Reverend Bernard J. Stecker papers, 1919-1971.

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Reverend Bernard J. Stecker papers, 1919-1971.

Papers, 1919-1971, of Rev. Bernard J. Stecker, a Lutheran minister who founded the Church of Our Saviour (currently a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America), in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, a parish he led from 1925 until his retirement in 1966. The papers consist primarily of sermons, church bulletin writings and related material. Stecker's sermons are organized by the liturgical calendar; subject files include newspaper clippings, bulletins, correspondence, church and personal records and six photographs of the church and Stecker. Restricted materials include correspondence and notes relating to his work with inmates at the women's prison Taycheedah Correctional Institution in Fond du Lac (Wisconsin Home for Women).

5.6 c.f. (5 record center cartons and 2 archives boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8205398

Wisconsin Historical Society Archives

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Wisconsin Home for Women

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The Wisconsin Home for Women was created by Chapter 343, Laws of 1945, through the consolidation of the Industrial Home for Women (WIHV88-A47) with the Prison for Women (WIHV88-A50). It was under the control of the State Department of Public Welfare's (WIHV85-A488) Division of Corrections (WIHV85-A281). In 1967, the supervision of the home was transferred to the Department of Health and Social Services (WIHV85-A674). In July 1976, the Home for Women became the Taycheedah Correctional Institution...

Stecker, Bernard J. (Bernard Joachim), 1892-1979.

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Church of Our Saviour (Fond du Lac, Wis.)

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