Henry De Wit Collection, 1956-1986 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

10.75 cubic ft.

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Vice President for Administration and Finance and professor of economics at Calvin College. The collection includes extensive files regarding the planning and building of Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary at the Knollcrest Campus, i.e., construction contracts, schedules, projected costs, plans, studies, reports, notes, memos, and the correspondence pertinent to the following buildings: auditorium, library, commons, physical education building, natatorium, science building, seminary residence halls, and dining facilities; a 1960 paper entitled "Campus Planning: A Case Study," prepared for the Conference on the Planning and Utilization of Instructional Facilities; a three-volume collection entitled "A Sampling of Memos to the Calvin Staff from Henry De Wit"; several poems detailing special occasions at Calvin College; travel comments; and random remembrances. [See also C1.2.26 Long Range Planning; C4 Administration and Finance; and Campus Titles Database.]

De Wit, Henry (1922-1992)

Calvin College - Administration
Calvin College - Buildings
Calvin College - Employees
Calvin College - Planning
Calvin Theological Seminary - Administration
Calvin Theological Seminary - Buildings
Calvin Theological Seminary - Employees
Calvin Theological Seminary - Planning