Stump, Joseph.  Papers of Rev. Joseph Stump, 1887-1935.LCA Collection 246

 

Stump, Joseph.  Papers of Rev. Joseph Stump, 1887-1935.  LCA Collection 246.  2 Hollinger boxes.


ABSTRACT:
The Papers of Rev. Joseph Stump collection contains sermons, essays, and correspondence.  Stump served as the president of the Northwestern Lutheran Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1920 until his death in 1935.


HISTORICAL NOTE:
Joseph Stump was born 1866 in Marietta, Pennsylvania.  He graduated from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio and later from Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.  Stump received honorary degrees from Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania, Carthage College in Illinois, and Capitol University.  In 1891 he married Alice A. Cooper.  He served as a minister in Great Bend, Pennsylvania, and Ephrata, Pennsylvania, and Phillipsburg, New Jersey and held a position as professor of Systemic Theology in the Chicago Lutheran Theological Seminary.  Stump published several books and served as President of the Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary from 1920 until his death in 1935.  He was survived by six children.

Information obtained from newspaper obituary clippings included in the collection.


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:
Stump, Joseph.  Papers of Rev. Joseph Stump, 1887-1935. LCA Collection 246.  Gustavus Adolphus College, Lutheran Church Archives, St. Peter, Minnesota.


PROCESSED BY:
Libby Larson, student worker, processed this collection and developed the finding aid during August 2014.


SUBJECT HEADINGS:
Stump, Joseph, (1866-1935).
Lutheran Church -- Clergy.
Capitol University -- Alumni.
Philadelphia Lutheran Theological Seminary -- Alumni.
Northwestern Theological Seminary -- President.



LCA Collection 246

Box

Folder

Correspondence, 1887, 1906, 1912, 1915, and 1918

1

1

Correspondence, 1919

1

2

Correspondence, 1920

1

3

Correspondence, 1926-27

1

4

Correspondence, 1928 A-K

1

5

Correspondence, 1928 L-Z

1

6

Correspondence, 1929 A-L

1

7

Correspondence, 1929 M-Z

2

1

Correspondence, 1930-35

2

2

Correspondence, dated, no years

2

3

Essays, 1904, 1913, and 1921

2

4

Sermons and essays, undated I

2

5

Sermons and essays, undated II

2

6

Sermons and essays, undated III

2

7