Papers, 1882-1957.

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Papers, 1882-1957.

Collection contains a scrapbook, biographies, correspondence, family photographs, daguerreotypes, a tintype, and an ambrotype. Also includes essays about her husband, China and Japanese students at Hope College. The scrapbook consists of clippings, programs, poetry, humor, and an essay about the first women graduates of Hope College. Other topics include Christmas, China, Chinese proverbs, the 1930 Hope College Milestone, and the Overseas Club.

.25 linear ft.

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Otte, Frances Phelps, 1860-1950

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Frances Phelps Otte was born in 1860 to Dr. Philip Phelps, the first president of Hope College. One of the first female graduates of Hope College (1882), Otte majored in history and English. In 1887 she married Dr. John A. Otte. Shortly thereafter, she travelled to the Amoy Mission in China, working there until 1900 when she returned to Grand Rapids, Michigan with her children. From the description of Papers, 1857-1956. (Joint Archive of Holland, History Research Center). WorldCat re...

Otte, John A. (John Abraham), 1861-1910

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John A. Otte graduated from Hope College in 1883. The following fall he enrolled in the University of Michigan to study medicine. Otte became the first medical missionary of the Reformed Church in America and built two hospitals for the Amoy mission in China. In April 1910 Otte was stricken ill with "Pneumonic Plague" and died within days. From the description of Papers, 1883-1974. (Joint Archive of Holland, History Research Center). WorldCat record id: 30122736 ...

Hope College

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