Files, 1923-1930.

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Files, 1923-1930.

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Files from John A. Morehead's tenure as Executive Director of the National Lutheran Council include correspondence with NLC councillors, commissioners, and publicity bureau officials; U.S. state and government relief organization officials; American and foreign Lutheran ministers and lay persons; American and foreign church body presidents; foreign mission directors; missionaries and officials; foreign seminary students; international and Lutheran relief and missionary conference officials; and relief and conference officials from other denominations. Topics include criticisms of the NLC, Lutheran inner missions, interdenominational cooperation, inter-Lutheran relations, the death of former executive director Lauritz Larsen, NLC organization and policy, publicity and reference, relief appeals, work with refugees, NLC assistance to missions and churches around the world, and international, national and Lutheran missionary conferences and conventions.

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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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