Subgroup I. Historical Files: Development of the Moderate Movement in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LC-MS), 1932-88, n.d., 1.8 l.f.

Series 1. Donor Files, 1932-c. 1988, 0.2 l.f.

Box 1

Autobiographical materials of H. Lieske, 1932-80 (2f)
Correspondence of H. Lieske (received from colleagues)
re: placement of Lieske papers at Oberlin, 1981

Series 2. Special Files: Background and Development of the Moderate Movement, 1945-86, n.d., 0.6 l.f.

Box 1 (cont.)

Description of the collection and “Exhibits” (by H. Lieske), ms. typescript, c. 1988
“Exhibits” on background and setting for the moderate movement, 1948-72, n.d.
“A Statement,” published bulletin, 1945

Box 2

Commission on Theology and Church Relations, various reports,
1968-69, 1972, 1975, n.d.
Documents re: ALC-LC-MS relations, 1946, 1949, 1964-65, n.d.
Harms, Rev. Oliver, official mailings and related materials, 1964, 1973, 1980
“Mission Affirmations,” 1965-75, n.d.
Early publications of the moderate viewpoint, 1961-71, n.d.
Miscellany relating to various moderates, 1965, n.d.
The Americanization of the Missouri Synod, unpublished dissertation
by Leland Stevens, 1986

Box 2a

Writings of Erwin L. Lueker
“Chapel Musings,” 1982 photocopy of typescript draft
“Development-Tension-Crisis: A Study of Interaction of Event and
Thought in the Missouri Synod...,” 1980
(Filed with commentary by H. Lieske)
“Structured Musings,” unpublished booklet of poems, 1982

Series 3. Special Files: Resolutions of the Synodical Conventions, 1959-77, 0.2 l.f.

Box 3

Resolutions of the synodical conventions, 1959-77 (8f)

Series 4. Special Files: Sources of Conflict in LC-MS, 1947-80, 0.8 l.f.

Subseries 1. Files relating to Pres. J.A.O. Preus, 1947-80, n.d.

Box 4

Biographical materials re: Pres. J.A.O. Preus, 1947, 1949 (2f)
“Blue Book Report” of Pres. J.A.O. Preus, 1971
Brother to Brother, 1969-73
Letters of Preus to congregations, 1969-76
News releases, 1974-76, n.d.
“A Statement of Scriptural and Confessional Principles,” 1973
Preus/Maier controversy, 1980

Subseries 2. Files relating to John Tietjen, Concordia Seminary, and the Mission Board Conflict, 1972-77, n.d.

Box 5

Correspondence, 1972-77
Charges against John Tietjen, 1973 (3f)
“Fact Finding or Fault Finding,” 1972-73
“Faithful to our Calling...,” 1972, 2 vols.
Rev. Gerken’s report on John Tietjen, 1975
Rev. Nickel’s report on John Tietjen, 1977
Concordia Seminary/Seminex, 1974-78 (3f)

Box 6

Synodical mission crisis, 1972-74, n.d. (2f)

Subgroup II. Responses to the Crisis in the LC-MS, 1948-89, n.d., 7.0 l.f.

Series 1. Responses of Moderates, 1948-88, n.d., 5.4 l.f.

Box 1

“Advance” magazine mailing lists, objections to, 1974
Advisory Committee on Doctrine and Conciliation, report, 1976
ALC President David Preus, response of, 1977
American Lutheran, select issues, 1954-60
Atlantic District of LC-MS, 1975
Beckman, Milton W., 1972
Boumann, Herbert, 1980, n.d.
Bretscher, Paul G., 1973, 1975, 1976 (2f)
Campus pastors of LC-MS, 1973 (2f)
Castens, Nate, 1980
Christ Church Lutheran, Minneapolis, MN: See Kretzmann, N.
Christ Memorial Lutheran Church, Plymouth, MN: See Johnson, B.
Christian Century, select articles, 1974
Christianity Today, letters to the editor, 1974
Christian Herald, reprint, 1970
“Clayton Reviews and Recommends,” newsletter, 1978
Colorado District, clergy bulletin, 1973, 1976
“Concord,” bulletin, 1972, 1973
Concordia Senior College, letter to alumni, 1974
The Cresset, editorial excerpt, n.d.
Cross and Caduceus, three issues, 1973-74
Cross Lutheran Church, Maplewood, MN: See Timmerman, H.
Duwe, Henry C: See Greater Chicago Area
Eastern District, LC-MS, 1974
Ehlen, Arlis, 1972, n.d.
“Eight District Presidents,” 1975-76 (2f)
English District of LC-MS, 1975
Evangelical Coalition, 1972, n.d.

Box 2

Evangelical Lutherans in Mission (ELIM)
Formation, 1973
ELIM Assembly, 1974 (includes 2 cassettes)
ELIM Assembly, 1975 (includes cassette)
Elwyn Ewald: mailings from ELIM headquarters, 1973-76
Larry Neeb: mailings, 1975
Sam Roth mailings, 1974
ELIM documents and other educational materials, c. 1975
“Partners in Mission,” photocopies of select issues,
ELIM newsletter, 1974

Box 3

ELIM Assembly, 1976
ELIM Assembly, 1977

Box 4

ELIM, North Wisconsin District, 1982
ELIM, Northwest District, 1974-88 (16f)

Box 5

ELIM, Southern Minnesota, 1974 (6f)

Box 6

“Focus on People in Mission,” select issues, 1978
Frey, Bert, 1972
Frincke, Herman R., 1974
Fuelling, Daniel W., 1973, n.d., Resurrection, Roseville, MN
Gethsemane, Maplewood, MN: See Krause, Paul
Goetz, Lloyd, n.d.
Greater Chicago Area, 1944-47, 1968, n.d. (9f)
Hartner, M., n.d.
Hinck, Ewald, 1975-88 (2f) See also: Separate Oversize Folder

Box 7

Historical-Critical method, n.d.
Hladky, Robert and Barbara, 1975
Hoffmann, Oswald, 1972
“INFO” publication, 1972-73
Janzow, Theophil, n.d.
Johnson, Bernard W., 1973, 1976, n.d.
Kairos Community: See Menke, Norman
Koenig, Richard E., 1970-72
Kretzmann, Norm, 1973
Kretzmann, O.P., 1956, 1964-74
Kuntz, Werner, 1971
LCM (Lutheran Church in Mission), 1975: See Subgroup III, Series 1
LC-MS Convention, New Orleans, 1973 (includes 2 cassettes)
LC-MS Convention, St. Louis, 1973 (includes 2 cassettes)
Langhans, Reuben/Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, St. Paul, MN, 1974-75
Lehrke, Gene, Holy Spirit, Oakdale, MN, n.d.
Lieske, Henry
“Issues as I See Them,” n.d.
Correspondence, A-K, 1948-80

Box 8

Lieske, Henry (cont.)
Correspondence, L-W, 1948-80
Correspondence, A-W, 1980-83
Correspondence with President Preus, 1969-75
Bulletins, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Burnsville, MN, 1972-76, n.d.
Conference presentations, 1952-77, n.d.
Sermons, 1968

Box 9

Lueker, Erwin L., 1980-81: See Box 2a, Series 1
Lueking, F. Dean, 1970, 1973
Lutheran Council in the United States, news releases, 1973-74
Lutheran Forum, select issues, 1972-75
Luther-Northwestern Seminary, St. Paul, 1974
“Lutheran Standard,” photocopies of select articles, 1974
Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1974
Lutheran Witness, select issues, 1974
Malotky, Arden, 1972-73
Manz, Paul, 1976
Martens, Paul, 1973
May, Edward, See ELIM, Northwest District
Menke, Norman, n.d.
Michigan, Allen Park, 1975
Miller, Frank J., 1974
Milwaukee Lutheran, photocopy, March 1974, No. 9, Vol. 26
Minneapolis-St. Paul pastors, 1974
Minnesota South District, LC-MS, 1972, 1974
Mt. Olive Lutheran Church: See Subgroup III, Series 3
Missouri in Perspective, select issues, 1973-76
Mueller, Charles, 1977
Nauss, Milton, 1974

Box 10

Neeb, Martin J., 1972
Neunaber, Herman, 1972, 1975, 1976
New England District, LC-MS, 1975
New Jersey District, LC-MS, n.d.
Newsweek, photocopy of article, 1973
Northern Illinois District, 1972
Ohio, moderate movement in, 1972-77
“Openness and Trust,” 1970
Pilgrim Lutheran Church, St. Paul, MN: See Schuessler, Paul
Redeemer, St. Paul, MN: See Langhans
Rehwaldt, Traugott, 1970
Resurrection, Roseville, MN: See Fuelling
River Forest, IL, n.d.
Roth, Samuel J., 1974
Ruschke, Palmer, Jehovah, St. Paul, MN, 1972, 1975-76
St. Louis, MO pastors, 1974, n.d.
Schnabel, Robert, 1978, n.d.
Schuessler, Paul E., Pilgrim Lutheran, St. Paul, 1974
Seltz, Alfred, 1972, 1980
Shannon, James, 1972, 1975
Southern Illinois District, LC-MS, 1972
Spitz, Thomas, 1975
Stegemoeller, Harvey, Concordia College, St. Paul, MN, 1975 (2f)
Stevens, Leland, 1981-88; See also Subgroup I, Series 2
Stuenkel, Omar, 1977, n.d; See also Subgroup III, Series 1
Stuenkel, Walter, n.d.
Timmermann, Howard, Cross Lutheran, Maplewood, MN, 1976

Box 11

Thorkelson, Willmar, photocopies of articles in Minneapolis Star, 1971-77;
See also Subgroup II, Series 2
Time, photocopies of articles, 1974
Together in Mission, select issues, 1974-75
Udy, George: See ELIM, Northwest District
Union Theological Seminary (Dr. David Lotz), 1974
Valparaiso University, 1970, 1972
Various moderates (remaining in Missouri), 1979-83 (3f)
Volz, Carl, 1975
Wahlberg, Douglas: See Subgroup III, Series 2
Wedel, Alton: Mt. Olive, Minneapolis, MN, 1974; See also Subgroup III, Series 3
Wegener, Mark, Mt. Olive, Minneapolis, MN, 1974-80
Zahn, Carlton, 1975
Miscellaneous, 1973, n.d. (2f)

Series 2. Responses of Conservatives and Conservative Publications, 1961-89, 0.8 l.f.

Box 12

Affirm magazine, select issues, vols. 1-7, 1971-77
Badger Lutheran, photocopies of articles, 1973-74
Christian News, select issues, 1969, 1979-80
Doctrinal Concerns Groups, 1972
“Layman’s Informant” and “SOS,” newsletters, Minnesota South District,
1973-75 (2f)

Box 13

Minnesota South District, “The Seven” and “Quo Vadis,” 1969
Minnesota South District, others, 1969
News and Views, 1961
“Northern Light,” photocopies of newsletters, 1975
Oregon Pastoral Conference, 1961, 1965
“State of the Church Conference,” 1961
Various individuals on the extreme right, 1974-89 (2f)
Various responses from individuals on the extreme right remaining in
LC-MS, 1979-80

Series 3. Files Relating to the Formation of the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (AELC) and its Synods, 1975-80, 0.4 l.f.

Box 14

AELC, 1976-80
Formation of AELC, 1976, 1978 (2f)
Founding convention, 1976
The AELC, 1976-79
Forward, select issues, 1979
Seminex, 1977-78
Directory of the AELC, 1980
English Synod of AELC, 1975-80
Formation of the English Synod of AELC, 1975-76 (2f)
English Synod Conventions, 1977-78
Mailings of the English Synod, 1976-80
North-Central Conference of the English Synod, 1977
“The New Song,” newsletter, North-Central Conf., 1977-79
Other Synods of the AELC, 1977-78

Series 4. Published Accounts of the Crisis, 1975, 1977, 1979, 0.4 l.f.

Box 15

Anatomy of an Explosion by Kurt E. Marquart, (Fort Wayne: Concordia Theological Seminary Press, 1977)
Exodus from Concordia, Board of Control, Concordia Seminary (St. Louis: Concordia College, 1977)
Grace Under Pressure, by F. Dean Lueking, (Richmond, VA: Skipworth Press, 1979)
Lutherans in the U.S.A., by Willmar Thorkelson, (Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1978)
Memoirs in Exile: Confessional Hope and Institutional Conflict by John H. Tietjen (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1990)
No Room in the Brotherhood, by Frederick W. Danker, (St. Louis: Clayton Publishing House, 1977)
Preus of Missouri, by James E. Adams, (New York: Harper and Row, 1977)
Uncertain Saints: the Laity in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, 1900-1970, by Alan Graebner, (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1975)

Subgroup III. Files of Individual Pastors, 1969-88, 2.4 l.f.

Series 1. Files of Omar Stuenkel, 1969-76, 0.8 l.f.

Box 1

Correspondence, 1969-70, 1973-76 (9f)
By-Laws, Lutheran Church in Mission (LCM), 1976
Membership lists, LCM, 1975

Box 2

Minutes (printed), Evangelical Lutherans in Mission (ELIM), 1974-76 (3f)
Minutes, ms. drafts, ELIM, 1975-76

Box 3

Newsletters, LCM, 1975-76
Newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and loose broadsides, c. 1975
Periodicals (seven issues), 1973-75
Special Reports, 1974, 1976

Series 2. Files of Douglas Wahlberg, 1973-88, 1.2 l.f.

Box 4

Biographical materials, 1987-88
Chronological files re: the conflict in LC-MS, 1972-75 (5f)

Box 5

Newspaper clippings, 1973-75
Files re: Vicarage at Trinity Lutheran Church, Des Moines, 1974-75 (6f)
Files re: Seminary years at Seminex, 1975-76 (3f)
Files re: Ordination, 1976 (4f)
Files re: Job search, 1976 (4f)
Files re: Worker-Priest service, 1976-81 (6f)

Box 6

Files re: Assoc. Pastorate, Town and Country Lutheran Church, Sacramento, 1981-85
Files re: lack of LC-MS certification, 1985 (3f)
Files re: renewal of job search, 1986 (6f)
Files re: conclusion of Sacramento ministry, 1986
Files re: installation at Christ Memorial Lutheran Church, Plymouth, MN, 1986

Series 3. Files of Alton Wedel, 1973-75, 0.4 l.f.

Box 7

Evangelical Lutherans in Mission, 1973 (2f)
LC-MS Crisis
Autonomy of Congregations, 1975
Documents, 1973-74
Humor, 1974, n.d.
Newspaper articles, 1974-75
Miscellany, 1973

Subgroup IV. Additional Materials Received, 1992-93, 1995, 1997, 1999, 0.2 l.f.

Box 1

Fifty-Eighth Convention of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, 1992
Jehovah Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1993, 1995
Orval Mueller Controversy, 1997
Newsletters, 1999
Daniel Preus, Concordia Historical Institute, 1999