Archive Johannes Lindeboom

Brief overview

Name of the archive: Archive Johannes Lindeboom

Provenance: Lindeboom, Johannes (1882-1958)

Dated: 1912-1957

Size: 1,80 m

Language of the materials: Dutch

Summary:

Scientific and personal archive, containing correspondence, notes, lectures and published works of the theologian Johannes Lindeboom.

Collection number: UBG004     

Institute: University Library Groningen

Retainer: University Library Groningen

Provenance and acquisition

Biography

Johannes Lindeboom was born 26 August 1882 in Deventer, son to maths teacher Lucas Jochem Lindeboom and Jacoba Gravendahl. On 21 August 1908, Lindeboom married Gijsbertha Maria Adriani. The couple had two children: a son and a daughter.

After completing the gymnasium high school, Lindeboom studied theology in Leiden. Whilst there, he considered G.J.P.J. Bolland and F. Pijper as his main teachers. The former heavily influenced his methodical thinking, whilst the latter shaped him into a church historian. After passing his doctoral exams in 1906, he was named a ‘proponent’ in 1908 and consequently offered a position as a Dutch Reform predikant in Ouddorp. Here, in 1909, he completed his dissertation ‘Erasmus, onderzoek naar zijne theologie en zijn godsdienstig gemoedsbestaan.’ From 1911 until 1914, Lindeboom was a predikant at the Dutch Reform municipalities Berkhout (1911-1913) and Veendam (1914). After this, he became Professor of church- and dogmatic history at the University of Groningen. At the start, he was also responsible for teaching Ethics, but A.J. Sopper was appointed for this position in 1918. In 1938 Lindeboom was granted membership of the ‘Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen’ (Dutch Royal Academy). Besides his academic work, he was an active member of several societies and organisations. Among those are the ‘Vereniging van Vrijzinnig Hervormden’, the ‘Nederlands Archief voor Kerkgeschiedenis’, the ‘Provinciale Groningse Archeologische Commissie’ as well as the ‘Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie’.

Recurring themes in Lindeboom’s work are the relationship between religion and reason, as well as the relationship between Christianity and culture. Together with his colleague J.N. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Lindeboom wrote the seminal work Handboek der Kerkgeschiedenis. He is also known for his revised edition of J. Reitsma’s Geschiedenis van de Hervorming en de Hervormde Kerk der Nederlanden from 1893. As a supporter of liberal Protestantism and Christian humanism, Lindeboom was an important figure in the reformation of the Dutch Reform Church.

A selection of published works:

• Het bijbels humanisme in Nederland, Leiden 1913

• Stiefkinderen van het Christendom, 's Gravenhage 1929

• Geschiedenis van het Vrijzinnig protestantisme Assen 1929-1935

• Geschiedenis van de Hervorming en de Hervormde Kerk der Nederlanden Utrecht 1941

• Handboek der Kerkgeschiedenis, s'Gravenhage 1942-1945

• De confessioneele ontwikkeling der Reformatie in de Nederlanden, 's Gravenhage 1946

Acquisition

The archive was transferred into the care of the University Library Groningen in 19xx.

Future additions

No future additions are expected.

Contents and collation

The archive contains letters, notes, carbon copies and offprints of articles, transcripts of speeches and lectures, as well as pieces concerning Lindeboom’s time as the director of the ‘Provinciale Groningsche Archeologische Commissie’ as well as his time as a member of the ‘Groninger kring’ and the ‘Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie’.

Instructions for users of the archive

Accessibility

The collection is accessible for research purposes. To look at the collection, a University Library Access Pass is required.

Limitations to use

The materials in this collection are available for viewing only. They cannot be borrowed. When consulting this collection, the rules set out in the Reglement voor de gebruikers van de Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit Groningen apply. Reproductions, insofar as they are allowed are to be made in line with the rules set out in the Tarieven en diensten Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.

The copyright is held by Lindeboom’s heirs. As owners of the collection, the University Library Groningen has the right to publish (parts of) this collection.

Accessing the collection

 An inventory of the collection is available.

Letters from this collection are also described in the CEN (Catalogus Epistularum Neerlandicarum).

Citations

When referencing (materials from) this archive, the following information must be provided in full at least once. After this, an abbreviated citation suffices.

• Archive: University Library Groningen, Archive Johannes Lindeboom

• Individual items: Groningen, UB, Lindeboom [number]

Requests

Materials from this collection can be requested by sending an email to Special Collections Department.

Other accessways

The University Library Groningen has most of Lindeboom’s published works in their collection. These materials can be requested through the online library catalogue, Smartcat.               

Appendix

Literature

• S.B.J. Zilverberg, 'Lindeboom, Johannes (1882 - 1958)' in Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland

Portrait

A portrait of Lindeboom, painted by Heinrich Smit (1902-1976), is on display in the Senaatskamer of the Academy building at the University of Groningen. For more information, see R.E.O. Ekkart and J. Schuller tot Peursum-Meijer, Groninger Academieportretten, Groningen 1978, nr. 171