Rollin G. Shaffer Files, 1976-1981.

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Rollin G. Shaffer Files, 1976-1981.

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Rollin G. Shaffer files (1976-1981) contain correspondence, minutes, and reports created and maintained by Shaffer in his capacity as Executive Assistant to the General Secretary of Lutheran World Minsitries (LWM). General correpsondence concerns financial gifts to LWM; individual's interest in specific projects; visits and presentations to churches; and background information regarding LWM. Additional files concern contributions made by the Lutheran Church in America to Ethiopia and the world hunger fund; Lutheran World Federation (LWF) conferences and world hunger projects; LWF Departments of Church Cooperation and World. Service world hunger projects and allocation; LWM's support of Lutheran World Relief world hunger funding; and minutes, finance and project discussion of LWM's Standing Commitee on Mission, Service and Development. The final file in the collection concerns the Gertrude Nassar Memorial Fund, established by two Roman Catholic nuns in honor of their Lutheran teacher for the support of the Augusta Victoria Hospital on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.

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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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