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Colenbrander Hall Time Capsule Documents

The campus officially broke ground for Colenbrander Hall in October 1959. The items below were included in a time capsule; the time capsule was opened on December 18, 2024. Click here for an aerial view of how campus looked right before Colenbrander was constructed compared with how it looked right before Colenbrander was removed.

Submissions from 1959 1959

Cornerstone Ceremony Program, Northwestern College - Orange City

Homecoming Program, 1959, Northwestern College - Orange City

Letter from Board of Education, Reformed Church of America, Northwestern College - Orange City

Letter from Chester Van Peursem, City of Orange City, Northwestern College - Orange City

Letter from Irwin H. Muilenberg, Northwestern Alumni President, Northwestern College - Orange City

Letter from Maurice A. TePaske, Board of Trustees, Northwestern College - Orange City

Letter from Mrs. Gerrit Beltman, Women's Auxiliary President, Northwestern College - Orange City

Northwestern Beacon Newspaper, October 7, 1959, Northwestern College - Orange City

Northwestern College Catalog, 1959-1960, Northwestern College - Orange City

Official Bulletin of Northwestern Academy, Northwestern College - Orange City

Student Handbook of Northwestern College and Academy, 1959-1960, Northwestern College - Orange City

The Classic, Homecoming Issue, November 1959, Northwestern College - Orange City