Collection Overview
Title: Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services Collection, 1909-2003
Predominant Dates:1970-2000
ID: COLL/428
Creator: Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
Extent: 5.15 Cubic Feet. More info below.
Arrangement: Folder level description
Languages: English [eng], Dutch;Flemish [dut]
Abstract
Pine Rest is a comprehensive behavioral health services network. The services include programs of prevention and education; employee and church assistance programs; outpatient counseling and therapy services; inpatient programs; and hospitalization programs. The collection includes constitutions, history, reports, brochures, scrapbook, essays, cookbooks, clippings, pamphlets, and periodicals. [See also the Campus Titles Database.]
Established in 1910 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services is one of the five largest free-standing behavioral health providers in the United States. It was originally formed by a group of pastors and laity who wanted to create an organization that would help serve people's well-being, spiritually as well as physically, mentally, and emotionally. Pine Rest was organized by members of the Reformed Church and the Christian Reformed Church, however, they provide services to people regardless of their culture or religion.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services Collection spans the years 1910 – 2005. This collection consists of annual reports, brochures, pamphlets, essays, scrapbook pages, newsletters and periodicals. Much of the collection details the origins and development of Pine Rest, as well as the types of services and programs that have historically been offered by the organization. Pine Rest’s early history is documented by annual reports and a document detailing significant staff and asset changes. The collection also contains press clippings, sermon notes and essays from the mid to late 20th century which provide more context to Pine Rest’s mission and services. Otherwise, the bulk of the collection consists of periodicals and brochures from the mid 1970s to late 1990s that advertise Pine Rest’s services and achievements.
This collection may be of interest to patrons researching psychotherapy and mental health services, particularly faith-based ones. Boxes 1 and 2 provide insight into the founding and development of the organization as well as some materials related to financial campaigns. The latter portion of the collection mainly consists of information related to the services offered by Pine Rest which include adolescent therapy, family therapy and marriage counseling in addition to more general mental health services.
Administrative Information
Alternate Extent Statement:
11 Boxes ; 2 microfilm reels
Access Restrictions:
Collection open for research. Materials do not circulate.
Preferred Citation:
[item], folder, box, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services Collection, Heritage Hall (Hekman Library), Calvin University
Box and Folder Listing
- Series 1: [General Materials]

- Vault 1: Minutes [2 microfilm reels] --- 10 Jun 1909 - 6 Feb 1972

- Box 1

- Folder 1: Constitutions and History --- 1910-1976

- Folder 2: Financial Programs and Campaigns --- 1978, 1980, 1992

- Folder 3: Annual Reports of the Christian Psychopathic Hospital Association --- 1919, 1922-1946

- Folder 4: Annual Reports of Pine Rest Christian Hospital --- 1958, 1976, 1978, 1982-1986

- Folder 5: Annual Reports of Pine Rest Christian Hospital --- 1987-1990, 1998-2000

- Folder 6

- Item 1: Souvenir Book --- 1929

- Item 2: Dedication Program --- 1940

- Item 3: "40 Years of Christian Mercy in Action" --- 1951

- Item 4: "Pine Rest Sanitarium and the Christian Psychopathic Hospital" --- 1941

- Folder 7: Anniversary Booklets --- 1940, 1960, 1970, 1985, 2010

- Folder 8: Brochures

- Folder 9: Children's Retreat Brochures and Stamps

- Box 2

- Folder 1-2: Life Enrichment Center

- Folder 3: Essays on Christian Psychiatry

- Folder 4: What is Love, C. Wynalda

- Folder 5: Activity Therapy, Adult Services

- Folder 6: Cookbooks

- Folder 7: Clippings --- 1912-1987

- Folder 8: Papers for Pastors' Conference

- Item 1: "Games that preachers play," R. Heynen

- Item 2: "The adolescent and his religion," R. Heynen

- Item 3: "Some hazards in training the minister's children," H. Velzen

- Item 4: "The pastor and marriage counseling, "H. Velzen

- Item 5: "Promoting mental health in the pastor," G. Van Noord

- Item 6: "Maturity and immaturity in the ministry," W. Hiemstra

- Folder 9: My sermon notes on Christian mercy, by the late Rev. William P. Van Wyk, edited by the Rev. Ralph Heynen

- Folder 10: Pastoral Responses to Homosexuals Conference, 1978: 4 cassette tapes: Clarence Boomsma, Alvin Hoksbergen, John Hansen, Gary Sweeten, panel

- Box 3-4: Scrapbook pages

- Box 5

- Folder 1: Research News --- 1980-1990

- Folder 2: Counseling Pamphlets

- Folder 3: Pine Rest Foundation

- Folder 4: Pine Rest News --- 1997-2003

- Box 6

- Folder 1: News Bulletins --- 1948-1963

- Missing: September 1951, Annual Report, 1956, Number 4, 1958
- Folder 2: News Bulletins --- 1964-1977

- Folder 3

- Item 1: Clergy Connections, vol 1 no 1, Summer 1992

- Item 2: Clergy Connections, vol 1 no 2, Fall 1992

- Item 3: Clergy Connections, vol 1 no 3, Winter 1992

- Item 4: Clergy Connections, vol 1 no 4, Spring 1993

- Item 5: Clergy Connections, vol 2 no 1, Summer 1993

- Item 6: Clergy Connections, vol 2 no 2, Fall 1993

- Item 7: Clergy Connections, vol 2 no 3, Winter 1993

- Item 8: Clergy Connections, vol 2 no 4, Spring 1994

- Item 9: Clergy Connections, vol 3 no 1, Summer 1994

- Item 10: Clergy Connections, vol 3 no 2, Fall 1994

- Item 11: Clergy Connections, vol 3 no 3, Winter 1994-1995

- Item 12: Clergy Connections, vol 3 no 4, Spring 1995

- Item 13: Clergy Connections, vol 4 no 1, Summer 1995

- Item 14: Clergy Connections, vol 4 no 2, Fall 1995

- Item 15: Clergy Connections, vol 4 no 3, Winter 1995-1996

- Item 16: Clergy Connections, vol 4 no 4, Spring --- 1995

- Item 17: Clergy Connections, vol 5 no 1, Summer 1996 --- 1996

- Item 18: Clergy Connections, vol 5 no 2, Fall 1996

- Item 19: Clergy Connections, vol 6 no 1, Spring 1997

- Item 20: Clergy Connections, vol 6 no 2, Fall 1997

- Item 21: Clergy Connections, vol 8 no 1, Spring 1998

- Item 22: Clergy Connections, vol 8 no 2, Fall 1998

- Item 23: Clergy Connections, vol 9 no 1, Fall 1999

- Item 24: Clergy Connections, vol 9 no 2, Spring 2000

- Folder 4: Connections --- 1991-1995

- Folder 5: Connections --- 1996-2001

- Missing: Spring and Summer 1996, Spring 1997, 2000
- Box 7

- Folder 1: Pine Rest Today --- 1971-1977

- Missing: Winter 1973, Winter 1975, Fall and Spring 1976, Summer, Fall, and Winter, 1977
- Folder 2: Pine Rest Today --- 1978-1982

- Missing: December 1980
- Folder 3: Pine Rest Today --- 1983-1988

- Folder 4: Pine Rest Today --- 1989-1992

- Missing: Winter 1989, Winter 1991
- Folder 5: Pine Rest Today --- 1993-1995

- Missing: Winter 1994, Summer 1995
- Folder 6: Pine Rest Today (various issues) --- 1996-1998, 2001, 2002, 2005

- Box 8

- Folder 1: Pine Cones --- November 1976-November 1978

- Folder 2: Pine Cones --- January 1979, November/December 1980

- Folder 3: Pine Cones --- September 1981 - December 1983

- Folder 4: Pine Cones --- January 1984 - July 1985

- Box 9

- Folder 1: Pine Rest Magazine --- August 1985 - December 1987

- Folder 2: Pine Rest Magazine --- January 1988 - December 1989

- Folder 3: Pine Rest Magazine --- January 1990 - August 1991

- Box 10

- Folder 1: Chaplains' Newsletter, vol 1 - vol 2 --- July 1970 - February 1972

- Folder 2: Chaplains' Newsletter, vol 3 - vol 4 --- March 1972 - October 1973

- Folder 3: Chaplains' Newsletter, vol 5 - vol 6 --- January 1974 - November 1975

- Folder 4: Chaplains' Newsletter, vol 7 no 1 - vol 10 no 3 --- January 1976 - December 1979

- Box 11

- Folder 1: Chaplains' Newsletter, vol 11-vol 13 --- April 1980 - November 1982

- Folder 2: Chaplains' Newsletter, vol 14-vol 17 --- January 1983 - October 1986

- Folder 3: Chaplains' Newsletter, vol 18-vol 22 --- January 1987 - October 1991
