Jens Christian Pedersen Papers 1881-1940.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Jens Christian Pedersen Papers 1881-1940.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50237859

Folder 1 Biographical material, n.d., 1930, 1940. This folder contains materials used in the creation of biographical accounts of Pastor Pedersen. Folder 2 Notebook, autobiographical account, 1856-1918, n.d. This item is one bound notebook with a handwritten, autobiographical account of Pastor Pedersen from the time of his birth until approximately April 1918. Folder 3 Correspondence, 1920, 1928, 1938. Pastor Pedersen is the author and the recipient of the correspondence found in this collection. The correspondence is handwritten and typewritten. Folder 4 Documents, n.d., 1881, 1898, 1916. The documents in this folder pertain to Pastor Pedersen's ordination, his attempt to gain United States citizenship, and his call to work as a General Synod missionary in Liberia. Folder 5 Clippings, obituaries, 1940. These are copies of Pastor Pedersen's obituary as it appeared in two St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, publications: The Bulletin, and The Daily News. Folder 6 Photographs, n.d. These are three undated photographs related to Pastor Pedersen.

1 box.

eng,

spa,

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library, ELCA Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7623005

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library, ELCA Library

Related Entities

There are 4 Entities related to this resource.

Pedersen, Jens Christian, 1856-1940.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xd5kbr (person)

Jens Christian Pedersen was born January 24, 1856, in the parish of Skoldberg, in the Danish province of Jutland. He began attending country school at seven and continued until he was fourteen. He spent the next two years as a tailor's apprentice and continued his studies privately. A group of Christian men and women later provided him with financial support, enabling him to stop working as a tailor and devote himself full-time to his studies. Jens Christian Pedersen's f...

General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vh9bjg (corporateBody)

Organized in 1820; in 1918 the General Synod reunited with the synods that broke away from it to form the United Lutheran Church in America. From the description of Minutes, 1820-1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70924942 ...

Pedersen, Jens Christian, 1819-1886

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sj64gp (person)

United Lutheran Church in America

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6k117pp (corporateBody)

Formed in 1918 by the General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America, General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States, and United Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the South, including 45 synods in 26 states and Canada, in 3,747 congregations. From the description of Minutes, 1918-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70924945 ...