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.
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Prof. Thomas E. Welmers of Hope College Sent a Letter Presumably to Dr. Cornelis Smits of Haren-Groningen Information About the Welmers Family That Came from Geesteren-Gelselaar, the Netherlands
Thomas E. Welmers and Nella Kennedy
Prof. Thomas E. Welmers of Hope College sent a long letter to presumably to Dr. Cornelis Smits of Haren-Groningen information about the Welmers family that came from Geesteren-Gelselaar, the Netherlands. He also includes information about other Dutch-Americans who came from the same area.
