Dr. Dick Harms served as the Curator of Archives in Heritage Hall for 19 years, overseeing and managing the archives of Calvin College, Calvin Theological Seminary, and the Christian Reformed Church in North America.

Dr. Harms earned his Bachelor's degree in History at Calvin before going on to earn a M.A. in History at Western Michigan University and a PhD in History at Michigan State University. He served as an Archivist and Historian at the Grand Rapids Public Library for 11 years before coming to Calvin in January1998. His historical knowledge of his home town of Grand Rapids is both deep and broad (something you will quickly realize if you go on one of his bus tours around the city!)

Dr. Harms said that he loves history because it is a field of study that tells the stories of people, their joys, their struggles, and their amazing similarities. Join Hekman Library in celebrating Dr. Harms' career and retirement. He will be greatly missed!