Raymond Wargelin and Kaarina Rautalahti Wargelin papers
Abstract
Papers of Raymond Waldemar Wargelin, a Lutheran clergyman and educator, and his wife Kaarina Rautalahti Wargelin, consist of unpublished writings including "As I Saw It" (Memoirs of Raymond W. Wargelin) [a dictated autobiography]; Suomi Synod Ministerium, 1876-1972; When the Suomi Synod was Served by Pastors From Finland; and Social and Theological Profiles of the Suomi Synod Ministerium. Included is a listing of congregations of the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church, Suomi Synod. Also included are writings (mainly unpublished) and speeches by Wargelin and others dealing with religion, Finnish American history, personal history, and the history of the Suomi Synod and the Suomi Conference of the Lutheran Church of America. Additional materials include correspondence, resources used for Wargelin's publications, and a large series of ethno-cultural sacred music material produced and gathered by Kaarina Wargelin. Included is also a copy of RW's MA thesis submitted at the University of California in 1940.
Dates
- Creation: 1958-1990
Creator
- Wargelin, Raymond W. (Person)
Language of Materials
Mostly in English. Some Finnish
ACCESS RESTRICTIONS
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
OWNERSHIP & LITERARY RIGHTS
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Raymond Waldemar Wargelin (1911-2005), a Lutheran clergyman and educator, was born in Republic, Michigan. He served Suomi Synod Lutheran congregations in Berkeley and Reedley, California, and Fairport Harbor, Ohio; taught theology at Suomi College (Michigan) and later served as president; was executive director of the Suomi Synod Luther League; and was editor-in-chief of the Lutheran Counselor. He served as President (Bishop) of the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church, Suomi Synod. In his later years, he became a noted scholar of immigrant religious life, particularly that of Finnish American Lutheranism.
Extent
72 linear feet
RELATED COLLECTIONS
Related materials are located at the Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 765 West Higgins Road, Chicago, Illinois as well as at Finnish American Historical Archive, Suomi College, Hancock, Michigan.
- Title
- Inventory of the Raymond Wargelin and Kaarina Rautalahti Wargelin papers.
- Author
- IHRC Archives
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding Aid in English
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Immigration History Research Center Archives Collecting Area
