William J. Reiss Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a copy of the transcript of an oral history interview from the Oral History Collection of the Archives of Cooperative Lutheranism and a 1956 letter to chaplains while serving as Fifth Army Chaplain.
Dates
- Creation: 1956 - 1978
Biographical / Historical
William J. Reiss was born 5 December 1909 at Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, the son of John and Elizabeth (nee Grassinger) Reiss. He graduated from Concordia Seminary (Saint Louis, Missouri) in 1936 and served in the pastoral ministry from 1938 to 1977, when he retired. His areas of service included a parish at Carrollton, Illinois, and active duty military chaplaincy beginning in World War 2. He served as executive secretary of the Division for Service to Military Personnel of the Lutheran Council in the USA from 1967 to 1977. He died 19 January 1993 at Valparaiso, Indiana.
Extent
1 Folders (One folder)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
3.20.4.1
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Arthur Carl Piepkorn, August 1956; Leonard Poppe, October 2007.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Concordia Historical Institute Repository
804 Seminary Place
Saint Louis MO 63105 USA
314-505-7935
reference@concordiahistoricalinstitute.org