Red River Valley Conference. Augustana Lutheran Church Women. Collection of the Red River Valley Conference’s Women’s Missionary Society and the Augustana Lutheran Church Women, 1913-1962.LCA Collection 123

Red River Valley Conference.  Augustana Lutheran Church Women.  Collection of the Red River Valley Conference’s Women’s Missionary Society and the Augustana Lutheran Church Women, 1913-1962.  LCA Collection 123.  2 Hollingers and two ½ Hollingers.


ABSTRACT:
The Red River Valley Conference’s Women’s Missionary Society and the Augustana Lutheran Church Women collection consists primarily of meeting minutes along with financial records and historical information.  Materials pertain mainly to the overall Conference body with some records from local districts such as Alexandria, Bemidji, and Fargo.


HISTORICAL NOTE:
The Augustana Lutheran Church Women of the Red River Valley Conference of the Augustana Lutheran Church began during March 1913 at the Swedish Lutheran Church in Warren, Minnesota.  The group’s original name was the Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society, and eventually, they became known as the Women’s Missionary Society.  Although members expressed interest in foreign missions, most of their efforts were directed toward home missions.  The Augustana Lutheran Church Woman began during April 1959.

* Information obtained from J. Edor Larson’s History of the Red River Valley Conference of the Augustana Lutheran Church.


SCOPE AND CONTENT:
The Augustana Lutheran Church Women collection is organized into three series.  Most materials pertain to the Women’s Missionary Society.  The series are: Augustana Lutheran Church Women; Women’s Missionary Society; and Districts, 1923-1962.  Materials within the Districts series pertains to the Alexandria, Bemidji, and Fargo districts.


RESTRICTIONS:
There are no restrictions on the use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Lutheran Church Archives, the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library, and Gustavus Adolphus College.


COLLECTION CITATION:
Red River Valley Conference.  Augustana Lutheran Church Women.  Collection of the Red River Valley Conference’s Women’s Missionary Society and the Augustana Lutheran Church Women, 1913-1962. LCA Collection 123.  Gustavus Adolphus College, Lutheran Church Archives, St. Peter, Minnesota.


PROCESSED BY:
Jeff A. Jenson processed this collection and developed the finding aid during June 2012.


RELATED COLLECTIONS IN THE ARCHIVES:
Mission Tidings, 1921-1958. LCA Collection 123.


SUBJECT HEADINGS:
Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church -- Red River Valley Conference  --  Woman's Missionary Society.
Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church -- Red River Valley Conference -- Augustana Lutheran Church Women.
Women in missionary work.