Augustana Lutheran Church.  Annual Convention Minutes, Reports, and Related Papers of the Augustana Lutheran Church, 1860-1962.LCA Collection 197


 

Augustana Lutheran Church.  Annual Convention Minutes, Reports, and Related Papers of the Augustana Lutheran Church, 1860-1962.  LCA Collection 197.  3 Records Center Cartons and 1 Hollinger box.


ABSTRACT:
The Augustana Lutheran Church Minutes and Reports collection contains the published minutes, reports, and some supplements to the reports from the Church’s annual conventions.  Included in the minute books and reports are convention agendas and programs, financial reports, and reports from various committees and affiliated church bodies.


HISTORICAL NOTE:
The Scandinavian Evangelical Augustana Lutheran Synod, more commonly known as the Augustana Synod, was formed in 1860 by nineteen Swedish and Norwegian pastors.  Originally part of the Lutheran Synod of Northern Illinois, the Augustana Synod was formed as a separate church body due to both theological disagreements and to advance the interests of Scandinavian Lutherans in America.  In 1870 the Norwegians broke from the Swedes and created their own church, leaving the Augustana Synod completely Swedish.* In 1948, the Synod changed its name to The Augustana Lutheran Church.  In 1962, the Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church merged with the United Lutheran Church in America (ULCA), the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (Suomi Synod), and the American Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC) to from the Lutheran Church in America, which existed until 1987 when the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America was created.

* The Augustana Story: Shaping Lutheran Identity in North America by Maria Erling and Mark Granquist, 2008.


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:
Augustana Lutheran Church.  Annual Convention Minutes, Reports, and Related Papers of the Augustana Lutheran Church, 1860-1962. LCA Collection 197.  Gustavus Adolphus College, Lutheran Church Archives, St. Peter, Minnesota.


PROCESSED BY:
Adrianna Darden processed this collection and developed the finding aid during April 2014.


RELATED COLLECTIONS IN THE ARCHIVES:
Lutheran Church in America.  Biennial Convention Minutes, Reports, and Related Papers of the Lutheran Church in America, 1962-1987.  LCA Collection 196.


SUBJECT HEADINGS:
Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America.
Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America.

 

 

LCA Collection 197

Box

Folder

1860-69, Minutes

1

1

1860-78, Minutes

4

4

1961-75, Minutes

4

4

1970, Minutes

1

2

1871, Minutes

1

2

1872, Minutes

1

2

1873, Minutes

1

2

1874, Minutes

1

2

1875, Minutes

1

2

1876, Minutes

1

3

1877, Minutes

1

3

1878, Minutes

1

3

1879, Minutes

1

3

1880, Minutes

1

4

1881, Minutes

1

4

1882, Minutes

1

4

1883, Minutes

1

4

1884, Minutes

1

5

1885, Minutes

1

5

1886, Minutes

1

5

1887, Minutes

1

5

1888, Minutes

1

6

1889, Minutes

1

6

1890, Minutes

1

6

1891, Minutes

1

6

1892, Minutes

1

7

1893, Minutes

1

7

1894, Minutes

1

7

1895, Minutes

1

7

1896, Minutes

1

8

1897, Minutes

1

8

1898, Minutes

1

8

1899-1902, Minutes

1

9

1903, Minutes

1

8

1904, Minutes

1

10

1905, Minutes

1

10

1906, Minutes

1

11

1907, Minutes

1

11

1908, Minutes

1

12

1909, Minutes

1

12

1910, Minutes

1

13

1911, Minutes

1

13

1912, Minutes

1

14

1913, Minutes

1

14

1914, Minutes

1

15

1915-16, Minutes

1

16

1917, Minutes

1

15

1918, Minutes

1

17

1918, Résumé

2

14

1919, Minutes

1

17

1919, Résumé

2

14

1920, Minutes

1

18

1920, Program

2

14

1921, Minutes

1

18

1922, Minutes

1

19

1923, Minutes

1

19

1923, Reports and Annual Message

2

15

1924, Minutes

2

1

1924, Synopsis of Proceedings (Swedish and English)

2

15

1925-26, Minutes

2

2

1925, Summary

2

16

1926, Program and Summary

2

16

1927, Minutes

2

1

1927, Summary and Sermons from the Ordination Service

2

17

1928, Minutes

2

3

1928, The Synod at Work (Swedish and English), Reports, and Resolutions

3

8

1929, Minutes

2

3

1929, Résumé (Swedish and English)

3

9

1930, Minutes

2

4

1930, Résumé (Swedish and English)

3

9

1931, Minutes

2

4

1931, Reports

3

10

1932, Minutes

2

5

1932, Reports and Resolutions

3

10

1933, Minutes

2

5

1933, Reports

3

11

1934, Minutes

2

6

1934, Reports and Resolutions

3

11

1935, Minutes

2

6

1936, Minutes

2

7

1936, Reports and Resolutions

3

12

1937, Minutes

2

7

1937, “The Voice of Your Church”

3

13

1938, Minutes

2

8

1938, Reports, Resolutions, and “The Voice of Your Church”

3

13

1939, Minutes

2

8

1939, Reports

3

12

1940, Minutes

2

9

1941, Minutes

2

9

1941, Program

3

14

1942, Minutes

2

10

1942, President’s Message

3

14

1943, Minutes

2

10

1943, Program, Reports, and Resolutions

3

14

1944, Minutes

2

11

1944, Program and President’s Message

3

14

1945, Minutes

2

11

1946, Minutes

2

12

1947, Minutes

2

12

1947, Resolutions

3

14

1948, Minutes

2

13

1948, Program, President’s Message, Reports, and Resolutions

3

15

1949, Minutes

2

13

1949, Reports and Resolutions

3

15

1950, Minutes

3

1

1950, Reports

4

1

1951, Minutes

3

1

1952, Minutes

3

2

1953, Minutes

3

2

1954, Minutes

3

3

1954, Program and Reports (includes supplement)

4

1

1955, Minutes

3

3

1955, Program and Reports (includes supplement)

3

16

1956, Minutes

3

4

1956, Program and Reports (includes supplement)

3

16

1957, Minutes

3

4

1957, Program and Reports (includes supplement)

3

17

1958, Minutes

3

5

1958, Reports

3

17

1959, Minutes

3

5

1959, Program, Reports (includes supplement), and Report Concerning Merger Negotiations

4

2

1960, Minutes

3

6

1960, Program and Reports (includes supplement)

4

2

1961, Minutes

3

7

1961, Program and Reports (includes supplement)

4

3

1962, Minutes

3

8

1962, Program and Reports (includes supplement)

3

8

1962, Final Reports

3

8