Francis J.Uplegger papers, 1867-1964 (bulk 1917-1960)

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Francis J.Uplegger papers, 1867-1964 (bulk 1917-1960)

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Includes correspondence, writings, Bibletranslations, sermons, reports, and audiotapes, chiefly from 1917-1960, ofFrancis J. Uplegger, 1867-1964, and his son, Alfred Uplegger, relating to theirwork as Lutheran missionaries on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation inArizona.

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University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections

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Uplegger, Francis J., 1867-1964

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Biographical note: Missionary; Francis J. Uplegger was a Lutheran minister who arrived at San Carlos with his family in 1919 to establish a mission to the San Carlos Apache. He learned their language, then translated the Lutheran catechism, creed, liturgy and bible into Apache. Uplegger also wrote a four-volume Apache-English dictionary and assisted the Apache in writing their constitution. Uplegger was officially adopted into the San Carlos community in 1961. From the description of...