Leon F. and Theophila Stolz Philippi Papers 1944-2005; 1946-1971

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Leon F. and Theophila Stolz Philippi Papers 1944-2005; 1946-1971

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This series documents the career of the Rev. Leon Philippi and his wife Theophila from his days as a lay missionary in the Territory of New Guinea, through his career there as an ordained missionary, and ending with his resignation from the mission field in early 1972. The series also contains letters from "home"-from Leon's parents in the U.S. and from Theophila's parents in Australia. The letters from "home," however, contain very little comment on the New Guinea work and are primarily of interest in documenting Leon and Theophila's family relations-and the religious fervor that animated both families. Records are from 1944-2005 with the bulk dating from 1946-1971. The series is arranged into four subseries: New Guinea mission field and Australia; letters from family and friends in U.S. and Australia; printed material; and photographs and audiotapes. All subseries are chronologically arranged. The New Guinea mission field and Australia subseries contains all of Leon Philippi's correspondence, circular letters, maps, and statistical recordings that document his and his wife Theophila's mission work in New Guinea. Also included in this subseries is Leon and Theophila's courtship letters and materials relating to their 1954 wedding in Australia. A biographical file at the start of the subseries contains some of Leon's grades, printed materials from Wartburg Seminary, and U.S. press coverage on the 1946-49 New Guinea lay mission reconstruction crew. It also contains typed autobiographical material produced in 2005 by Leon and Theophila regarding Leon's childhood and their courtship years. The letters from family members and friends in the U.S. and Australia form a separate subseries as these materials contain no direct information on Leon and Theophila's mission career or everyday lives. Rather, they provide news on Leon and Theophila's relations and illustrate the domestic religious atmospheres that influenced Leon's and Theophila's childhood and adolescent development. Leon's father, Fred Philippi, continued to write Leon on a weekly basis until 1990 when at the age of 95 his eyesight failed completely. Fred's strongly-held religious faith and views clearly were an important influence on his four children. Two, Leon and Ernest, became Lutheran pastors. The printed material subseries primarily contains reference material collected by Leon in connection with New Guinea mission topics. Also present are newspaper articles and commemorative newspaper issues regarding Nebraska cities with which the Philippis were affiliated, 1950s-60s; as well as Leon's pilot log with annotations. The photographs and audiotapes subseries contains color slides from New Guinea, all of which have been helpfully labeled by the Philippis, 1963-72. Also present are audiotapes from New Guinea, featuring either native church services or the native choral traditions of the "sing-sing," 1964-71. One audiotape contains a sermon by the Rev. John Kuder, bishop. Finally there are three scripts for lectures based on the slides and keyed to individual slides.

5 boxes (2.0 cubic ft.)

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library, ELCA Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8031544

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library, ELCA Library

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