Archive Antonius Gerardus van Hamel

University Library Groningen

University of Groningen

Archive Antonius Gerardus van Hamel

Number of the description of the collection:

UBGcb018

Description of the collection made by:

G.C. Huisman

Description of the collection

Brief overview

Name of the archive: Archive Anton Gerard van Hamel

Provenance: Hamel, Anton Gerard van (1842-1907), theologian, priest, professor of French and romance language philologist.

Size: 17 archive boxes, preserving the original boxes the documents were kept in. The archive also contains a flat storage box, a large envelope with picture and a folder of loose papers.

Summary:

The archive of Anton Gerard van Hamel (1842-1907) contains letters, lecture notes, newsarticles and several medals associated with prizes won by van Hamel.

Collection number: ubg018

Institute: University Library Groningen

Retainer: University Library Groningen

Provenance and acquisition

Biography

Anton Gerard van Hamel (Haarlem, 17 January 1842 – Amsterdam, 15 April 1907) was a Dutch priest, professor of French language and literature and editor of the literary magazine De Gids. In 1863 he had passed both his kandidaatsexamen and his doctoral exam in theology at the University of Groningen, and left to spend a year in Geneva. On 6 October 1864 he enrolled at the University of Leiden, where his father Joost Adriaan van Hamel was a pastor. In 1866 Van Hamel became an assistant pastor in Brussels and in 1867 he worked as an assistant pastor in Leiden. From 1868 until 1872, Van Hamel was the pastor of the Walloon church in Leeuwarden, and then of that same church in Rotterdam. He held this post until 1879, when he quit for ethical reasons. He turned a new leaf and went to Paris, to study French and Romance language philology under Gaston Paris and Arsène Darmesteter. During the academic year 1883-1884, Van Hamel was taught by Ferdinand de Saussure, then professor of Gothic and Old High German at the Ecole des Hautes Études. Around this time, Van Hamel was in contact with Conrad Busken Huet, who was living in Paris.

From 1880-1884, Van Hamel was the editor of the magazine Los en Vast. In 1884, he accepted a professorship in French at the University of Groningen, becoming the first person to hold this position. His inaugural lecture was titled La chaire de français dans une université néerlandaise. In 1897 Van Hamel, then rector magnificus, lectured on the essential French spirit and how this is reflected within the French language and literature. Starting in 1887, Van Hamel combined his academic duties with being the editor of literary magazine De Gids.

In 1907 Van Hamel retired to dedicate himself to his studies in Paris. He passed away that same year.

Acquisition

Unknown.

Future additions

There may be future additions.

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.

Accessing the collection

An inventory of the archive is available.

Citations

When referencing materials from this collection, the following information needs to be given:

University Library Groningen, Archive Van Hamel

Requests

uklu Van Hamel