Correspondence

Scope and Contents This series consists of minutes, reports, correspondence and other documents regarding the administrative work of the NLA Board of Control during the entire period of its existence. The original minutes from the first meeting of the Board of Control in 1927 are included in this series. Included in the other Subseries are documents regarding: NLA enrollments, the first decade of the Executive Committee/Local Board of the NLA Board of Control, and the NLA Ladies’ Auxiliary. This series...

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This series consists of the earliest correspondence made by President Bergemann regarding operations of the synod at large. Bergemann attempted to group documents from major correspondents and kept a file for more than 100 individuals. Important cases were given their own file. Infrequent correspondence was arranged alphabetically.

Scope and Contents This series consists of correspondence between President Nommensen and pastors and teachers in the Southeastern Wisconsin District. The collection includes correspondence pertaining to calls accepted, declined and deliberated, as well as retirements, anniversaries and congregational dedications.File folders in this series are: 1 Pastor Calls — Welcome to the District (July 1985-May 1989)2 Pastor Calls — Retirements (September 1983-October 1988)...

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 series consists of correspondence from twelve cases that came to Brenner’s attention during his ministry and presidency. Included are: Bethlehem-St. James, Evanston, IL Case (1936-1938)Fort Atkinson Case (1933-1937)Ernest Gerdts Case (1954-1956)Grace Lutheran Church, Tucson, AZ Case (1934-1935)Carl Harman Case (1941)Leo Kerber Case (1948)A. Matzke Case (1938-1939)J.P. Meyer Case (1945)...

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This series consists of minutes and official correspondence from fifty years of Michigan District Mission Board meetings. The files are arranged chronologically. Files related to this series are files #4-8.

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This series contains minutes and reports from the various committees involved in doctrinal studies both within and without the Wisconsin Synod. A large amount of detailed information is available, especially focusing on issues pertaining to the split between the Wisconsin and Missouri synods. Folders 41-47 are found in Box 2. Folders 48-69 are found in Box 3. Folders 70-83 are found in Box 4.

Scope and Contents This series consists of documents regarding the campus of Martin Luther Preparatory School and the staff that maintained that campus. This series includes photographs, postcards, booklets and documents regarding the original owner of the campus – Campion Jesuit High School. It is believed these documents were used in the decision for purchasing the campus from the Jesuits, since they come from the files of Board of Control chairman, Rev. Edmund Schulz. This series includes photographs from...

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This series contains documents related to the meetings of the faculty. The majority of the material is minutes from both the plenary faculty and college faculty meetings. Included also are agendas, reports, and miscellaneous correspondence related to the meetings.

Scope and Contents In late 1914, Bergemann seems to abandon his personal filing system in favor of a system that strictly alphabetical. This series consists of all correspondence made by President Bergemann prior to the merger of 1917 and general correspondence of a non-district nature up to the end of his presidency. Sub-series a, b, and c are annual series for the years 1915, 1916, and 1917, respectively. They contain the entirety of Bergemann’s correspondence. Sub-series d, e, f, and g contain...