John Vander Vate Collection
Abstract
John Vander Vate worked for the United States Department of Public Health in Washington, DC. During the early years of World War II, prior to United States entry, he served as a mail intermediary between residents of occupied Netherlands and family not living in neutral nations. The early correspondence reflect this service. Post war correspondence details conditions in The Netherlands and Vander Vate's work in collecting data for tuberculosis research studies. The post cards detail scenes from The Netherlands during the 1910s and 1920s.
Dates
- created: 1915-1951
Creator
- Vander Vate, John (Person)
Full Extent
1.00 Cubic Feet
Full Extent
2 Boxes other_unmapped
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Folder level description
Source of Acquisition
Barbara Vander Vate
Other Descriptive Information
Acc. No. 99.10
- Title
- John Vander Vate Collection Finding Aid
- Author
- Ed Gerritsen, October 1999
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Heritage Hall, Hekman Library Repository
Hekman Library
1855 Knollcrest Circle SE
Grand Rapids MI 49546 US
616-526-6913
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