Steve John Van Der Weele Collection, 1940-2013 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

By Richard Harms, 2013

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Collection Overview

Title: Steve John Van Der Weele Collection, 1940-2013

ID: COLL/287

Primary Creator: Van Der Weele, Steve John (1920-)

Extent: 1.0 Cubic Feet. More info below.

Arrangement: Folder level description

Abstract

Professor of English at Calvin College. The collection includes journal entries of daily proceedings under Captain Lockwood (Corporal S. J. Van Der Weele) during the military occupation of Anrath Displaced Persons Center (Marburg, Germany), March 10, 1945, to October 4, 1945; articles; book reviews; essays; pamphlet; bibliography of articles and book reviews published in Reformed Journal, Neland News, Christianity Today, Calvin Theological Journal, and others; and a bibliography of other published items.

Biographical Note

Born 13 October 1920 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, to Dan and Cora (Gabrielse) Van Der Weele, Steve John Vander Weele served in the US Army Air Corps (later Air Force), 1942-1945. He served in the United States and Europe and at Anrath Prison Camp in northern Germany, which served as a collection point for displaced persons after liberation. After the war he graduated from Calvin College and earned an MS in 1950 and PhD in 1955 from the University of Wisconsin.

He joined the English Department faculty of Calvin College in 1955 and was steadily promoted to full professor. A teacher and scholar, he published numerous articles and book reviews, even after becoming professor emeritus in 1986. He was active in Christian and literature groups as well as academic organizations.

In 1950 Van Der Weele married Viola Hugen (1922-2007). They have two children - Deborah (Robert) Kula and Philip (Joan Snyder) - and two grandchildren.

Administrative Information

Repository: Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

Alternate Extent Statement: 2 Boxes

Acquisition Source: Steve J. Van Der Weele

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: [General Materials]],
[Series 2: Military Experience],
[Series 3: Published material],
[Series 4: Michigan Academy papers],
[Series 5: Presentations],
[Series 6: Book Reviews],
[Series 7: Teaching in Hungary],
[Series 8: Varia],
[All]

Series 3: Published material

Box 1

Folder 6-8: Published items other than The Reformed Journal, 1953-1993; bibliography of articles and reviews in CRC periodicals; report on conferences held at Wheaton College and Gordon College; Letter about Philip Vander Weele; article on Quentin Vander Weele --- 1961