Files, 1947-1951.

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Files, 1947-1951.

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China Advisory Committee files (1947-1951) contain correspondence, mission minutes, reports, telegrams, budget statements, plane schedules, articles, and publications regarding the Commission on Younger Churches and Orphaned Missions' (CYCOM) relief work in China. Topics of discussion include activities and needs of specific missions, churches, and schools; rescue and evacuation efforts of the Lutheran mission plane, the "St. Paul"; and the growing Communist involvement in the country. Correspondents include CYCOM representatives, Lutheran and other Protestant mission officials, Lutheran World Convention and Lutheran World. Federation officials, NLC participating church body officials, other Protestant foreign mission boards, Lutheran mission plane officials, and missionaries. Daniel Nelson, Lutheran World Federation China director, and his successor, Arthur S. Olson are prominent correspondents.

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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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National Lutheran Council. Commission on Younger Churches.

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Nelson, Daniel J.

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Lutheran World Federation

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National Lutheran Council. Commission on Younger Churches and Orphaned Missions. China Advisory Committee.

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The National Lutheran Council (NLC) was established on September 6, 1918 as a common agency of participating Lutheran church bodies to administer domestic programs, publicize Lutheran activities and beliefs, and provide overseas emergency relief to areas devastated by World War I. In 1948, the NLC created a Commission on Younger Churches (1948-1949) and the following year the Commission's name was changed to include Orphaned Missions (CYCOM). Under the leadership of Fredrik A. Schio...

Olson, Arthur S., 1889-1969.

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