Papers, 1972-1976.

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Papers, 1972-1976.

The collection consists of letters between John P. Otte and Hope College presidents Gordon Van Wylen and Irwin Lubbers regarding memories of his parents and grandfather (Philip Phelps), who was the first president of Hope College.

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Hope College

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Lubbers, Irwin, 1895-1985,

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Van Wylen, Gordon, 1920-,

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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 ...

Otte, John Philip, 1889-1976.

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Otte was the son of John Otte, a medical missionary to China, and Frances Phelps Otte, one of the first two female graduates of Hope College. From the description of Papers, 1972-1976. (Joint Archive of Holland, History Research Center). WorldCat record id: 30535754 ...