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Description
A series of three articles which appeared in the Holland City News, by Gerrit Van Schelven, entitled, "Historical Sketch of Holland City and Colony." These are valuable articles because Van Schelven was very interested in the history of the Holland colony. He later published much in his paper, De Grondwet, on the Holland colony. He also organized the 25th anniversary celebration in 1872. Since these articles were printed just before Van Raalte's death, Van Schelven must have felt that his material was correct.
Date
8-12-1876
Source
The original documents are held in The Joint Archives of Holland.
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 Joint Archives of Holland.
Recommended Citation
Van Schelven, Gerrit and Heeg, Erica D., "A Series of Three Articles Which Appeared in the Holland City News, by Gerrit Van Schelven, Entitled, "Historical Sketch of Holland City and Colony."" (1876). Van Raalte Papers: 1870-1879. 270.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1870s/270
Notes
Transcribed by Erica D. Heeg, September 3, 2004.
Description of the document and reference to The Joint Archives of Holland 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.