Correspondence 1887-1947; 1887-1901

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Lutheran Deaconess Motherhouse at Milwaukee. Correspondence 1887-1947; 1887-1901

Correspondence 1887-1947; 1887-1901

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This series consists of correspondence to deaconesses of the Lutheran Deaconess Motherhouse at Milwaukee (LDMM). Correspondence is from 1887-1947, with the bulk dating from 1887-1901. The majority of the letters, folders 1-4, were written to Sister Martha Gensike, who was administrator of the Milwaukee Hospital 1885-1891, and directing sister of the LDMM, 1891-1911. Most of the letters to her were written by the Rev. William A. Passavant, Sr., and the Rev. William A. Passavant, Jr. Folder 5 has letters to the sisters of the motherhouse, some by Passavant, Jr., but most of them from sisters who apparently were writing letters to the other sisters, with each sister passing the letters along to another. Folder 6 includes letters to the sisters from missionaries or concerning missionary work; a few of these are circular letters Folder 7 contains use copies of the correspondence in folders 1-4. The letters were copied by Dr. Robert Fischer, professor emeritus of church history at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC). He also provided an annotated register of these letters. Most of the letters are handwritten, but some are typed. One letter is in German, the rest are in English. The condition of the letters ranges from good to fair, with some letters tearing along fold lines. These should be handled as little as possible.

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