Merger Documents 1924-1939 Bulk: 1924-1932.

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Merger Documents 1924-1939 Bulk: 1924-1932.

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Contains typed correspondence, resolutions, recommendations and minutes regarding the work of the Joint Merger Commission, as well as printed copies of the 1926 recommendations of the commission for the constitution and by-laws of American Lutheran Church (ALC). Also included is one folder of articles regarding the debate in 1935 in the ALC over whether or not to merge with the United Lutheran Church.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library, ELCA Library

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library, ELCA Library

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