Our Collections
Discover priceless materials on innumerable subjects.
Archives and Special Collections, a department of Hope College's Van Wylen Library, is the consolidation of the archival collections of Hope College, Western Theological Seminary and other organizations that contract for archival services.
- Mission Statement
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We promote the educational mission of ÒÀÒÀÉçÇø and its partner institutions by actively collecting, caring for, interpreting and making available the unique historical resources in its care.
- College Publications
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Works and writings from Hope College students and administrative offices. Materials are held in , the online institutional repository.
- : a monthly periodical aimed at ÒÀÒÀÉçÇø graduates (ceased in 1979)
- : Hope College's student-run newspaper
- : information about areas of study, important dates in the academic calendar, course schedules and general college history
- : a newsletter put out four times a year by the Archives
- : the annual Hope College yearbook
- : a newsletter put out six times a year by the college
- Historical Records
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Papers, manuscripts and audiovisual materials dating from 1866.
- : an online institutional repository that provides access to the scholarly and creative works of the Hope College community
- : a database of materials held by the Archives
- Newspapers: selected periodicals issued in West Michigan and the Netherlands
- : recorded interviews with important figures, famous and obscure
- Featured Image Collections
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Our Featured Image Collections consist of photographs, postcards and other images dating mainly from the late nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries. Subjects include the Hope College campus, student life and the history of Holland, Michigan.
The Archives has thousands of other photographs that have not been featured here. Please email to request scans of these images or to visit in person.
To use any of these pictures in your own work, please consult our Image Reproduction Policy and Citation Guidelines.
- Rare Books
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Our collection of rare books includes works on art, history, literature, mathematics and science, as well as a collection of Bibles.
Our archivist has the answers. Call, email, or ask in person.
Researchers can to visit the Archives.