Dahlke, John C., Pastor

Scope and Contents Box 1 contains all Series (1-3) in the Collection. These Series are: Series 1: Break with Missouri Subseries 1: Historical Information Subseries 2: WELS Synodical Documents Subseries 3: Synodical Conference Documents Subseries 4: Papers, Reports, & Reactions Subseries 5: Publications Subseries 6: Correspondence Subseries 7: Miscellaneous Series 2: Bible Translation: Revised Standard Version...

Scope and Contents This series contains documents that that pertain to the Revised Standard Version (RSV) translation of the Bible. Documents include Dahlke's personal thoughts on the issue (reflected in his correspondence), various pamphlets (mostly positive) and reports (mostly negative) regarding the translation, and newspaper articles. File folders found in Series 2 are: 59 Dahlke Correspondence (1953)60 Reports and Papers (undated)61 Reports and Papers...

Scope and Contents This subseries contains documents pertinent to various district and synod conventions between 1948 and 1961, mostly from the Church Union Committee. Types of documents include proceedings, reports, memorials, and resolutions. While these documents have been sorted chronologically where possible, it is difficult to determine the exact circumstances behind these documents and whether they were presented at the synod or district level. Regardless, they all provide intriguing insights into...

Scope and Contents This subseries contains documents from the circuit, congregational, and individual levels of synod. Types of documents include papers, exegeses, reports, responses, and withdrawals of membership or service. These documents are useful in that they represent various viewpoints on both side of the issue, from the "ground level" of the WELSFile folders found in this subseries are: 14 Papers and Reports Regarding the Issue (1956,1957)15 Papers and Reports...