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                  <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Collection Name: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Lutheran Church papers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Collection Number: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;P0556&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Extent&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3.6 cubic feet (9 archives boxes) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Biography/History: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scope and Content: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Access Rights:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;This collection is open to research.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bibliographic Citation:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;[Indicate the cited item here]. Lutheran Church Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Box&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Folder&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Description&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;American Lutheran Conference, 1930-1942&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Clippings scrapbook with clippings from Norden and Skandinaven,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1881-1884&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Constitutions for congregations, 1908-1941&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Editorial associations, 1923-1937&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Educational associations, 1869-1928&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Free conferences, reports 1874-1900 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Minneapolis, St. Ansgar, Holden, Roland, Chicago, LaCrosse, Willmar, Scandinavia, Baldwin, Austin, Thor.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Inner Mission Society, 1913-1942&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Lutheran Foreign Missions Conference, 1939&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Lutheran World Convention, 1933&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Military affairs, 1915-1962&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;National Lutheran Council, 1920-1922&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Reformation festivals, 1867-1930&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Statistical Society, 1923&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Synodical Conference, 1872&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Union Movement (leading up to 1917), 1912-1948&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Welfare Societies, 1907-1932&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Worship and Liturgy, 1876-1917, 2006&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Includes: The Norwegian Lutheran Church of America," by John E. Peterson (published by the Lutheran Historical Society of Eastern Pennsylvania in the "The Periodical", Jan. 2006)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Zion Society for Israel, 1914-1937&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Anti-Missourian Brotherhood, 1890&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Conference for the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1876-1889&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Eielsen Synod, 1850-1877&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Hauge Synod annual meetings and conferences, 1884-1916&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Evangelical Lutheran Church annual meetings and conferences,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1946-1957&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Includes sermon preached by the Rev. Melford S. Knutson at First Lutheran in Albert Lea after the 1948 ELC Biennial Convention.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Evangelical Lutheran Church history, 1946-1956&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Hauge Synod clippings, 1895-1902&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Hauge Synod constitution, 1898&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Hauge Synod worship and liturgy, 1905&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Hauge Synod Young People, 1911&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Lutheran Brethren, 1909-1952&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Lutheran Free Church annual reports and pamphlets, 1893-1942&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Lutheran Free Church clippings, 1900-1919&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Lutheran Free Church clippings, 1920-1929&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Lutheran Free Church clippings, 1930-1939&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Lutheran Free Church clippings, 1940-1959&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Lutheran Free Church education and schools, 1905-1937&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Lutheran Free Church Friends of Augsburg, 1893-1896&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Lutheran Free Church history, 1897-1948 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Includes publications by and about G. Sverdrup.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Lutheran Free Church "Minoritetens program" or minority report, 1894&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Lutheran Free Church missions, 1908 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt; Includes: "Our Madagascar Mission" by Andreas Helland (1908).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Lutheran Free Church publishing, 1927&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Lutheran Free Church singing society, 1915&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Lutheran Free Church Women's Missionary Federation, 1937&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Lutheran Free Church Young People, 1914-1919&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;15&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norsk Augustana Synod (1870-1890) Annual meetings, 1871-1877&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America Brotherhood, 1930-1932&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America Canada District, 1923-1945&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America charities, undated&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America clippings, 1900-1919&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America clippings, 1920-1929&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America clippings, 1928&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America clippings, 1930-1939&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;8 &lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America clippings, 1940-1949&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America committee reports, 1928-1939&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America education, 1921-1938&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America Teachers' Association,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1921-1938&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America English Conference, 1917&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;13&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America finance, 1925-1932&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;14&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America history, 1936-1943&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Includes poster for the Centennial appeal (1943) and stamps with likenesses of Th. N. Mohn, G. Hoyme, B.J. Muus, J.N. Kildahl&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America Lutheran Daughters of the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Reformation, 1930-1948 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Includes: "The Builders," by Mrs. Sigurd Moe (n.d.); "Martin Luther, The Man," by Mrs. O.G. Malmin (1943); "The Itinerant Church," by Selma Handeland (1943); "The Nobility of Our Church," by Dr. O.M. Norlie (1943); "The Lutheran Church in America Today," by Osborne Hauge (1943&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America missions (foreign and home),&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1922-1937&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America pensions, 1925-1940&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America schools, 1922-1937&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America singing society, 1926&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America statistics, 1923&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America Women's Missionary Federation,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1920-1959&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Little Devotional Gems (compiled by Rev. T.A. Hoff, 3rd edition).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America Women's Missionary&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Federation, 1911-1917&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Includes: "A Memorial," by Lena Dahl regarding the end of the United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (1917, 1 p.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America Young People's Society,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1922-1923 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Includes "Luther's Stand at Worms: A Discussion by Young People's Luther League, Illinois Circuit," (1922).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America name change, 1922-1945&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Lutheran Church of America publishing, 1920&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Rev. Lauritz A. Vigness correspondence, 1902-1932&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Correspondents include those writing to Vigness as the editor for periodical "Lutheraneren" (served from 1922 to 1927). Others: brother Carl L. Vigness; George B. Johnson, Glenwood, Minn.; Hjalmer R. Holand; Rev. S.G. Hauge, Hawley, Minn.; Dr. L.J. Hauge, Howard, S.D.; H. Grondahl, Moscow, Idaho; Rev. T. Gulhaugen, New Westminster, B.C.; and Albert Johansen, Marmon, N.D. (47 letters).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;12&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Synod clippings, 1940-1952&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Synod annual meetings, 1855-1916&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Notebook/delegates listed by Rev. Hans A. Blegen regarding the 1901 Synod meeting.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Synod clippings, 1886-1917&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Synod committee reports, 1872-1899&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Synod controversy papers, 1868-1884&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Includes "Colloquium at Madison, March, 1882"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Synod history, 1893-1934&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Synod missions (foreign), 1905-1930&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Synod missions (home), 1907-1915&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Synod pastoral conferences, 1884&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Synod singing societies, 1903-1911&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Synod Young people's societies, 1906-1915&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;11&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Norwegian Synod clippings, 1918-1939&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;United Lutheran Church annual meetings, 1891-1916&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;United Lutheran Church charitable institutions, 1906-1912&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;United Lutheran Church education, 1912&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;United Lutheran Church English Conference, 1916&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;United Lutheran Church finance, 1893-1914&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;United Lutheran Church handbook, 1908-1913&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;United Lutheran Church history, 1889-1915&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;United Lutheran Church history, 1889-1915&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;United Lutheran Church missions, 1899-1909&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;United Lutheran Church Norske Konference, 1914-1915&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;10&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;United Lutheran Church Young People's Societies, 1892-1908&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;8B&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Collected books on Lutheran church related topics, 1903-1993 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Includes almanacs, reports and records (1916, 1919 (National Lutheran Commission for Soldiers' and Sailors' Welfare), 1923, 1925, 1927 (Young People's Luther League), 1928, 1930, 1937, 1949, 1951, 1987, 1991, 1993); Historical Souvenir of the Lutheran Woman's League (1903); various education pamphlets/bulletins regarding church schools; address given by Charles H. Boyer at the biennial convention of the Lutheran Brotherhood of America (held in Madison, Wis., 1923); First Lutheran Youth Conference, Wittenberg College, 1930; souvenir booklet of the American Lutheran Church, 1930-1955.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;8a&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Book: "To the Ends of the Earth: 100 Norwegian-American&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Missionaries" by Torbjørn Greipsland, 2017&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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