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Description
The "Traveling & Begging Guide" prepared for A. C. Van Raalte when he went on a fund raising trip to New York and New Jersey for the Academy building, later called Van Vleck Hall. He is given clear directions as to where he must travel and whom he should visit. The writer of the guide is not identified. However, judging from a September 1, 1856, letter of John Van Vleck to A.C.V.R., the handwriting of Van Vleck is very similar to the handwriting of this document. A letter of introduction to prospective donors by Dr. Thomas De Witt is appended to the traveling guide.
Date
1856
Source
The original documents are held in the Holland Museum.
Rights
This digitized material is intended for personal research/study only. The original documents may not be reproduced for commercial use in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the Holland Museum.
Recommended Citation
Van Vleck, John, "The "Traveling & Begging Guide" Prepared for A. C. Van Raalte" (1856). Van Raalte Papers: 1850-1859. 334.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1850s/334
Notes
Description of the document and reference to the Holland Museum by Dr. Elton J. Bruins.
About the collection:
Elton J. Bruins, long-time professor in the Department of Religion at Hope College, spent years collecting documents by and about Albertus C. Van Raalte, founder of Holland, Michigan and early patron of Hope College. Documents were gathered from dozens of public and private collections, making a nearly exhaustive collection of Van Raalte's writings and reflections. It is these documents that make up the "Van Raalte Papers."
Digitizing the Van Raalte papers was supported by the Dutch Culture USA program by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York. The project was done in partnership with Heritage Hall at Calvin University, which also digitized its Van Raalte collections.