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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation. Financial Records 1960-1984. [microform].

Title: Financial Records 1960-1984. [microform].

The records consist of budgets, reports, and financial statements. They are separated into records for the Lutheran Church of Christ in the Sudan and Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria and the Sudan United Mission, Danish Branch, then arranged chronologically. There is much that overlaps between the church and the mission records so that many files contain information for both. The records were collected by Executive Directors Rolf A. Syrdal, Theodore P. Fricke, Morris A. Sorenson, Jr., and Mark Thomsen, and Secretaries for Africa and Madagascar Lowell Hesterman and James L. Knutson.

ArchivalResource: 8 microfiche.

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation. Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Files 1973-1982.

Title: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Files 1973-1982.

The files are a combination of correspondence and reports related to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT), its officers, projects, finance, and institutions. Correspondents include Bishops Sebastian Kolowa and Stefano Moshi and Executive Secretary Joel Ngeiyamu. There are individual files for each synod and diocese of the ELCT. Many of the reports were generated by the Lutheran Coordination Service (see TALC 14/6/7 and LWM 1/10/11). The records were collected by James L. Knutson, TALC secretary for Africa and Madagascar.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation. American Lutheran Mission Files 1973-1979.

Title: American Lutheran Mission Files 1973-1979.

The records contain correspondence, financial accounts, and subject files. The correspondence was collected by the Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation (DWMIC) of The American Lutheran Church and is between the administrators of the DWMIC and the officers of the American Lutheran Mission (ALM). The administrators include Morris A. Sorenson, Jr., director; Lowell L. Hesterman, assistant director; Philip A. Jacobson, business administrator; and James L. Knutson, secretary for Africa and Madagascar. The officers of the ALM include J. Lorne Hovestad and Edith Bliese, chairpersons; and Robert Avers, William E. Brown, and Beverly Braun, treasurers. The financial records include audits and budgets. Subject files include reports, policies, and goals.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation. Subject Files 1955-1988; 1973-1987.

Title: Subject Files 1955-1988; 1973-1987.

The files are a collection of administrative files generated by several individuals. These include Theodore P. Fricke, executive director of the Division of World Missions; Morris A. Sorenson, Jr., and Mark Thomsen, directors of the Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation; and Lester A. Dahlen, Lowell Hesterman, James L. Knutson, Duane A. Olson, M. Douglas Swendseid, and Jack F. Reents, all of whom served as associate or assistant directors or area secretaries. Box 1 contains general correspondence and is separated alphabetically by name of correspondent or agency. The remainder of Box 1 and Boxes 2-10 contain files on individuals, agencies, projects, and other church bodies, arranged alphabetically. There are multiple files on the Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran World Federation, Lutheran World Ministries, Missionary Home Leave Housing, National Council of Churches of Christ, Task Forces, and World Council of Churches.

ArchivalResource: 12 boxes.

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation. Files 1847-1987; 1979-1986.

Title: Files 1847-1987; 1979-1986.

The records contain some general correspondence of Knutson and Hesterman and minutes of the American Lutheran Mission Annual Conference. There are also leaflets and booklets that outline the work in South Africa, including the Norwegian-language periodical Zuluvennen Missionsblad. The remainder of the files include historical information on Schreuder and Hans Astrup, including Schreuder correspondence in Norwegian.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes.

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation. Financial Records by Country 1980-1988; 1985-1987.

Title: Financial Records by Country 1980-1988; 1985-1987.

The records consist of correspondence, financial statements, and copies of ledger entries. The files were kept and the bulk created by Virene Luthi, assistant finance officer of the Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation (DWMIC) of The American Lutheran Church (TALC). Other correspondents whose names appear frequently are Philip A. Jacobson, DWMIC business administrator, and Pat Ose, DWMIC accountant, as well as DWMIC area secretaries James L. Knutson, Jack F. Reents, M. Douglas Swendseid, and John C. Westby. The records are arranged by country, with most countries further divided into church, mission, and special project files. The exact names of the local church body and of the missionary association were added to the file title when easily discernible. A few countries also have files of financial records for individual missionaries. India, Papua New Guinea, and Tanzania have files for the cooperative Lutheran agencies (Inter Church Service Agency, New Guinea Coordinating Committee, and Lutheran Coordination Service) that administered funds for TALC and several other Lutheran church bodies within those countries. There are also files for the Lutheran World Federation, which managed cooperative projects in many countries.

ArchivalResource: 4 boxes.

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation. Records 1974-1987.

Title: Records 1974-1987.

Box 1 contains general administrative files such as budgets, approval forms, and quarterly reports. Boxes 2-7 contain records arranged by project number. The projects contained in Box 2 and part of Box 3 are general projects, involved with conferences, USA projects related to missions, ecumenical efforts, and multi-country projects. The remainder of Box 3 and all of Boxes 4-7, still arranged in project number order, show specific country groupings. These countries are Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroun, Colombia, Ethiopia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Nigeria, Namibia, South Africa, Taiwan, Tanzania, and a final grouping of West Africa, which includes Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal. The files contain project proposals, correspondence, and reports. They were generated by Executive Directors Morris A. Sorenson, Jr., and Mark Thomsen, and Area Secretaries Lester A. Dahlen, Lowell Hesterman, James L. Knutson, Duane A. Olson, M. Douglas Swendseid, and Jack F. Reents.

ArchivalResource: 7 boxes.

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation. Financial Records 1961-1986.

Title: Financial Records 1961-1986.

The collection contains the financial records of the Division of World Missions (DWM, 1960- 1972) and the Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation (DWMIC, 1973-1987) of The American Lutheran Church (TALC). They are arranged chronologically. Within years the records are separated into budgets, general ledger and program accounts, financial statements, and evaluations. This arrangement is also a chronological one. Budgets were first prepared, then accounts established and recorded, followed by a summary financial statement at the close of the year and evaluations of the year completed. The files for 1961-1971 contain only budgets and financial statements. The budget files contain proposed budgets as well as finalized budgets. Those of the DWMIC also contain correspondence between the DWMIC and the field, with detailed proposals, rationale, and measurement criteria presented for each project or country. They are divided within files by general area (such as evangelism, research, scholarships) or by country. Tabbed indices were left in place although tabs are frequently missing. The general ledger and program accounts files give lists of account numbers. They provide a quick visual summary of the projects undertaken in a given year. The financial statements give year-end accounts of receipts and disbursements. The financial year ended on January 31. The records are filed under the year prior to the closing date. Thus a year closing on January 31, 1972, is labeled 1971. The evaluations summarize progress and indicate whether the measurement criteria of the budget had been met. The 1975 files include a printed booklet of information about the projects. The chronological files are followed by three general files on devaluation of the dollar, notes receivable, and restricted accounts. Some of the folders of financial statements include information on restricted accounts as well. There is nothing to indicate who collected the records prior to 1971. Beginning in 1971 they were collected by Philip A. Jacobson, business administrator (called Director of Finance and Planning after 1982) of the DWMIC from 1971-1987. The correspondence is primarily between the area secretaries (James L. Knutson, Duane A. Olson, M. Douglas Swendseid, and John C. Westby, see TALC 14) and mission and church leaders on the field, with copies sent to Jacobson.

ArchivalResource: 7 boxes.

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation. Niger Files 1976-1979.

Title: Niger Files 1976-1979.

The records contain correspondence between Knutson, Flaten, and Cottingham. They also include minutes of the LMS, an agreement with the government, and project records.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation. Senegal Files 1975-1986.

Title: Senegal Files 1975-1986.

The files were kept by James L. Knutson, TALC secretary for Africa and Madagascar of the Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation. Most were labeled American Lutheran Church Association of Missionaries (Senegal) or ALCAM. These files include correspondence between the DWMIC and officers of the ALCAM. The officers are Chairmen Sigurd N. Larsen, Clifford S. Michelsen, Robert Cottingham, and John Soloninka and Treasurer John Soloninka. There are also financial records, minutes, and agreements with the FELM. The remainder of the files contain information about projects supported by TALC, such as literacy, agriculture, and medical work.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation. Financial Records 1960-1984.

Title: Financial Records 1960-1984.

The records consist of budgets, reports, and financial statements. They are separated into records for the Lutheran Church of Christ in the Sudan and Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria and the Sudan United Mission, Danish Branch, then arranged chronologically. There is much that overlaps between the church and the mission records so that many files contain information for both. The records were collected by Executive Directors Rolf A. Syrdal, Theodore P. Fricke, Morris A. Sorenson, Jr., and Mark Thomsen, and Secretaries for Africa and Madagascar Lowell Hesterman and James L. Knutson.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48166229 View

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Division for Global Missions. Joint Christian Ministry in West Africa Records 1979-2002; 1984-1998

Title: Joint Christian Ministry in West Africa Records 1979-2002; 1984-1998

This series comprises records created or retained by persons responsible for coordinating ELCA Division for Global Mission (DGM) participation in the Joint Christian Ministry in West Africa (JCMWA). These records were generated during the course of documenting and monitoring the work of West African churches and overseas mission agencies to coordinate efforts to minister to the Fulbe people of West Africa through the JCMWA, also known as the Ministere Chretien Commun en Afrique Occidentale. Records are from 1979-2002 with the bulk dating from 1984-1998. Record types include assembly proceedings, meeting minutes, agenda, typewritten business correspondence, audits, budgets, financial reports, annual reports, trip reports, topical papers, and work agreements. This series comprises several accessions received into the ELCA Archives and as such includes records of program directors responsible for ELCA participation in JCMWA: the Rev. James L. Knutson, the Rev. Daniel W. Olson and the Rev. Benyam A. Kassahun. Subject matter includes periodic updates on JCMWA coordination efforts in various West African countries, literature publishing efforts, Fulfulde language cassette ministry, Fulfulde/Pulaar language workshops, and general business matters pertaining to DGM's involvement in the JCMWA. Most of the records comprise meeting minutes of the JCMWA standing committee, proceeding from JCMWA assemblies, updates on the financial situation of the JCMWA, and correspondence related to ministry efforts, staffing, and meeting arrangements. While this series includes records related to the JCMWA and its work, in many cases, there are gaps in the records. It appears that whatever was sent to DGM or retained by the program directors is what comprised the files. It cannot be ascertained if consistent efforts were made to fill in any gaps in the records.

ArchivalResource: 4 boxes (2.2 cubic ft.)

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division of World Missions. Tanzania Correspondence and Subject Files 1960-1975.

Title: Tanzania Correspondence and Subject Files 1960-1975.

The records contain correspondence and subject files. The correspondence is with the ELCT, the TAC, the LCS, and individual missionaries. LCS correspondence is with Executive Secretaries Hoger Benettsson, Oscar R. Rolander, and Herman Sinram. Subject files include minutes, agendas, constitutions, and reports of several agencies and church bodies, including the LCS, ELCT, and the Federation of Lutheran Churches of Tanganyika. The records were collected by James L. Knutson, TALC secretary for Africa and Madagascar.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes.

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation. Personnel Exchange 1968-1988; 1975-1987.

Title: Personnel Exchange 1968-1988; 1975-1987.

The records were generated by Executive Directors Morris A. Sorenson, Jr., and Mark Thomsen, and Area Secretaries Lester A. Dahlen, Lowell Hesterman, James L. Knutson, Duane A. Olson, M. Douglas Swendseid, and Jack F. Reents. They represent one aspect of the United Mission Appeal, the exchange of mission personnel among countries. Following some general files in Box 1, the files are arranged alphabetically by name. Each file title lists name, country of origin, and project country. The files contain applications, reports, correspondence, and financial transactions.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes.

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation. Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus Files 1973-1988.

Title: Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus Files 1973-1988.

The records were kept by the administrators of the Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation (DWMIC) of The American Lutheran Church (TALC) and record the relationship of the DWMIC with the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY). Among these administrators were Morris A. Sorenson, Jr., and Mark W. Thomsen, directors; Lowell Hesterman, assistant director; and James L. Knutson, Secretary for Africa and Madagascar. Box 1 contains correspondence with officers of the EECMY. The officers included are President Emmanuel Abraham, General Secretary Gudina Tumsa, Associate General Secretaries Robert J. Miller, Tarekegn Adebo and Olav Saeveraas, Finance Advisor Rolf Berglund, and Finance Directors Berhe Beyene and Tamiru Hundessa. The associate general secretaries worked directly with personnel issues for TALC. Box 2 contains minutes of the General Assembly and the Executive Committee. Box 3 contains financial records (budgets and audits) and subject files, with the subject files continued in Box 4. Subject files include reports and correspondence about special projects, consultations, and institutions. Also included in Box 4 are records of the North Ethiopia Synod (NES, originally Wollo-Tigre Synod), the synod located in the area in which TALC worked. The NES records contain correspondence, minutes, financial records, and statistics. The correspondence is with the NES executive secretary, Yalem Tesfa Mengistu. Minutes are for the Administrative Committee, which conducted business between annual conventions. Financial records include audits, budgets, and financial statements. Finally, Box 5 contains records of an ecumenical organization, the Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA). These records pertain to food relief efforts during a drought in Ethiopia in the early 1980s. Both the ALC and the EECMY were represented in the CRDA. CRDA records include audits, minutes, newsletters, and reports.

ArchivalResource: 6 boxes.

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation. Africa Program Files 1965-1986; 1974-1982.

Title: Africa Program Files 1965-1986; 1974-1982.

This series contains records generated or retained by the office of the Secretary for Africa, Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation (DWMIC) of The American Lutheran Church (TALC). They are from 1965-1983 with the bulk dating from 1973-1982. Types of records include handwritten and typewritten business correspondence, proceedings from consultations, meeting minutes, newspaper articles, informational brochures, newsletters, project progress reports, project or program proposals, and topical reports. Files contain information on different mission areas in which TALC either provided direct assistance or provided financial assistance. There are records pertaining to issues of concern or work occurring in Namibia, Botswana, Niger, and South Africa. In addition to records related to programs TALC supported, there are also files pertaining to mission topics of interest for TALC. These include Islam in Africa, urban industrial issues, justice and reconciliation, health concerns, vocational training, race relations, women's issues, and environmental concerns. The majority of records are correspondence and the primary author is the Rev. James L. Knutson, Secretary for Africa. Records created prior to the DWMIC were retained in this series for continuity purposes. Files were kept in original order.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes (.8 cubic ft.)

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation. Publications, Reports, and Subject Files 1953-1987.

Title: Publications, Reports, and Subject Files 1953-1987.

The records consist of publications, reports, and subject files. The publications include pamphlets, booklets, periodicals, and articles, with a section of material on the periodical The Missionary. There are publications in Danish and Hausa as well as English. Reports are arranged alphabetically by name of the author. Subject files include a section of church files for the Lutheran Church of Christ in the Sudan (LCCS) and Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN). Both the church and mission subject files include information on several institutions, including a number of files on Hillcrest School, an ecumenical school originally begun for missionary children. The records were collected by Executive Directors Rolf A. Syrdal, Theodore P. Fricke, Morris A. Sorenson, Jr., and Mark Thomsen, and Secretaries for Africa and Madagascar Lowell Hesterman and James L. Knutson.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes.

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation. Correspondence 1960-1987.

Title: Correspondence 1960-1987.

The records consist of the correspondence of the administrators of the Division of World Missions and the Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation of The American Lutheran Church. These administrators include Executive Directors Rolf A. Syrdal, Theodore P. Fricke, Morris A. Sorenson, Jr., and Mark Thomsen, and Secretaries for Africa and Madagascar Lowell Hesterman and James L. Knutson. The correspondence is divided into four sections. They are the Danish Sudan Mission; the Sudan United Mission (SUM), Danish Branch; the Lutheran Church of Christ in the Sudan (LCCS, later called the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria, LCCN); and missionaries. Correspondents with the Danish Sudan Mission include General Secretary Ernst I. Engskov, Chairman A. Pilgaard Pedersen, and Treasurer K. Verterager Pedersen. These files are arranged by date rather than by correspondent. The correspondence with SUM, Danish Branch is arranged by office and then by officer. These include Field Superintendents A. Pilgaard Pedersen, Ernst B. Hojvig, Martin Houmʻller-Jʻrgensen, and Gunnar Jorgensen and Treasurers Kurt Vesterager Pedersen and M.C. Sorensen; In addition to the Danish Branch officers, there is a folder for Geoffrey Dearsley, field secretary for all of SUM. The LCCS and LCCN records are also divided by office, with records of President Bishop Akila Todi, Secretaries Anthony D. Bumbum and Martin Houmøller-Jørgensen, and Treasurers Eli Chumaro, Bodil Torp, and Anna Kristiansen. The missionary files, which contain form letters, stories, and routine correspondence, are arranged alphabetically.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes.

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation. Minutes 1961-1979.

Title: Minutes 1961-1979.

The records contain minutes of the Danish Sudan Mission; the Sudan United Mission (SUM), Danish Branch; the Lutheran Church of Christ in the Sudan (LCCS); and the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN). The LCCS and LCCN minutes are primarily of the Executive Council. The SUM, Danish Branch minutes detail the mission conferences, the Liaison Committee, and several smaller committees. Although the Liaison Committee consisted of both church and mission members (see TALC 16/7/5), the mission members on the Liaison Committee also met separately from the larger committee and called themselves the Liaison Committee as well. Some of the Liaison Committee minutes, therefore, are for the whole group, but the majority are for the smaller mission group. There is some overlapping of committees between the church and SUM, especially in the 1960s and early 1970s. The files were placed in the group in which the larger number of items seemed to belong. Many of the files of minutes also contain agendas and correspondence related to the minutes. The records were collected by Executive Directors Rolf A. Syrdal, Theodore P. Fricke, Morris A. Sorenson, Jr., and Mark Thomsen, and Secretaries for Africa and Madagascar Lowell Hesterman and James L. Knutson.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes.

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation. Scholarships 1966-1978.

Title: Scholarships 1966-1978.

The records consist of individual files for scholarship recipients, arranged alphabetically. The files contain applications, correspondence, notations from the minutes of the Scholarship Committee (see TALC 16/2/3/2), and financial records. The correspondence is primarily that of the area secretaries of the Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation (DWMIC) of The American Lutheran Church: Lowell L. Hesterman, James L. Knutson, Duane A. Olson, M. Douglas Swendseid, and John C. Westby. Their correspondence is with DWMIC Treasurer Philip A. Jacobson, the scholarship recipients, church officials of the sponsoring countries, and school officials of the institutions that accepted the scholarship students. Scholarship recipients are from Australia, Brazil, Cameroon (Cameroun), Central African Republic (Central African Empire), Colombia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Madagascar, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea (New Guinea), South Africa, Taiwan, and Tanzania. With one exception, all studied in the USA. There are sometimes questions about which part of a student's name is actually the surname, especially in the case of students from Ethiopia and Madagascar. To be consistent, the files were maintained under the name and in the order in which they were filed when received in the archives. Countries were recorded as listed by the recipients, including the two spellings of Cameroon and the country name changes of New Guinea and Central African Republic.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes.

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division of World Missions. Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus Files 1961-1976.

Title: Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus Files 1961-1976.

Box 1 contains records of the full church. These include the agreement of transfer between the ALC and the EECMY, correspondence of President Emmanuel Abraham, Executive Secretary Gudina Tumsa, and Associate General Secretary Robert Miller. Miller related directly to personnel in the North Ethiopia Synod. The box also includes reports, statistics, and minutes of the Executive Committee. Boxes 2 and 3 contain records related to the North Ethiopia. There are minutes of its annual conventions, Executive Committee, and Board of Institutions, constitution, agreement of transfer, financial records, and correspondence. The correspondence is between the administration of the Division of World Missions (DWM) of TALC and synod officers. Administrative correspondents are Executive Directors Theodore P. Fricke and Morris A. Sorenson, Jr., and Secretaries for Africa and Madagascar Lowell Hesterman and James L. Knutson. NES correspondents are Presidents Gebre-Ab Biadgilign and Berhe Beyene, Executive Secretary Berhe Beyene, and Treasurers Robert Avers and Dennis Everson. Financial records include budgets, audits, and financial statements.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes.

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division of World Missions. Correspondence 1961-1973.

Title: Correspondence 1961-1973.

The records consist of correspondence between administrators of the Division of World Missions (DWM) of The American Lutheran Church (TALC) and the officers of the American Lutheran Mission (ALM). They are arranged by office and then by year. The DWM administrators include Executive Directors Theodore P. Fricke and Morris A. Sorenson, Jr., and Secretaries for Africa and Madagascar Lowell Hesterman and James L. Knutson. The ALM officers include Director Herbert G. Schaefer, Representative Philip A. Jacobson, and Chairmen Leonard Flachman, Philip Mueller, Loren F. Bliese, and Lorne Hovdestad.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes.

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation. Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cameroon (Eglise évangélique luthérienne du Caméroun) 1967-1987.

Title: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cameroon (Eglise évangélique luthérienne du Caméroun) 1967-1987.

The records are divided into correspondence, institutions, minutes, and subject files. The correspondence is separated by office and year. The correspondents include Presidents Joseph Medoukan and Paul Darman, Vice President Paul Darman, and Secretary Bjorn Bue. The institutions include medical and educational work as well as a radio station. The minutes include a small amount of general synod minutes as well as minutes of the Medical and Dental Council of the ELCC and the Liaison Committee and Sub-Liaison Committee. The latter two committees consisted of both churchmen and missionaries and governed the way the two groups worked together. Subject files include church statistics and information on specific projects. The records were collected primarily by Lowell Hesterman and James L. Knutson. Both served as area secretary for Africa and Madagascar, Hesterman from [1964]-1973 and Knutson from 1973-1987.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes.

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation. Association of Missionaries (Sudan Mission) 1960-1985.

Title: Association of Missionaries (Sudan Mission) 1960-1985.

The records were collected by Hesterman and Knutson. They are separated into correspondence, minutes and reports, and subject files. Box 1 and part of Box 2 contains correspondence which is divided into group representative, treasurer, and individual missionaries. Boxes 2 and 3 contain minutes and reports from the Sudan Mission Conferences. There are no minutes nor reports for 1963-1967. Box 3 further contains subject files, which include a mimeographed "Prayer Newsletter," a handbook, a brief written history of the mission, a scrapbook, a report of a visit by Rolf A. Syrdal, executive secretary of the DWM, and information on a National Council of Churches agricultural project.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes.

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division of World Missions. American Lutheran Church (1961-1987) : Division of World Missions. Financial Records, Publications, and Subject Files 1957-1975.

Title: American Lutheran Church (1961-1987) : Division of World Missions. Financial Records, Publications, and Subject Files 1957-1975.

The collection consists of financial records, publications, and subject files. The financial records include audits, budgets, and financial statements. Publications include stories (published and unpublished), leaflets, booklets (in Amharic and other unidentified Ethiopian languages), and periodical articles. The subject files include plans, reports, and correspondence related to special projects and institutions. Some of these are joint seminary and literature work done cooperatively with other missions, the Good Shepherd School for missionary children, the Ethiopian Evangelical College, and station reports. The records were collected by administrators of the Division of World Missions. These administrators were Executive Directors Theodore P. Fricke and Morris A. Sorenson, Jr., and Secretaries for Africa and Madagascar Lowell Hesterman and James L. Knutson.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48166200 View

American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation. Files 1972-1987.

Title: Files 1972-1987.

The collection consists of records of the ALCMA and the ELC-CAR. ALCMA records include correspondence of Superintendents Lloyd Smith and John Gorder and Treasurers Olin K. Sletto and David Johnson, as well as minutes of the association meetings. ELC-CAR records include correspondence of Presidents Ellie Barbou, Bernard Zama, and Marc Bega and Secretary Thomas Christensen as well as financial records. There are also reports, subject files, and files of projects that the DWMIC supported. The files were created by the offices of Sorenson, Hesterman, and Knutson.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes.

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