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By Ed Gerritsen, 2013
Collection Overview
Abstract
Includes articles, academic records, correspondence, photographs, and personal and family material. Topics details the teaching of physics, science and engineering education (particularly in South America), The development of the emerging field of digital technology beginning in the 1950s, and the movement of the University of Minnesota into what would be labeled the computer age.
Biographical Note
Born 22 December 1913 in Chandler, Minnesota, to Jacobus and Maria (née van der Vliet) Verbrugge, Frank Verbrugge graduated from Chandler High School, Northwestern Junior College, Calvin College, and earned his MA (1940) and PhD (1942) from the University of Missouri in physics. He taught physics at the University of Missouri, Northeastern Missouri State Teachers College, Carleton College, the University of Minnesota, and one summer at Columbia University. While at Carleton College he served as Chair of the Physic Department, 1947-1956. At the University of Minnesota, in addition to teaching, he served as dean of the Institute of Technology and later as director of Computer Services.
A professor of physics, Verbrugge developed particular interest in physics education, physics and engineering in South America, technical education in Minnesota, and application of the emerging computer technology beginning in the 1950s. An accomplished, and respected scholar and educator, he served in a number of national professional organizations, published his research, and served as a consultant for the Ford Foundation on science and engineering instruction in South America. He retired in 1983.
Verbrugge married Cora Helen Tromp Roelofs on 27 December 1940. They had four children: Anne Louis (married Thomas Hughes Martin), Lois Marie (married Elmer G. Gilbert), Robert Roelofs (married Noreen Elizabeth Hughes), and Martha Helen. Verbrugge died 16 January 1985.
[Note: see also Heritage Hall books The Life of a Dutch American: George Roelofs, 1853-1919, of Zwolle, the Netherlands, and Grand Rapids, Michigan: His Ancestry, Life, and Descendants with Photographs, Maps, and Genealogical Charts by Cora Helen Roelofs Verbrugge-CT274 .R635 V47 1994; Brieven uit het Verleden: Samenstelling en Redactie door Frank Verbrugge (Letters from the Past: Compiled and Edited by Frank Verbrugge)-CT274 .V47 B75 1981; Whither thou Goest: The Life Story of Jacobus and Maria Verbrugge in Minnesota-CS71 .V843 1979.
See also Cora Helen Roelofs Verbrugge. Papers - collection 528]
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Family data, 1904-1971, n.d.],
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Series 2: Professional Data, 1937-1984],
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Series 3: Personal data, 1938-1984, n.d.],
[
Series 4: Photograph Index],
[All]
- Series 1: Family data --- 1904-1971, n.d.
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Curriculum Vitae and related material
- Folder 2: Verbrugge coat of arms
- Folder 3: Genealogy --- [1995]
- Folder 4: Book of Bible verses memorized by J. Verbrugge, 1894; ledger of income and expenses --- 1904-1927
- Folder 5: Research material re: C. Rijlaarsdam family, Chandler, MN
- Folder 6: Background material for Whither Thou Goest, family book
- Folder 7: Family record book
- Folder 8: Certificate of Naturalization, James Verbrugge --- 1909
- Folder 9: Floor plan sketches of farm house, Chandler, MN
- Folder 10: Diplomas: Murray County, MN, public school, 1925; Northwestern Junior College, 1932; Calvin College --- 1934
- Folder 11: Birth certificates, marriage license
- Folder 12: Wills of James Verbrugge Sr., Elizabeth Verbrugge, and Marie Verbrugge
- Folder 13: Memorial service, Elizabeth Verbrugge --- 1971
- Folder 14: History of Leota, MN; bicentennial celebration --- 1976
- Folder 15: Calvin College Prism --- 1933
- Folder 16: Calvin College Prism --- 1934
- Series 2: Professional Data --- 1937-1984
- Box 1
- Folder 17: Academic records, University of Missouri --- 1937
- Folder 18: Graduation Convocation of the University of Missouri Program --- 4 September 1942
- Folder 19: Inactivation of the Pyrimidine Component of Vitamin B1 --- 1940
- Folder 20: The Inactivation of Trypsin by Ultraviolet Radiation --- 1942
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Article in Journal of Biological Chemistry --- 1940
- Folder 2: Northeast Missouri State Teachers' College yearbook --- 1942
- Folder 3: PhD dissertation synopsis --- 1943
- Folder 4: "Reality in Modern Science," Calvin Forum --- 1945
- Folder 5: Office of Scientific Research and Development certificate --- 1945
- Folder 6: Carleton College yearbook --- 1947
- Folder 7: "Research in Physics at Carleton," The Voice --- 1948
- Folder 8: University of Minnesota salary history --- 1956-1983
- Folder 9: University of Minnesota news release --- 1965
- Folder 10-12: Collection of letters from the Netherlands
- Box 3
- Folder 1-11: Correspondence --- 1936-1984
- Folder 12: Retirement reception --- 1983
- Folder 13: Retirement cards --- 1984
- Series 3: Personal data --- 1938-1984, n.d.
- Box 3
- Folder 14: Mortgage documents --- 1946
- Folder 15: Passports
- Folder 16: Problems and Prospects for Computing in Education, 1979; Perspectives on Graduate Education in Engineering and Basic Sciences --- 1968
- Folder 17: Birthday cards
- Folder 18: Father's Day cards
- Folder 19: News clippings
- Box 4
- Folder 1: Photograph, Grandville Christian School graduation, class of 1938 --- 1938
- Folder 2: Photographs, University of Minnesota
- Folder 3: Verbrugge and Van der Vliet pictures
- Folder 4: Verbrugge family photographs
- Folder 5: Medical records
- Folder 6: Last Will and Testament --- 1984
- Folder 7: Reunion speech [Minnesota] --- 1984
- Folder 8: Funeral memorial book --- 18 Jan 1985
- Folder 9-11: Death notices and condolence letters
- Folder 12: Death notices in the Calvin Spark, and the University of Missouri Alumnus magazines --- 1985
- Folder 13: Death notice in The Physics Teacher --- 1985
- Box 5: Awards, certificates, and family photographs
- Series 4: Photograph Index
- Box 4
- Folder 1: Grandville Christian School graduation --- 1938
- Folder 2: Career at University of Minnesota (5)
- Folder 3: Vander Vliet and Verbrugge manuscript
- Folder 4: Verbrugge family (19)
- Box 5
- Item 1: Verbrugge family weddings (21)
- Item 2: Verbrugge family album (387) --- 1913-1940
Browse by Series:
[
Series 1: Family data, 1904-1971, n.d.],
[
Series 2: Professional Data, 1937-1984],
[
Series 3: Personal data, 1938-1984, n.d.],
[
Series 4: Photograph Index],
[All]
