Minutes and agenda, 1943-1966.

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Minutes and agenda, 1943-1966.

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National Lutheran Council (NLC) executive committee minutes and agenda (1943-1966) regard the direction of NLC domestic and international programs. Minutes may contain some executive session minutes, exhibits, and reports. Notable executive committee members include NLC executive directors, Ralph H. Long (1930-1948) and Paul C. Empie (1948-1966); and Abdel Ross Wentz (1948-1954), J.A. Aasgaard (1931-1936, 1941, 1944-1954) and Franklin Clark Fry (1946-1966). Executive committee minutes from the NLC's founding in 1918 through 1942 are found in NLC proceedings (NLC 1/2).

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library, ELCA Library

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Lutheran Council in the U.S.A.

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Wentz, Abdel Ross, 1883-1976

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Abdel Ross Wentz (1883-1976) was a professor (1916-1940) and president (1940-1951) of Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Wentz was active in the formation of the Lutheran World Convention; its successor, the Lutheran World Federation; and the World Council of Churches. He also was a well-known author of numerous books about Lutheran history. From the description of Papers, 1921-1948. (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library). WorldCat record id...

Long, Ralph H. (Ralph Herman), 1882-1948

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Empie, Paul C.

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National Lutheran Council. Executive committee.

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The National Lutheran Council (NLC) was founded on September 6, 1918 as a common agency of participating Lutheran Church bodies to administer domestic programs, publicize Lutheran beliefs and activities, and provide overseas emergency relief to Lutheran areas devastated by World War I. By the 1940s the NLC expanded and reorganized its program through the creation of divisions, departments, commissions, and bureaus. In 1966, the NLC became the Lutheran Council in the U.S.A. From the d...

Aasgaard, J. A., 1876-1966.

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Fry, Franklin Clark, 1900-1968

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American Lutheran clergyman and Protestant leader. Born August 30, 1900 and ordained June 10, 1925. Served congregations in Yonkers, New York and Akron, Ohio. He was president of the United Lutheran Church in America (1945-1962), Lutheran Church in America (1962-1968) and the Lutheran World Federation (1957-1968). He served as Central Committee Chairman, World Council of Churches, 1954-1968. Dr. Fry died June 6, 1968. From the description of Papers, 1925-1972. (Evangelical Lutheran C...