The Geerhardus Vos Manuscript Collection
Collection Summary
| Creator: | Princeton Theological Seminary. Library. Special Collections. |
| Dates: | 1883-1928 |
| Extent: | 3 Boxes (0.9 linear feet) |
| Language(s): | English, Dutch |
| Repository: | Princeton Theological Seminary Libraries. Special Collections. |
Chronology
| 1862 | Born, March 14, Heerenveen, Netherlands, to Jan Hendrick Vos and Aaltje Beuker Vos |
| 1881 | Graduated, Amsterdam Gymnasium |
| 1881-1883 | Student, Calvin Theological Seminary |
| 1885 | Graduated, Princeton Theological Seminary |
| 1885-1886 | Fellow in Hebrew, University of Berlin |
| 1888 | Ph.D., University of Strassburg |
| 1888-1893 | Professor, Theology, Calvin Theological Seminary |
| 1893-1932 | Professor, Biblical Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary |
| 1894 April 24 | Ordained evangelist, Presbytery of New Brunswick |
| 1894 | Married to Catherine Frances Smith, September 7, Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| 1932-1949 | Professor Emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary |
| 1932-1933 | Resided, Roaring Branch, Pennsylvania |
| 1933-1941 | Resided, Santa Ana, California |
| 1941-1949 | Resided, Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| 1949 | Died, August 13, Grand Rapids, Michigan |
Dr. Vos also received an honorary doctorate from Lafayette College (1893). He was the author both of scholarly and popular books, including Grace and Glory (sermons given in Miller Chapel), The Self-Disclosure of Jesus, Biblical Theology, Charis, Pauline Eschatology, The Mosaic Origins of the Pentateuchal Codes, and The Epistle to the Hebrews. Most of these currently remain in print nearly 50 years after his death. Dr. Vos also published a great number of articles and six collections of verse, four of these in the Dutch language.
Dr. Vos was known for his opposition to proposed revisions of the Westminster standards and also to the reorganization of the Seminary. Today he is, perhaps, best remembered for his pioneering work in the discipline of Biblical Theology.
Scope and Content
The collection currently includes correspondence, printed lecture notes, student lecture note manuscripts, biographical materials, bibliographical items, articles, and memorabilia.
Subjects
Vos, Geerhardus, 1862-1949--Manuscripts.
Princeton Theological Seminary. Library. Manuscript collections.
Administrative Information
Processing Information
This collection was assembled in April of 1996 from a number of sources, the origins of which are not unknown. These items had been preserved in storage for some time and were not available to library patrons. The original finding aid was written in April of 1996 by Raymond D. Cannata, under the direction of William O. Harris, Archivist. The finding aid was edited by Sarah Seraphin in February of 2009.
Access
There are no special restrictions to access of this collection. It may be examined by library patrons under the normal rules and conditions of the Seminary Archives.
Use of Materials
The following is the acceptable citation for publication: The Geerhardus Vos Manuscript Collection. Special Collections, Princeton Theological Seminary Library.
Related Material
See also the following materials in Special Collections:
The Board of Directors of Princeton Theological Seminary Records
The Alexander Napier MacLeod Manuscript Collection
The Allan Alexander MacRae Manuscript Collection
The Francis Landey Patton Manuscript Collection
The H. Clare Welker Manuscript Collection
See also the following oral histories in the PTS Audio Collection:
Oswald Allis (tape #0514)
Muriel Jennings (tape #0339-0342)
Allan A. MacRae (tapes #0314, 0323-0324, 0467)
Carl McIntire (tapes #0310, 0404)
Ed Rian (tapes #0331-0334)
Contents
| Box 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| - | Three copies of "Notes on New Testament Biblical Theology" [privately printed course notes]. | |||||||||||||||
| Box 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| - | Two copies of "Notes on Old Testament Biblical Theology" [privately printed course notes]. | |||||||||||||||
| - | Three manuscript note books of Vos notes copied by Prof. James Oscar Boyd, "Biblical Theology of the New Testament, vol. I;" "Biblical Theology of the New Testament, vol. II;" "Biblical Theology of Old Testament." | |||||||||||||||
| - | Manuscript of Vos notes copied by Prof. James Oscar Boyd, "Course of IV Popular Lectures by Geerhardus Vos, at the Princeton Seminary Summer School, on the Messianic Consciousness of Jesus." June 1913 | |||||||||||||||
| - | "The Modern Hypothesis and Recent Criticism of the Early Prophets." [Multi-part series of articles from the Presbyterian and Reformed Review, written by Vos and sewn together]. 1898 | |||||||||||||||
| - | N.T. Biblical Theology class notes of Dr. Voss taken by J.B. Carpenter of Molly Springs, Miss. October 10, 1907 | |||||||||||||||
| Box 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3:1 | Reorganization correspondence: Vos to Sylvester Beach, Secretary of Princeton Seminary Directors; Vos to Frank Stevenson [photocopies]. (July 13, 1928), (December 19, 1928) | |||||||||||||||
| 3:2 | Correspondence: 13 letters from Vos to B.B. Warfield [photocopies]. 1889-1891 | |||||||||||||||
| 3:3 | Family Correspondence. | |||||||||||||||
| 3:4 | Correspondence regarding admission to Princeton Seminary. 1883 | |||||||||||||||
| 3:5 | Bibliography of Vos' writings. 1980 | |||||||||||||||
| 3:6 | Theological Index to Dictionary of Religion. | |||||||||||||||
| 3:7 | Biographical Items (4 pp. memorial minute by Lefferts Loetscher, list of addresses in retirement, Seminary Registration, Princeton Seminary Bulletin re. Vos retirement, Seminary alumni biographical forms, wedding invitation). | |||||||||||||||
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