The Missionary 1938-1960

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The Missionary 1938-1960

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This series comprises a complete publishing run, January 1938-December 1960, the time period when the NLCA/ELC published The Missionary. Issues are bound by volume and each box contains three bound volumes, the exception being box 8 which contains only two. Most volumes include ten issues per year. There is slight variation to this in the early years. From 1938-1940, there are ten issues published each year, but there are 12 issue numbers with June/July and August/September receiving two issue numbers. For 1940 there is no August issue and October and November are both numbered issue 9. From 1941-1944, 1946-1960 there are no issues published for July or August and issues are numbered 1-10. There was a slight variation in 1945 with the publication of a June/July issue. The bound volumes and the issues themselves are in excellent condition. Items are arranged chronologically. The 1961-1969 issues for The Missionary are located in the TALC collection.

8 boxes

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library, ELCA Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7645210

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library, ELCA Library

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Norwegian Lutheran Church of America

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Norwegian Lutheran Church of America. Board of Foreign Missions.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church. Board of Foreign Missions.

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See also ELC 4 Administrative History. In order for the Norwegian Lutheran Church in America/Evangelical Lutheran Church (NLCA/ELC) to publicize its mission efforts, it was necessary to create a means through which mission news and information could be disseminated to congregations and their members. Initially there were two NLCA publications pertaining to specific mission fields: Gleanings published by the Lutheran United Mission, China; and The Messenger, a publication...

Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Venturia, North Dakota. From the description of Records, 1912-1974. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 17732915 Formed in 1917 by synods with Norwegian/Danish background such as the Hauge Synod, the Norwegian Synod, and the United Norwegian Lutheran Church, with numerous districts in eastern, midwestern, and Pacific areas as well as Canada; offices in Minneapolis, Minn.; merger with American Lutheran Church (1930-1960) and United E...