Missions -- Lutheran Church

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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.

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The collection consists of letters to family, friends and supporters of their work.

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The collection consists of correspondence and photos from his time of service in India.

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The collection contains a report on the mission work in El Salvador.

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The collection contains some correspondence and Ellerman's replies, photos, passports, and many pages that appear to parts of a journal kept by Ellerman regarding customs in India. Additional material may be in the CHI Biographical Collection and in the Board for Foreign Missions Records.

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

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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.

Scope and Contents The Frankenmuth Historical Association donated this collection to Concordia Historical Institute in 1983. It includes an array of photocopied letters (1840-1920) of early residents of Frankenmuth, Michigan, as well as an assortment of transcribed letters from Friedrich August Craemer (1812-1891), the founder of the mission colony in Frankenmuth. There are various church registers, bylaws, and congregational records, mainly from Saint Lorenz Lutheran Church. The photographs available are a...

Scope and Contents The collection consists of personal records and correspondence, a diary and documents from a mission trip to India and synodical director of missions, mementoes from his seminary experiences and a history of the Friedrich family dating from 1735. Folder List 1. Biographical 2. Correspondence 1857–1952 3. Transcribed interview with August Suelflow, 1955–1956 4. Diary, trip to India, August 1912 to March...