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Box 01 - Personal Papers (COLL300)

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 25: Poems from pupils to Van Raalte [transcription, translation], 1863

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Folder 26: Verjarings Wenschen [damaged], 1863

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Folder 27: Power of attorney document, 1866

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Folder 28: U.S. passport, 1866

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Folder 29: : Pastoral History of A. C. Van Raalte’s Father, Albertus Van Raalte (1794-1833) [translation], 1866

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Folder 30: Biography of Christina Johanna Van Raalte-De Moen (1815-1871) [transcription, translation], 1871

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Folder 31: Rules for beekeeping

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Folder 32: Articles, 1959-1976

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Folder 33: Biographies, 1876-1886, undated

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Folder 34: Celebrations-Anniversaries, 1934-1995

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Folder 35: Genealogy [photocopy, newsprint], 1950, 1994, and undated

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Folder 36: Unidentified pictures and photos of A.C. Van Raalte and family, 1918, undated

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Folder 37: Pictures of Van Raalte house and miscellaneous buildings, undated

Van Raalte Collection