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Baptists, Swedish

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

Grandview Baptist Church of Davenport, Iowa collection, 1890-1989

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Chu-IA-3
Scope and Contents This collection covers 4 boxes and spans from 1890 to 1989. The majority of the collection is made up of ledgers of meeting minutes, member lists, and finances. The BYPU ledgers record the history of the Baptist Young People's Union chapter of the church.The Old Records box series holds the documents that came from a box labeled "Old Records of the Grandview Baptist Church (Grand Avenue Baptist) Davenport, Iowa" and "Hedberg Insurance Agency." The box holds various...
Dates: 1890 - 1989

Historical Committee collection, 1959-2000

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-8
Scope and Contents The Historical Committee collection dates between 1959 and 2000 and covers one box of 0.5 cubic feet.The History folder holds writings about the history of the archives and the Historical Committee. It also holds a folder from the Library of Congress dating to 1965 regarding descriptive cataloging.The dated folders hold various documents, such as correspondence, lists of members of the committee, and memorial service programs. The Robert Klingberg folder...
Dates: 1959 - 2000

Jonas Oscar Backlund papers, 1893-1951

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Bio-8
Scope and Contents The Backlund papers span two boxes of two cubic feet, dating between 1893 and 1951.The General folder holds various documents, such as admission to the Swedish Theological Seminary of the University of Chicago in 1897, his ordination at Red Wing, Minnesota in 1900, a magazine photo of the graduating class from Morgan Park in 1902, a wedding invitation from 1906, and an application to serve as an Army chaplain in 1918. The Correspondence series contains letters dating...
Dates: 1893 - 1951

Lagergren Family papers, 1881-1990

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-BU-21
Scope and Contents The Archival Inventory and Donation Records folder contains correspondence related to collection, content, donation and donor information, inventory.The Lagergren Biography File contains article clippings, tributes, biographies, obituaries, general information, newspaper clippings, Who’s Who In Minnesota Questionnaire and lists of publications; mostly pertaining to Carl Gustaf Lagergren.The Cards Folder contains Christmas cards, thank you cards, and information about...
Dates: 1871 - 1990

Midwest Baptist Conference collection, 1864-1996

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3
Scope and Contents The Midwest Baptist Conference collection dates between 1864 and 1996, spanning 14 boxes.The Correspondence series dates between the 1950s to the 1980s. The majority of the two boxes of correspondences are carbon copies sent from the Midwest Baptist Conference administrators. The Newsletters included in this collection are the Midwest Newsletter, the Bulletin Insert, Midwest News, Growing Together, A Closer Look, Leader's Digest, Parson to Parson, and the Lowdown...
Dates: 1864 - 1996

Missionary Scrapbooks collection, 1900-1970

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Miss-14
Scope and Contents There are sixteen scrapbooks in this collection dating between 1900 and 1970. They feature missions around the world, showing photographs, newspaper clippings, newlsetters, and more. They are in three boxes spanning 3.5 cubic feet, plus an external scrapbook.The Home and Foreign Fields scrapbook shows Dr. Mansfield Bailey and Dr. C.S. Ngeo at Kwei Lin Hospital in China on the cover. Other missionaries mentioned in this scrapbook are Catharine Mabie, Howard Freas, O.L. Swanson, J.A....
Dates: 1900 - 1970

Northeast Baptist Conference collection, 1884-1987

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4
Scope and Contents This collection dates between 1884 and 1987 and spans five boxes.The Scrapbook that begins this collection holds newspaper clippings, programs, photographs, which are pasted onto service order invoices in their original binder. Much of the material dates to the late 1930s and early 1940s. The Protokoll fört vid förvaltningskommittee is held in its original black binder. It is made up of handwritten meeting minutes between 1930 to 1939.The Minutes Ledgers date...
Dates: 1884 - 1987

Oscar Schuleen papers, 1902-1959

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Bio-3-2023
Scope and Contents The Oscar Schuleen papers span the dates from 1902, when he immigrated to America, and 1959, when he died.The Connecticut and Massachusetts folder deals with his time as pastor in New Britain, Connecticut and Worcester, Massachusetts. The folder holds his ordination certificate from 1907. Clevelend, Ohio folder contains mostly bulletins from the church he pastored there. There are three Correspondence folders. The general folder spans everything that does not fall...
Dates: 1902 - 1959

Slideshows and Filmstrips collection, 1957-2002

 Collection
Identifier: Media-2
Scope and Contents

The Filmstrips and Slideshows collection is made up of various media types, including photographic slides, filmstrips, audio magnetic reels, LP vinyl records, and audiocassettes. Some include a printed script. Much of the content is either about Bethel or missions initiatives in the Baptist General Conference, particularly slideshows created by missionaries about their time on the mission field.

Dates: 1957 - 2002

South Shore Baptist Church of Chicago collection, 1936-1982

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Chu-IL-3
Scope and Contents The South Shore Baptist Church collection covers one box and dates between 1936 and 1982.The Financial folder contains an account book from South Shore State Bank, receipt lists, treasurer reports, and budgetary information.The Annual Reports folder contains organizations' reports between 1936 and 1939, as well as one from 1967-1968. The Meeting Minutes folder dates between 1936 and 1940 and holds business meeting minutes. The Correspondence...
Dates: 1936 - 1982