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Lutheran Deaconess Home and Hospital (Chicago) papers, 1886-1985&#13;
Collection Number:&#13;
P0618&#13;
Extent:&#13;
0.8 cubic feet (2 archives boxes)&#13;
Biography/History:&#13;
Founded in 1897 by Norwegians who had settled on the Northwest Side of Chicago, the&#13;
Norwegian Lutheran Deaconess Home and Hospital carried on a broad community program of&#13;
social work and care for youth, as well as operating a hospital and a training school for nurses&#13;
and deaconesses. In 1904, the organization came under the control of the Norwegian Lutheran&#13;
Church in America, which later evolved into the Evangelical Lutheran Church, The American&#13;
Lutheran Church, and now the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.&#13;
Scope and Content:&#13;
Correspondence, constitution, history, journals, legal documents, and reports of a Chicago&#13;
institution opened in 1897. Papers include a biography of Marie Rorem; an autobiography by&#13;
Christine Johnsen; "Mission of Mercy, Women of Action: The Norwegian Lutheran Deaconess&#13;
Society of Chicago", 39 pages; and "The Contribution of the Lutheran Deaconess Home &amp;&#13;
Hospital to the Community," by Helen Olson Ackert, a Master of Arts thesis submitted to the&#13;
Faculty of Nursing Education at the University of Chicago, 127 typescript pages.&#13;
Access Rights:&#13;
The collection is open for research.&#13;
Bibliographic Citation:&#13;
[Indicate the cited item here]. Lutheran Deaconess Home and Hospital (Chicago) Papers.&#13;
Norwegian-American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.&#13;
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50th anniversary pamphlet, 1897-1947&#13;
Pamphlets and annual reports&#13;
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Mission statement pamphlet, 1985&#13;
"Mission of Mercy…Woman of Action: The Norwegian Lutheran&#13;
Deaconess Society of Chicago.”&#13;
Records and correspondence, undated&#13;
Board meeting minutes, 1953&#13;
Board meeting minutes, 1967&#13;
Dr. Nesset's presentation given to the Board of Trustees regarding&#13;
Lutheran Deaconess Hospital.&#13;
Photographs, undated&#13;
Constitution, correspondence, and history 1896-1962, undated&#13;
Hospital documents and images, 1960-1970&#13;
Transfer to Lutheran General Hospital.&#13;
Hospital records and communications, circa 1960&#13;
Transfer to Lutheran General Hospital.&#13;
“The contribution of the Lutheran Deaconess Home and Hospital to the&#13;
Community” by Helen Olson Ackert, circa 1950&#13;
Dissertation submitted at the University of Chicago.&#13;
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Norwegian-American Historical Association&#13;
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