Scope and Contents The collection contains four volumes of Baier's Compendium which are interleaved with blank pages. Many of those blank pages are annotated by Brunn. Two of the volumes, v.3, parts a and b, have "Fr. Brunn" and "Fr. Brunn, '99" on the fly leaf, respectively. Some of the annotations are in Gabelsberger shorthand. Since Brunn matriculated at Concordia Seminary in 1898, it is believed that his notes are from either Class III (1898-1899) or Class II (1899-1900) years. It is therefore surmised...

Scope and Contents The Francis Pieper Collection contains primarily materials created and collected by Francis Pieper. The collection has been arranged into five series: Profile, Correspondence, Subject Files, Writings by Pieper, and Writings by Other Authors. The Profile series consists of material that provides a brief overview of Pieper’s professional and personal life, such as anniversaries, general biographical information, class and...