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: 95 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 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],
[All]

Series 15: Newsletters

Box 92

Folder 2: Calvinalia, Calvin College --- 1966
Folder 3: Calvin College History Department Newsletter --- 1977
Folder 4: Calvin Spark, Calvin College --- 1980-1981
Folder 5: Calvin College Staff Bulletin --- 1980
Folder 6: Department of History Newsletter, University of Iowa --- 1976-1978, 1983-1984
Folder 7: Joint Archives Quarterly --- 1990
Folder 8: FYI, Kent State University --- April 12, 1971
Folder 9: Graduate Review, Kent State University --- 1979
Folder 10: History Newsletter, The University of Iowa. --- 1965-1966, 1968-1973
Folder 11-12: Kent State Historian --- 1967-1973, 1976-1978
Folder 13-14: Kent State University Weekly --- 1978, 1980-1981
Folder 15: News for Members, State Historical Society of Iowa --- 1963
Folder 16: Ohio Academy of History Newsletter --- 1972
Folder 17: Social Science History --- nd
Folder 18: Staff Bulletin, Kent State University --- 1969