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Lutheran Historical Conference NewsletterVol. 40, No. 2 … May 2002 … ISSN 0460-0274
Nominations: Still NeededThe biennial conference of the LHC also means elections will be held. The three out-going members of the board, Jon T. Diefenthaler, David J. Wartluft and L. DeAne Lagerquist, will serve as the nominations committee. The committee seeks to have a slate of candidates that will represent all LHC denominations, geographic areas and professional affinities (historians, archivists, librarians). Send names of nominees to committee chair: Jon T. Diefenthaler, 7311 Shady Glen Dr., Columbia, MD 21046; FAX: 301-776-2872; JTDiefen@aol.com News by/for/about MembersKathryn Galchutt, Concordia College, 171 White Plains Rd., Bronxville, NY 10708-1923, has successfully defended her dissertation, “The Career of Andrew Schulze, 1924–1968: Lutherans and Race in the Civil Rights Era” at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She continues to teach history at Concordia. Bibliography: On-GoingThe LHC annual index of writings in the field of North American Lutheranism, is an on-going project. Publication data may be sent at any time to any of the three persons who will compile it for printing in the November 2002 issue of the Newsletter. Writings should be those for the year 2001 or from earlier years, if they have not appeared in the bibliography previously. Listings from prior years may be found on the LHC web page. Send citations to:
You may also send information to the other two “bibliography team” members: John Dickmeyer (JDICKMEYER@everest.acpl.lib.in.us) and Jim Albers (jim.albers@valpo.edu). News NotesThe
Lutheran Archives Center at Philadelphia (LACAP), serving the ELCA synods in
the northeastern U.S., has several changes on its board of directors. Now
representing the Lutheran Theological Seminary at
Philadelphia (LTSP) is Dr. Jon Pahl, professor of American church history.
The previous representative, the Rev. David Wartluft, has switched hats. As the
archivist of the Northeastern Pennsylvania
Synod he now represents that synod on the board. New Resources“Lutheran Roots in America,” is the Spring 2002 edition of Mosaic, the video magazine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The story focuses on how Lutherans came to colonial America from Europe and where different groups of Lutherans settled. The 30-minute program is hosted by ELCA Secretary Lowell G. Almen. The program is intended for groups such as new church members and confirmation classes. The program is a follow-up to two Mosaic programs issued in 2001: “Opening the Door to Luther” and “Morning Star of Wittenberg” (biography of Luther’s wife, Katherine). To view a video clip of the programs, go to: http://www.elca.org/mosaic/ Individual programs are $19.95 and to subscribe to Mosaic, a quarterly, the price is $50 annually. For further information, check the web page or call: 800-638-3522, ext. 6009. Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary has published Witness at the Crossroads: Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary Servants in the Public Life (2001), edited by Frederick K. Wentz. In addition to Wentz, the book of essays includes several other LHC authors: Paul A. Baglyos, Michael J. Kurtz, Robert H. Fischer, Mark W. Oldenberg, Maria E. Erling and Susan C. Hill. Each of the 18 essays is devoted to such individuals as William Passavant, John Aberly, John Garcia Gensel and Daniel A. Payne, to name a few. The essays, which were written for the 175th anniversary of the seminary, extend across the entire history of the seminary, 1826–2001. The volume intends to highlight the school’s self-understanding and interest in the interface of the church and society. The book is $10 plus shipping and can be ordered through the seminary’s bookstore: 717-334-6286, ext. 3005, LTSG, 61 Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg, PA 17325. William Furry, assistant director of the Illinois State
Historical Society, is editor of The Preacher’s Tale: The Civil War Journal of the Reverend Francis
Springer, Chaplain, U.S. Army of the Frontier (2001). The volume is described as
“an intimate journal that reveals the author’s thoughts on the nature of war,
the meaning of violence and the role of religion.” Springer served starting in
1861 in the Union Army. He witnessed the Battle of Prairie Grove in 1862 and
later was assigned to Fort Smith, Arkansas, where he witnessed executions and
aided families who sought refuge from the guerilla war in Northwest Arkansas.
Springer was also the first president of what is now
Carthage College, Kenosha,
Wisconsin, when it was located in Hillsboro, Illinois, and named for that town.
The school was to be “The Literary and Theological Institute of the Lutheran
Church in the Far West.” The college was also located in Springfield and
Carthage, Illinois, before moving to Wisconsin in 1962. The volume is $34.95. For
purchase, contact: University of Arkansas Press, 201 Ozark Ave., Fayetteville,
AR 72701; 1-800-626-0090; The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Southeastern Minnesota Synod has a new history covering the ELCA era from 1987 to 2001 by the Rev. Glenn W. Nycklemoe, who served as bishop during those years. The 246-page volume has a brief history/chronology of the synod’s history, with the main part of the volume devoted to one-page historical sketches with drawing or photograph of all of the congregations of the synod. There is also a list of former congregations and specialized ministry sites within the synod. The book may be obtained for $20 from: Deborah A. Norrie, ELCA Southeastern Minnesota Synod, danorrie@semnsynod.org. As part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of
St. Daniel
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Robesonia (Berks County, Pennsylvania), a new
history of the congregation has been written and is currently in the press.
Its origins are part of the Lutheran presence in the Tulpehocken Region of
Pennsylvania where Henry Melchior Muhlenberg’s son-in-law originally served. The Norwegian American Historical Association has published another volume, Interpreting the Promise of America, Essays in Honor of Odd Sverre Lovoll, edited by Todd W. Nichol. Lovoll, a long-time editor for NAHA and teacher, serving in the King Olav V Chair of Scandinavian-American Studies at St. Olaf College, is associated with 33 NAHA publications over the years. The essays are on a variety of Norwegian-American topics but also some relating to immigration history in general and one essay on Lovoll as historian and a bibliography of his works. The book is available as part of membership in NAHA. Additional copies are $24.95, plus shipping costs, $3, and for Minnesotans, $1.22 in tax. Contact: NAHA, 1510 St. Olaf Ave., Northfield, MN 55057-1097; 507-646-3221; www.naha.stolaf.edu. See you in Saint Louis!What Will the Next LHC Newsletter Contain?This newsletter will be able to fulfill its intended purpose of being a clearinghouse of information for archivists, historians and librarians only if you provide material for it. Please send material for publication to the editor. Items of interest to readers will include notice of research in progress, new appointments, publications, meetings and celebrations planned or held, bibliographical materials and generally anything of interest to LHC members. The editor cannot promise to print everything received, although all submissions are welcomed. The LHC Newsletter is issued four times a year: February, May, August and November. The November issue includes the annual “Index of Writings in the Field of American Lutheranism.” The deadline for each issue is the 15th of the month prior to each issue. Please send items to Elisabeth Wittman, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives, 8765 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago, IL 60631, or FAX: 773-380-2977; or E-mail: ewittman@elca.org. The deadline for the next issue is 15 July 2002. © 2002 Lutheran Historical Conference |
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