Northwest District (LCMS) E. H. Brandt Papers

Collection

Identifier: NWD.43

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The file contains the correspondence of Edmund H. Brandt. Some of the letters are in German but translated into English, probably by Carl F. Nitz. Some biographical items are also included.

Dates

1916 - 1962

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 E. H. Brandt 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. Edmund H. Brandt was born 1866 November 16 to August and Anna Zobel Brandt in Sebewaing, Michigan. He graduated Concordia College, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and in 1911 Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri. He was ordained shortly thereafter. He became the first resident Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod Pastor in Canada, serving in Vancouver, British Columbia, from 1911-1918. From 1918-1921 he was Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Everett, Washington. In 1921 he was called to Concordia College (High School), Portland, Oregon, where he taught English, Latin, and Greek until his retirement in 1958. He also served briefly as librarian. At the same time, he was on the Mission Board of the Northwest District of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod from 1930-1942, and served briefly in the Public Relations Department. He married Ida Benz 1911 September 7. He died in Portland, Oregon, 1962 October 25.