Archive Record
Metadata
Title |
Luther League in Texas (ALC) Heritage |
Collection |
Lynette Klages Collection |
Catalog Number |
2013.57.1 |
Object Name |
File, Document |
Location |
SBox 7, FBox 51 |
Date |
1913 |
Scope & Content |
Collection of Minutes, Scrapbook, books and other leaership information, and other documents from the beginning of the Luther League of Texas in 1913 thru the early 1960's. See Finding Aids for more specific information. |
Finding Aids |
SBox 7 Folders 1-3: The Luther League Handbook with inserts of booklets, training programs, service, worship and leadership by Lynette Klages. Folder 4: Correspondence from 1963 and other materials collected for creation of Southern District Luther League 50th Anniversary publication including The Tie That Binds newsletter of the Tri-State Federation of the Texas District Luther League 1960. Folder 5: Devotional Materials and Religious Tracts from early 1960s Folder 6: Youth Programs: "Together" Dec. 1958; 'A Christian Approach to the Alcoholic Beverage Question'; 'Junior High Mission Manual', 'O Tell Me Why', 'And Show Me How', 'Youth Retreat Manual', 'Facing Some Issues', 'My Life is a Stewardship', 'The Church Looks at Immorality in Print and on Screen', and other copied programs. Folder 7 Yorktown District LL Convention New Braunfels 1929; 2nd Annual El Campo District LL Convention Olivia, 1913; Brenham Federation LL Spring Rally 1950; 1937 LL Convention booklet; Progran 1937. Annual LL of Texas State Conventions: 3rd Temple 1915; 10th Fredericksburg 1923, 11th Seguin 1924, 13th Taylor 1926;14th Mason 1927, 15th Austin 1928. Annual LL Conventions, Texas District: 17th Seguin June 6--8, 1947; 18th San Antonio Sept. 3-5, 1948; 19th Galveston Nov. 25-27, 1949; 20th Fredericksburg Aug. 11-13, 1950; 25th Seguin Nov. 25-27, 1955; 28th Corpus Christi 1958. Silver Anniversary Banquet Texas District LL of the ALC 1913-1938. 32nd Annual Convention The Texas State Luther League (ULCA) July, 1952, Yoakum. Folder 8: 3rd International LL Convention 1935 Austin, TX (Photo and Song Book); 12th International LL Convention 1955 College Station, TX; 13th International LL Convention 1956 Ithaca, NY Folder 9: National Constituting Convention, Aug. 1960 Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Southern District LL The ALC Constituting Convention Dec.30, 1960 Seguin, TX; National Convention 1961 Tacoma, Washington. Folder 10: 1st Triennial Luther League Convention, 1961 Miami Beach, Florida; 2nd Triennial Luther League Convention, 1964 Detroit, Michigan Folder 11: Miscellaneous Camping: Including 'Lutheran Association of Southwestern Camping Staff Job Description", Holden Village brochures, 'Camping in the Southern District of The American Lutheran Church' (Camp Chrysalis 1965), Evaluation Southeast Conference Luther League Sponsors' Retreat (Lutherhill), Working document" Southern District Bible Camping", The Southern Lutheran July 1963 and January 1963, Holden Hi-Lights Vol. 1 N 1 (first Holden Village newspaper). Folder 12: L.L. News-Letter 1937-1943 (Gift of Ziehe Family) Folder 13: Gulf Coast Federation of Luther League 1940-1959 Munutes - General Board Meetings and League Meetings Folder 14: Miscellaneous: Copy of two Articles on Pastor H. C. Ziehe; Copy of photo of Brenham LL boarding train to Temple Convention; 2 photos of LL at TLC and busses; Photo of Rev. A.E. Rode and Rev Daryl Koenig accepting award; Photo LL at McGregor LL Rally; postcards of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Dallas, decals of Camp Chrysalis, Special Camp in Georgetown, and LL Emblem; Constitution of the LL St. John's Port Arthur; Constitution of the Southeast Conference of LL Southern District - TALC; Brochures of Y.A.R.P. Program Southwestern Texas Synod; Bound Book of Minutes from the 1st organizational meeting of the Luther Lega von Texas (some minutes are in German) through the 17th Annual Convention of the LL of Texas held in conjunction with the First Lutheran Chautauqua in Seguin, TX. Books: A Mighty Fortress. 1945; The Faces of Youth; Youth Faces Out; The Pocket Testament League New Testament; Christianity in Particular; What Youth are thinking; Handbook for Recreation Leaders; Unity Begins with You. File Box 4 Folder 15-16: Scrapbook 1939, 1944-1948 (by Evelyn Fiedler Streng, Texas District L.L. Services Secretary) Local, State, National and International Conference, Convention Booklets and information and ribbons, name tags, place markers, pins, photographs, newsletters, brochures, etc. |
Notes |
Most of these documents are from Lynette Klages who was very active in the Luther League of Texas around 1958-1962. Other contributers of documents are Carl and Leonora Wolf, the Ziehe Family, Luther Oelke, Dorothy Weiss, Most of the folders are from Lynette Klages, Luther League Newsletters are from the Ziehe Family, the scrapbook ( in FBox 4, Folders 15 and 16 )is from Evelyn Fiedler Streng. |
Language of Material |
English, German |
Subjects |
Luther League--History Luther League of Texas--History |
Classification |
Luther League |
Search Terms |
Luther League of Texas Luther League, Texas District Luther League National Conventions Luther League International Conventions Luther League Triennial Conferences Holden Village Camp Chrysalis Bible Camp |
People |
Ziehe, Heinz Carl Mgebroff, Johannes Frederick |