Missions -- Lutheran Church

27 cubic foot boxes; 3 - 5" document boxes; 3 flat boxes; 50 general artifacts; 10 framed objects;

The majority of this collection focuses on post-World War 2 Asia (especially Japan) Missions. There are photos, films, artifacts, papers, and reports. Includes a Concordia Triglotta with marginalia. The photos are generally Concordia Seminary (Saint Louis, Missouri: circa. 1937). There is also some correspondence, manuscripts and printed material from a separate accessioning.

The collection contains the original diary of Doederlein's travels, transcriptions and translations, notes, and photographs. Two memory books contain entries dated 1857-1859 by his parents and siblings and by people at Neuendettelsau, including Gottfried Fritschel and Wilhelm Loehe, prior to his coming to the U.S.

Contains material of a general nature relating to the local cultures including the Enga people. There is a history of the Wabag Lutheran Church 1948-1978, a yearbook from Saint Paul Lutheran High School (Pausa Wapenamanda, PNG), and a rural development handbook.

The collection is made up of files from Bergt's time and work in Japan. There are files, papers, photographs, and correspondence covering Lutheran schools, centers, annual conferences, etc. in Japan. The materials are in Japanese and English.

The collection contains chaplaincy marriage and baptismal certificates.

Correspondence, diaries/mss, legal documents, minutes/agenda, reports

The collection focuses mainly on Rev. Fey's work in African-American missions. It includes books, manuscripts, papers, and photos. The books include "Piney Woods and Its Story" and "The Spirit of Piney Woods", both by Laurence C. Jones; "History of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People" by Robert L. Jack; and "Social Conditions of the Negro in the Hill District of Pittsburgh" compiled by Ira De A. Reid.