Lutheran World Federation records, 1946 -- 1967

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Lutheran World Federation records, 1946 -- 1967

This series is open for research.

1 linear feet; 1 linear foot; 2 boxes

This series contains documents from the second and third Lutheran World Federation Assemblies in 1952 and 1957 (with five distinct themes or subtopics: "The Freedom we Have in Christ;" "The Unity of the Church in Christ;" "The Freedom to Reform the Church;" "Free for Service in the World;" and "Free and United in Hope"), yearly runs of the News Bulletin of the Lutheran World Federation from 1946 to 1950, press releases made by the Lutheran World Federation, and the Newsletter of the 3rd Assembly.

This series is unarranged.



Box 1 Folder 1 1957 3rd Lutheran World Federation Assembly: List of delegates, 1957


Box 1 Folder 2 1957 3rd Lutheran World Federation Assembly: List of documents, circa 1957


Box 1 Folder 3-5 1957 3rd Lutheran World Federation Assembly: Documents, English, no. 1 -- 48, 1957


Box 1 Folder 6 1957 3rd Lutheran World Federation Assembly: Documents German, no. 1-7; Dritte Vollversammlung des Lutherischen Weltbundes Dokument, 1957


Box 1 Folder 7 1957 3rd Lutheran World Federation Assembly: Documents, German, no. 8 -- 19, 21, 23, 24, 26 -- 31, 1957


Box 1 Folder 8 1957 3rd Lutheran World Federation Assembly: Documents German, no. 34 -- 36, 38, 39, 41, 42, 44 -- 47, circa 1957


Box 1 Folder 9 1957 3rd Lutheran World Federation Assembly: Documents, Norwegian, no. 1 -- 6; Lutherska Världsförbundets Tredje Generalförsamling, 1957


Box 1 Folder 10 1957 3rd Lutheran World Federation Assembly: Documents, Norwegian, no. 7 -- 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26 -- 30, 1957


Box 1 Folder 11 1957 3rd Lutheran World Federation Assembly: Documents, Norwegian, no. 31, 34 -- 36, 38, 39, 41, 44 -- 47, 1957



Box 2 Folder 1 Press releases, 1957

National Lutheran Council News Bureau, Newspaper clippings; Lutheran's 3rd World-wide conclave ends Chicago Daily Tribune Monday August 26, 1957; Lutherans Settle all Points of Difference The Christian Century, July 31, 1957 Bishop Cites Rise in Hungary Faith, New York Times, Tuesday August 6, 1957 World Assembly Calls Lutherans, New York Times, Saturday August 10, 1957


Box 2 Folder 2 Newsletter of the Third Assembly of the LWF, no. 1-7, 1957


Box 2 Folder 3-7 News Bulletin, official organ [publication] of the LWF, 1946 -- 1950


Box 2 Folder 8 1952 2nd Lutheran World Federation Assembly: Unofficial Who's Who list of Delegates and Representatives, Hanover Germany, 1952


Box 2 Folder 9 1952 2nd Lutheran World Federation Assembly: Correspondence, WAB Library and National Lutheran Council, 1957


Box 2 Folder 10 1952 2nd Lutheran World Federation Assembly: Reports, Minutes and Pamphlets, 1949 -- 1967