Records 1929-1973; 1949-1973

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Records 1929-1973; 1949-1973

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This series consists of 17 folders containing records from 1929 and 1949-1973, all of which relate to the involvement of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELC) and The American Lutheran Church (TALC) Department of Home Missions deployment of missionaries serving in its fields in Alaska known as the Eskimo Mission. There are typewritten reports from the missions to the boards containing information on budgets, recommendations, allowances, salary information, minutes, individual member information and needs of the missions. There is also handwritten and typed correspondence between the missionary Helen Frost and the Minnesota-stationed the Rev. P. S. Dybvig. In addition to the correspondence and annual reports, there are individual reports of the daily work conducted by Henriette Lund and Pastor Dybvig. There is also a folder containing publications, newspaper articles and brochures about the Eskimo missions and surrounding Alaskan news. There are also folders containing committee papers. In these folders are typed correspondence between board members, as well as minutes and long range goals for the missions. The bulk of the records are between 1960 and 1973. The annual reports have the most polished accounts of what happened from year to year. There is a single sheet of member attendance from one of the missions in 1929, but there is very little information to be gleaned from it. The bulk of the records related to the Eskimo mission work is at the ELCA Region 3 Archives, St. Paul, Minnesota. The correspondences between Frost and Dybvig hold excellent bits of information on the day to day life and actual individual members.

1 box (.2 cubic ft.)

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library, ELCA Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6813188

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library, ELCA Library

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The American Lutheran Church (1961-1987) Eskimo Missions Committee

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See TALC 13/4 Administrative History. From the description of Records 1929-1973; 1949-1973 (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library). WorldCat record id: 123418341 ...

Lund, Henriette, 1887-1984

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Dybvig, Philip S. (1899-1983)

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Evangelical Lutheran Church Home Missions Committee

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Frost, Helen, 1896-1986

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Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Venturia, North Dakota. From the description of Records, 1912-1974. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 17732915 Formed in 1917 by synods with Norwegian/Danish background such as the Hauge Synod, the Norwegian Synod, and the United Norwegian Lutheran Church, with numerous districts in eastern, midwestern, and Pacific areas as well as Canada; offices in Minneapolis, Minn.; merger with American Lutheran Church (1930-1960) and United E...

American Lutheran Church (1961-1987)

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The American Lutheran Church (1961-1987) was formed by the merger of the American Lutheran Church (1930-1960), the Evangelical Lutheran Church and the United Evangelical Lutheran Church. Representatives from each of the constitutent churches formed the Joint Union Committee in 1950 to effect the merger. Presidents of the constituent bodies at the merger were Henry F. Schuh (ALC), William Larsen (UELC) and Fredrik A. Schiotz (ELC). Schiotz was elected president of the new church body; Norman A. M...