The Personal Papers --- 1829–1995 series contains certificates, personal and academic papers, essays, notes, speeches, maps, treatises, records, poems, news clippings, articles, constitutions, event programs, photographs, a genealogy, an autobiography, a biography, beekeeping rules, an attendance record, and a passenger list. It covers much of the Van Raalte family’s personal history, from their lives in the Netherlands to travel to the United States; from becoming American citizens, to the upbringing of Van Raalte’s students and children. Yet there are also extensive articles detailing the Dutch colony in Michigan and Reformed Church history, especially in relation to the Afscheiding movement.
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![Folder 10: Ordination Certificate [photocopy, transcription, translation], 1836 by Van Raalte Collection](https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/hh-coll300_box01-personal-papers/1015/thumbnail.jpg "Folder 10: Ordination Certificate [photocopy, transcription, translation], 1836 by Van Raalte Collection")
Folder 10: Ordination Certificate [photocopy, transcription, translation], 1836
Van Raalte Collection
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Folder 18: Sample of daughter Maria's handwriting in a nature study report, 1863
Van Raalte Collection
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![Folder 23: Poem written for wedding of oldest son Albertus [translation], 1858 by Van Raalte Collection](https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/hh-coll300_box01-personal-papers/1028/thumbnail.jpg "Folder 23: Poem written for wedding of oldest son Albertus [translation], 1858 by Van Raalte Collection")
Folder 23: Poem written for wedding of oldest son Albertus [translation], 1858
Van Raalte Collection
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![Folder 24: Poem written for Van Raalte's 25th wedding anniversary [translation], 1861 by Van Raalte Collection](https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/hh-coll300_box01-personal-papers/1029/thumbnail.jpg "Folder 24: Poem written for Van Raalte's 25th wedding anniversary [translation], 1861 by Van Raalte Collection")
Folder 24: Poem written for Van Raalte's 25th wedding anniversary [translation], 1861
Van Raalte Collection
![Folder 09: Theological Candidate [photocopy, translation], 1835 by Van Raalte Collection](https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/hh-coll300_box01-personal-papers/1014/thumbnail.jpg "Folder 09: Theological Candidate [photocopy, translation], 1835 by Van Raalte Collection")
![Folder 11: Marriage Extract, Civil Registry [translation], 1836 by Van Raalte Collection](https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/hh-coll300_box01-personal-papers/1016/thumbnail.jpg "Folder 11: Marriage Extract, Civil Registry [translation], 1836 by Van Raalte Collection")
![Folder 12: Marriage Certificate [photocopy, translation], 1836 by Van Raalte Collection](https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/hh-coll300_box01-personal-papers/1017/thumbnail.jpg "Folder 12: Marriage Certificate [photocopy, translation], 1836 by Van Raalte Collection")
![Folder 13: Last Will and Testament [transcription, translation], 1836 by Van Raalte Collection](https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/hh-coll300_box01-personal-papers/1018/thumbnail.jpg "Folder 13: Last Will and Testament [transcription, translation], 1836 by Van Raalte Collection")
![Folder 14: University of Leiden Certificate [photocopy], 1839 by Van Raalte Collection](https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/hh-coll300_box01-personal-papers/1019/thumbnail.jpg "Folder 14: University of Leiden Certificate [photocopy], 1839 by Van Raalte Collection")
![Folder 16: Discharge Papers [translation], 1839 by Van Raalte Collection](https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/hh-coll300_box01-personal-papers/1021/thumbnail.jpg "Folder 16: Discharge Papers [translation], 1839 by Van Raalte Collection")
![Folder 17: Pastor Recommendation [photocopy, translation], 1846 by Van Raalte Collection](https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/hh-coll300_box01-personal-papers/1022/thumbnail.jpg "Folder 17: Pastor Recommendation [photocopy, translation], 1846 by Van Raalte Collection")
![Folder 22: Family Register [transcription], 1837-1856 by Van Raalte Collection](https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/hh-coll300_box01-personal-papers/1027/thumbnail.jpg "Folder 22: Family Register [transcription], 1837-1856 by Van Raalte Collection")
