The Geerhardus Vos Manuscript Collection

Collection

Identifier: SCM 056

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The collection currently includes correspondence, printed lecture notes, student lecture note manuscripts, biographical materials, bibliographical items, articles, and memorabilia.

Dates

1883 - 1928

Language of Materials

English, Dutch

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.

Preferred Citation

The following is the acceptable citation for publication: The Geerhardus Vos Manuscript Collection. Special Collections, Princeton Theological Seminary Library.

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

Biographical Information

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.

Extent

0.9 Linear Feet (3 Boxes)

Additional Description

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)

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.