National Lutheran Commission on Scouting 1941-1966.

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National Lutheran Commission on Scouting 1941-1966.

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This collection consists of correspondence, minutes, publications, photographs, and reports emanating from and relating to the National Lutheran Committee on Scouting. Also included is documentation regarding the various awards administered by the NLCS. Correspondence is arranged chronologically. It includes letters both sent to and received by officers of the NLCS. The early correspondence (1940s) is mainly by S.H. Holstad, an active member of the NLCS. Correspondents include the Boy Scouts of America, Brotherhood organizations of individual synods and church bodies, the Walther League, Augustana Book Concern, Protestant Committee on Scouting, General Mills, Inc., the National Lutheran Council, Girl Scouts of America, and Camp Fire Girls. The minutes are arranged chronologically and contain minutes of the NLCS Executive Committee as well as some minutes of the Awards sub-committee, Chaplaincy Service Committee, Committee on Relations, and the Ways and Means Committee. The Awards sub-committee administered the Pro Deo et Patria Award and the Lamb Award. Publications of the NLCS include Lutheran Scouting Briefs, a bi-monthly newsletter that listed events, news, and award presentations of Lutheran Scouting organizations throughout the United States. Other publications include The Scout Chaplain, a manual for pastors serving in summer Boy Scout Camps; Scouting in the Lutheran Church, a manual for Lutheran congregations; and various pamphlets. Publications found in this collection but not produced by the NLCS include the Chaplain's Guide in Scout Camps, written under the auspices of the Boy Scouts of America. The photographs are of CLCM and NLCS members. The reports are miscellaneous pieces not included in the minutes.

3 boxes (1.2 cubic ft.)

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library, ELCA Library

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library, ELCA Library

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