Naumann, Oscar John, Pastor, b. 06/24/1909 d.06/19/1979

Scope and Contents

This series consists of preaching invitations, both accepted and declined, extended to Naumann during his presidency.

Scope and Contents This series consists of correspondence from a number of specific correspondents on a variety of topics. This series was found organized by first letter of the last name. The correspondents included are:Theodore A. AabergOtto H.J. BrauerPaul H. BurgdorfMrs. Eugene J. CramerTheodore DierksOtto J. EckertJ.H. GockelTom HardtDavid HassoldH.A. KochKarl F. Krauss...

Scope and Contents This series consists of documents relating to the internal affairs of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Included are letters regarding appointments and resignations, material from Northwestern Publishing House, information on the Visiting Elders Program, material from various committees including: The Audio-Visual AidsBlue RibbonCompensation for CongregationsConstitutional MattersPublications CommitteesThere is...

Scope and Contents This series consists of correspondence, reports, and other documents relating to the activity of the Synodical Conference, of which the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod was a member until it severed fellowship in 1963. These documents reflect the tenuous nature of the synods which comprised the Synodical Conference during Naumann’s presidency.Subseries 1: Official Documents (including minutes, reports, and official correspondence)—1954-1965Subseries 2: Synodical...

Scope and Contents

This series consists of documents and correspondence relating to specific topics dealt with during Naumann’s presidency. Included are:

Bible Translations

Boy Scouts

Education

Equal Pay Act

Federal Aid

Glossolalia

Lodges

Michigan Teacher Certification

Role of Women in the Church

Selective Service

Vietnam

Worship.

Abstract

This series contains correspondence, meeting minutes and notes, district mission board materials, district convention materials and other items related to the Minnesota District.

Scope and Contents The collection is made up of materials created by, received by or collected by the members of the Office of the President of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). The collection reflects the work of those who have served the WELS over the years in their capacity as shepherd of this small, conservative Lutheran church body. It reflects the major transitions the synod underwent from the boom years of the early 1970s to the lean years of the 1980s to the second boom in the 1990s to...

Scope and Contents The collection is made up of materials created by and collected by Rev. Oscar J. Naumann. The collection reflects the life of an active man involved in leading a small, conservative Lutheran synod based in Milwaukee, WI through the storms of doctrinal conflict to a period of unprecedented growth in souls and mission efforts at home and abroad, while at the same time maintaining a solid, confessional stance based solely on the Word of God. Many of the items in the collection reflect the...