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A long letter of A. C. Van Raalte to his son, D. B. K..; Dirk had reached thirty years; A.C.V.R. reflects on life; he mentions Mrs. Van Raalte and her last days; he presses Dirk to be Christian; "Esteem the preaching of Rev. R. Pieters highly and follow it." A.C.V.R. talks about his own father's sense of gratitude; "Now, Holland is a good enough place where one can spend this brief training period for eternity." A.C.V.R. is eager for Dirk to get married. A.C.V.R. reveals his inner thoughts considerably in this letter.
Date
2-27-1874
City
Manito, Illinois
Source
The original documents are held in the Albertus C. Van Raalte Collection (M300) or the Dirk B.K. Van Raalte Collection (M301) in Heritage Hall, Hekman Library, Calvin University, Grand Rapids, MI. The Van Raalte material in Heritage Hall has since been reorganized.
https://archives.calvin.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=264&q=
https://archives.calvin.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=262&q=
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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 Heritage Hall at Calvin University. Contact the Curator at Heritage Hall.
Recommended Citation
Van Raalte, A. C. and Reinsma, Wm., "A Long Letter of A. C. Van Raalte to His Son, D. B. K." (1874). Van Raalte Papers: 1870-1879. 191.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1870s/191
Notes
Translation by Wm. Reinsma.
Description of the document and reference to the collection at Calvin College Archives 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.