Family collection, ca. 1875-1973 (bulk 1912-1967).

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Behnken, John W. (John William), 1884-1968. Family collection, ca. 1875-1973 (bulk 1912-1967).

Family collection, ca. 1875-1973 (bulk 1912-1967).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70954546

Profile series contains materials offering brief overviews of various points in the life of Behnken including birthday and anniversary celebration publications, school notes, pocket diaries, news clippings, death certificate, and biographical information. Correspondence series is arranged chronologically into four subseries: Family subseries containing letters written by Behnken to his eight children (1943-1968); Calls subseries containing correspondence concerning various positions offered to Behnken by congregations and by Lutheran educational institutions and societies; Alphabetical subseries containing correspondence covering a wide variety of topics and arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent; and D.D. Hermann Sasse subseries containing correspondence (1945-1967) from the German theologian. Subject files series consists of some correspondence, news clippings, ephemera, and essays on various topics relating to Lutheran affairs, together with manuscripts for his autobiography, This I Recall, and a proposed work entitled Notations on the Book of Acts. Photographs series is divided into four subseries: Family, Professional, Travel, and Other sources containing over 500 images of Behnken and his family, mostly publicity photos related to his work as a pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Houston, Tex., and a president of the synod. Family series containing materials that belonged to other members of the Behnken family including school notebooks of Behnken's father, George W. Behnken, and scrapbooks and keepsakes his wife, Hilda (Grassmuck) Behnken. And Music series consiting of sheet music and songbooks.

10.4 linear ft.

Concordia Historical Institute, CHI