Lutheran Church Library Association. Collection of the Lutheran Church Library Association, 1933-1991.LCA Collection 171
Lutheran Church Library Association. Collection of the Lutheran Church Library Association, 1933-1991. LCA Collection 171. 1 Records Center Carton and 1 Hollinger box.
ABSTRACT:
The Lutheran Church Library Association collection contains founding documents, the constitution, and minutes of the Association. Also included are photographs, workshop brochures, correspondence, and membership materials. Much of the information in this collection supported churches in constructing their own library.
HISTORICAL NOTE:
The Lutheran Church Library Association was established and presided over by Erwin E. John in 1958. Several Lutheran publishing companies were involved in the release of Lutheran Libraries, the Association’s official journal edited by Erwin E. John. Membership spread to encompass many local chapters of various Christian denominations. In 2004 the organization changed its name to the National Church Library Association in efforts to reach broader communities of Christian membership. The association ceased in 2012 after membership and funding began to decrease.
Information obtained from www.churchlibraries.org on 24 May 2013.
SCOPE AND CONTENT:
This collection is divided into four series: Administrative, Anniversaries, LCLA Workshops, and Miscellaneous.
- Administrative, 1933-1989 contains founding materials, minutes, and correspondence. It also holds various reports and LCLA bulletins.
- Anniversaries, 1968-83 includes programs, articles, and correspondence from various anniversary celebrations.
- LCLA Workshops, 1959-75 consists of programs, planning materials, inquiries, and class information from workshops teaching church representatives how to start church libraries. This series also contains photographs documenting this event when it was hosted at Gustavus Adolphus College throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
- Miscellaneous, 1937-1991 holds newsletters, articles, essays, and suggestions for church libraries.
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:
Lutheran Church Library Association. Collection of the Lutheran Church Library Association, 1933-1991. LCA Collection 171. Gustavus Adolphus College, Lutheran Church Archives, St. Peter, Minnesota.
PROCESSED BY:
Libby Larson, student worker, processed the majority of this collection during spring 2013.
SUBJECT HEADINGS:
Lutheran Church Library Association.
Lutheran Church in America -- Libraries.
Church Library -- organization.
LCA Collection 171 |
Box |
Folder |
Administrative, 1933-1989 |
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By-Laws, 1964 |
1 |
1 |
Constitution, minutes, and reports, 1933-49 |
1 |
2 |
Church Library Classification and Cataloging Guide, 1969 |
1 |
3 |
Correspondence, 1933-52 |
1 |
4 |
Correspondence, 1959-60 |
1 |
5 |
Correspondence, 1961-62, 1983-89, and undated |
1 |
6 |
Church Library Development Plan, 1969 |
1 |
7 |
Erwin E. John, LCLA founding papers and materials, 1958-73 |
1 |
8 |
Executive Council Meetings, 1974-82 |
1 |
9 |
LCLA Annual Meeting Minutes, 1964, 1979-82 |
1 |
10 |
Annual Reports and Agenda, 1965-82 |
1 |
11 |
LCLA Council Meeting, 1963 |
1 |
12 |
LCLA meeting notes and records, 1958-82 |
1 |
13 |
LCLA membership brochures, 1965 and undated |
1 |
14 |
Leader information and correspondence, 1961-62 |
1 |
15 |
Leader’s reports, undated |
1 |
16 |
Library service bulletins and administration, undated |
1 |
17 |
Officer Directory, 1978-82 |
1 |
18 |
Service Bulletin of the Lutheran Church Library Administration, 1964-73 |
1 |
19 |
Anniversaries, 1968-83 |
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10th Anniversary, 1968 |
1 |
20 |
15th Anniversary, 1973 |
1 |
21 |
20th Anniversary, 1978 |
1 |
22 |
25th Anniversary, 1983 |
1 |
23 |
25th Anniversary, Involvement Assessments, 1982-83 |
1 |
24 |
LCLA Workshops, 1959-75 |
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Church Library Workshop, 1959 |
1 |
25 |
Church Library Workshop, 1960 |
1 |
26 |
Church Library Workshop, 1961 |
1 |
27 |
Church Library Workshop, 1962 |
1 |
28 |
Church Library Workshop, 1967 and 1975 |
1 |
29 |
Church Library Workshop, undated |
1 |
30 |
Church Library Workshop, Newsletters, 1959-62 and 1973 |
1 |
31 |
Church Library Workshop, Programs, 1963-72 |
1 |
32 |
Miscellaneous, 1937-1991 |
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“The Church Library,” 1961-70 |
1 |
33 |
LCLA chapters “Open Mike,” Newsletter, 1975-82 |
1 |
34 |
Lutheran Libraries, Journal of the Lutheran Church Library Association, 1959-69 |
1 |
35 |
Lutheran Publishers Articles for Lutheran Libraries periodical, 1971 |
2 |
1 |
Church Library Achievement Guide, 1968-70 |
2 |
2 |
Church Library slides and negatives from Mrs. Clifford Isaacson, undated |
2 |
3 |
Encyclopedia Article, undated |
2 |
4 |
Essays, 1937-39 and undated |
2 |
5 |
LCLA reading lists, 1964-80 |
2 |
6 |
Miscellaneous, LCLA programs, undated |
2 |
7 |
New Chapter, 1980 |
2 |
8 |
Publicity releases and Advertising correspondence, 1960 |
2 |
9 |
Suggestions for church libraries, undated |
2 |
10 |
Wilma Jensen, Achievement Award, 1991 and undated |
2 |
11 |