Personal Papers
Lutheran Archives Center holds a large number of collections of personal papers of Lutheran clergy, theologians and church workers. Examples include: from the 18th century, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg and Justus Henry Christian Helmuth; from the 19th century, Charles Porterfield Krauth, William Julius Mann and Beale Melancthon Schmucker; and from the 20th century, Henry Eyster Jacobs, Sr., Charles Michael Jacobs, Jr., O. Frederick Nolde, Theodore G. Tappert, Martin J. Heinecken and John H. P. Reumann. Personal papers are generally most useful to academic researchers studying specific topics in church history or theology.
Collections
Click on the collection names that are underlined to view the finding aid. Please note that finding aids will be made available as collections are processed.
The Rev. Dr. Henry Eyster Horn Collection, 1934-2007
Rev. Robert M. Lamparter (1917-2010) Lutheran Church Postcard Collection
John H.P. Reumann Papers, 1892-2008
Rev. Merwyn L. Shelly (1909-1991) Pastoral Collection, 1933-1987
Ray F. Anderson
Ernest Frederick Bachmann (1870-1954)
E. Theodore Bachmann (1911-1995)
Papers relating to Lutheran Deaconess Motherhouse, Inner Mission Society
C.A. Baer Diaries
H.H. Bagger
Ralph Bagger
Rev. U.E. Bauers Sermons, 1915-1959
Rev. Dr. Gustaves Bechtold
John Bender
C.T. Benze
W.T. Benze
William C. Berkemeyer
Bornemann
Schuyler Brossman
Harold E.B. Brubeck
Buehler (Northeastern PA Synod)
Krider Clobert
Rev. Dr. William H. Cooper
Rev. Elmer Deibert Sermons, 1915-1963
J.W. Doberstein
Empie
Henry Endress
Fritz Otto Evers
Pastor Robert M. Feist
Carl Ficken
E.E. Fischer
Floyd
J.F.C. Fluck
Prof. Karlfried Froehlich Papers
Franklin D. Fry
Dr. Gaise
Gilman
Fred Goos
John K. Gottschall
Rev. Arthur E. Greenwalt Sr.
Gulbrandsen
Dr. Martin J. Heinecken
H.H. Heines
Dr. Mahlon Hellerich
Dr. A. Hellwege
Henckel Family
Rev. David Henkel
William de Heyman
W. Chester Hill
William W. Hill
Paul Hoffman
Rev. Dr. E.T. Horn
Rev. Dr. Henry Eyster Horn Collection, 1934-2007
Rev. William M. Horn
Pastor A.R. Horne
Charles Frederick William Hoppe
C.M. Jacobs
Henry Eyster Jacobs
Jehu Jones
John A. Kaufmann
S.E. Kidd
Kistler
John Klein
Edwin H. Knudten
Johannes Koch/John Cooke
Rev. Howard Kuhnle
Thomas T. Lager
James F. Lambert
Lazareth
Dr. Charles A. Linn
George Long, Jr.
W.J. Mann
J. Mattiesen
Rev. D. Menges
Rev. Molzahn
Rev. Carl H. Moyer
H.H. Moyer
W.O. Moyer
Henry Melchoir Muhlenberg
O. Frederick Nolde
Ole Peterson
Ernst P. Pfatteicher
Rev. Richard Porritt
Paul Ruff
Jack Reumann
Dr. Luther D. Reed Papers
Rev. William C. Roeger
Leslie Ross Photograph Collection
W. Seaman
Rev. Charles Frederick Schaeffer Pastoral Records, 1827-1875
E.J.F. Schantz
Rev. F.J. Schantz
Pastor Carl Schaum
Scheib Family
Ernst G. Schidt
Claude F. Schick
Karl Schild
T. Schmauk
Schmickel
Schmidt Papers
Rev. Edward G. Schmickel
Theodore E. Schmouk
Beale Melanchton Schmucker
Karl Schneider
J. Seiss
George Seltzer
Francis Allen Shrearer
Dr. Charles P. Siegel
Rev. Howard E. Snyder
Adolph Spaeth
Rev. Dr. Steimle
Rev. Dr. Richard Stewart
Rev. Strodel Sermons
Theodore G. Tappert
A.H. Tiemeyer
John W. Tomlinson Jr.
J.W. Vannorsdall
J.H. Voss
Dr. Rev. T.J. Wengert Papers
J.W. Whetstone Architecture Files
Andrew J. White
J. White
Urban Church Institute Papers
Assorted Papers
Wiencke
Reports/ Works Intersynodical Catechetical Committee
Philadelphia Lutheran Publication House 1950-1960s
K.E. Williams
Mildred Winston Papers and Photographs
Eleanor Woodroffe
Carl F. Yaeger
H.O. Zbinden
Organizations
Book of Concord Archives
Inner Mission of Philadelphia Papers Collected by Rev. G.H. Bechtold
Lankenau School for Girls Photographic Slides, 1930s-1979
Lutheran Liturgical Association Memoirs, 1904
Mission Resources Institute
St. Ambrose Society
Safe Streets Committee Inc.
The Women's Mission Society in the General Council