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Friedrich A. Schmidt Papers (P0588)
- Title
- Friedrich A. Schmidt Papers (P0588)
- Identifier
- P0588
- Creator
- Schmidt, Friedrich A.
- Description
History/Biography:
Reverend Fredrich August Schmidt was born on January 3, 1837 in Thüringen, Germany. He graduated in 1853 from Concordia College. Four years later he finished seminary work at Concordia and became minister to a German congregation in Eden, NJ. In 1861, Schmidt became associated with the Norwegian church when he started teaching at Halfway Creek, near La Crosse. The next year, the school renamed itself Luther College and moved to Decorah, Iowa. Schmidt was an instructor at Luther College until 1872. After his stint at Luther College, he took a professorship in Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, which was then supported by the Norwegian synod. Rev. Schmidt headed the faction that left the synod in 1886 and organized "The anti-Missourian Brotherhood." In that year he also became a theological instructor at St. Olaf's College, Northfield, Minnesota, for this faction.Scope and Content:
Correspondence, clippings, and articles, written in English, German, Latin, and Norwegian. Among the subjects discussed are doctrines concerning absolution, assurance, conversion, and election; position and participation of the laity in doctrinal disputes and clerical leadership in such controversies; Augsburg College and St. Olaf College; and the union movement that led to the 1917 merger. There are only two letters by Schmidt. Among the correspondents are M. O. Bøckman, C. L. Clausen (February 2, 1863), N. J. Ellestad, O. J. Hatlestad, P. P. Iverslie (December 27, 1883), Kristofer Janson (March 31, 1891), J. N. Kildahl, U. V. Koren, Laur. Larsen, A. Mikkelsen, Th. N. Mohn, B. J. Muus, J. A. Ottesen, H. A. Preus, P. A. Rasmussen, Halvard Roalquam, and H. A. Stub.
View the finding aid to the Friedrich A. Schmidt papers here.- Language
- German
- Norwegian
- English
- Latin
- Subject
- Anti-Missourian Brotherhood
- St. Olaf College
- Concordia Seminary (Saint Louis, Mo.)
Dublin Core
Collection Items
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Letter from Johannes Brandt to Friedrich A. Schmidt, Blue Earth City, Minnesota, 1880 September 25
Letter from Johannes Brandt to Friedrich A. Schmidt -
Letter to Friedrich A. Schmidt, 1880 September 22
Letter to Friedrich A. Schmidt -
Letter from J. F. Doschen to Friedrich A. Schmidt, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1880 August 17
Letter from J. F. Doschen to Friedrich A. Schmidt -
Letter from A. N. Werden to Freidrich A. Schmidt, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1880 September 21
Letter from A. N. Werden to Freidrich A. Schmidt -
Letter from J. Cheldahl to Friedrich A. Schmidt, Menomonie, Wisconsin, 1880 September 20
Letter from J. Cheldahl to Friedrich A. Schmidt -
Postcard from E. A. W. Krauss to Friedrich A. Schmidt, 1880 September 19
Postcard from E. A. W. Krauss to Friedrich A. Schmidt -
Letter from Laur Larsen to Friedrich A. Schmidt, Decorah, Iowa, 1880 September 11
Letter from Laur Larsen to Friedrich A. Schmidt -
Letter from C. H. Rohe to Friedrich A. Schmidt, Detroit, Michigan, 1880 September 14
Letter from C. H. Rohe to Friedrich A. Schmidt -
Letter from Paul Burger to Friedrich A. Schmidt, Buffalo, New York, 1880 September 1
Letter from Paul Burger to Friedrich A. Schmidt -
Letter from F. W. Stellhorn to Friedrich A. Schmidt, Altenburg, Missouri, 1880 September 1
Letter from F. W. Stellhorn to Friedrich A. Schmidt