- 1926-1927
- Folder 9: Correspondence from Co and family --- 1929
- Folder 10: Correspondence and six miscellaneous items --- 1926-1968
- Series 2: Miscellaneous --- 1896-1993
- Box 1
- Folder 11: An itinerary (the Netherlands), writings --- [undated]
- Folder 12: Program - 100 year celebration at the Geref. Kerk in Ulurm (1834-1934) --- 1934
- Folder 13: Newspaper clipping: "'n Kronkel in daarm" [no periodical title] --- [undated]
- Folder 14: Genealogy - "Descendants of Hindrik Pieters" --- [1993?]
- Folder 15: Three VCR tapes: "Elmer Huizinga Sr.'s Movies Made into Tapes" --- [undated]
- Folder 16: Individual family members' identifications to correspond with scenes on the VCR tapes --- 1993
- Folder 17: Sixteen poems (thirteen written in Dutch, two in Yankee Dutch and one in English) --- [undated]
- Folder 18: Fifteen plays and skits for Ladies' Circle --- [undated]
- Folder 19: VCR tape: Huizinga Reunion in Illinois --- 1983
- Folder 20
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Series 1: Correspondence, 1923-1968],
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