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Luther Hospital and Training School (Eau Claire) papers, 1906-1997
Correspondence, history, and reports concerning an institution in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, founded in 1908. -
Luther Hospital Society of Southern California pamphlet, 1945
Legend of Life presents a historical survey of the first 25 years of the far-reaching accomplishments of a California hospital society that had its origin in the cooperative efforts of the Lutheran brotherhoods in the area during World War I. -
Luther Inn papers, 1915-1918
Correspondence and reports regarding a Lutheran home for girls in Mason City, Iowa, founded about 1914. -
Luther S. Olsen interview, 1995 September 26
"In this series of interviews by Odd Lovoll for his books “The Promise of America: History of the Norwegian-American People” and “The Promise Fulfilled: A Portrait of Norwegian Americans Today,” Lovoll interviews Andreas Rhude. Unprocessed This item is currently restricted." -
Lutheran Bible Institute papers, circa 1919
Catalogs of a school founded in 1919 in St. Paul and later moved to Minneapolis. Some catalogs concern branch schools located on the East and West coasts of the United States and in Canada. Also newspaper clippings. -
Lutheran Bible School papers, 1903-1950
Catalogues, correspondence, reports, and yearbooks of a Bible school founded by the church of the Lutheran Brethren in 1903, located first in Wahpeton, North Dakota; in 1918 moved to Grand Forks, North Dakota; and lastly in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, in 1935. "In 1916 a junior high school course was added, and two years later the school offered a four-year high school course. In 1946 it was decided to separate the seminary and Bible departments from the academy. In 1948 the following names for the two schools were decided upon: for the academy, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy; for the Bible school, Lutheran Bible School and Seminary; for the two schools together, Lutheran Brethren Schools." From 1949/50 Catalogue. -
Lutheran Brotherhood Insurance Company correspondence, 1936
Correspondence between C. O. Teisberg, Assistant Superintendent of agents, and men's clubs within congregations regarding membership in the insurance company. Also includes newspaper clippings; book: A Common Bond: The Story of Lutheran Brotherhood, by Hakala Associates Inc, Minneapolis, 1989. -
Lutheran Church papers
Articles, clippings, correspondence, records, scrapbooks, and reports regarding the Lutheran church and its many subsidiary organizations among Norwegian Americans, dealing with bilingualism, doctrine, education, missions, charities, conferences, synodical differences, and history, and with controversial figures like Bjornstjerne Bjornson, Hjalmar H. Boyesen, Bernt J. Muus, and Kristofer Janson. Among the correspondents are Rasmus B. Anderson, Ole A. Buslett, Johannes B. Frich, Severin Gunderson, Ole Juul, Ole L. Kirkeberg, Amund Mikkalsen, Hans G. Stub, and Martin Ulvestad.
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Lutheran Deaconess Home and Hosital (Chicago) papers, 1886-1985
Biography/History:
Founded in 1897 by Norwegians who had settled on the Northwest Side of Chicago, the Norwegian Lutheran Deaconess Home and Hospital carried on a broad community program of social work and care for youth, as well as operating a hospital and a training school for nurses and deaconesses. In 1904, the organization came under the control of the Norwegian Lutheran Church in America, which later evolved into the Evangelical Lutheran Church, The American Lutheran Church, and now the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Scope and Content:
Correspondence, constitution, history, journals, legal documents, and reports of a Chicago institution opened in 1897. Papers include a biography of Marie Rorem; an autobiography by Christine Johnsen; "Mission of Mercy, Women of Action: The Norwegian Lutheran Deaconess Society of Chicago", 39 pages; and "The Contribution of the Lutheran Deaconess Home & Hospital to the Community," by Helen Olson Ackert, a Master of Arts thesis submitted to the Faculty of Nursing Education at the University of Chicago, 127 typescript pages. -
Lutheran Deaconess Home and Hospital (Minneapolis) papers, 1889-1939
Biography/History:
In 1888, the Evangelical Lutheran Church held its convention in Minneapolis. Rev. Falk Gjertsen of the Norwegian Danish Conference invited several men to his home to discuss the possibility of starting deaconess work in Minneapolis. Soon, Sister Elizabeth Fedde, who had come from Norway in 1883 and founded the Norwegian Hospital in Brooklyn, and began deaconess work there, visited Minneapolis on vacation. With Elizabeth Fedde’s help the hospital in Brooklyn was able to secure two deaconesses from Norway. Fedde returned to Minneapolis in July of 1889. The Norwegian Lutheran Deaconess Institute was incorporated on August 17, 1889.
Scope and Content:
Correspondence, catalogs, clippings, histories, annual reports, photos, tributes, yearbooks, certificates, and contracts of a Minneapolis institution founded in 1888 under the leadership of Sister Elizabeth Fedde of Brooklyn, New York.