Robert P. Swierenga Collection, 1830-2013 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

By Kip Odell, 2001; Ed Gerritsen, 2013

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Collection Overview

Title: Robert P. Swierenga Collection, 1830-2013

ID: COLL/404

Primary Creator: Swierenga, Robert P. (1935-)

Extent: 46.75 Cubic Feet. More info below.

Arrangement: Folder level description

Abstract

Albertus Christiaan Van Raalte Research Professor at the A. C. Van Raalte Institute, Hope College, Holland, Michigan, 1996-present; professor of history emeritus, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 1968-1996; assistant professor at Calvin College, 1965-1968; and a writer and editor of books and articles in the field of Dutch-American studies. The collection includes correspondence; research materials detailing ship passenger lists; Dutch immigrant and emigration statistical records; published materials detailing Canadian emigration and Dutch Jewry in the North American Diaspora; lecture notes; conference materials; recordings; photographs; and personal records. [See also the Campus Titles Database.]

As of 2013, this material is still being actively collected.

Administrative Information

Repository: Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

Accruals: Further accruals expected

Alternate Extent Statement: 120 Boxes

Acquisition Source: Robert P. Swierenga

Other Note: Acc. No. 00.39, 03.45, 04.54, 05.34, 06.49, 07.51, 07.59, 08.03, 08.60, 10.18, 10.30, 11.17, 12.05, 13.10, 13.20

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Correspondence],
[Series 2: Research Correspondence],
[Series 3: Emigration & Immigration Records],
[Series 4: Passenger Lists],
[Series 5: Recordings, Conference, Scrapbook, 1968-1981],
[Series 6: Dutch Material],
[Series 7: Books],
[Series 8: Research Articles and Papers],
[Series 9: Papers],
[Series 10: Jewish Material],
[Series 11: Books and Reviews],
[Series 12: Lecture Notes],
[Series 13: Conferences],
[Series 14: Course Material],
[Series 15: Newsletters],
[Series 16: Miscellaneous],
[Series 17: Photographs],
[Series 18: Video Tapes],
[Series 19: Dutch-American Population Census Lists],
[All]

Series 13: Conferences

Box 90

Folder 20-22: Faith and History - Minutes --- 1971-1972, 1984-1987
Folder 23: Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association --- 1976
Folder 24-25: Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, Dutch Immigration to America, 1782-1982. --- 1981-1983
Folder 26: Faith and History - Constitution --- 1968
Folder 27: Christian Perspectives on the Constitution --- 1986
Folder 28-30: Faith and History - Correspondence --- 1972-June 1974

Box 91

Folder 1-4: Faith and History - Correspondence --- July-August 1974-1975, 1985-1988
Folder 5: Faith and History - Miscellaneous --- undated
Folder 6: Faith and History - Fall Meeting Conferences --- 1975-1976
Folder 7: Jerusalem Conference on Information Technology --- 1971
Folder 8: Faith and History - Kenneth Scott Latourette Prize --- undated
Folder 9: Melvyn J. Feinberg Memorial Colloquium on Teaching --- 1979
Folder 10-12: Faith and History - Newsletter --- 1973-1975, 1985-1988
Folder 13: The Rural Consumer --- 1991
Folder 14: Social Science History Conference --- 1995-1996
Folder 15-17: A Symposium on Midwest Agriculture, 1840-1900. Correspondence --- 1972, 1973
Folder 18: US-USSR Quantitative History Conference --- 1979-1982