Correspondence 1972-1982.

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Lutheran Church in America. Division for World Mission and Ecumenism. Correspondence 1972-1982.

Correspondence 1972-1982.

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This series comprises correspondence of DWME Executive Director, the Rev. Dr. David L. Vikner. This handwritten and typewritten business correspondence is from 1972-1982 and was generated through the course of his fulfillment of duties as the executive director. There are two sub-series: DWME staff correspondence and general correspondence. While Rev. Vikner is the principal author of the majority of the correspondence, there is also correspondence he received directly, as well as correspondence of which he was sent a carbon copy. Subject matter of DWME staff correspondence is related primarily to specific mission areas and matters of concern regarding those mission areas: programming, personnel, forthcoming seminars and consultations, and financial matters. Other correspondence pertains to the division in general: budgeting issues, research and planning, communications with other mission executives, missionary personnel matters, staff workshops, and DWME involvement in the World Hunger program. There is also correspondence with organizations outside the LCA, including the Lutheran World Federation, the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, The American Lutheran Church (TALC) and the Association for Evangelical Lutheran Churches (AELC). Within some of the correspondence there are letters to and from Vikner's successor, the Rev. Gerald Currens. These letters are primarily related to world hunger and were kept in this series for continuity purposes. For other DWME records related to its participation in world hunger activities, see LCA 28/15/1 Program Files, 1974-1987 (bulk 1984-1987), and for additional correspondence for Rev. Currens, see LCA 28/1/2/2/1 Correspondence, 1977-1987 (bulk 1982-1987).

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