A brief description of two new collections ready for use by our researchers:
War Memorial Committee Records (T97-1472) 0.25 linear ft.
Includes the materials gathered in the creation of the 1997 Holland War Memorial monument dedicated to the men who died while serving in the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam Conflict and placed in the Veterans Circle in Centennial Park. Materials contain primary documents on microfilm, newspaper clippings, and governmental casualty lists dating from 1917 to 1997.
Louis H. Benes II Papers (W97-1227) 1.00 linear ft.
Papers consist of bound class notes from his Western Theological Seminary courses in the English Bible and Old Testament History, and correspondence relating to his years as editor of the Church Herald (1945-1974, including the San Dimas Affair and Federal Council). The San Dimas Affair involved a fraudulent investment bond scheme with the San Dimas Valley Community Drive-In Church. Correspondence received when he retired includes very warm, respectful letters from his children. Also, copies of lectures given and his great grandfather s hymnal, 1846 (Dutch). Correspondents include Albertus Pieters and Gordon Van Wylen.
Geoffrey D. Reynolds