Oral History Interview Topics

1977 – Retired Faculty and Administrators of Hope College

1978 – Retired Faculty and Administrators of Hope College

1979 – Former RCA and Protestant Reformed Church Executives

1980 – Local Women

1981 – Theologians of Hope College and Western Seminary

1982 – Local Business Persons

1984 – Former Mayors of Holland

1985 – Citizens of Holland

1986 – Holland Furnace Company

1987 – Science Professors at Hope College

1989 – History of the Hope College English Department

1990 – Members of the Hispanic Community

1991 – Longtime Residents of Macatawa Park

1992 – Dutch Immigrants who Emigrated to the United States after World War II

1993 – Hispanic Residents of Holland

1994 – Asian and African American Residents of Holland

1995 – Tulip Time

1996-1998 – Sesquicentennial of Holland, "150 Stories for 150 Years"

1999 – Holland Business Community

2000 – Retiring Members of the Hope College Faculty

2001 – Parents of Baby Boomer Generation (some of whom participated in World War II military operations)

2002 – History of Law Enforcement in Holland

2003 – Polio Survivors in Holland

Oral History Interviews

1977 – Retired Faculty and Administrators of Hope College

De Graaf, Clarence T.
Kleis, Clarence
Lubbers, Irwin J.
Ross, Metta J.
Vanderbush, Alvin W.
Yntema, Dwight B. and Clara E. Yntema

1978 – Retired Faculty and Administrators of Hope College

Hillegonds, William C.
Ponstein, Lambert J.
Steffens, Henry J.
Stryker, Marian A.
VerBeek, John J.
Wolters, Edward J.

1979 – Former RCA and Protestant Reformed Church Executives

de Velder, Marion
Hoeksema, Homer C. (Protestant Reformed Church)
Mulder, Bernard J.
Walvoord, Christian H.

1980 – Local Women

Holleman, Jantina W.
Keppel, Ruth
Rivera, Rebecca A.
Van Wylen, Margaret E.

1981 – Theologians of Hope College and Western Seminary

Cook, James I.
Kuyper, Lester J.
Osterhaven, M. Eugene
Oudersluys, Richard C.
Voogd, Henry

1982 – Local Business Persons

De Pree, D. J.
Donnelly, John F., Sr.
Sligh, Charles R., Jr.
Van Voorst, Cornelia

1984 – Former Mayors of Holland

Bosman, Nelson W.
De Pree, J. Bernard
Hallacy, Louis, II
Lamb, Lawrence William “Bill” Lamb, Jr.
Schepers, Elmer J.
Visscher, Robert
Wichers, Willard C.

1985 – Citizens of Holland

Buter, Harvey J. (city committees and boards)
Prince, Edgar and Emilie (Prince) Wierda (Evergreen Commons)
Smith, Richard W. (mayor)
Van Haitsma, Eleanor (DePree) (art professor at Hope College)

1986 – Holland Furnace Company

Boersma, Vern
Bosman, Nelson
Bradford, Florence
Curtis, Stanley “Doc”
DeLong, William
Fitzgerald, Wayne R. and Peggy
Geerlings, Clyde
Klomparens, Al
Keppel, Ruth
Kolb, Larry Jr.
Peebles, Katherine Kolb
Topp, Donna Kolb
Marsilje, Herb
Plaggemars, Howard
Roper, Jerry
Schipper, Vern
Sikkel, William
Tinholt, Jay
Van Leuwen, Bruce
Wabeke, Jay A.
Walvoord, Geraldine
Weyenberg, Henry
Wichers, Willard

1987 – Science Professors at Hope College

Brink, Irwin J. (chemistry)
Dershem, Herbert L. (computer science)
Jekel, Eugene C. (chemistry)
Neckers, James W.
Quiring, Frank S. (chemistry summer institute)
Steketee, Charles A. (mathematics and science)
Tharin, J. Cotter (geology)
Van Faasen, Paul (biology)

1989 – History of the Hope College English Department

Hemenway, Stephen I.
Huttar, Charles A.
Reynolds, William
Schakel, Peter J.
ten Hoor, Henry
Verduin, Kathleen

1990 – Members of the Hispanic Community

Fierro, Andres S.
Gamez, Frances G.
Gonzales, Alfredo M.
Hernandez, Luciano
Loera, Rebecca A.
Muniz, Rick
Pacheco, Raymond
Reyes, Celestino, Sr.
Reyes, Lupita
Serrano, Alberto R.
Silva, Teodoro
Sosa, Juan A.

1991 – Longtime Residents of Macatawa Park

Boshka, J. M.
Den Uyl, Richard S.
Evans, Robert O.
Jesiek, William and Jesiek-Kayes, Lois
McRoy, Burton B.
Tazelaar, Arthur J.

1992 – Dutch Immigrants who Emigrated to the United States after World War II

Berghoef, Neal and Ann
Bratt, Hero (non-immigrant)
Buursma, Tine
de Blecourt, Jaap
Deventer, Case and Elsa
Hoekstra, Fred and Helen
Hoekstra, Harry and Corry
Kleis, Margaret Wolffensperger
Muller, John and Tena
Prins, Marguerite Meyer (non-immigrant)
Wagenaar, Neal and Mary

1993 – Hispanic Residents of Holland

Garcia, Nereida
Gutierrez, Ray and Enriquetta (in Spanish)
Puente, José and Lela
Reyes, Lupita
Rios, Albino
Sanchez, Enrique (English, Spanish)
Sosa, Josephina with Jose and Nina (mostly Spanish)
Trevino, Crecenciana and Jacobo Trevino, Carmen and Laura Olivos (English, Spanish)

1994 – Asian and African American Residents of Holland

Dekker, Kiyoko (Japanese)
Eap, Leang (Cambodian)
Fu, Wallace (Chinese)
Gray, Eric (African-American)
Hur, Young K. and Ben S. (Korean)
LeuamChampassak, Thongwan (Laotian)
McIntosh, Mary (American involved with the Vietnamese community)
Nguyen, Tung (Vietnamese)
Silakhom, Ranong (Laotian/Thai)
Singhanath, Vongdeuane (Laotian)
Smith, Germaine (African-American)
Tang, Kouy (Cambodian)
Tep, Khon (Cambodian)
Tran, Bich Thuy (Vietnamese)
Tran, Binh (Vietnamese)
Tran, Xuong (Vietnamese)
Wells, Hollis C. (African-American)
Weymon, Ella (African-American)

1995 – Tulip Time

Appledorn, Barbara J.
Bredeweg, M. Dawn
de Blecourt, Jaap R.
Duistermars, Mary
Freestone, Marvin and Margie
Grigsby, Hattie; Feuerstein, P. A.; Boneburg, Margaret
Hallacy, Louis, II
Harper, Beverly Frego
Hoekstra, Harry A.
Karsten, John
Kooiker, Ken and Marilyn
Koops, Sharon
Leenhouts, Jack and Thelma
Overbeek, Larry
Rogers, Bill
Stroh, Roger
Vande Water, Randy
Van Howe, Kristi
Van Slot, Andy
Van Vyven, Margaret
Wichers, Nell E.
Zingle, Marie
Zwiep, Steve

1996-1998 - Sesquicentennial of Holland, "150 Stories for 150 Years"

Achterhof, Elton
Antoon, Grace
Apple, Carl
Baker, Sue
Bednarick, Tracy (project summary)
Benson, John
Berry, Myra Kleis
Bocks, Nathan
Boer, William
Boersma, Vern and Lois
Bonzelaar, Alvin
Borgman, Clyde and Kathleen
Bos, Deb
Bouws, Bryan
Bradford, Catharine
Briones, Janie
Brown, Harley and Phyllis
Bruggink, Donald
Bui, Lieng Van
Buter, Harvey
Buys, Ekdal and Hermina
Cantu, Ernesto
Champassak, Thongwan Leuam
Chavaz, Savas
Cooper, Charles
Cortes, Gladys
Counihan, Jerome E.
Dalman, Jessie
Dalman, Laverne C.
Dalman, Lillian
Damson, Edward
Dandavati, Annie
De Haan, Marguerite J. (Peg)
De Long, William
De Pree, Max