Born: 07/29/1927   Fairwater
Parents: Clarence R. and Angeline T. Bruins
Spouse: Elaine A. Bruins
Children: Mary Elaine, David Lewis
Address(es):
Permanent :
633 Appletree Dr.
Holland , MI 49423
USA
Contact Information:
Phone : (616) 395-7678

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	Envisioning Hope College : letters written by Albertus C. Van Raalte to Philip Phelps, Jr., 1857 to 187 - Elton J. Bruins, Karen G. Schakel, editors	Non Fiction , History	Adult	Holland, Mich. : Van Raalte Press ; Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.	2011
	Stories of my childhood and youth	Biography	Adult	Holland, Mich. : Van Raalte Institute	2008
	Albertus and Christina: the Van Raalte Family Home and Roots	Michigan History	Adult	Holland, Mich. : A.C. Van Raalte Institute, Hope College ; Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans	2004
	A step forward for Hope College: the building of Graves Hall and Winants Auditorium	Non Fiction	Adult	Holland, Mich. : Hope College	2004 -2009
	Family quarrels in the Dutch Reformed Church in the Nineteenth Century - Co-author with Robert P. Swierenga	Non Fiction	Adult	Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing	2000
	Campus alive : a walking tour of Hope College	Non Fiction	Adult	Holland, MI : Hope College	1999
	The Hendrik and Hendrika Bruins Family in America, 1847-1997	Biography , History	Adult	Holland, MI : A.C. Van Raalte Institute for Historical Studies	1997
	Albertus C. VanRaalte, Dutch Leader and American Patriot - Co-author with Jeanne Jacobson and Larry Wagenaar (Publication Years: 1996, 2000)	Biography	Adult	Holland, MI : Hope College	1996 -2000
	Unto the Sixth Generation: The Descendants of Derk & Cynthia Bruins, 1865-1990 - Editor	Non Fiction	Adult	Holland, Mich. : Hope College	1990
	Isaac Cappon: Holland's 'Foremost Citizen'	Biography	Adult	Holland, Mich. : Hope College	1987
	The Dutch in America - Compiler: papers presented at the Fourth Biennial Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Dutch-American Studies	History	Adult	Holland, Mich. : Hope College	1987
	The Bruins Family of Alto, Wisconsin; Historical and Genealogical Data Relating to the Family of Hendrik and Hendrika Van Wechel Bruins and Their Descendants, 1750 to 1980 - Editor	Biography , History	Adult	Holland, Mich. : Hope College	1980
	The Manuscript and Archival Holdings of Beardslee Library, Western Theological Seminary, Holland, Michigan	Non Fiction	Adult	Holland, Mich. :Western Theological Seminary	1978
	The Americanization of a Congregation - 2nd edition published 1995.	Non Fiction	Adult	Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans	1970 -1995
	Other writings: - Various articles published in Reformed Review, DIS Magazine, Perspectives, Church Herald	Non Fiction	Adult

What is the aim or goal of your writing: Further the understanding of Dutch-American studies in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries which includes studies in Reformed Church history, local history and family history.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Name	Date
Midwest Archives Conference President's Award to 'deserving individuals not directly involved in archival work but aware and supportive of its purpose and value	1999
'Friend of History' Award from the Holland Historical Trust	1998
Award from the Dutch-American Heritage Committee for contribution to Dutch-American studies.	1998

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