Northwest District (LCMS) L. Stuebe Correspondence.

Collection

Identifier: NWD.36

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of letters in German (mostly handwritten) from L. Stuebe to fellow pastors or to the District Mission Board. The letters have been transcribed into Latin characters and have been translated into English. Also included is brief biographical material.

Dates

1909 - 1951
Majority of material found within 1909 - 1917

Language of Materials

Correspondence is in German with English translations.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is available for research by appointment.

Conditions Governing Use Note

The Northwest District Archives is the owner of the materials in the L. Stuebe Collection and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Northwest District Archives before any reproduction use. Copyright resides with the creator of the documents or their heirs. The status of copyright is governed by the Copyright Law of the U. S. (Title 17, U.S.C.). In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Biographical note:

The Rev. Ludwig Frederick Emil Stuebe was born in Williamsburg, Wisconsin, on December 23, 1876. He graduated from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri, in 1900. He served parishes as Pastor in Blooming (Cornelius), Oregon; Forest Grove, Oregon; Shefflin, Oregon; Seghers, Oregon; and Strasburg, Illinois. He also served the Northwest District (Oregon and Washington District at that time) as travelling missionary, as school teacher, as District President (1909-1918), and as a Board member for Concordia College. He married Martha Schoknecht in 1901. He died March 3, 1946, in Strasburg.