HISTORY NEBRASKA MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG2729.AM: Evangelical Lutheran Synod in the Central States
Minutes: 1868-1961
Size: 7 reels of microfilm
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection consists of seven reels of microfilm containing the minutes of former synods now constituting the Central States Synod of the United Lutheran Church, including Synod of Kansas and adjacent states, 1868-1954; Nebraska Synod, 1871-1954; Midwest Synod, 1890-1954; and Central States Synod, 1955-1961. The minutes of the Midwest Synod are in German from 1890-1922; from 1922-1932 they are in both English and German; and from 1932-1954 in English. In 1954 the first three synods were merged into the Central States Synod.
The material in this collection relates to the activities of the Lutheran Church in Nebraska, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri.
The first six microfilm reels in this collection were purchased from the church archives, Omaha, Nebraska, in November 1958. Microfilm reel 7 was purchased from the American Theological Library Association, New Haven, Connecticut, in June 1963.
INVENTORY
Reels 1-2: Kansas Synod and adjacent states, minutes, 1868-1954
Reels 3-4: Nebraska Synod, minutes, 1871-1954
Reels 4-6: Midwest Synod, minutes, 1890-1954
Reel 7: Central States Synod, minutes, 1955-1961
Revised TMM 12-19-2006
