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Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma | |
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 House where the Van der Meiden family lived in
Drimmelen | |
| Born | Theodora Hermina Coolsma 7 November 1918 Groningen, Netherlands |
| Died | 2001 Breda, Netherlands |
| Pen name | Constance Hazelager |
| Occupation | author |
| Period | 1936–1980 |
| Genre | children's literature community correspondence |
Theodora Hermina "Dora" van der Meiden-Coolsma (7 November 1918 – 19 June 2001) was a Dutch columnist and the author of children's fiction. She wrote 25 children's books. Seven of these were written together with Coos Covens. Two others were written under the pen name Constance Hazelager, under which she also wrote columns. [1]
As the daughter, wife, and sister of Dutch Reformed ministers, and the granddaughter of the missionary Sierk Coolsma, [2] [3] most of her fiction was on Christian topics. Some books were set in Suriname where she had lived from 195 to 1955. From Suriname, she wrote columns for the daily newspapers Nieuwsblad van het Noorden and the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant. Later, she wrote a series of articles for the Dutch women's magazine De Vrouw en haar Huis.
Dora Coolsma married ds. Jan van der Meiden on 1 July 1940. [4] At the height of his career, he was the minister of the Grote Kerk, Dordrecht. Subsequently, the Van der Meidens lived in Boekelo and Breda. [4] They had four children, among whom the historian and translator Pim van der Meiden (1941–2017). [2]
Bibliography
Books
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Plays
Chapters
Unpublished
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References
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^ Strijbos, Rens,
"Hazelager, Constance", AchterDeRug,
Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma schreef ook onder het pseudoniem Constance Hazelager.
- ^ a b Gans, Evelien. Jaap en Ischa Meijer: een joodse geschiedenis, 1912–1956. Vol. 1.
- ^ "Coolsma, Constant Willem".
- ^ a b Buitkamp, Jan (March 2001). "Over dominees. Deze keer over een dominee die de meeste van onze leden gekend hebben: dominee Jan Arie van der Meiden (27 november 1913 ~ 9 maart 2000)". jvdm.info (in Dutch).
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^ "?". De Bibliotheekgids. 16–17: 4.
Coolsma, Dora: Uk's Kerstfeest, geïll. 32 blz. 25 cent, is bestemd voor kinderen tot 10 jaar. Kleine Uk die juf "niks lief" vindt komt door het Kerstfeest tot beter inzicht.
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^ "?". Traditie. 6–7.
Reizen komt tevens voor in Gouvernante in Egypte (1947) van Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma en speelt uiteraard ook een rol in diverse verhalen...
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"Ingekomen boeken".
Leeuwarder Courant. 3 October 1955. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
Over de verjaardig van een Surinaams meisje in Paramaribo. Zeer geschikt voor meisjes 6–12 jaar.
- ^ "Boekbespreking". Neerlandia. 63. The Hague: Algemeen Nederlands Verbond. 1959. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
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^ "?". De West-Indische Gids. 38–39. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers: 174. 1958.
Meiden-Coolsma, Dora van der: Reginald. N.V.V.Z.-serie 'Naar 't zonlicht toe' 62, Van Gorcum, Assen, 30 pp., ill. 1959. Dealing with Suriname; children's book.
- ^ a b c d e "Jeugdliteratuur" [Youth Literature] (PDF). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. Vol. 73, no. 280. 29 November 1960. p. 7.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ "Nieuwe Jeugdboeken" [New Books for Youth]. Utrechts Nieuwsblad. Vol. 69, no. 183. 2 December 1961. p. 14.
- ^ Buur, Dorothée. Indische jeugdliteratuur: geannoteerde bibliografie van jeugdboeken over Nederlands-Indië en Indonesië, 1825–1991. Leiden: Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. p. 371.
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^
"Een kleurloos paasboeket".
Leeuwarder Courant. Vol. 228, no. 78. 2 April 1980. p. 41. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma schreef een meditatieve tekst naar aanleiding van een reis naar Israël.
External links
- Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma at Achterderug.nl
- Constance Hazelager (pen name) at Achterderug.nl
- Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma at Digital Library for Dutch Literature
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| National | |
Categories:
- 1918 births
- 2001 deaths
- 20th-century Dutch dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century Dutch women writers
- Dutch women dramatists and playwrights
- Dutch members of the Dutch Reformed Church
- Writers from Groningen (city)
- Calvinist and Reformed writers
- Dutch writers of young adult literature
- Dutch women columnists
- Dutch women children's writers
- Women writers of young adult literature
- 20th-century dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century pseudonymous writers
- Pseudonymous women writers
- Writers from Paramaribo
- People from Dordrecht
- People from Boekelo
- People from Breda
- 20th-century Dutch women journalists
- 20th-century Dutch journalists
Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma | |
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|
House where the Van der Meiden family lived in
Drimmelen | |
| Born | Theodora Hermina Coolsma 7 November 1918 Groningen, Netherlands |
| Died | 2001 Breda, Netherlands |
| Pen name | Constance Hazelager |
| Occupation | author |
| Period | 1936–1980 |
| Genre | children's literature community correspondence |
Theodora Hermina "Dora" van der Meiden-Coolsma (7 November 1918 – 19 June 2001) was a Dutch columnist and the author of children's fiction. She wrote 25 children's books. Seven of these were written together with Coos Covens. Two others were written under the pen name Constance Hazelager, under which she also wrote columns. [1]
As the daughter, wife, and sister of Dutch Reformed ministers, and the granddaughter of the missionary Sierk Coolsma, [2] [3] most of her fiction was on Christian topics. Some books were set in Suriname where she had lived from 195 to 1955. From Suriname, she wrote columns for the daily newspapers Nieuwsblad van het Noorden and the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant. Later, she wrote a series of articles for the Dutch women's magazine De Vrouw en haar Huis.
Dora Coolsma married ds. Jan van der Meiden on 1 July 1940. [4] At the height of his career, he was the minister of the Grote Kerk, Dordrecht. Subsequently, the Van der Meidens lived in Boekelo and Breda. [4] They had four children, among whom the historian and translator Pim van der Meiden (1941–2017). [2]
Bibliography
Books
|
Plays
Chapters
Unpublished
|
References
-
^ Strijbos, Rens,
"Hazelager, Constance", AchterDeRug,
Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma schreef ook onder het pseudoniem Constance Hazelager.
- ^ a b Gans, Evelien. Jaap en Ischa Meijer: een joodse geschiedenis, 1912–1956. Vol. 1.
- ^ "Coolsma, Constant Willem".
- ^ a b Buitkamp, Jan (March 2001). "Over dominees. Deze keer over een dominee die de meeste van onze leden gekend hebben: dominee Jan Arie van der Meiden (27 november 1913 ~ 9 maart 2000)". jvdm.info (in Dutch).
-
^ "?". De Bibliotheekgids. 16–17: 4.
Coolsma, Dora: Uk's Kerstfeest, geïll. 32 blz. 25 cent, is bestemd voor kinderen tot 10 jaar. Kleine Uk die juf "niks lief" vindt komt door het Kerstfeest tot beter inzicht.
-
^ "?". Traditie. 6–7.
Reizen komt tevens voor in Gouvernante in Egypte (1947) van Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma en speelt uiteraard ook een rol in diverse verhalen...
-
^
"Ingekomen boeken".
Leeuwarder Courant. 3 October 1955. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
Over de verjaardig van een Surinaams meisje in Paramaribo. Zeer geschikt voor meisjes 6–12 jaar.
- ^ "Boekbespreking". Neerlandia. 63. The Hague: Algemeen Nederlands Verbond. 1959. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
-
^ "?". De West-Indische Gids. 38–39. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers: 174. 1958.
Meiden-Coolsma, Dora van der: Reginald. N.V.V.Z.-serie 'Naar 't zonlicht toe' 62, Van Gorcum, Assen, 30 pp., ill. 1959. Dealing with Suriname; children's book.
- ^ a b c d e "Jeugdliteratuur" [Youth Literature] (PDF). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. Vol. 73, no. 280. 29 November 1960. p. 7.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ "Nieuwe Jeugdboeken" [New Books for Youth]. Utrechts Nieuwsblad. Vol. 69, no. 183. 2 December 1961. p. 14.
- ^ Buur, Dorothée. Indische jeugdliteratuur: geannoteerde bibliografie van jeugdboeken over Nederlands-Indië en Indonesië, 1825–1991. Leiden: Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. p. 371.
-
^
"Een kleurloos paasboeket".
Leeuwarder Courant. Vol. 228, no. 78. 2 April 1980. p. 41. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma schreef een meditatieve tekst naar aanleiding van een reis naar Israël.
External links
- Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma at Achterderug.nl
- Constance Hazelager (pen name) at Achterderug.nl
- Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma at Digital Library for Dutch Literature
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
Categories:
- 1918 births
- 2001 deaths
- 20th-century Dutch dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century Dutch women writers
- Dutch women dramatists and playwrights
- Dutch members of the Dutch Reformed Church
- Writers from Groningen (city)
- Calvinist and Reformed writers
- Dutch writers of young adult literature
- Dutch women columnists
- Dutch women children's writers
- Women writers of young adult literature
- 20th-century dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century pseudonymous writers
- Pseudonymous women writers
- Writers from Paramaribo
- People from Dordrecht
- People from Boekelo
- People from Breda
- 20th-century Dutch women journalists
- 20th-century Dutch journalists