ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS RELATED TO

CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY WORK IN SOUTH ASIA

Repository

Archives, CalvinCollege

Denominational Historical Collection of the Christian Reformed Church

1855 Knollcrest Circle SE

Grand RapidsMI49546-4402

Contact

Richard H. Harms

Curator of the Archives

616-526-6313

Denominational affiliation (historic or current)

Christian Reformed Church

URL

Cited in Crouch Christianity in China, 1989

MI-80, MI-85

Source of data

WebCat

Date data gathered

May 19, 2006; updated July 17, 2006

General Collection

name of collection

Main collection

materials

vernacular language materials (e.g. Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, etc.)

Bible. Sinhalese.The Holy Bible in Sinhalese containing the Old and New Testaments = Suddhavu Baibalaya : parana givisuma saha alut givisuma. Rev. ed.Colombo : Bible Society of IndiaCeylon, 1959

Bible. Tamil. 1957.The Holy Bible in Tamil, containing the Old and New Testaments; translated from the original tongues.Bangalore : The Bible Society of India and Ceylon, 1957.

Bible. N.T. Hindi. 1930.The New Testament : in Hindi.Allahabad [India] : British and Foreign Bible Society, 1930.

Bible. N.T. Urdu. 1914.The New Testament in Urdu (Persian character). Printed in Great Britain, 1914, reprinted 1931.

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General Collection

name of collection

Heritage Hall

background

Heritage Hall has and makes available for research the records of CalvinCollege, Calvin Seminary, and the Christian Reformed Church in North America. In addition the collection holds the personal papers of the college and seminary faculty and staff, ministers in the denomination, and letters detailing the Dutch migration and the impact of this migration on North America.

Collection 1

name of collection

Christian Reformed Church World Missions – Ceylon 1944-1963

access/use restrictions

Written permission from the Director, Christian Reformed World Missions, 2850 Kalamazoo Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49560, required for access.

extent

3 lf

materials

correspondence, reports, minutes, clippings, photographs.

Collection 2

name of collection

Christian Reformed Church World Missions – Southern India 1950-1974

access/use restrictions

Written permission from the Director, Christian Reformed World Missions, 2850 Kalamazoo Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49560, required for access.

extent

2 lf

materials

correspondence, reports, minutes, clippings, photographs

Collection 3

name of collection

De Jong, Peter Y. (Peter Ymen), 1915-. Collection, 1911-2005.

COLL. 49

background

De Jong, Peter Y. (Peter Ymen), 1915-. Former minister of the Christian Reformed Church.

extent

4.90 cubic ft.

materials

correspondence, notebooks of activities, reports, publications, copy of Indian Interlude, Forty Years of the Lord’s Favor: The Story of the South India Mission.

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