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All of the images in this collection are of important people and places that were involved in the creation and development of Hope College and Holland, Michigan. Many of the images appear in the book Envisioning Hope College: Letters Written by Albertus C. Van Raalte to Philip Phelps Jr., 1857 to 1875 (2011), which documents the private thoughts of Albertus C. Van Raalte, the founder of Holland, Michigan.

  • Portrait of Charles Scott

    Portrait of Charles Scott

  • Portrait of Abel T. Stewart

    Portrait of Abel T. Stewart

  • Portrait of Abby F. Woodruff Talmadge and John Van Nest Talmadge

    Portrait of Abby F. Woodruff Talmadge and John Van Nest Talmadge

  • Rutgers College Campus, 1849

    Rutgers College Campus, 1849

  • Portrait of John Bodine Thompson

    Portrait of John Bodine Thompson

  • Portrait of Henry Utterwick

    Portrait of Henry Utterwick

  • Portrait of Jacob Broadhead

    Portrait of Jacob Broadhead

  • Grave of Martin Van Buren

    Grave of Martin Van Buren

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    Portrait of Giles Vande Wall

  • Grave of Albertus C. Van Raalte

    Grave of Albertus C. Van Raalte

  • Van Raalte Family Homestead

    Van Raalte Family Homestead

  • Van Raalte Family Homestead

    Van Raalte Family Homestead

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