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Theodore S. Keyl Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection ID-0470

Scope and Contents

The collection contains a copy of Melanchthon's Examinis Consilii Tridentini and a German Bible.

Dates

  • Creation: 1574 - 1858

Biographical / Historical

Theodore Keyl was born in 1875 in (Port Richmond, Staten Island). He attended Concordia College (Fort Wayne), Concordia College (Milwaukee), and Concordia Seminary (Saint Louis), graduating in 1897. He held parishes in (Erie, Pennsylvania: 1899 to 1906), (North Plymouth, Massachusetts: 1906 to 1912), and (Newark, New Jersey: 1915 to 1944). From 1912 to 1915 he ran the Martin Luther Orphanage in Westbury, Massachusetts. He died on 18 July 1949.

Extent

.83 Linear Feet (One 5" letter box, one 5" legal box)

Language of Materials

German

Physical Location

3.13.2.4

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Theodore S. Keyl, December 1944; Rev. Rudolf J. Keyl, January 1952.

Title
Theodore S. Keyl Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Mark J. Bliese
Date
March 15, 2023
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Concordia Historical Institute Repository

Contact:
804 Seminary Place
Saint Louis MO 63105 USA
314-505-7935