Netherlands Society of Philadelphia records


Collection MSS078

1778-2007, bulk 1920-2004
(20.9 Linear feet ; 38 boxes, 22 volumes, 1 flat file)
© Historical Society of Pennsylvania1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200

Summary Information

Repository
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Creator
Netherlands Society of Philadelphia.
Title
Netherlands Society of Philadelphia records
ID
MSS078
Date
1778-2007, bulk 1920-2004
Extent
20.9 Linear feet ; 38 boxes, 22 volumes, 1 flat file
Author
Finding aid prepared by Sara H. Nash.
Language
English
Language note
The majority of the collection is in English, but some materials are in Dutch. Items in Dutch are noted in the inventory.
Abstract
The Netherlands Society of Philadelphia was established in 1892 by twenty men lineally descended from Dutch colonists in America.They were led by Peter Dirck Keyser and Samuel W. Pennypacker, future governor of Pennsylvania. The purpose of the society was to preserve the history, traditions, and genealogical records of the Dutch colonists in America, and membership was limited to men of Dutch descent. The collection contains organizational and historical records, correspondence, materials relating to the society's annual dinners and events, financial records, and videotapes commemorating the 1982 visit of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands to the United States.

Preferred citation

Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Netherlands Society of Philadelphia records (Collection MSS078), Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

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Background note

The Netherlands Society of Philadelphia was founded in 1892 by twenty men lineally descended from Dutch colonists in America. They were led by Peter Dirck Keyser and Samuel W. Pennypacker, future governor of Pennsylvania. The two men were chosen as the club’s first president and vice president respectively. Herbert A. Drake and Henry C. Conrad also served as founding vice presidents. George R. Van Dusen was the first recording secretary. The purpose of the society was to preserve the history, traditions, and genealogical records of the Dutch colonists in America. Membership was limited to men of Dutch descent. The society honored its Dutch heritage and the Union of Utrecht, which united the eleven provinces of the Netherlands, with an annual banquet. The event originally occurred on or near January 23rd, the anniversary of the treaty. For many years, the annual meeting was held concurrently with the anniversary dinner. Lunch meetings and outings comprised the remainder of the society’s social calendar.

The society was involved with a variety of Netherlands related projects and activities. The group raised money for various causes, including Dutch refugees during World War II and flood relief in the Netherlands in 1953. In 1967, the society established the Netherlands Society of Philadelphia Gold Medal to recognize the leadership and service of an individual who promotes cooperation and friendship between the Netherlands and the United States. The medal was awarded annually through 1980, and sporadically thereafter. In the late 20th century, the society supported historical and cultural projects, such as Dutch-American Heritage Day and the New Netherlands Festival. One notable project associated with the New Netherlands Festival was the construction of a replica of Henry Hudson’s ship de Halve Maen in 1988-1989. The captain of the ship at the time of construction was society president Jonathan de Jonge.

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Scope and content note

The Netherlands Society of Philadelphia records span over 200 years (1778-2007), though the bulk of the collection dates from 1920 to 2004. Materials include administrative and organizational records, such as executive committee minutes, correspondence, and events materials; financial and membership records; photographs; printed matter; and miscellaneous materials.

Series 1, Administrative (1892-2007, undated), documents the organizational and social life of the society, including constitutions, bylaws, committee records, minutes, and correspondence spanning over 100 years (1898-2006). The series also contains records relating to the society’s history, anniversary banquets, meetings, and other events.

Series 2, Financial (1892-1993, undated), contains a variety of the society’s financial records spanning a century (1892-1993). These records include two cash books, treasurer’s reports, financial statements and reports and paid bills.

Series 3, Membership (1892-2007, undated), contains comprehensive records related to membership, including applications with supporting genealogical material (1897-2007), member cards, member lists and directories, and miscellaneous related papers.

Series 4, Graphic material (1941-1995, undated), contains photographs and miscellaneous artwork and prints. The photographic material is limited for a collection of this size. However, there are four anniversary dinner photographs from the 1940s and a framed photograph of the Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg (1944). The artwork consists mostly of material related to the society's insignia and membership certificate, along with a few miscellaneous images.

Series 5, Printed matter (1778-2004, undated), contains a variety of printed and published materials. Publications by the society include society history and information booklets, annual yearbooks, and newsletters. There are copious newspaper clippings, and many of these are Dutch language clippings from Dutch newspapers. Other published materials include a 1778 copy of the Union of Utrecht (Volume 7) (in Dutch) made with the same type as used for the original 200 years earlier. There are also several sets of 19th century volumes on Dutch history by John Lothrop Motley.

Series 6, Miscellaneous (1791-2006, undated), contains a variety of materials, including documents related to non-Netherlands Society events, other societies and organizations, photocopies of historical documents, media, and a few miscellaneous papers. Notable items include two late 19th century annual dinner programs for the Holland Society of New York and materials documenting the construction of the replica of Henry Hudson’s  de Halve Maen (Half Moon).

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Overview of arrangement

Series 1. Administrative (1892-2007, undated)

Subseries 1.a. Organizational records (1896-2005, undated)

Subseries 1.b. Correspondence (1898-2006, undated)

Subseries 1.c. History, meetings, and events (1892-2007, undated)

Subseries 1.d. Miscellaneous (1929-2004, undated)

Series 2. Financial (1892-1993, undated)

Series 3. Membership (1892-2007, undated)

Series 4. Graphic materials (1941-1995, undated)

Series 5. Printed matter (1778-2004, undated)

Series 6. Miscellaneous (1791-2006, undated)

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

 Historical Society of Pennsylvania , 2023.

1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200

Revision Description

  ; 2023.

Provenance

Gifts of the Netherlands Society of Philadelphia, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982, 2018.

Accession numbers M74-117, M75-02, M76-07, M82-11, 2018.078.

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Controlled Access Headings

Geographic Name(s)

  • Philadelphia (Pa.)--Societies, etc.

Subject(s)

  • Autobiography--Pennypacker, Samuel W.
  • Clubs and Associations--Philadelphia--20th century.
  • Dutch Americans--Societies, etc.
  • Ethnic festivals--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
  • Men--Societies and clubs--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--20th century.
  • New Netherlands.

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Collection Inventory

1. Administrative (1892-2007, undated) 

Scope and content note

This series documents the organizational and social life of the society, including constitutions, bylaws, committee records, minutes, and correspondence spanning over 100 years (1898-2006). The series also contains records relating to the society’s history, anniversary banquets, meetings, and other events.

1.a. Organizational records (1896-2005, undated) 

Scope and content note

This subseries contains the society’s organizational records, consisting of constitutions, bylaws, committee records, executive committee minutes, secretary’s reports, and lists of society presidents and officers.
Box Folder

Officers, members, and constitution (1896) 

 1 1

Constitution and bylaws (1940-1933) 

 1 2-6

Constitution, bylaws, membership, and songs (1954) 

 2 1

Constitution and bylaws (1957-1993) 

 2 2-9

Executive committee (1950-1981) 

 1 7-14

Executive committee (1982-1995) 

 3 1-12

Executive committee (1995-2004) 

 4 1-9

Committees (1949-1997) 

 4 10

Nominating committee (1952-2005) 

 4 11

Historical committee (February 1982) 

 4 12

Secretary’s reports (1928-1939) 

 4 13

Secretary’s reports (1941-1952) 

 5 1-2

Carton inventory (2 February 1965) 

 5 3

Netherlands Society presidents (1975-2004) 

 5 4

Netherlands Society officers (1935-1965, undated) 

 5 5

1.b. Correspondence (1898-2006, undated) 

Scope and content note

This subseries contains the society’s correspondence, both incoming and outgoing. Subjects include membership, events, financial matters, interactions with other organizations, and meetings.
Box Folder

Correspondence (1898-1956) 

 5 6-15

Correspondence (1957-1964) 

 6 1-8

Correspondence (1965-1967) 

 7 1-7

Correspondence (1968-1989) 

 8 1-8

Correspondence (1990-1995) 

 9 1-7

Correspondence (1995-2001) 

 10 1-7

Correspondence (2002-2006, undated) 

 11 1-5

1.c. History, meetings, and events (1892-2007, undated) 

Scope and content note

This subseries contains material relating to the society’s history, anniversary banquets, meetings, and events. Notable items include a minutes book containing the first sixty years of the organization’s minutes (Volume 1) and volumes of addresses given at the anniversary banquets (Volumes 2-4).

History (1928-2002, undated) 
Box Folder

Netherlands Society history and information (1928-1966, undated) 

 11 6

Netherlands Society history and information (1989-2002, undated)  

 11 7

Copy of flag presentation certificate (undated) 

 11 8

Beggars (undated) 

 11 9

Dutch provincial flags (1967) 

 11 10

History of chest with flags (undated) 

 11 11

Anniversary dinners and meetings (1892-2007) 
Box Folder

Copy of the minutes of the first meeting of the Netherlands Society (undated) 

 11 12
Volume

Minute Book of the Netherland Society of Philadelphia and scrapbook (20 April 1892 - 23 January 1952) 

 1
Box Folder

Material removed from Volume 1 (circa 1918-1952) 

 11 13
Volume

Netherlands Society of Philadelphia Annual Banquets 1-10 (1892-1901) 

 2
Box Folder

Anniversary dinner menus (1894-1911) 

 11 14-15

Anniversary dinners (1912-1940)  

 13 1-6
Volume

Addresses Made at the Annual Meeting of the Netherlands Society of Philadelphia (1913-1930) 

 3

Addresses Made at the Annual Meeting of the Netherlands Society of Philadelphia (1913-1930) 

 4
Box Folder

Anniversary dinners and annual meetings (1940-1953) 

 13 7-19

Anniversary dinners and annual meetings (1955-1967) 

 14 1-12

Anniversary dinners and annual meetings (1967-1970) 

 15 1-3

78th anniversary dinner table arrangement (1970) 

 16 1

Anniversary dinners and annual meetings (1971-1976) 

 15 4-9

Anniversary dinners and annual meetings (1977-1996) 

 17 1-19

Anniversary dinners and annual meetings (1997-2007, undated) 

 18 1-11

Luncheon meetings (1956-1968) 

 18 12-14

General meetings (1981-1996) 

 18 15

Events and activities (1941-2005, undated) 
Box Folder

Events (1941-1971) 

 18 16

“The Dutch are Coming” visit (1967) 

 18 17

Netherlands Society gold medal and citations (1972-2004, undated) 

 18 18

Events (1978-2005, undated) 

 19 1-22

Official welcome from the City of Philadelphia to the Madurodam exhibition (1982) 

 16 2

Film project: The Dutch Connection (undated) 

 19 23

1.d. Miscellaneous (1929-2004, undated) 

Scope and content note

This subseries contains miscellaneous society papers, including addresses, publicity materials, stationery, yearbook draft materials, and the society song.
Box Folder

Addresses (1929, undated) 

 20 1

Netherlands Society booklet materials (1966-1967) 

 20 2

Publicity (1967-1991, undated) 

 20 3

Poems (1969, undated) 

 20 4

Stationery and forms (1969, undated) 

 20 5

Yearbook materials (1971-1981) 

 20 6

Notes (1980-2004, undated) 

 20 7

Pennsylvania House of Representatives citation to the Netherlands Society (1982) 

 16 3

Netherlands Society Certificate of International Service (1988) 

 20 8

Netherlands Society brochures (undated) 

 20 9

Society song: “The Dutch on the Delaware” (undated) 

 20 10

Society song: “The Dutch on the Delaware” (undated) 

 12 1

Dutch folk songs (undated) 

 20 11

Dutch recipes (undated) 

 20 12

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2. Financial (1892-1993, undated) 

Scope and content note

This small series contains a variety of the society’s financial records spanning a century (1892-1993). These records include two cash books, treasurer’s reports, financial statements and reports and paid bills.
Box Folder

Anniversary dinner receipts (1892-1900) 

 20 13

Canceled checks (1892-1900) 

 20 14

Treasurer’s reports (1892-1894) 

 20 15
Volume

Cash book  (1892-1932) 

 5

Cash book (1932-1953) 

 6
Box Folder

Treasurer’s reports (1940-1947) 

 20 16

Queen Wilhelmina Fund (1940) 

 20 17

Bank records (1952) 

 20 18

Financial statements and reports (1947-1966)  

 21 1-2

Holland flood relief (1953, undated) 

 21 3

Paid bills (1963-1969, undated) 

 21 4

Financial statements and reports (1969-1983) 

 21 5-8

Paid bills (1979-1980) 

 21 9

Internal Revenue Service (1980-1984) 

 21 10

IRS recognition of exemption (1981) 

 21 11

Paid bills (1981-1982) 

 21 12

Audit (1982) 

 21 13

Financial statements and reports (1982-2004) 

 21 14

Paid bills (1983-1993) 

 21 15

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3. Membership (1892-2007, undated) 

Scope and content note

This series contains records related to membership, including applications with supporting genealogical material (1897-2007), member cards, member lists and directories, and miscellaneous related papers.

Member applications (1897-2007, undated) 
Box Folder

Membership applications (1897-1905) 

 21 16-17

Membership applications (1904-1935) 

 22 1-6

Membership applications (1935-1949) 

 23 1-6

Membership applications (1950-2007) 

 24 1-6

Blank applications (circa 1960-2000, undated) 

 24 7

Member directories, lists, and cards (circa 1898-2004, undated) 
Box

Member cards (circa 1898-1988) 

 25
Box Folder

Officers, members, and constitution (1896) 

 1 1

Membership and songs (1940) 

 2 10

Member lists (1943-2004, undated) 

 26 1

Constitution, bylaws, membership, and songs (1954) 

 2 11

Member mailing lists (1982-1989, undated) 

 26 2

Member directory (circa 1999) 

 26 3

Member mailing lists (2004, undated) 

 26 4

Member mailing lists (undated) 

 26 5

Other membership records (1892-2005, undated) 
Box Folder

Correspondence: Membership related (1892-1998, undated) 

 26 6

Member memorials and obituaries (1928-2004, undated) 

 26 7

Membership committee (1944-1993) 

 27 1

Member dues (1952-2004, undated)  

 27 2-3

Miscellaneous membership documents (1952-2005, undated) 

 27 4

Obituaries [copies] (1954-2001) 

 27 5

Proposals for honorary membership (1957-1960) 

 27 6

Newly approved members (1963-1997, undated) 

 27 7

Member address changes and updates (1966-2000, undated) 

 27 8

Membership (1971-1979) 

 27 9

Miscellaneous genealogical material (1983, undated) 

 27 10

Families that qualify for membership in the Holland Society (January 1990) 

 27 11

Member survey (1994) 

 27 12

Membership binder (1995) 

 27 13

Membership materials (undated) 

 27 14

Blank member identification cards (undated) 

 27 15

Membership certificates (blank) (undated) 

 16 4
Oversize

Genealogical charts: Heineken and Shryock (undated) 

 Flat file 1
Box Folder

Vandegrift genealogy (undated) 

 16 5

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4. Graphic material (1941-1995, undated) 

Scope and content note

This small series contains photographs and miscellaneous artwork and prints. The photographic material is limited for a collection of this size. However, there are four anniversary dinner photographs from the 1940s and a framed photograph of the Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg (1944). The artwork consists mostly of material related to the society's insignia and membership certificate, along with a few miscellaneous images.
Box Folder

Anniversary dinner photographs (4) (1941-1946, undated) 

 16 6
Box

Framed photograph of Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg ( 1944)  

 37
Box Folder

Photographs (1963-1992, undated) 

 28 1

Event poster: The Model Man: Edward W. Bok (1995)  

 16 7

Windmill scene for insignia (undated) 

 28 2

Crests (undated) 

 28 3

Beggar’s pouch artwork (undated) 

 28 4

Pencil drawing of a woman (undated) 

 28 5

Postcards (undated) 

 28 6

Seals (undated) 

 28 7

Copies of ship artwork (undated) 

 28 8

Artwork: Ship (traced) (undated) 

 28 9

Stained glass mirror template (undated) 

 16 8

Print: "View on 'Nieuw Amsterdam at Present New York on the Isle of Man(hattan)' from the seaside, 1656" (undated) 

 16 9

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5. Printed matter (1778-2004, undated) 

Scope and content note

This series contains a variety of printed and published material. Publications by the society include society history and information booklets, annual yearbooks, and newsletters. There are copious newspaper clippings, and many of these are Dutch language clippings from Dutch newspapers. Other published materials include a 1778 copy of the Union of Utrecht (Volume 7) (in Dutch) made with the same type as used for the original 200 years earlier. There are also several sets of 19th century volumes on Dutch history by John Lothrop Motley.

Society publications (1966-1989, undated) 
Box Folder

Society history and information booklets (1966, undated) 

 28 10

Annual year book (1979-1995) 

 2 12-22

"The Beggar’s Quarter" (spring 1987 - spring 1989) 

 2 23-34

Clippings and articles (1933-2004, undated) 
Box Folder

Newspaper clippings (1933-2000) 

 16 10

Clipping copies (1952-2003, undated) 

 28 10

Clipping copies (1967-1996, undated) 

 16 11

Clippings and copies [Dutch] (1990-2004) 

 16 12

Clippings (1992-2003, undated) 

 28 12

Newspaper clippings [Dutch] (1992-2001) 

 16 13

Clippings and clipping copies (1993-2003) 

 28 13

Other materials (1778-2004, undated) 
Volume

Unie van Utrecht (Union of Utrecht) [Dutch] (1778) 

Note

Bicentennial reprint of the treaty as signed in 1579. Given to the Society by J. E. Burnett Buckenham.

 7

History of the United Netherlands, From the Death of William the Silent to the Synod of Dort, volume 1. John Lothrop Motley. New York: Harper and Brothers (1860) 

 8

History of the United Netherlands, From the Death of William the Silent to the Synod of Dort, volume 2. John Lothrop Motley. New York: Harper and Brothers (1860) 

 9

History of the United Netherlands, From the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years’ Truce - 1609, volume 1. John Lothrop Motley. New York: Harper and Brothers (1860) 

 10

History of the United Netherlands, From the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years’ Truce - 1609, volume 2. John Lothrop Motley. New York: Harper and Brothers (1860) 

 11

History of the United Netherlands, From the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years’ Truce - 1609, volume 3. John Lothrop Motley. New York: Harper and Brothers (1860) 

 12

History of the United Netherlands, From the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years’ Truce - 1609, volume 4. John Lothrop Motley. New York: Harper and Brothers (1860) 

 13

History of the United Netherlands, From the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years’ Truce - 1609, volume 3. John Lothrop Motley. New York: Harper and Brothers (1868) 

 14

History of the United Netherlands, From the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years’ Truce - 1609, volume 4. John Lothrop Motley. New York: Harper and Brothers (1868) 

 15

The Life and Death of John of Barnevald, Advocate of Holland, volume 1. John Lothrop Motley. New York: Harper and Brothers (1879) 

 16

The Life and Death of John of Barnevald, Advocate of Holland, volume 2. John Lothrop Motley. New York: Harper and Brothers (1879) 

 17

The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History, volume 1. John Lothrop Motley. New York: Harper and Brothers (1879) 

 18

The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History, volume 2. John Lothrop Motley. New York: Harper and Brothers (1879) 

 19

The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History, volume 3. John Lothrop Motley. New York: Harper and Brothers (1879) 

 20
Box Folder

Memorial page for Queen Wilhelmina (1902) 

 28 14
Volume

Autobiography of a Pennsylvanian. Samuel W. Pennypacker. Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company (1918) 

 21
Box Folder

“Can the Nazis Beat the Dutch?” Olive A. Coulton (1942) 

 28 15

Knickerbocker Weekly (incomplete) (1942-1945, undated) 

 12 2

4,000 Years of Christmas. Earl W. Count. New York: Henry Schuman [photocopy] (1948) 

 28 16

Two Queens: Wilhelmina, Juliana, 1898-1948. New York: Netherlands Information Bureau (circa 1949) 

 28 17

Holland and the United States: A Tale of Two Countries. New York: Netherlands Information Service (circa 1961) 

 28 18

“South Africa: An Attempt at a Positive Appraisal,” Wilhelm Ropke (1964) 

 28 19

Early American Dress: Colonial and Revolutionary Periods. Edward Warwick, Henry C. Pitz, Alexander Wyckoff. New York: Benjamin Blom. [Photocopy of chapters 4 and 8] (1965) 

 28 20

“Seminar 2 on the Cultural Mosaic of New Netherland” (1972) 

 28 21

“Dutch Medicine: A Global Influence,” Fred B. Rogers (1972) 

 29 1

Newsletters of other societies and organizations (1981-2001) 

 29 2

The Netherlands Recognizes the United States: “The Most Friendly and Beneficial Connexion.” United States Department of State Bureau of Public Affairs (April 1982)  

 29 3

“De Brug,” newsletter of the Netherlands-America Association (1987, 1992) 

 29 4

United States-Netherlands Economic Yearbook, Netherlands Chamber of Commerce in the United States (September 1990) 

 29 5

“The Netherlands’ Colony in the Delaware Valley, 1906-1674,” Bill Alrich (1992) 

 29 6

“De Nieu Nederlanse Marcurius” [English] (1994-2004) 

 29 7

“South River Journal” (1998-2001) 

 29 8

Informational and travel brochures (2000, undated) 

 29 9

De Halve Maen, Holland Society of New York (fall 2005) 

 29 10

“The Foundation of New York,” [Dutch and English] (undated) 

 12 3

“Union of Utrecht,” translated from Dutch by Herbert H. Rowen (undated) 

 29 11

Dutch ephemera [Dutch and English] (undated) 

 29 12
Volume

Nieuw Engelsch Woordenboek. Servaas de Bruin. Zutphen: W. J. Thieme (Dutch-English dictionary) (undated) 

 22
Box Folder

Sheet music (undated) 

 12 4

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6. Miscellaneous (1791-2006, undated) 

Scope and content note

This series contains a variety of materials, including documents related to non-Netherlands Society events, other societies and organizations, photocopies of historical documents, media, and a few miscellaneous papers. Notable items include two late 19th century annual dinner programs for the Holland Society of New York and materials documenting the construction of the replica of Henry Hudson’s de Halve Maen (Half Moon).

Other events (1898-2001, undated) 
Box Folder

Holland Society of New York annual dinner programs (1898-1899) 

 29 13

Non-Netherlands Society events (1930-1996) 

 29 14

Non-Netherlands Society events (1996-2001, undated) 

 30 1

de Halve Maen or Half Moon (1985-1990) 

 30 2

New Netherlands Festival (1987-1989, undated) 

 30 3-7

Dutch-American Heritage Day (1991-2001) 

 31 1-2

Copy of City of Philadelphia proclamation of Dutch-American Heritage Day (16 November 1995) 

 16 14

U. S. Holland liberation celebration (1995) 

 31 3

Other societies and organizations (1791-2006, undated) 
Volume

Hollandse Societyt constitution, minutes, and farmers’ accounts [Dutch, English] (1791-1868) 

Note

This volume belonged to Jan H. C. Heineken, founding secretary of the Hollandse Societyt. The business account records belong to the Heineken family.

 23
Box Folder

Copies of Hollandse Societyt constitution and minutes, 1791-1792 [Dutch] (undated) 

 31 4

Copy of Hollandse Societyt constitution [Dutch] (undated) 

 16 15

Holland Society of New York commemorative medallion presentation certificate (1913) 

 31 5

Netherland-America Foundation (1924-1995) 

 31 6-9

Netherlands Information Service (1956-circa 1967) 

 31 10

Holland Society of New York (1964-1999) 

 31 11

Netherlands-America Association of the Delaware Valley (1968, undated) 

 31 12

Information Service of South Africa (1966, undated) 

 31 13

St. Andrew’s Society of Philadelphia (1981) 

 32 1

Netherlands-American Amity Trust (1987) 

 32 2

Dutch-Flemish Support Group of the University of Pennsylvania (1989) 

 32 3

Netherlands America Cultural Alliance (1990, undated) 

 32 4

Netherlands-American Business Association of Greater Philadelphia (1990, undated) 

 32 5

New Netherland Project (circa 1992) 

 32 6

Kalmar Nyckel Museum Institute and Foundation (1997-1997, undated) 

 32 7

Radio Netherlands (2001) 

 32 8

Van Raalte Institute, Hope College (2003) 

 32 9

New Netherland Institute (2006) 

 32 10

New Netherland-New Sweden Friendship Pact (undated) 

 32 11

Netherlands-American Business Association active members (undated) 

 32 12

Netherlands clubs and associations in the United States (undated) 

 32 13

History (1963-1984, undated) 
Box Folder

Copies of historical documents related to the Heineken family [circa 1776-circa 1880] [Dutch, English] (undated) 

 32 14-18

Copies of historical documents related to the Heineken family [1800-1905] [Dutch, English] (undated) 

 33 1-2

Articles on the Heineken family (1981, undated) 

 33 3

Exhibit captions: Netherlands and Heineken family (undated) 

 33 4

Copies of historical documents [1625-1700] [Dutch] (undated) 

 16 16-17

Copies and printouts of historical reference material [1871-2005] (undated) 

 33 5

Historical essays and articles (1963-1980, undated) 

 33 6

New Netherland history (1969, undated) 

 33 7

Copies of historical documents sent to Dutch Consul, H. B. Koning, and related correspondence [Dutch] (1983-1984)  

 12 5

Pilgrims and Pieterskirk, Leiden [Dutch] (undated) 

 33 8

"The Dutch-American Connection: The Impact of ‘The Dutch Example’ on American Constitutional Beginnings,” James R. Tanis (undated) 

 33 9

“The Dutch Reformed Clergy and the American Revolution,” James Tanis (undated) 

 33 10

Media (1982-1995, undated) 
Box

VCR tapes (5): Queen Beatrix reception with edited master (1982) 

 34
Box Folder

Floppy disk, 5.25 inches: “NSoP files” (24 November 1995) 

 33 11

CD: “Netherlands Society” (undated) 

 33 12

Miscellaneous documents (1931-1998, undated) 
Box Folder

Grotius Memorial Window (1931)  

 16 18

Document of Emil Louis Bernard Mouthaan [Dutch] (1955) 

 12 6

Proposal for a postage stamp commemorating the American-Dutch Bicentennial status report (circa 1981) 

 33 13

Balch Institute finding aid for the Netherlands Society records (June 1990) 

 33 14

De Brey phonograph (1993) 

 16 19

Miscellaneous papers (1993-1996, undated) 

 33 15

Miscellaneous advertisements (1997-1998, undated) 

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Artifacts (1895-1929, undated) 
Box

Gavel (1895) 

Note

Engraved plates read: “This gavel is from timber taken from the Chapter Hall of the Utrecht Cathedral, in which the Treaty of Utrecht was signed, January 23, 1579.” “Presented to the Netherlands Society of Philadelphia, January 23, 1895, by J. R. Planten, Consul General of the Netherlands, New York.”

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Gavel block (wood from the belfry of the Cathedral of Utrecht) (1929) 

Note

“This block of wood was taken from the belfry of the Cathedral of Utrecht and presented by Mr. J. H. van Royen, Netherlands Minister at Washington, to the Netherlands Society of Philadelphia on behalf of the City of Utrecht at the occasion of the commemoration of the Union of Utrecht on January 23, 1929.”

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Box Folder

Copper plate for dinner invitations (undated) 

 32 16
Box

Flag (undated) 

 37

2 Netherlands Society medals (undated) 

 36

Netherlands Society seal (undated) 

 25

Commemorative coins (9): “Enduring Friendship, Netherlands, America” (1982)  

 38

Half-tone block with society insignia (2) (undated) 

 38

Leather beggar’s pouch (undated) 

 38

Rosettes (8) (undated) 

 38

Netherlands Society collection stamp from the Balch Institute (undated)  

 38

Advisors International Development Limited seal (undated) 

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