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  • Concordia Historical Institute

    The Department of Archives and History of the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod. From its beginning in 1847, the Synod has provided for its archives, first entrusting the responsibility for maintaining the church's records to the synodical secretary. In 1927 the Institute was incorporated by interested individuals in the church to provide for the preservation of its records. In 1959 the Synod designated the Institute as its official repository.

  • Evangelisches Zentral Archiv in Berlin

    Germany. Founded as a result of the joining of the Archive of the Evangelical Church of Germany (EKD) and the Archive of the Evangelical Church of the Union (EKU). The Evangelical Church of Germany (EKD) is itself a union of all the Protestant churches in the several German states, creating an alliance of independent churches of the various Protestant denominations. The Evangelical Church of the Union (EKU) is the successor organization of the Prussian State Church.

  • Gustavus Adolphus College - College and Lutheran Church Archives

    The Gustavus Adolphus College Archives makes available for research and study: Photographs, Recordings, and Documents concerning Gustavus; Materials from students, faculty, administrative offices, and alumni; Information relating to the College's history from 1862 to present; In addition, we hold the records of Minnesota College (a high school) which was located in Minneapolis. The Lutheran church archives consist primarily of administrative records documenting Minnesota affiliates of the Lutheran Church in America (LCA) along with predecessor and supporting synods. In addition, there are congregational histories, biographical files regarding clergy and church leaders, and microfilmed church records (ending about 1930).

  • Lutheran Archives Center at Philadelphia

    From the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia.

  • Lutheran Electronic Archive - Project Wittenberg

    Dedicated to posting on the internet a cross-section of classic and historic texts written by Lutherans.

  • North Carolina Synod Archives

    From the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

      • Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) Region I Archives

        The ELCA Region I Archives (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington) is housed at Pacific Lutheran University. The Archives serves as the final repository for the historic records of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Pacific Northwest and its predecessor bodies. The primary purpose of the ELCA Archives is to collect, describe, and give access to permanent records created by the Church.

      • Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection

        The Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection is a depository of historical materials relating to immigrants to the Pacific Northwest from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The collection includes items that support the academic, educational, and research programs of the university and the research needs of scholars and other researchers beyond the immediate university constituency.

  • Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center

    Located at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois. This is a national archives and research institute for the study of Swedish immigration to North America. Holdings are extensive, including materials from all sectors of the Swedish immigrant community in the USA and Canada, including immigration studies, settlement histories, immigrant literature and arts, Swedish-American biography and genealogy, as well as Swedish-American church life and social organizations.

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