Dirk H. Bratt and Family Collection, 1861-1977 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

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Collection Overview

Title: Dirk H. Bratt and Family Collection, 1861-1977

ID: COLL/022

Primary Creator: Bratt, Dirk H. (1877-1932)

Extent: 6.0 Boxes. More info below.

Arrangement: Folder level description

Date Acquired: 00/00/1977

Subjects: Bratt, Dirk and Hattie Boeve Bratt Family, Ellsworth (Mich.) - Biography, Genealogy, Holland (Mich.) - Biography, South Olive Christian Reformed Church (South Olive, Mich.) - History

Abstract

Correspondence between relatives and friends in the USA and in the Netherlands, and the Dirk and Hattie (Boeve) Bratt family of Holland and Ellsworth, Michigan. Letters comment on daily routine and events in the community, church life, and farming; genealogical materials; business correspondence regarding land deals, crop development and sales; various legal documents, account books, log books, almanacs, journals, notes, essays, poems, newspaper clippings and pamphlets. A speech entitled "The History of the Christian Reformed Church in South Olive, Michigan," given at its twenty-fifth anniversary in 1910. There are also the minutes of the Men’s Society of the Atwood CRC, Atwood, Michigan, 1918, of which D. Bratt was the secretary.

Biographical Note

Son of Hero and Albertha (Gortworst) Bratt, Dirk H. Bratt was born 5 January 1877. Dirk married Egbertje (Hattie) Boeve. Together they had 12 children– Janna, Hendrick, Cornelia, Steven, William Stephen, Hero D., Egbert, Albertha D., Aaltje, Boy Dickson, Dorothy Ann, and [unknown] Bratt. They lived in Holland and Ellsworth, Michigan. Dirk passed away on 22 February 1932.

Subject/Index Terms

Bratt, Dirk and Hattie Boeve Bratt Family
Ellsworth (Mich.) - Biography
Genealogy
Holland (Mich.) - Biography
South Olive Christian Reformed Church (South Olive, Mich.) - History

Administrative Information

Repository: Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

Alternate Extent Statement: 3.0 cubic ft.

Acquisition Source: Gift of the Bratt family, 1977.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Dirk H. Bratt Papers, 1886-1918],
[Series 2: Correspondence - Dirk Bratt, 1861-1911],
[Series 3: Correspondence - Dirk Bratt, 1912-1919],
[Series 4: Correspondence - Family and Others, 1920-1925],
[Series 5: Correspondence, 1925-1929],
[Series 6: Correspondence, Documents, Newspaper Clippings, 1930-1977],
[All]

Series 1: Dirk H. Bratt Papers --- 1886-1918

Box 1

Folder 1: The Genealogy of Annie Brat and Cornelius Van den Heuvel. Reports of Hero and Uncle John

Folder 2-3: Notes of Dirk Brat

Folder 4: Essays of Dirk Brat

Folder 5

Item 1: Minutes of SS Convention --- 16-Oct-12
Item 2: History of South Olive CRC --- 26-Mar-05

Folder 6: Journal of Dick Brat

Folder 7: Newspaper clippings, poems

Folder 8: Newspaper clippings

Folder 9-10: Pamphlets

Folder 11

Item 1: Time and Account books --- 1896
Item 2: Bijbelsche Almanac --- 1886
Item 3: Expense Account --- 1901

Series 2: Correspondence - Dirk Bratt --- 1861-1911

Box 2

Folder 1: Correspondence -Civil War letter --- 1861-1879
Folder 2: Correspondence -Dutch letters to Hero Brat --- 1880-1889
Folder 3: Correspondence-W. Brat, Elsje --- 1890-1894
Folder 4: Correspondence --- Jan.-Sept. 1895
Folder 5: Correspondence --- Oct.-Dec. 1895
Folder 6: Correspondence --- Jan.-May 1896
Folder 7: Correspondence --- June-Dec. 1896
Folder 8: Correspondence --- 1897
Folder 9: Correspondence --- Jan.-May 1898
Folder 10: Correspondence --- June-Dec. 1898
Folder 11-17: Correspondence --- 1899-1905
Folder 18: Correspondence --- Jan.-March 1906
Folder 19: Correspondence --- April-Dec. 1906
Folder 20-22: Correspondence --- 1907-1909
Folder 23: Correspondence --- Jan.-May 1910
Folder 24: Correspondence --- June-Dec. 1910
Folder 25: Correspondence --- Jan.-March 1911
Folder 26: Correspondence --- April-June 1911
Folder 27: Correspondence --- July-Aug. 1911
Folder 28: Correspondence --- Sept.-Dec. 1911

Series 3: Correspondence - Dirk Bratt --- 1912-1919

Box 3

Folder 1: Correspondence --- Jan.-July 1912
Folder 2: Correspondence --- Aug.-Dec. 1912
Folder 3: Correspondence --- Jan.-July 1913
Folder 4: Correspondence --- Aug.-Dec. 1913
Folder 5: Correspondence --- Jan.-March 1914
Folder 6: Correspondence --- April-Dec. 1914
Folder 7: Correspondence --- Jan.-June 1915
Folder 8: Correspondence --- July-Dec. 1915
Folder 9: Correspondence --- 1916
Folder 10: Correspondence --- Jan.-Feb. 1917
Folder 11: Correspondence --- March-June 1917
Folder 12: Correspondence --- July-Sept. 1917
Folder 13: Correspondence --- Oct.-Dec. 1917
Folder 14: Correspondence --- Jan.-March 1918
Folder 15: Correspondence --- April-June 1918
Folder 16: Correspondence --- July-Sept. 1918
Folder 17: Correspondence --- Oct.-Dec. 1918
Folder 18: Correspondence --- Jan.-March 1919
Folder 19: Correspondence --- April-June 1919
Folder 20: Correspondence --- July-Dec. 1919

Series 4: Correspondence - Family and Others --- 1920-1925

Box 4

Folder 1: Correspondence --- Jan.-June 1920
Folder 2: Correspondence --- July-Dec. 1920
Folder 3: Correspondence --- Jan.-June 1921
Folder 4: Correspondence --- July-Dec. 1921
Folder 5: Correspondence --- July-Dec. 1921
Folder 6: Correspondence --- Jan.-Feb. 1922
Folder 7: Correspondence --- March-June 1922
Folder 8: Correspondence --- Nov.-Dec. 1922
Folder 9: Correspondence --- Jan.-March 1923
Folder 10: Correspondence --- April-June 1923
Folder 11: Correspondence --- July-Oct. 1923
Folder 12: Correspondence --- Nov.-Dec. 1923
Folder 13: Correspondence --- Jan.-Feb. 1924
Folder 14: Correspondence --- March-May 1924
Folder 15: Correspondence --- June-Dec. 1924
Folder 16: Correspondence --- Jan.-Feb. 1925
Folder 17: Correspondence --- March-May 1925
Folder 18: Correspondence --- June-July 1925

Series 5: Correspondence --- 1925-1929

Box 5

Folder 1: Correspondence --- Aug.-Sept. 1925
Folder 2: Correspondence --- Oct.-Nov. 1925
Folder 3: Correspondence --- Dec-25
Folder 4: Correspondence --- Jan.-Feb. 1926
Folder 5: Correspondence --- March-April 1926
Folder 6: Correspondence --- May-June 1926
Folder 7: Correspondence --- July-Aug. 1926
Folder 8: Correspondence --- Sept.-Oct. 1926
Folder 9: Correspondence --- Nov.-Dec. 1926
Folder 10: Correspondence --- Jan-27
Folder 11: Correspondence --- Feb.-March 1927
Folder 12: Correspondence --- April-June 1927
Folder 13: Correspondence --- July-Dec. 1927
Folder 14: Correspondence --- Jan.-Feb. 1928
Folder 15: Correspondence --- March-May 1928
Folder 16: Correspondence --- June-Aug. 1928
Folder 17: Correspondence --- Sept.-Oct. 1928
Folder 18: Correspondence --- Nov.-Dec. 1928
Folder 19: Correspondence --- Jan.-May 1929
Folder 20: Correspondence --- June-Aug. 1929
Folder 21: Correspondence, --- Sept.-Dec. 1929

Series 6: Correspondence, Documents, Newspaper Clippings --- 1930-1977

Box 6

Folder 1: Correspondence --- Jan.-June 1930

Folder 2: Correspondence --- July-Dec. 1930

Folder 3: Correspondence --- Jan.-June 1931

Folder 4: Correspondence --- July-Dec. 1931

Folder 5: Correspondence --- Jan.-March 1932

Folder 6: Correspondence --- April-Dec. 1932

Folder 7-9: Correspondence --- 1933-1935

Folder 10: Correspondence --- 1936-1937

Folder 11: Correspondence --- 1938-1939

Folder 12: Correspondence --- 1940-1941

Folder 13-17: Correspondence --- 1942-1946

Folder 18: Correspondence --- 1947-1949

Folder 19: Correspondence --- 1950-1951

Folder 20: Correspondence --- 1952-1955

Folder 21: Correspondence --- 1956-1957

Folder 22: Correspondence --- 1958-1977

Folder 23: Undated Letters and fragments

Folder 24: Legal Documents

Folder 25: Receipts --- prior to 1903

Folder 26: Newspaper clippings