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This item appeared in The Excelsiora, Vol. XII, No. 2, on this date. This was a hand-written publication of the Hope College student body. The items reads as follows: Rev. A. C. Van Raalte, D.D., born at Wanneperveen, Netherland[s], Oct. 17th, 1811, died Nov. 7th 1876, at Holland Mich. The funeral was held on Friday, Nov. 10th. It was the largest funeral ever witnessed in Holland. Hon. T. W. Ferry, Vice President of the U. S. was present. The death of Dr. Van Raalte is felt all through the colonies.
Date
11-17-1876
City
Holland, Michigan
Source
The original documents are held by Archives and Special Collections, Hope College Library.
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Recommended Citation
"This Item Appeared in The Excelsiora, Vol. XII, No. 2, On This Date" (1876). Van Raalte Papers: 1870-1879. 285.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1870s/285
Notes
Description of the document and reference to The Joint Archives of Holland [now called Hope College Archives and Special Collections] 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.