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Collection Overview

Title: Hans Rookmaaker Papers, 1927-1986

Predominant Dates:1945-1977

ID: SC/018

Primary Creator: Rookmaaker, H. R. (Hendrik Roelof) (1922-1977)

Extent: 63.0 boxes. More info below.

Arrangement: The collection is arranged by series with folder level control.

Date Acquired: 00/00/1985

Subjects: Aesthetics, Modern -- 19th century, Art, Dutch, Art, Modern -- 19th century, Art, Modern -- 20th century, Art -- History, Art -- Philosophy, Art and religion, Art and society, Artists -- Psychology, Arts -- Psychological aspects, Blues (Music) -- History and criticism, Blues (Music) -- Philosophy, Christianity and culture, Christianity and the arts., College teachers -- Netherlands -- Archives, Gauguin, Paul, 1848-1903 -- Criticism and interpretation, Graphic arts, European, Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972, Jazz -- History and criticism, Jazz -- Louisiana -- New Orleans --Philosophy, Music -- Religious aspects, Painting, Rock music, Rookmaaker, H. R. (Hendrik Roelof), 1922-1977 -- Archives, Spirituals (Songs) -- History and criticism

Forms of Material: Articles, Audiotapes, Biographies, Correspondence, Financial Records, Lectures, Legal Documents, Photographs, Reviews, Scrapbooks, Sermons

Languages: English, Dutch;Flemish

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The largest portion of the Collection consists of 3 x 5 bibliographic note cards (in Dutch). This is also the only series that includes original manuscript material. A preliminary index has been created to assist the researcher. Copies of published articles in Dutch and English comprise Boxes 1 and 2. Arrangement is by language, and by publication. The articles written for the Dutch newspaper Trouw (1949-1956), and Opbouw (1957-1972) are foldered chronologically. Journal articles in English are arranged alphabetically, while articles in Dutch are arranged chronologically under the journal title, with no attempt to list individual article titles. Fifty-one audio cassette tapes (ca. half in English, remainder in Dutch) provide voice recordings of Dr. Rookmaaker on the topics of art, culture, music, philosophy, and the Bible. He lectured in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada, as well as in his native Netherlands.

Biographical Note

Henderik “Hans” Roelof Rookmaaker, art historian, professor, author and lecturer, was born February 27th, 1922, in The Hague, Netherlands, third child of Theodora Catherine and Henderik. Hans, son of the Dutch resident (governor), spent his early years living in the Netherlands and Sumatra (Indonesia).

Quite happily spoiled by his mother, he was inquisitive and stubborn; lifelong characteristics. While in Sumatra, for fun, the Rookmaaker children joined their father on dangerous hunting excursions, shooting deer, boars, snakes and tigers. Henderik also captured Komodo dragons, sending them to zoos in London, Berlin and Amsterdam.

In 1933, Henderik retired, and the family returned to the Netherlands, settling in Den Haag. While Hans prepared for High School, political stirrings from Germany reached the Netherlands. A party dedicated to race purification was forming: the Nazis. Few noticed or cared as German nationalism loudly increased and civil liberties quietly decreased.

As the Dutch Nazi Party organized, teenaged Hans pursued other inclinations, developing an abiding passion for jazz, spending his pocket money on albums and phonograph needles, playing the music until the records – and his friends – wore out. Favorites included Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday. At school, Reformed in doctrine, Rookmaaker detected a marked difference in the Christian students who exhibited genuine faith as opposed to those who blandly professed. “I’d like to be like them,” he told his sisters.

After high school he proceeded to Den Helder Marine Officer’s School, training for leadership. On May 10th, 1940, the Third Reich, its dark ambitions at last erupting, invaded the Netherlands, cutting short his education. On May 14th, German bombers blitzed Rotterdam, reducing homes, churches and shops to piles of rubble.

The Occupation tightened; to counter its hold, Hans associated himself with the Underground Press, courageously accepting their request to distribute anti-Nazi leaflets. He was arrested after his first night. In jail, the only book allowed was the Bible. Already intrigued about Christianity, he read carefully for three months; so began his gradual conversion.

Henderik, consulting his political connections, managed his son’s release. But he would not long remain free. In 1943 thousands of Dutch reservists, including Hans, were “officially” enlisted for service at a collecting center where they were herded into trains and transported to concentration camps, a horrifically successful Nazi ploy. Isolated in Stanislau POW camp, his faith received further nourishment when Captain J.P.A. Mekkes, a fellow inmate, recommended A New Critique of Theoretical Thought by Herman Dooyeweerd. Studying intensely, Hans discovered in Dooyeweerd a perceptive, challenging mind.

In 1945, the Russians liberated the camp, and he was free to return home. Secure in Christ, he determined to pursue art history from a Reformed perspective, examining precisely how an artist’s personal beliefs illuminated the creative vision. Consequently he moved to Amsterdam and studied art history, integrating philosophy with Christian doctrine.

A few years later, Hans married an old friend, Anna Marie “Anky” Huiter. Supporting his family as he researched his doctoral thesis, he wrote art criticism for Trouw, the Dutch national paper, and taught history at Leiden High School (1952-58).

He received his degree in 1959, publishing his thesis as Synthetist Art Theories: Genesis and Nature of the Ideas on Art of Gauguin and His Circle. From 1958-65 he was Assistant Professor of History of Art at the University of Leiden. In 1965, he accepted the Art History chair at Vrje (Free) University, a position he occupied until his untimely death in 1977.

In 1948, Hans encountered another significant influence, Francis Schaeffer, an American Presbyterian pastor ministering to postwar Europeans in Switzerland. Jazz fans, they easily bonded. Hans, sympathetic to Schaeffer’s mission, became a member of L’Abri (“the shelter”), eventually hosting gatherings in his home. “Spiritually and intellectually they were in essential agreement,” observes biographer Laurel Gasque, “yet there was a space…in their relationship that allowed for differences and breathed vitality for hundreds, and probably thousands, of young people seeking renewed direction for their lives.”

Professor Hans Rookmaaker authored many books pertaining to art theory, art history and music. Lecturing throughout the 1960s and ‘70s on college campuses, universities and conferences in the U.S. and U.K., he endeared himself to a generation of questioning students. “We loved him,” recalls actor Nigel Goodwin, founder and international director of the Genesis Arts Trust. Touring widely, Hans met influential artists, including gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, whose music was performed at his funeral.

In his groundbreaking work, Modern Art and the Death of A Culture (1970), he offers pointed perspectives on the countercultural turmoil of the 1960s as reflected in its art. He examines histories, themes and reactions in classic and contemporary creative endeavor; and urgently calls Christian artists to bold commitment in executing their unique roles as prophets and messengers. “Far from retreating into a kind of Christian subculture,” he writes in The Creative Gift (1981), “leaving the world to its evil, Christians not only can, but must take part in the world’s activity.”

His platform style was engaging, robust, often stinging. “All truth is relative,” he would announce, shocking his listeners, calmly adding, “to Jesus Christ.” He was impatient with naïve questions or lazy, unfocused thinking. Church audiences who blithely dismissed modern art received a not-so-gentle chide: “How can you say that modern art is ugly when you worship the Lord in a building painted like this?”

In talks and writing, Hans Rookmaaker sought to address the disastrous severance of truth and beauty from divine revelation. He argued that there is no true beauty divorced from truth, love and freedom, either in art or life. “We are Christians whether we sleep, eat or work hard,” he writes in Art Needs No Justification (1978), “whatever we do, we do it as God’s children.”

Subject/Index Terms

Aesthetics, Modern -- 19th century
Art, Dutch
Art, Modern -- 19th century
Art, Modern -- 20th century
Art -- History
Art -- Philosophy
Art and religion
Art and society
Artists -- Psychology
Arts -- Psychological aspects
Blues (Music) -- History and criticism
Blues (Music) -- Philosophy
Christianity and culture
Christianity and the arts.
College teachers -- Netherlands -- Archives
Gauguin, Paul, 1848-1903 -- Criticism and interpretation
Graphic arts, European
Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972
Jazz -- History and criticism
Jazz -- Louisiana -- New Orleans --Philosophy
Music -- Religious aspects
Painting
Rock music
Rookmaaker, H. R. (Hendrik Roelof), 1922-1977 -- Archives
Spirituals (Songs) -- History and criticism

Administrative Information

Repository: Wheaton College Archives & Special Collections

Alternate Extent Statement: 28 linear feet

Access Restrictions: There are no restrictions on this collection.

Use Restrictions: Duplication may be restricted if copying could cause damage to items.

Acquisition Source: Gift

Acquisition Method: The papers of Hans Rookmaaker were given to Wheaton College by his wife, Mrs. Anky Rookmaaker. Long appreciated for the integration of his Christian faith and art criticism, Rookmaaker had lectured at Wheaton College in the 1970s, but it was not until the early 1980s and Dr. Nigel Goodwin's recommendation, that serious efforts were made to secure his archives. Myrna Grant, John Walford, and Paul Snezek, were among those instrumental in the arrival of materials in 1985.

Preferred Citation: Hans Rookmaaker Papers (SC-18), Wheaton College Special Collections, Wheaton, Illinois.

Other Note: The papers of Henderik (Hans) Roelof Rookmaaker (1922-1977), Professor of Art History, art critic and columnist, author, and lecturer, occupy approximately fifteen linear feet. The collection includes manuscript bibliographic cards and notes, photocopies of published newspaper columns and articles, and audio cassettes of lectures. The majority of the material is in the Dutch language, while many of the articles and recorded lectures are in English.

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Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Biographical],
[Series 2: Correspondence],
[Series 3: Manuscripts],
[Series 4: Published Articles],
[Series 5: Lectures and Sermons],
[Series 6: Photographs],
[Series 7: Research Notes],
[Series 8: Legal / Financial],
[Series 9: Secondary Material],
[Series 10: Free University],
[Series 11: Unknown],
[Series 12: Media],
[Series 13: Albums and Scrapbooks],
[All]

Series 9: Secondary Material

Sub-Series 1: Scrapbook

Box 44

Folder 1: Collection of materials on blues/jazz/gospel circa. 1956-1958
Folder 2: A
Folder 3: B
Folder 4: C
Folder 5: D
Folder 6: E
Folder 7: F
Folder 8: G
Folder 9: H
Folder 10: K
Folder 11: L
Folder 12: M
Folder 13: N
Folder 14: O
Folder 15: Q-R
Folder 16: S
Folder 17: T
Folder 18: U-V
Folder 19: W-Z
Folder 20: Arabic Records
Folder 21: News Clippings

Sub-Series 2

Box 45

Folder 2: Ich bin ein Rädchen in der richtigen Maschine, [I'm a Cog in the Right Machine, Spiegel article on Austrian Pianist Friedrich Gulda and contemporary concert practices, 1969]
Folder 3: Jazz in Verdrukking [Jazz in Oppression]
Folder 4: Jazz: van Oerwoud-Dreun Tot Modern Ritme [Jazz: from Primeval Forest-Drone to Modern Rhythm]
Folder 5: Le Jazz est-il Mort? [Is Jazz Dead?]
Folder 6: Newspaper and Magazine articles on Jazz and Gospel music/musicians
Folder 7: The Birth of the Blues
Folder 8: Blues Community Singing Blues Here
Folder 9: Black Gospel Music- Posters, Articles, Advertisements
Folder 10: De Gospel-Song [The Gospel Song]
Folder 11: Negro Spirituals
Folder 12: Negro Spirituals; Omroepgids, January 1956
Folder 13: Spirituals
Folder 14: De Sterren Zijn Zo Vermoeid; Zaterdag, September 1967 [The Stars are so Tired]
Folder 15: Welke Kant Wil Die Frank Zappa Eigenlijk Op? [Which Edge does that Frank Zappa really want to be on?]
Folder 16: Als je zwart bent, Omroep Gids [If you're black... (translation of song by H.R. Rookmaaker), Broadcasting Guide]
Folder 17: Pop en Sex; Nederlands Studentenblad, May 1970 [Pop and Sex]
Folder 18: Pop en Subcutuur: Tegenmilieu of Escapisme?; Student, April 1970 [Pop and Sub- culture: Counterculture or Escapism?]
Folder 19: Popmuzen Jaarboek; Parool, September 1967 [Pop Muses Yearbook]
Folder 20: Popscore; Zaterdag, February 1970

Sub-Series 4

Box 46

Folder 1: Agony Rock; Beat Instrumental, May 1971
Folder 2: An Evening Spent at Joni's; Time, December 1974
Folder 3: Art Criticism; Interchange
Folder 4: At the Where?; Time, June 1970
Folder 5: Bad Trip; Time, November 1968
Folder 6: BBC Ban Mick Jagger's Wilde Film
Folder 7: The Beatles/Their New Incarnation; Time, September 1967
Folder 8: Dave Brubeck Unveils Oratorio on Jesus; Christianity Today March '68
Folder 9: England's Elvis: Gut Emotions; Time, December 1977
Folder 10: Exiled Pastor Speaks of Persecution; Calvin College Chimes, Nov. 1974
Folder 11: The Girls of Hair; Playboy
Folder 12: The Gulf of Spirit, Science; Boston Globe, July 1975
Folder 13: The Human Being in Beethoven; Philips Music Herald, 1969
Folder 14: Improvising on the Beat; Time, July 1974
Folder 15: James Taylor: One Man's Family of Rock; Time, March 1971
Folder 16: Jazz; Time, March 1968
Folder 17: Jazz Goes to College; Time, June 1971
Folder 18: Jesus Christ Superstar; Life, May 1971
Folder 19: Jesus Christ Superstar Rocks Broadway; Time, October 1971
Folder 20: Jesus in a Pop Culture
Folder 21: The Jesus Revolution; Time, June 1971
Folder 22: Last Trumpet for the First Trumpeter; Time, July 1971
Folder 23: The Lonely Music of a Man Called Muddy; Chicago Tribune Magazine
Folder 24: Linda Down; Time, February 1977
Folder 25: Memorable Songs For Our Times; Mayday Music Inc., 1971
Folder 26: Mick Jagger; The Sunday Denver Post, July 1972
Folder 27: Monk Music
Folder 28: Music; Maclean's, June 1972
Folder 29: The Necessity of Music
Folder 30: The New Jazz; Newsweek, December 1966
Folder 31: Newport in New York; Time, July 1972
Folder 32: Playboy Interview: Allen Klein; Playboy, November 1971
Folder 33: Playboy Interview: Elton John; Playboy
Folder 34: The Playboy Music Hall of Fame; Playboy
Folder 35: The 1969 Playboy All-Star's All-Stars; Playboy, 1969
Folder 36: The 1976 Playboy Music Poll; Playboy, 1976
Folder 37: Pop Records: Moguls, Money, & Monsters; Time, February 1973
Folder 38: Religious Concerns Over-Dominate Festival
Folder 39: The Road to Respectability (1927-1930); Arrow in the Blue
Folder 40: Rock as Salvation; The New York Times Magazine, August 1968
Folder 41: Rock as Passion; Time, November 1970
Folder 42: Rock: The Revolutionary Hype; Time, January 1969
Folder 43: Schools: A Jewel of a Julliard; Time, October 1969
Folder 44: Songs in Praise of Birds, Bees, and Birth Control; Philips Music Herald, Summer/Autumn 1967
Folder 45: The Stones and the Triumph of Marsyas; Time, July 1972
Folder 46: Student Balances Liberal Arts Education with World-Wide Concert Performance; Wheaton College Record, Feb. 1967
Folder 47: Underground Comes Up on Top; Philips Music Herald, Winter 1968/9
Folder 48: William Law, 1881
Folder 49: Winter Preview
Folder 50: Art is Life: Rookmaaker, Theology and art- a critical consideration by Joseph Sverker
Folder 51: Gospel Music and Lyrics by Thomas A. Dorsey
Folder 52: Spirituals and Negro Worship
Folder 53: Articles by Francis Schaeffer
Folder 54: American Council of Christian Churches / International Council of Christian Churches
Folder 55: Outline -- The Christian Approach to the Arts by D.R. Johnsten; The Christian Artist and his Work by Angela Peak; The Christian Artist and His Attitude to his own Work by Rosamond Andrew
Folder 56: The Artists' Study Group: Render unto Caesar, Can the Christian Message be Expressed in Terms of Contemporary Art? By J.G. Blackman
Folder 57: Art Education Seminar given at J.C.C.F. Art & Technology Conference (July 1973): Towards a Christian View of Art Education in Secondary Schools
Folder 58: Art as Christian Calling by Rev. Johan D. Tangelder
Folder 59: Interview with Malcolm Muggeridge; Right On, May 1975

Box 47: Articles in Dutch

Folder 1: "Over de Christus in de moderne kunst" [Concerning the Christ in Modern Art]
Folder 2: "Is kunst luxe" and "Gods gave misbruikt"
Folder 3: "Calvinisme en Kunst" [Calvinism and Art]
Folder 4: "De Reformatie"
Folder 5: "Dr. Mekkes spreekt over Christelijke Staatkunde"
Folder 6: "Mekkes: Otwikkeling der Humanistische Rechtsstaatstheorieen" [Development of the humanist rule of law theories]
Folder 7: "Van Weektotweek: Een plan: eneen lazing over de bibberende C" 24 januari 1975
Folder 8: "Een en ander over de javaansche wajang"
Folder 9: "De Televisie I-VI"
Folder 10: "Oorlog en vrede in de moderne kunst" [War and peace in modern art]
Folder 11: "Opbouw"
Folder 12: "Ons Gesprek"
Folder 13: "de Realist: Vardaag of Morgen"
Folder 14: Dutch News clippings and Magazine articles (secondary)
Folder 15: "Bij het sterven van prof. dr. J.P.A. Mekkes"
Folder 16: "Kolonisatie in de Lampongs"
Folder 17: "De christen-kunstenaar tussen twee vuren"

Sub-Series 5: Gospel/Blues/Jazz

Box 48

Folder 1: Leroy Carr (Treasures of North American Negro Music - Volume 1): photocopies of front and back covers of album
Folder 17: Album Information
Folder 18: Miscellaneous Album Information
Folder 19: Classical Jazz: [missing]
Folder 20: Lists of Songs
Folder 21: Maarten Luther en het Gereformeerd Gezangboek; Centraal Wechblad Reformatienummer, 21. October, 1967

Sub-Series 6: Christian Associations

Box 49

Folder 1: L'Abri
Folder 2: AICA
Folder 3: Association for the Advancement of Christian Scholarship
Folder 4: Calvinistic Philosophy/Calvinism and Culture
Folder 5: Christian Film Education; Film board/inspection, misc.
Folder 6: Christian Film Education; Film board/inspection, 1963-1965
Folder 7: Christian Film Education; Film board/inspection, 1966-1971
Folder 8: David Reece

Box 50

Folder 1: The Emissary; Collegiate Scene Magazine
Folder 2: EO Evangelical Broadcast
Folder 3: European Congress On Evangelism
Folder 4: Fellowship of Christians in the Arts, Media, and Entertainment
Folder 5: The Gordon Review (journal)
Folder 6: Institute for Christian Art
Folder 7: International Association of Art Critics
Folder 8: Koers (journal
Folder 9: Loorthians
Folder 10: Verenizing van Gereformeerde Studenten te Amsterdam [Alliance of Reformed Students in Amsterdam]
Folder 11: General: (1 of 3)

Box 51

Folder 1: Christelijk Cultureel Studiecentrum (CCS), 1964
Folder 2: Christelijk Cultureel Studiecentrum (CCS), 1965
Folder 8: CCS - undated
Folder 9: CCS - Chr. Kunstacademie [Christian Art Academy]
Folder 10: CCS - Van Tieueu Wij 37 Diemer
Folder 11: "Fellowship of Christians in the Arts"

Box 52

Folder 1: Workshop of Christian Poetry
Folder 2: Christian Art Associates
Folder 3: Institute for Christian Art
Folder 4: "Arts Centre Group"
Folder 5: Christoffel Overvoorde-Painter
Folder 6: Christian Arts Festival Directory and Deo Gloria
Folder 7: CWI: Christian World Liberation Front
Folder 8: SALT: A News and Discussion Forum for Christians in the Arts, The C.S. Lewis Society, Bristol Christian Arts Group
Folder 9: "The Figurative Approach" Art exhibit, "Les K: [missing]

Sub-Series 7

Box 53

Folder 1: Synthetist Art Theories: Genesis & Nature of Ideas on Art of Gaugin and His Circle, 1959
Folder 2: Jazz, Blues, Spirituals, 1960
Folder 3: Kunst en Amusement [Art and Amusement], 1962
Folder 4: De Kunstenaar Een Profeet? [The Artist a Prophet?], 1965
Folder 5: Modern Art and the Death of a Culture, 1970
Folder 6: Malcolm Muggeridge, 1970-1971
Folder 7: The Creative Gift: Essays on Art and The Christian Life, 1981
Folder 8: Nothin' But the Blues
Folder 9: Fontana/Riverside, Record Reviews
Folder 10: Book Announcements
Folder 11: Spirituals and Blues, by Cone
Folder 12: The Complete Works of Hans R. Rookmaaker, 2002-2003
Folder 13: Ontmoeting; July 1963, no. 10

Sub-Series 8

Box 54

Folder 1: The Absurdity of Man; British Weekly, December 1968
Folder 2: Affirming the Arts
Folder 3: Alien Brain
Folder 4: All That Jazz
Folder 5: The Art of Representation; Pacific Theological Review, winter 1975
Folder 6: Arts Festival Highly Succesful; Bulletin of Westminister Theological Seminary, 1976
Folder 7: The Creative Gift; CSSH Quarterly, Summer 1983
Folder 8: The Christian and the Arts in Contemporary Society; The Witness Apr. 1969
Folder 9: Dr. H.R. Rookmaaker; Christian Graduate, June 1977
Folder 10: Francis A. Schaeffer: An Evaluation; Bibliothecasacra Journal
Folder 11: Hans Rookmaaker: A Biography; Crux, June 1980
Folder 12: Hans Rookmaaker: An Appreciation
Folder 13: H.R. Rookmaaker; Third Way, March 1977
Folder 14: Letter; The Cut, Autumn 1989
Folder 15: Master Painters' Work Shown To Couples Club
Folder 16: Not Forgotten or Passed Over; The Greenbelt Newspaper, 1984-1985
Folder 17: Our Looking at Paintings: A Look At Rookmaaker; The Reformed Journal, Feb 1972
Folder 18: Our Calling to be Critical; Loog, May 1972
Folder 19: Paper on Hans Rookmaaker; ICS, 1978
Folder 20: Paul Clowney
Folder 21: Readers Respond; The Reformed Journal
Folder 22: Regent College, Vancouver; Nov, 1970
Folder 23: 'Rook' on Art; Crusade, April 1970
Folder 24: The Rookmaaker Lecture; Festival, Autumn 1977
Folder 25: Two Men, One Vision; Sound, June/July 1984
Folder 26: Waking up to Reality; Crusade, October 1971
Folder 27: Walford Stresses Dignity of Art; Wheaton Record, September 1981
Folder 28: What is Religious Art?; The Presbyterian Guardian, Summer 1972
Folder 29: Will There Be Martyrs?; The Vancouver Sun, July 1970
Folder 30: Yet Another Leaflet on Student Protest; Birmingham College of Art and Design Christian Fellowship, October 1968
Folder 31: Art is Life: Rookmaaker, Theology and Art -- A Critical Consideration: by Joseph Sverker

Box 55

Folder 1: Arabische en Berber-Muziek; Het Vaderland, March 1951 [Arabian and Berber Music]
Folder 2: Barok Rome [Baroque Rome]
Folder 3: Beweging Zonder Naam; Gospel, Music & Art Magazine, December 1985 [Movement without a Name]
Folder 4: Bij Het Heengaan van Hans R. Rookmaaker; CCS [At the Passing Away of Hans R. Rookmaaker]
Folder 5: Bij Het Heengaan van Prof Dr. Rookmaaker; VU magazine, April 1977 [At the Passing Away of Prof Dr. Rookmaaker]
Folder 6: Bourgeoismentaliteit Sterft Nooit Uit; RW. Courceiu, March 1968 [Bourgeois Mentality never Dies Out]
Folder 7: Boekbespreking; Overdruk uit Radix [Book Discussion: Reprint from Radix]
Folder 8: Bulletin; February, 1975
Folder 9: Christenen Moeten Kunst Scheppen Vanuit Bewogenheid; Friesch Dagblad, Feb 1976 [Christians Must Create Art without Being Moved]
Folder 10: Clarence Williams; Signaal June/July 1961
Folder 11: De Christen en de Cultuur; S. Siziusblad, May 1965 [Christians and Culture]
Folder 12: Die Moderne Kuns Aftakeling van Menslike Waardes; Litugrafiese Bylae Tot Die Oosterlig, December 1974 [Modern Art's Dismantling of Human Worth; Lithographical Supplement to the Eastern (newspaper)]
Folder 13: Dr. H.R. Rookmaaker; Friesch Dagblad, February 1976
Folder 14: Dr. Rookmaaker Strijdt Voor Nieuwe Gereformeerde Levensstijl; Spiegel, June 1963 [Dr. Rookmaaker's Struggle for a new Reformed Ways of Life]
Folder 15: Een Belangrijke Promotie; Mededelingen v.d. ver Voor Calvinist Wijrbegeerte, Sept 1959 [An Important Advancement; Reports from the Society for Calvinist Philosophy]
Folder 16: Evangelisatie - congres: Morele Kick Voor Eenzame Werkers; Bijlage Leeuwarder Courante, September 1971 [Evangelization Congress: Moral High for Solitary Workers]
Folder 17: Evangelisatie Vereist Training, Zegt Rev. Gilbert W. Kirby; Erbij, Haarlems Dagblad [Evangelization requires Training]
Folder 18: From Birmingham: Kunst van Jonge Engelse Christenen; Ad Valvas, Dec 1974 [From Birmingham: Art by Young English Christians]
Folder 19: Geestelijke Strijd; NRC Hondelsblad, Cultureel Supplement, Feb 1971 [Spiritual Conflict]
Folder 20: De Geest van Revolutie, De Mens van Wetteloosheid; NUK, Feb 1968 [The Spirit of Revolution]
Folder 21: Geloof Opnieuw Integreren in Leven van Alledag; Nieuwe Haagse Courant, Sept 1971 [Integrating Faith with Everyday Life Again]
Folder 22: Macht en Onmacht in de 20ste Eeuw [Power and Weakness in the 20th Century]
Folder 23: Helende Beelden; Music & Art, April 1988 [Received Images]
Folder 24: Het Boek van Rookmaaker; Gereformeerd Weekblad, March 1963 [The Book by Rookmaaker]
Folder 25: In de Spiegel van de Kunst; Centraal Weekblad, June 1971 [In the Mirror of Art]
Folder 26: In Memoriam, H.R. Rookmaaker; Beweging, April 1977
Folder 27: In Memoriam Prof Dr. H.R. Rookmaaker; Ad Valvas, March 1977
Folder 28: In Memoriam Prof Dr. H.R. Rookmaaker 1922-1977
Folder 29: In Memoriam Prof. Rookmaaker; Trouw, March 1977
Folder 30: In Plan Christelijke Academie Beeldende Vorming Komt Tekening; Trouw, Sept 1976 [A Plan for a Christian Academy For Fine Arts Education in the Making]
Folder 31: Is de Kunstenaar Profeet?; Leidsch Dagblar, 1965 [Is the Artist a Prophet?]
Folder 32: Jazz en Evangelielied; Jong Gereformeerd, March 1961 [Jazz and Evangelical Song]
Folder 33: Kanttekeningen Bij Twee Kunstheistorische Dissertaties; Sola Fide, '60 [Marginal Notes in Two Art History Dissertations]
Folder 34: Kerstnummer Drukkersweekblad; Penin Pers, January 1961 [Christmas Number of the Printer's Weekly]
Folder 35: De Kunstenaar Een Profeet?; Gooi & Eemlander, May 1965 [Is the Artist a Prophet?]
Folder 36: Kunst en Amusement; Lermo, January 1963 [Art and Amusement]
Folder 37: Kunst en Amusement; Polemists, February 1963 [Art and Amusement]
Folder 38: Kunst en Amusement; School en Huis, November 1965 [Art and Amusement]
Folder 39: Kunstwerk Ontmoeting van Kunstenaar en Medemens; Reformatorsch Dagblad, Jan 1975 [Artwork: Meeting of Artists and Fellow-men]
Folder 40: Literatur und Kunst; "Symbolismus und die Kunst der Jahrhundertwende," Neue Zürcher Zeitung, August 1969 [Literature and Art; Symbolism and Turn of the Century Art, New Zurich Newspaper, August 1969]
Folder 41: Liturgie van de Samenkomst T.G.V. Het Overlijden van Rookmaaker [Liturgy for Rookmaaker's Funeral]
Folder 42: Macht and Onmacht van de 20e Eeuw [Power and Weakness in the 20th Century]
Folder 43: Macht en Onmacht van de Twintigste Eeuw; Opbouw [Power and Weakness in the 20th Century]
Folder 44: Negeren van Kunst is Onmogelijk; Zaterdag, May 1965 [Ignoring Art is Impossible]
Folder 45: Nieuwe Studie Over Jazz, Blues en Spirituals; November 1960 [New Study on Jazz, Blues, and Spirituals]
Folder 46: Nog Meer Boekjes Over Het Geloof Zijn Niet Nodig; Trouw, Sept. 1971 [Even more little books about faith are not necessary]
Folder 47: Onder de Regenboog; Opbouw, January 1963 [Under the Rainbow]
Folder 48: (On) Kruid, Fries Dagblad [Weeds or not?]
Folder 49: Over de Normen in de Kunst; Gereformeerd Gezinsblad, June 7, 1963 [About Norms in Art]
Folder 50: Over de Normen in de Kunst; Gereformeerd Gezinsblad, June 8, 1963 [About Norms in Art]
Folder 51: Perspectief; Mededelinger; December 1962 [Perspective; Announcer]
Folder 52: Persschouw; Opbouw [A Look in the Press; Opbouw]
Folder 53: Prediking; De Rosherdammer, July 1960 [Preaching]
Folder 54: Prenten Aad Veldhoen Zinneprikkelend?; LD, December 1964 [Does Aad Veldhoen print titillating things?]
Folder 55: Prof. Dr. H.R. Rookmaaker; Luir En Boog, January 1978
Folder 56: Prof. Dr. H.R. Rookmaaker als 'baas'; STUK, April 1977 [Prof. Dr. H.R. Rookmaaker as 'boss']
Folder 57: Prof. H.R. Rookmaaker Onverwachts Overleden; Reformatosisch Dagblad, March 1977 [Prof. H.R. Rookmaaker's Unexpected Death]
Folder 58: Prof. Rookmaaker, de Christen en de Kunst [Prof. Rookmaaker, the Christian and Art]
Folder 59: Prof. Rookmaaker Sprak Voor A.R. Oegstgeest; NLC, February 1966 [Prof. Rookmaaker's Speech Before A.R. Oegstgeest]
Folder 60: Prof. Rookmaaker Ziet Heil in Rock en Beat Togen de Ontkerstening; Hoagse Post [Prof. Rookmaaker sees Good in Rock and Beat against Dechristianization]
Folder 61: Professor Rookmaaker Zoekt Meer in Beatles - Songs dan er Inzit; Parool, Oct 1968 [Professor Rookmaaker looks for more in Beatles' songs than he perceives]
Folder 62: Prof. Rookmaaker: Christenen Mede Schuldig Aan Extreme Kunst; April 1965 [Christians likewise guilty of extreme art]
Folder 63: Promotie H.R. Rookmaaker [Promotion H.R. Rookmaaker]
Folder 64: De Relatie Evangelie en Kunst Bij de Kunsthistoricus Prof Dr. H.R. Rookmaaker; De Wekker, December 1984 [The Relation between the Gospel and Art by the Art Historian Prof. Dr. H.R. Rookmaaker]
Folder 65: De Relatie Evangelie en Kunst Bij de Kunsthistoricus Prof. Dr. H.R. Rookmaaker; De Wekker, January 1985 [The Relation between the Gospel and Art by the Art Historian Prof. H.R. Rookmaaker
Folder 66: Riverside's Classic Jazz Masters; Luister, May 1965
Folder 67: Rooirok en Rookmaaker [Rooirok (a jazz album) and Rookmaaker]
Folder 68: Rookmaaker en Het Programmatisch Christendom; Trouw, January 1979 [Rookmaaer and Programmatic Christianity]
Folder 69: Schaeffer Als Culturele Jeremia; Trouw, December 1977 [Schaeffer as Cultural Jeremiah]
Folder 70: Ter Herdenking van Prof. Dr. H.R. Rookmaaker; Opbouw, March 1977 [At the Commemmoration of Prof. Dr. H.R. Rookmaaker]
Folder 71: Treasures of North American Negro Music; Luister, Noveber 1960
Folder 72: Twee Nieuwe Christelijke Academies; Centraal Weekblad, October 1977 [Two New Christian Academies]
Folder 73: Van de Leden; Christelijk Gymnasiaal Middelbaar Onderwijs, Mar. 1961 [On the Laity; Christian Gymnasium Intermediate Instruction]
Folder 74: Vluchtig Portret [Hasty Portrait]
Folder 75: De Weg Tot Ontwaking en Opbouw: een Calvinistisch Cultureel Congres; De Rotterdammer, February 1953 [The Way Towards Awakening and Building up: A Calvinist Cultural Congress]
Folder 76: L'Art Moderne et la Mort d'une Culture; A Tranvers les Revues... [Modern Art and the Death of a Culture; Against the Journals]
Folder 77: Les Grandes Soirees du Mouloudia et du V.S.M.; Alger-Soir, Aug 1947 [The Grand Evenings of Mouloudia and the V.S.M.]
Folder 78: Y a-t-il un Art Chretien; Jeunesse Liberee, 1975 [Is there a Christian Art?]
Folder 79: The Life of Hans R. Rookmaaker, Sr. (1887-1945)
Folder 80: H.R. Rookmaaker; Nader Bekeker, 2002
Folder 81: Rookmaaker's Bliijvende Inspiratie; Opbouw, 2001 [Rookmaker's Lasting Inspiration]
Folder 82: Rookmaaker een Internationale Eye-opener; Reformatorisch Dagblad, 2002 [Rookmaker an International Eye-opener]
Folder 83: Het Internationale Gezicht van H.R. Rookmaaker; Opbouw 2001 [The International Countenance of H.R. Rookmaaker]
Folder 84: Rookmaaker en L'Abri; Obouw 2001 [Rookmaaker and L'Abri]
Folder 85: Rookmaaker (1) (2)
Folder 86: De Eerste Acht Jaren van de VGSA Volgens de Notulen; Heen Is de Tyd. Vyfennvtig Jaar Vereniging VGSA, 2001 [The First Eight Years of the VGSA According to the Minutes; Gone is the Time; 55 Years Alliance of the VGSA-VCSA, 2001]
Folder 87: Peter Smith Over Rookmaaker; Lev, 2003 [Peter Smith on Rookmaaker]
Folder 88: De Kritiek op de Moderne Kunst Bij Evert Van Vitert en Hans Rookmaaker: Een Vergeliijking Van Hun Inaugerele redes; Radix 1991 [The Critic in Modern Art by Evert Van Vitert and Hans Rookmaaker: Comparison of their Inaugural Addresses
Folder 89: Moderne Kunst en Christelijke Verantwoordelijkheid; Radix, 1994 [Modern Art and Christian Responsibility]
Folder 90: Wat die Wind Betekent..."; Radix, 1994 [What the Wind Signifies]
Folder 91: De Vloek van de Schoonheid. Een Verkenning in de Esthetica Van De Wijsbegeerte der Wetsidee; Radix 1993 [The Curse of Beauty. Scouting out the Aesthetics of the Philosophy of Legal Thought]
Folder 92: Je Hebt Bijzonder Beeldende Talenten en je Bent Christen; Impact, 2002 [You have Particular Artistic Talents and You are a Christian]
Folder 93: Christelijk Cultureel Studiecentrum 1964-1994; Schering In Inslag [Christian Cultural Study Center]
Folder 94: Brief aan een; Impact 2002 [Letter to One]
Folder 95: De Blijvende Betekenis van Rookmaaker; Beweging, 2001 [The Enduring Importance of Rookmaaker]
Folder 96: Een korte reactie; Beweging, 2001 [A Short Reation]
Folder 97: GRV -- Quo Vadis?; DNK, 2003

Sub-Series 9

Box 56

Folder 1: Collected Poems
Folder 2: Evangelie en Kunst, door ds. Theo Peppink [Gospel and Art by ds. Theo Peppink]
Folder 3: Kort Overzicht Over de Geschiedenis der Wijsbegeerte; College - Dictaat van Dr. D.H. th. Vollenhove, Jan. 1947 [A Brief Overview of the History of Philosophy - Notes from Dr. D.H. Th. Vollenhoven]
Folder 4: Kort Overzicht Over de Geschiedenis der Wijsbegeerte; College - Dictaat van Dr. D. H. th. Vollenhoven [A Brief Overview of the History of Philosophy - Notes from Dr. D.H. Th. Vollenhoven
Folder 5: Inleiding Encyclopaedie der Rechtswetenschap; Dr. H. Dooyeweerd [Introduction to the Encyclopedia of Jurisprudence]
Folder 6: Pat Cook
Folder 7: Professor Mekkes
Folder 8: Science in Christian Perspective -- D. M. MacKay
Folder 9: "Hans Rookmaaker: An Open Life" -- Lauren Gasque [Uncorrected Proofs]

Box 57

Folder 1: Third International Congress of Art Critics
Folder 2: A. Janse-"From Dordt to '34"
Folder 3: "Wasn't that a Might Day" A Christmas Song-Play by Langston Hughes
Folder 4: "The Blues: Satirical Songs of the North American Negro" By J. Frank G. Boom
Folder 5: Various Discussions/Writings on "Modern Culture": [missing]
Folder 6: "Should a Christian Tolerate the World Council? Is Liberalism Dead?" By The Rev. Francis A Schaeffer
Folder 7: "Christ and the Church" By the Rev. Carl McIntire
Folder 8: Discussions/Writings on "Modern Culture"
Folder 9: "Referaat van Prof. Dr. J.P.A. Mekkes op de Studie Conferentie van de V.C.W. op. 3 jan. 1973 in het RAI gebouw te Amsterdam"
Folder 10: "The threat of an anarchist revolution to-day"

Sub-Series 10

Box 58

Folder 1: Bunk Johnson
Folder 2: Brunswick Record
Folder 3: The Colossi of Memnon
Folder 4: The Damnation of Faust
Folder 5: Emily Addie Jones White, 1975 August: large photograph of oil painting, pansies (no title); handwritten text on back of photo
Folder 6: Emily Addie Jones White, 1975 July: small photograph of oil painting, pansies (no title); handwritten text on back of photo
Folder 7: Fall of Icarus
Folder 8: Jelly Roll Morton: seated on piano bench, leaning on piano, wearing a black suit with a black bow tie
Folder 9: Jelly Roll Morton: playing piano, wearing a pinstripe shirt, plaid tie, and suspenders
Folder 10: Kid Ory & Jazz Band
Folder 11: King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, 1923
Folder 12: Kunst en Amusement [Art and Amusement]
Folder 13: Monnickendam, 1971 August: large photograph of painting: Winter Scene, Holland; purchased in Mexico c. 1922; handwritten text on back of photo
Folder 14: Monnickendam, 1975 July: small photograph of painting: Winter Scene, Holland; purchased in Mexico c. 1922; handwritten text on back of photo
Folder 15: Monnickendam, 1975 August: large photograph of painting: Venice Scene; purchased in Mexico c. 1922; handwritten text on back of photo
Folder 16: Monnickendam, 1975 July: small photograph of painting: Venice Scene; purchased in Mexico c. 1922; handwritten text on back of photo
Folder 17: Monnickendam, 1975 August: large photograph of pastel painting, twilight scene (no title); purchased in Mexico c. 1922; handwritten text on back of photo
Folder 18: Monnickendam, 1975 July: small photograph of pastel painting, twilight scene (no title); purchased in Mexico c. 1922; handwritten text on back of photo
Folder 19: Modern Art and the Death of a Culture
Folder 20: Ptah of Memphis
Folder 21: She Had A Heart After All
Folder 22: Sonny Terry
Folder 23: They Call It Jazz
Folder 24: Thomas A. Dorsey Photographs, mid-1930's to early 1960's: 6 photographs, one of which is autographed by Dorsey (to Rookmaaker)
Folder 25: Photographs of Gospel Performing Artists: 11 unlabeled/unidentified photos

Sub-Series 11

Box 59

Folder 1: Eternity (magazine), 1985 September: article about Rookmaaker on p. 27 [volume 36, number 9; 2 copies]
Folder 2: Information--Evangelische Omroep, 1987 May: Includes the text of an address given by Bert P. Dorenbos at the European Religious Broadcasters Convention ("Europe: Christian Media in the Midst of a Spiritual Warfare")
Folder 3: Pamphlets and news clipping in Dutch, 1940-1966
Folder 4: Pamphlets in English, 1973-1974