Herbert J(ohn) Brinks

Born: 05/25/1935   South Holland
Died: 05/17/2011
Parents: Herbert and Alyce Brinks
Spouse: Ruth E., a teacher
Children: Timothy, Steven, Marie, John
Address(es):
Last known address:
Grand Rapids , MI

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Dutch American Voices: Letters from the United States, 1850-1930
- Editor
History Adult Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press 1995
Write Back Soon: Letters From Immigrants in America
- Translation of Schriff Spoedig Terug!
Biography Adult Grand Rapids, Mich. : CRC Publications 1986
Pine Rest Christian Hospital, 75 Years: 1910-1985 Michigan History Adult [Grand Rapids, Mich.] : Pine Rest Hospital 1985
The Dutch in America : immigration, settlement, and cultural change/edited by Robert P. Swierenga.
- Contributor
History Adult New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press 1985
Contemporary American immigration : interpretive essays (European) / edited by Dennis Laurence Cuddy.
- Contributor
History Adult Boston : Twayne Publishers 1981
Sources for the Study of Migration and Ethnicity
- Contributor
Non Fiction Adult Ann Arbor, MI: Bentley Historical Library 1979
Schrijf Spoedig Terug! Brieven Van Immigranten in Amerika, 1847-1920
- Compiler
Non Fiction Adult Boekencentrum (Netherlands) 1978
A Michigan Reader : 11,000 B.C. to A.D. 1865
- Co-editor with George S. May
Michigan History Adult Grand Rapids, Eerdmans 1974
Peter White
- Great men of Michigan series.
Biography , Michigan History Adult [Grand Rapids, Mich.] W. B. Eerdmans 1970
Guide to the Dutch-American Historical Collections of Western Michigan
- Editor
Non Fiction Adult Grand Rapids, Mich. : Dutch-American Historical Commission 1967
Other writings:
- Contibutor of articles and fiction to periodicals, including Dialogue, Michigan History, Reformed Journal, Calvin Theologial Journal, and Time Being
Non Fiction Adult

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No
Biographical information may be found at: http://www.calvin.edu/hh/origins/Fall11.pdf

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Pharmacy Ferris State University Big Rapids , MI 1968

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Curator of manuscripts Calvin College Grand Rapids , MI 1972 -1995
Professor of History & Archivist Calvin College Grand Rapids , MI 1971 -1978
Director Historical Society of Michigan 1970 -1971
Editor Historical Society of Michigan Chronicle 1969 -1971
Instructor, Associate professor
- Curator of Colonial Origins Collection
Calvin College 1965 -1969
Teacher of English, History, and Latin Allendale , MI 1957 -1960

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