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Collection Overview
Abstract
Correspondence between relatives and friends in the USA and in the Netherlands, and the Dirk and Hattie (Boeve) Bratt family of Holland and Ellsworth, Michigan. Letters comment on daily routine and events in the community, church life, and farming; genealogical materials; business correspondence regarding land deals, crop development and sales; various legal documents, account books, log books, almanacs, journals, notes, essays, poems, newspaper clippings and pamphlets. A speech entitled "The History of the Christian Reformed Church in South Olive, Michigan," given at its twenty-fifth anniversary in 1910. There are also the minutes of the Men’s Society of the Atwood CRC, Atwood, Michigan, 1918, of which D. Bratt was the secretary.
Biographical Note
Son of Hero and Albertha (Gortworst) Bratt, Dirk H. Bratt was born 5 January 1877. Dirk married Egbertje (Hattie) Boeve. Together they had 12 children– Janna, Hendrick, Cornelia, Steven, William Stephen, Hero D., Egbert, Albertha D., Aaltje, Boy Dickson, Dorothy Ann, and [unknown] Bratt. They lived in Holland and Ellsworth, Michigan. Dirk passed away on 22 February 1932.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Heritage Hall, Hekman Library
Alternate Extent Statement:
3.0 cubic ft.
Acquisition Source:
Gift of the Bratt family, 1977.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Dirk H. Brat Papers, 1886-1918],
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Series 2: Correspondence - Dirk Brat, 1861-1911],
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Series 3: Correspondence - Dirk Brat, 1912-1919],
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Series 4: Correspondence - Family and Others, 1920-1925],
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Series 5: Correspondence, 1925-1929],
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Series 6: Correspondence, Documents, Newspaper Clippings, 1930-1977],
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All]
- Series 1: Dirk H. Brat Papers --- 1886-1918
- Box 1
- Folder 1: The Genealogy of Annie Brat and Cornelius Van den Heuvel. Reports of Hero and Uncle John
- Folder 2-3: Notes of Dirk Brat
- Folder 4: Essays of Dirk Brat
- Folder 5
- Item 1: Minutes of SS Convention --- 16-Oct-12
- Item 2: History of South Olive CRC --- 26-Mar-05
- Folder 6: Journal of Dick Brat
- Folder 7: Newspaper clippings, poems
- Folder 8: Newspaper clippings
- Folder 9-10: Pamphlets
- Folder 11
- Item 1: Time and Account books --- 1896
- Item 2: Bijbelsche Almanac --- 1886
- Item 3: Expense Account --- 1901
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Dirk H. Brat Papers, 1886-1918],
[
Series 2: Correspondence - Dirk Brat, 1861-1911],
[
Series 3: Correspondence - Dirk Brat, 1912-1919],
[
Series 4: Correspondence - Family and Others, 1920-1925],
[
Series 5: Correspondence, 1925-1929],
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Series 6: Correspondence, Documents, Newspaper Clippings, 1930-1977],
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All]
