John F. Schuurmann Collection, 1928-1971 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

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Collection Overview

Abstract

Biographical Note

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Heidelberg Catechism Sermons: Introduction-Lord's Day 52

Box 1

Folder 1: Heidelberg Catechism Sermons, introductory sermons and notes

Folder 2: Introductory material, copies of articles on the catechism

Folder 3: Introductory material, copies of articles

Folder 4: Lord's Day 1: Sermons outlined, notes and background items

Folder 5: Lord's Day 2: Sermons outlined, notes and additional reading material

Folder 6: Lord's Day 3: Sermons outlined, notes

Box 2

Folder 1: Lord's Day 3: Notes and articles used in sermon making

Folder 2: Lord's Day 4: Sermons outlined, notes, copies of articles

Folder 3: Lord's Day 5: Sermons, notes and materials

Folder 4: Lord's Day 6: Sermons, notes and related material

Folder 5: Lord's Day 7: Sermons, notes, sermonic material

Folder 6: Lord's Day 7: Sermonic material, articles

Folder 7: Lord's Day 7: Sermonic material on Faith

Box 3

Folder 1: Lord's Day 8: Sermons, notes, sermonic material

Folder 2: Lord's Day 8: Sermonic material

Folder 3: Lord's Day 9: Sermons outlined, articles

Folder 4: Lord's Day 10: Sermons outlined, notes and articles

Folder 5: Lord's Day 11: Sermons outlined, notes and articles

Folder 6: Lord's Day 12: Sermons outlined, notes and selected articles

Folder 7: Lord's Day 13: Sermons, notes and related material

Box 4

Folder 1: Lord's Day 14: Sermons outlined, notes and added articles

Folder 2: Lord's Day 15: Sermons outlined and sermonic material

Folder 3: Lord's Day 16: Sermons outlined and sermonic material

Folder 5: Lord's Day 17: Sermons outlined and sermonic material

Folder 6: Lord's Day 18: Sermons outlined and sermonic material

Folder 7: Lord's Day 19: Sermons outlined, notes and articles

Folder 8: Lord's Day 20: Sermons outlined and articles

Box 5

Folder 1: Lord's Day 21: Sermons outlined and notes

Folder 2-3: Lord's Day 21: Sermonic material

Folder 4: Lord's Day 22: Sermons outlined

Folder 5: Lord's Day 22: Sermonic material, articles, brochures

Folder 6: Lord's Day 23: Sermons outlined, notes, articles

Folder 7: Lord's Day 24: Sermons outlined and sermonic material

Box 6

Folder 1: Lord's Day 25: Sermons outlined and sermonic material

Folder 2: Lord's Day 26: Sermons outlined, articles and brochures with sermonic material

Folder 3: Lord's Day 27: Sermons outlined and sermonic material

Folder 4: Lord's Day 28: Sermons outlined and sermonic material

Folder 5: Lord's Day 29: Sermons outlined and sermonic material

Folder 6: Lord's Day 30: Sermons outlined and sermonic material

Folder 7: Lord's Day 31: Sermons outlined and notes

Folder 8: Lord's Day 31: Sermonic material on Church and Kingdom

Box 7

Folder 1: Lord's Day 32: Sermons outlined and sermonic material

Folder 2: Lord's Day 33: Sermons outlined and sermonic material in articles and brochures

Folder 3: Lord's Day 34: Sermons outlined and sermonic material

Folder 4: Lord's Day 34: Sermonic material in articles and brochures

Folder 5: Lord's Day 35: Sermons outlined and sermonic material in articles and brochures

Folder 6: Lord's Day 36: Sermons outlined and sermonic material in articles and brochures

Folder 7: Lord's Day 37: Sermons outlined and sermonic material

Folder 8: Lord's Day 38: Sermons outlined and notes

Box 8

Folder 1: Lord's Day 38: Sermonic material on Sunday and Lord's Day

Folder 2: Lord's Day 38: Sermonic material in articles and brochures

Folder 3: Lord's Day 39: Sermons outlined and sermonic material

Folder 4: Lord's Day 40: Sermons outlined and sermonic material on the 6th Commandment

Folder 5: Lord's Day 40: Sermons outlines and sermonic material on the 6th Commandment.

Folder 6: Lord's Day 41: Sermons outlined and sermonic material on the 7th Commandment

Box 9

Folder 1: Lord's Day 41: Sermons outlined and sermonic material on the 7th Commandment

Folder 2: Lord's Day 41: Additional sermonic material on the 7th Commandment

Folder 3: Lord's Day 42: Sermons outlined, notes

Folder 4: Lord's Day 42: Sermonic material on the 8th Commandment

Folder 5: Lord's Day 42: Sermonic material in articles on the 8th Commandment

Folder 6: Lord's Day 43: Sermons outlined and material on the 9th Commandment

Folder 7: Lord's Day 44: Sermons outlined and notes on the 10th Commandment

Box 10

Folder 1: Lord's Day 44: Sermonic material on the 10th Commandment

Folder 2: Lord's Day 45: Sermons outlined and notes on prayer

Folder 3-4: Lord's Day 45: Sermonic material in articles and brochures on prayer

Folder 5: Lord's Day 46: Sermons outlined and notes

Folder 6: Lord's Day 47: Sermons outlined and notes

Folder 7: Lord's Day 48: Sermons outlined and sermonic material in articles

Box 11

Folder 1: Lord's Day 49: Sermons outlined, notes and articles for sermonic material

Folder 2: Lord's Day 50: Sermons outlined and sermonic material

Folder 3: Lord's Day 51: Sermons outlined and sermonic material in articles

Folder 4: Lord's Day 52: Sermons outlined, notes and sermonic material in articles

Folder 5: New Year's Day sermons, notes and other sermonic material

Folder 6: New Year's Day sermonic materials in various articles

Series 2: Old Testament Sermons and Notes

Box 12

Folder 1: Genesis 1-14

Folder 2: Genesis 15-41

Folder 3: Exodus - II Samuel

Folder 4: I Kings - II Chronicles

Folder 5: Psalms 1-116

Folder 6: Psalms 119-Song of Solomon

Box 13

Folder 1: Isaiah

Folder 2: Jeremiah-Amos

Box 34

Folder 1: Old Testament texts with notes

Series 3: New Testament Sermons and Notes

Box 13

Folder 3: Matthew 1-6

Folder 4: Matthew 7-10

Folder 5: Matthew 11-28

Folder 6: Mark-Luke 7

Folder 7: Luke 9-14

Box 15

Folder 1: II Corinthians - Ephesians

Folder 2: Philippians - Philemon

Folder 3: Hebrews

Folder 4: I Peter - II John

Folder 5: James - Revelation 1

Folder 6: Revelation 2-3

Box 14

Folder 1: Luke 15-23

Folder 2: John 1-18

Folder 3: John 18-Acts 8

Folder 4: Acts 9-Acts 28

Folder 5: Romans

Folder 6: I Corinthians

Box 34

Folder 2: Matthew and Mark texts with notes

Folder 3: Luke texts with notes

Folder 4: John and Acts texts with notes

Folder 5: Paul's Letters with texts and notes

Folder 6: Hebrews to II Peter texts and notes

Series 4: Old Testament Sermons Texts with Contextual Material

Box 16

Folder 1: Genesis 1:27, 28

Folder 2: Genesis 1:28, 30

Folder 3: Genesis 28:12

Folder 4: Exodus 3:6

Folder 5: Exodus 13:14

Folder 6: Job 1:12 - Job 42:1-6

Folder 7: Job

Folder 8: Psalms 1-148

Folder 9: Isaiah 6:1

Box 17

Folder 1: Isaiah 40

Folder 2: Isaiah 43:1, 2

Folder 3: Isaiah 45:15

Folder 4: Jeremiah 18:1-6

Folder 5: Hosea 2:23

Folder 6: Habukkuk 2:4

Folder 7: Zephaniah 1:12

Folder 8: Zephaniah 4:6

Folder 9: Micah 6:8

Series 5: New Testament Sermons Texts with Contextual Material

Box 18

Folder 1: Matthew 2:1

Folder 2: Matthew 5:17-20 - Material on the Sermon on the Mount

Folder 3: Matthew 6 - Material on the Sermon on the Mount

Folder 4: Matthew 10:32

Folder 5: Matthew 13

Folder 6: Matthew 18:3, 4

Folder 7: Matthew 18:35

Folder 8: Mark 10:13-16 - Material on Infant Baptism

Folder 9: Mark 16:45

Folder 10: Luke 5:33-39

Folder 11: Luke 9:24

Box 19

Folder 1: Luke 9:28-36

Folder 2: Luke 10:36

Folder 3: Luke 11:24-26

Folder 4: Luke 14:28-33

Folder 5: Luke 19:41,42 - Material on Palm Sunday

Folder 6: Luke 21:28 - Material on Christian Optimism

Folder 7: John 1:49 - Material on Discipleship

Folder 8: John 8:12 - Material on Light

Box 20

Folder 1: John 10:14-16

Folder 2: Acts 1:14

Folder 3: Acts 2:42

Folder 4: Acts 16:19-31

Folder 5: Romans 6:1-14

Folder 6: Romans 8:15

Folder 7: I Corinthians 1:23,24

Folder 8: I Corinthians 3:1-5

Folder 9: I Corinthians 8:1

Folder 10: I Corinthians 10:5

Folder 11: I Corinthians 12:3 - Material on Gifts

Folder 12: I Corinthians 13 - Material on Love

Folder 13: I Corinthians 12:9 - Material on the Thorn in the Flesh

Folder 14: Galatians 4:4

Box 21

Folder 1: Galatians 5:1,13 - Material  on Christian Freedom

Folder 2: Ephesians 2:14-17 - Material on Peace

Folder 3: Ephesians 4:11

Folder 4: Philippians 2:1-11

Folder 5: Philippians 2:12-16

Folder 6: Philippians 3:30 - Material on Christian Citizenship

Folder 7: Colossians 1:16-17 - Material on Christian Education

Box 22

Folder 1: I Thessalonians

Folder 2: I Thessalonians 4:13-18 - Material on Resurrection

Folder 3: II Thessalonians - Material on Apostacy

Folder 4: II Timothy 1:5-7 - Material on the Christian Family

Folder 5: Hebrews 4:14-16 - Material on the Great High Priest

Folder 6: Hebrews 5:7-14

Folder 7: I Peter 1:3

Folder 8: I Peter 1:3-5 - Material on the Living Hope

Folder 9: I Peter 2:9,10 - Material on Kingdom Action

Box 23

Folder 1: I Peter 4:10 - Material on Stewardship

Folder 2: I Peter 5:6-11 - Material on Anxiety

Folder 3: II Peter 1:19

Folder 4: James 4:7

Folder 5: I John 1:8,9

Folder 6: I John 3:20

Folder 7: I John 4:10

Folder 8: I John 5:1-5

Folder 9: Jude 20,21

Folder 10: Revelation 21:1-5

Folder 11: Series of sermons on Amos

Folder 12: Series of sermons on the Cross --- 1961-1965

Series 6: Series of Sermons

Box 24

Folder 1: Series of Sermons on the Church

Folder 2: Series of Sermons on I John

Folder 3: Series of Sermons on I Peter

Folder 4: Series of Sermons on Five Points of Calvinism

Folder 5: Series of Sermons on Freedom

Folder 6: Series of Sermons on Genesis

Folder 7: Series of Sermons on the Home

Folder 8: Series of Sermons on John 14

Box 25

Folder 1: Series of Sermons on Malachi

Folder 2: Series of Sermons on Pilate's Questions

Folder 3: Series of Sermons on Stewardship

Folder 4: Series of Sermons on Temptation of Jesus

Folder 5: Series of Sermons on the Words from the Cross

Series 7: Special Day Sermons

Box 25

Folder 6: Ascension Day Sermons

Folder 7: Christmas Sermons

Box 26

Folder 1-2: Communion Sermons

Folder 3-4: Easter Sermons

Folder 5-6: Funeral Sermons

Box 27

Folder 1-2: Funeral Sermons

Folder 3: Installation Sermons

Folder 4: Passion Sermons

Folder 5-6: Pentecostal Sermons

Box 28

Folder 1: Prayer Day Sermons

Folder 2: Preparatory Sermons

Folder 3: Radio Sermons, Psalm 27. --- April 1940

Folder 4: Reformation Day Sermons

Folder 5: Thanksgiving Day Sermons

Series 8: Education Material

Box 28

Folder 6: Class notes on Catechtics, Liturgics, Homiletics

Folder 7: Course in Eschatology of O.T. Syllabus

Folder 8: Course on History of Christian Chiliasm --- 1944

Folder 9: Course on History of Redemption

Folder 10: Course on Preparation of Pagan World for Gospel by D. Kromminga.  Notes.

Folder 11: Course on Psychology

Box 29

Folder 1: Course on Western Religion Trends.  Notes and papers

Folder 2: Catechism class notes and questions

Box 37: "Bible Stories," Sunday School lessons by Marguerite Schuurmann --- 1963-1964

Series 9: Church Activities

Box 29

Folder 3: Congregational meeting reports --- 1964-1966

Folder 4: Consistory Standing Committees

Folder 5: Family Visiting Guidelines

Folder 6: Liturgical Committee reports and letters --- 1968

Folder 7: Liturgical Committee material.  Notes and hymns

Folder 8: Psalter-Hymnal Supplement Committee reports --- 1971

Folder 9: Public Relations Committee of Classis Muskegon. Minutes and reports --- 1967-1968

Folder 10: Woodlawn CRC Worship Committee reports --- 1971

Series 10: Addresses

Box 30

Folder 1: Address, "The Christian in the World Today" --- 1941

Folder 2: Address, "Continuing Education in the Ministry"

Folder 3: Address, "Compensations in the Ministry," Dies Natalis Banquet at Seminary --- 1944

Folder 4: Addresses on various occasions

Folder 10: Address, "We Need an Answer" --- 1941

Series 11: Notes on Specific Subjects

Box 30

Folder 6: Notes on American Church History

Folder 7: Notes on Belgic Confession

Folder 8: Notes on Being a Christian

Folder 9: Notes on Bible Surveys

Box 31

Folder 1: Notes on Christian Faith and History

Folder 2: Notes on Christian Schools with contextual articles

Folder 3: Notes on the Church

Folder 4: Notes on the Covenant

Folder 5: Notes on the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit.  Princeton --- 1931

Folder 6: Notes on Doubt

Folder 7: Notes on Ethics

Folder 8: Notes on Evangelism with contextual material

Folder 9: Notes on Freedom and Service in the Church

Folder 10: Notes on Law in Paul's Epistles

Folder 11: Notes on Leisure and Recreations

Folder 12: Notes on Liturgy with contextual articles

Box 32

Folder 1: Notes on the Minister as a Servant

Folder 2: Notes on the Minor Prophets

Folder 3: Notes on Pastoral Psychology

Folder 4: Notes on Prayer

Folder 5: Notes on Satan

Folder 6: Notes on Second Worship Service and Orders of Worship

Folder 7: Notes on Scripture references to Christ's Suffering with various passages

Folder 8: Notes on the Ten Commandments

Box 36

Folder 5: Notes and Materials on the Prophets

Folder 7: Notes on Problems in Pastoral Care

Folder 8: Notes and Materials, Book of Hosea

Folder 9: Notes and Materials, Book of Joel

Folder 10: Notes and Materials, Book of Amos

Folder 11: Notes and Materials, Book of Obadiah

Folder 12: Notes and Materials, Book of Jonah

Folder 13: Notes and Materials, Book of Micah

Folder 14: Notes and Materials, Book of Nahum

Folder 15: Notes and Materials, Book of Habakkuk

Folder 16: Notes and Materials, Book of Zephaniah

Folder 17: Notes and Materials, Book of Haggai

Folder 18: Notes and Materials, Book of Zechariah

Folder 19: Notes and Materials, Book of Malachi

Series 12: Papers, Articles, and Book Reviews

Box 32

Folder 9: Paper, "Chiliastic Speculations of the Petersens"

Folder 10: Paper, "Conception of Revelation"

Folder 11: Paper, "Covenant Idea in Hosea" --- 1928

Box 33

Folder 1: Paper, "The Function of the Church in Society"

Folder 2: Paper, "History of the Baptismal Form"

Folder 3: Paper, "History of the Reformed Church in the Netherlands" --- 1935

Folder 4: Paper, "John 17

Folder 5: Article, "The Obedience of John Calvin," Federation Messenger --- 1954

Folder 6: Papers at Psychology Conference with notes and program

Folder 7: Paper, "Putting the Whole Child Through School"

Folder 8: Paper, "Russellism and We" --- 1935

Folder 9: Paper, "Theology of Crisis and Reformed Faith"

Folder 12: Papers re the Protestant Reformed Church

Box 35

Folder 1: Book Reviews

Folder 12: Article, "Are We Educating for Democracy?," The Banner --- March 22, 1946

Folder 13: Article, "Our Responsibility in This Day of Delusion," The Banner --- May 31, 1946

Folder 14: Article, "Worshiping Jehovah the Idol," The Banner --- October 11, 1946

Folder 15: Article, "True to Thee Till Death," The Banner --- January 17, 1947

Folder 16: Article, "The Jews," The Banner --- May 16, 1947

Folder 17: Article, "Our Evangelism," The Banner --- November 14, 1947

Folder 18: Paper, "The Unity of Jehovah's Covenant with His People"

Folder 19: Paper, "Problems of Religion"

Folder 20: Paper, "The Nature of the Covenant"

Folder 21: Paper, "The Prerequisites for Entrance upon Marriage and Family Life"

Folder 22: Paper, "The History of Our Baptismal Form"

Box 36

Folder 6: Printed Sermon, "Surface Religion Exposed," The Living Word Series --- 1965

Series 13: Wedding Addresses

Box 33

Folder 10: Wedding Addresses and Announcements

Folder 11: Wedding Certificates --- 1936-1951

Folder 13: Interview by J. Herbert Brink re Grundy Center and F. H. Wezeman

Series 14: Correspondence and Call Letters

Box 34

Folder 7: Correspondence and call letters

Box 37

Folder 5: Call Letters

Folder 7: Letter from nephew Dr. Johannes Schuurmann

Folder 11: Personal Letters from John to Family --- 1938-1970

Series 15: Meditations

Box 30

Folder 5: Meditations on prayer --- 1953

Box 35

Folder 9: Meditations, "Jesus Christ the Same Yesterday" --- 1977

Folder 10: Daily Manna Meditations

Folder 11: Meditations

Series 16: Radio Talks

Box 35

Folder 2: Radio Talks

Folder 3: Radio Talks

Folder 4: Radio Talks

Folder 5: Radio Talks

Folder 6: Radio Talks

Folder 7: Radio Talks

Series 17: Illustrations

Box 36

Folder 1: Illustrations

Folder 2: Illustrations

Folder 3: Illustrations

Folder 4: Illustrations

Series 18: Recordings

Box 35

Folder 8: Cassettes - "Truth to Live By"

Series 19: Biographical Materials

Box 37

Folder 1: Biography Booklet, The Life of Fredrik Schuurmann (Father of John F.)

Folder 2: Book, Polyglot Preacher: A Short Biography of Rev. John F. Schuurmann, Bruce Schuurmann

Folder 3: Book, My Life Story, by Marguerite Broersma Shuurmann

Folder 4: Diplomas and Certificates

Folder 6: Booklet, "Life Pathway of Florence De Graaf Cok"

Folder 8: Photos

Folder 9: Genealogy

Folder 12: Schuurmann Family Obituaries and Clippings

Folder 13: Expressions of Sympathy and Funeral Messages --- August 13, 1977