Correspondence Files, 1956-1966.

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Correspondence Files, 1956-1966.

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Files (1956-1966) of the Office of International Exchange contain correspondence, reports, memoranda, candidate scholarship applications and resumes, and publications regarding the administration and coordination of the Department of World Missions Cooperation's Tanganyika Territory (East Africa) scholarship program; the Lutheran World Federation's (LWF) European Youth Exchange program; and the Nommensen University (Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia) Ford Foundation grant. Correspondents include NLC, Division, and Office staff; scholarship candidates; university and seminary officials and faculty; foreign Lutheran church leaders; international and national. Church organization leaders; and U.S. Lutheran pastors and lay persons. Ruth C. Wick, Office of International Exchange director, is a recurring correspondent.

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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. Division of Lutheran World Federation Affairs. Office of International Exchange.

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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 1956, the NLC created an administrative assistant position devoted to the management and direction of its exchange programs. Ruth C. Wick officially assumed the position in 1957. Her responsibilities in...

Nommensen University.

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Ford foundation

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Philanthropic organization established in 1936 by Henry and Edsel Ford from profits of the Ford Motor Company. From the description of Grant files, [ca. 1936-1986]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155532303 ...

Lutheran World Federation. European Youth Exchange.

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Wick, Ruth C., 1915-1994.

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