Bode Family, Papers, 1754-2004 (C3999)

7 linear feet, 1 audio cassette, 2 audio tapes

INTRODUCTION

The collection contains the personal and professional papers of four generations of the Bode family, many of whom were ministers in the Evangelical Church Society of the West (Evangelischer Kirchen Verein des Westens), now the United Church of Christ. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, sermons, publications, and publicity clippings.

DONOR INFORMATION

The papers were donated to the University of Missouri by Erwin R. Bode, Jr. on 7 April 2006 (Accession No. 6112). An addition to the collection was made on 2 February 2007. The collection is part of the German Heritage Archives.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Casper H. Bode, Jr. was born on 15 March 1814 in Schedehausen, Germany to Casper H. Bode, Sr. and Anna Elisa Hackmann Bode. The younger Bode immigrated to America with his uncle’s family in 1833. He worked for a time digging the Erie Canal and laying tracks for the Missouri Pacific Railway before settling in Bremen, Ohio, in 1839 and becoming a teacher. Shortly thereafter, he began preparing for the ministry and moved to Femme Osage, Missouri to assist Pastor Hermann Garlichs at what is considered the birthplace of the Evangelical Church in America. He was ordained in 1845 and succeeded Garlichs as pastor a year later.

In 1854, he married Elisabeth Kirsch (1825-1897) and they had five children: Elisabeth (Elsa), Henrietta (Etta), Henry, Theophilus,and Johann Gottfried. The girls both became teachers in parochial schools. The three boys all became ministers in the church. Casper Bode retired to Belleville, Illinois in 1889 and died on 11 March 1892.

His eldest son, Henry, was born on 7 June 1862. He was ordained in 1885 and served the congregations of St. John’s in Mehlville, Missouri, and Immanuel in East St. Louis, Illinois. He was active in Home Missions work and in 1909 was elected treasurer of the Evangelical Synod in North America, based in St. Louis, a post he held for 20 years. In 1889, he married Clara Will, who died in 1894. In 1902, he married Johanna Faust. Shortly after her death in 1921, he married her sister, Emilie (Mimi). She died in 1955. Henry died on 27 April 1940.

Theophilus was born on 3 March 1864 and ordained in 1886. He served as pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Buffalo, New York for 25 years. He and his wife, Louise Fausel Bode, had one son, Armin. Theophilus died on 10 September 1928. Gottfried was born on 10 February 1866 and ordained in 1897. He was a pastor at the Evangelical Church in Fulton, Missouri; Immanuel Church in St. Louis; and Friedens Church in Plymouth, Nebraska. He also served as secretary to the Board of Directors at Deaconess Hospital in St. Louis, president of the Nebraska District, and Board of Home Missions in Nebraska. He married Emilie Hoefer in 1901 and they had five children: Adele, Clara, Erwin, Paul, and Helen. Gottfried died on 19 July 1938 and Emilie died on 24 December 1963.

Adele was born on 23 August 1902. She was a graduate of Moody Bible College and worked at the Home Missions Board of the Evangelical Synod in St. Louis. After her retirement, she became one of the secretaries at St. Paul’s Church in St. Louis where her brothers were pastors. She died on 9 January 1991.

Clara was born on 23 July 1903. She taught in rural schools before marrying Reverend John G. Ruhl in 1928. They settled in Marthasville, Missouri, where Ruhl ran the Emmaus Home for the church. They had five daughters: Wilma, Alice, Irene, Grace, and Joanne. John died on 13 July 1986 and Clara died on 19 August 1998.

Erwin was born on 23 May 1906. He was ordained in 1929 and served the congregations of St. John’s in Madeline Island, Wisconsin; Faith Evangelical Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota; and St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in St. Louis. He also served on the boards of Deaconess Hospital and Good Samaritan Home and was involved in ecumenical work in St. Louis. He married Ella Bockholdt in 1930 and they had one son, Erwin, Jr., on 8 October 1935. Ella died on 24 April 1989 and Erwin Sr. died on 10 November 1996.

Erwin, Jr. married Joanne Grollmus in 1958 and was ordained two years later. After serving several parishes and in campus ministry around the country, they settled in Massachusetts in 1986 when Erwin was elected Associate Conference Minister of the UCC Conference of Massachusetts. He also served on the Eden Seminary Board for 15 years, including three years as chair. The couple had three children: Karen, Eric, and Michael.

Paul was born on 14 January 1909 and was ordained in 1936. He began his ministry at Immanuel Church in Newton, Kansas, then succeeded his father at Friedens Church in Plymouth, Nebraska, upon the elder Bode’s death in 1938. He later taught music at Eden Seminary in Webster Groves, served as associate pastor of Trinity Church in St. Louis in charge of music and religious education, and as Director of the Weekday Religious Education program of the St. Louis Metropolitan Church Federation. He joined his brother, Erwin, at St. Paul’s in 1954. The brothers retired from St. Paul’s in 1983. Paul died on 10 August 1989.

Helen followed a similar path to her sister, Clara. She was born on 16 May 1910 and taught school for a short time. She married Reverend William H. Ruhl, brother of John, in 1936. They worked in several parishes throughout the country before settling in Blue Springs, Missouri where Bill became superintendent of a retirement center. They had two children, David and Marian. Helen died on 10 November 1985 and Bill died on 24 September 1989.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Bode family papers contain the personal and professional papers of four generations of ministers in the Evangelical Church, now the United Church of Christ. For more information on the transformation of the Evangelical Church to the Evangelical and Reformed Church and later, the United Church of Christ, please consult the website, http://www.ucc.org/about-us/. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, ministerial papers, publications, and publicity clippings and is divided into six series: Bode Family, Erwin H. and Ella Bode, Erwin R. and Joanne Bode, Related Families, Evangelical and Reformed Church, and Publications.

• Bode Family
• Erwin H. and Ella Bode
• Erwin R. and Joanne Bode
• Related Families
• Evangelical and Reformed Church
• Publications

The Bode Family series consists of correspondence, photographs, ministerial papers, sermons, and miscellaneous materials of three generations of the Bode family. The series is arranged chronologically and then alphabetically by type of material. Because the papers of Erwin Bode and his son make up the bulk of the collection, they have been put into separate series.

The series includes lists of young people confirmed by Casper Bode, the sermons of Casper, Henry, and Gottfried, and a history of the Femme Osage settlement, written by Henry Bode, describing the development of the Evangelical Church and Casper Bode’s life and work in the church.

Also included in this series are the transcribed letters of Gottfried and Emilie Bode written during their courtship in 1900 and 1901, genealogical information, a bounty of family photographs, and round robin correspondence written between the third generation of Bode brothers and sisters which they termed the “Brosistle.” Much of the early correspondence and sermons in this series are written in German.

Paul Bode kept photograph scrapbooks depicting personal and family events. However, only a few scrapbook pages remained and there was no coherent order to them. These pages have been photocopied and disassembled for preservation purposes.

The Erwin H. and Ella Bode series is comprised of correspondence, including many Brosistles, photographs, publicity clippings, and ministerial papers of Erwin and Ella Bode. The series is divided into the Bode’s personal and professional papers and chronologically therein. The personal materials in this series include diaries, school yearbooks and report cards, and a memoir. Some of the correspondence from Erwin’s mother in the 1920s and 1930s is written in German. A significant portion of the photographs document the Bodes’ early years in the ministry at La Pointe, Madeline Island, Wisconsin, in the 1930s.

The series also contains an almost complete set of annual and monthly pastor’s reports from Bode’s long career with only a seven year gap from 1945 to 1951. Also included are photographs of confirmation classes and church events, sermons, and publicity clippings.

The Erwin R. and Joanne Bode series contains correspondence, photographs, pastor’s reports, writings, and newsletters documenting the Bodes’ work at St. Martin’s United Church of Christ in Dittmer, Missouri; as the leader of campus ministries in Michigan and Indiana; and in the church conference in Massachusetts. A memoir written by Joanne Bode is also included in the series, as are audio tapes of the Bodes’ wedding and Erwin Bode’s ordination.

The series is arranged chronologically, except for the personal materials located at the end of the series, which are arranged alphabetically and chronologically therein.

The Related Families series contains photographs, correspondence, and family histories of the Hoefer and Bockholdt families. An audio cassette of a worship service conducted at a Hoefer family reunion in 1985 is also included. The Hoefers of Higginsville, Missouri were Emilie (Gottfried’s wife) Bode’s family and the Bockholdts of Plymouth, Nebraska, were Ella Bode’s family. The series is arranged alphabetically by type of material for each family and chronologically therein.

The Evangelical and Reformed Church series is comprised of Synod publications and miscellaneous materials documenting the history and mission of the church and is arranged alphabetically with the publications listed chronologically. Included are anniversary publications and photographs of Eden Seminary and Elmhurst College, hymnals, and pamphlets discussing the merger of the Evangelical and Reformed Church with the Congregational Church to form the United Church of Christ in 1957.

The bulk of the Publications series appears to be Casper Bode’s library of theological works including the catechism and pastor’s manuals dating from 1754, which were handed down to later generations of Bodes. Some of the secular works include a primer/alphabet book, dictionary, and world history. Most are written in German. The series is arranged chronologically.

FOLDER LIST

Bode Family Series

f. 1-19	Casper H. Bode
f. 1	School notebook, 1826
f. 2	Confirmation lists, 1853-1887
f. 3	Correspondence, 1842-1890
f. 4	Financial and legal papers, 1828-1897
f. 5	Ministerial papers, 1842-1846, n.d.
f. 6	Miscellaneous papers, 1828-1868, n.d.
f. 7	Personal papers, 1828-1935
f. 8	Photographs- Casper Bode and Femme Osage Church, 1848-1990
f. 9-19	Sermons, 1836-1888, n.d.
f. 20-31	Henry Bode
f. 20-23	Builders of Our Foundations, 1940
f. 24-25	Correspondence, 1880-1940
f. 26	Funeral
f. 27	Miscellaneous papers, 1925-1963
f. 28	Photographs, 1900s-1930s
f. 29-30	Sermons and speeches, 1928-1937
f. 31	Writings, 1915, n.d.
f. 32	Theophilus, Elizabeth, and Henrietta Bode, 1897-1942
f. 33-48	Gottfried and Emilie Bode Family
f. 33	Correspondence, 1900-1901 (transcribed)
f. 34	Explanation of the Catechism, 1906
f. 35	Ministerial papers, 1918-1967
f. 36	Miscellaneous papers, 1893-1939
f. 37	Personal papers, 1897-1963
f. 38	Protocol of Conference Meeting of St. Louis Pastors, 1908
f. 39-42	Sermons, 1902, 1911-1918
f. 43-48	Photographs, 1870s-1990s
f. 49	Adele Bode, 1927-1970s
f. 50	Clara Bode Ruhl, 1927-1996
f. 51-63	Paul Bode
f. 51-58	Correspondence, 1915-1984, n.d.
f. 59	Elmhurst College, 1933
f. 60	Personal, 1936-1989
f. 61-63	Photographs, 1920s-1980s
f. 64	Helen Bode Ruhl

Erwin H. and Ella Bode Series

f. 65-66	Ella Bode, 1919-1931, 1989
f. 67-75	Erwin Bode, Personal
f. 67	Education, 1913-1923
f. 68	Elmhurst College, Diary, 1923-1924
f. 69-70	Elmhurst College, 1923-1925
f. 71	Eden Seminary, 1925-1929
f. 72	Travel diaries, 1957, 1960
f. 73	Writings, 1923-1996
f. 74	Memoirs, 1994
f. 75	Funeral and estate planning, 1996
f. 76-80	Correspondence, 1921-1996
f. 81	Miscellaneous, 1919-1991
f. 82-92	Photographs, 1900s-1990s
f. 93-130	Erwin Bode, Ministerial
f. 93	St. John’s Evangelical Church, La Pointe, Wisconsin
f. 94-100	Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota
f. 94	Correspondence, 1937-1944
f. 95	Miscellaneous, 1931-1965
f. 96	Pastor’s Reports, 1932-1944
f. 97	Photographs, 1932-1943
f. 98	Sermons, Speeches, 1938-1944
f. 99-100	Northern Synod meetings, 1939-1946
f. 101-130	St. Paul’s United Church of Christ
f. 101-105	25th Anniversary of ordination
f. 106-108	40th Anniversary of ordination, 1969
f. 109	50th Anniversary of ordination, 1979
f. 110	Funerals, 1956-1992
f. 111	Miscellaneous, Bode, 1946-1996
f. 112-114	Miscellaneous, Church, 1930s-1990s
f. 115-125	Pastor’s reports, 1952-1983
f. 126-127	Photographs, 1940s-1980s
f. 128	Publicity, 1946-1984
f. 129	Retirement, 1982-1983
f. 130	Sermons, 1955-1984

Erwin R. and Joanne Bode Series

f. 131-167	Erwin Bode, Jr.
f. 131	Education, 1941-1953
f. 132	Elmhurst College, 1955-1958
f. 133	Eden Seminary and Andover Newton Theological School, 1959-1961
f. 134	Ordination, 1961
f. 135	Ministry, 1958-1961
f. 136-140	St. Martin’s United Church of Christ, Dittmer, Missouri
f. 136	Miscellaneous, 1922-1964
f. 137	Pastor’s reports, 1962-1966
f. 138	Photographs, 1961-1990s
f. 139-140	Publications and publicity, 1961-1982
f. 141	United Church of Grand Valley, Allendale, Michigan, 1967-1975
f. 142-149	Indiana Office of Campus Ministry
f. 142	Evaluation of IOCM, 1981
f. 143-144	Miscellaneous, 1976-1986
f. 145-149	Newsletters, 1976-1986
f. 150-153	Associate Conference Minister- Northeast Area Massachusetts
f. 150	Installation, 1986
f. 151	Miscellaneous
f. 152-153	Newsletters, 1986-2000
f. 154-155	Conference Minister, 2000-2001
f. 156-167	Personal
f. 156	Annual goals and objectives, 1989-2001
f. 157	Awards, 1991-2001
f. 158	Correspondence, 1940s-2003
f. 159	Audio tape of wedding and miscellaneous
f. 160-162	Photographs, 1936-2000s
f. 163	Publicity, 1961-2001
f. 164	Sabbatical, 1993
f. 165-167	Writings, 1984-2004
f. 168-169	Joanne Bode

Related Families Series

f. 170-180	Hoefer family
f. 170	Correspondence, 1899-1956
f. 171-172	Family history
f. 173	Miscellaneous, 1944-1995, n.d.
f. 174-179	Photographs, 1860s-1990s
f. 180	Reunion scrapbook, 1985
f. 181-192	Bockholdt family
f. 181	Correspondence, c. 1930-1955
f. 182-183	Family history
f. 184	Miscellaneous, 1917-1980
f. 185-192	Photographs, 1890s-1990s

Evangelical and Reformed Church Series

f. 193	Deaconess/Good Samaritan Hospital, 1914-2003
f. 194-196	Eden Seminary, 1900s-1980s
f. 197	Elmhurst College, 1921-1925
f. 198	Miscellaneous, 1904-1990
f. 199-211	Publications
f. 199	Songbook for the Evangelical Church, 1908
f. 200	Christian Hymns for Young People’s Societies, Sunday Schools, and Church Services, 1908
f. 201	Alma Mater, 1921
f. 202	The Evangelical Church, 1926
f. 203	Evangelical and Reformed Church Synod Publications, 1929-1947
f. 204	Evangelical Pioneers, 1931
f. 205	Evangelical and Reformed Church Messenger, 1940-1957
f. 206-207	Publications regarding the union of the Evangelical and Reformed Church and Congregational Churches, 1943-1997, n.d.
f. 208	United Church of Christ Herald, 1958-1963
f. 209	The Forging of a Denomination, 1973
f. 210	The Deaconess Heritage, 1994
f. 211	Recollections of L.W. Goebel, n.d.

Publications Series

f. 212	The Lives of Saints, 1754
f. 213	Frederick C. Steinhofer Sermons, 1763
f. 214	Concerning the Christ God for the Both the Believer and the Doubter, 1780; Theory of Spirit Lore of Nature, Reason, and Scripture, 1808
f. 215	The Wisdom of Dr. Martin Luther’s It Profits Rich and Poor Alike, 1818; The Seven Trumpets or Winds…, 1819 (an interpretation of the book of Revelations based on contemporary events in Europe)
f. 216	The Wisdom of Dr. Martin Luther’s It Profits Rich and Poor Alike, 1822
f. 217	Booklet on the Imitation of Christ, 1824; Embodiment of Christian Thought, 1832
f. 218	Catechism of the Christian Church for the Evangelical Youth, 1833; Communion Book, 1833
f. 219	General World History, 1836
f. 220	Many Gifts and One Spirit, 1837; One Man, One Faith: A Collection of Evangelical Sermons, 1837
f. 221	Jacob’s Struggle and Triumph, 1838; Dictionary for Primary Schools, 1839; The Doctrine of Christ’s Person and Work, 1841
f. 222	Communion Book, 1843; Evangelical Catechism, 1847
f. 223	Small Evangelical Catechism, 1867; The Suffering of Jesus Christ, 1879
f. 224	Pastor’s Manual, 1893; A Short Exposition of Dr. Martin Luther’s Small Catechism, 1912
f. 225	Evangelical Book of Worship, 1916
f. 226	The Evangelical Pastor, 1926
f. 227	Evangelical Theology, 1974
f. 228	Evangelical Catechism, n.d.; Primer for Children, n.d.

INDEX TERMS

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Advertising--Automobiles, 1927	f. 81
Alphabet books, German, 19th century	f. 228
Ambrotypes, 1848	f. 8 (pictorial image)
Anstadt, John	f. 4
Arcadia High School, Arcadia, Nebraska	f. 86 (pictorial image)
Arcadia High School, Arcadia, Nebraska	f. 65
Automobiles, 1920s	f. 44, 81, 85 (pictorial image)
Automobiles, 1930s	f. 53
Automobiles, 1930s	f. 45, 61, 62, 86 (pictorial image)
Automobiles, 1940s	f. 61 (pictorial image)
Automobiles, 1950s	f. 61 (pictorial image)
Basketball teams--Girls, 1920s	f. 82 (pictorial image)
Blair, James	f. 4
Blair, Nancy	f. 4
Bockholdt family	f. 51, 54, 62, 78, 80, 181-184
Bockholdt family	f. 46, 61, 63, 85, 86, 91, 160, 185-192 (pictorial image)
Bockholdt family--Genealogy	f. 182, 183
Bode family	f. 28, 43-50, 61-63, 82-92, 161, 162 (pictorial image)
Bode family	f. 1-169
Bode family--Genealogy	f. 7, 25
Bode, Adele W. (1902-1991)	f. 28, 44-49, 62, 63, 82, 102, 126, 127, 161, 176, 177, 190 (pictorial image)
Bode, Adele W. (1902-1991)	f. 51, 52, 57, 74, 77-79
Bode, Anna	f. 8 (pictorial image)
Bode, Anna	f. 51
Bode, Casper H. (1814-1892)	f. 8 (pictorial image)
Bode, Casper H. (1814-1892)	f. 1-24
Bode, Elisabeth (1825-1897)	f. 8, 62 (pictorial image)
Bode, Elisabeth (1825-1897)	f. 4, 23
Bode, Elisabeth (1857-1938)	f. 62 (pictorial image)
Bode, Elisabeth (1857-1938)	f. 32
Bode, Ella M. (1905-1989)	f. 51, 52, 62, 65, 66, 74, 77-81, 93, 181, 182
Bode, Ella M. (1905-1989)	f. 45-48, 62, 82, 83, 85-91, 102, 126, 127, 160-162, 175, 176, 178, 180, 185-191 (pictorial image)
Bode, Emilie Faust (1876-1955)	f. 27, 51-53
Bode, Emilie Faust (1876-1955)	f. 28, 45, 62 (pictorial image)
Bode, Emilie L. (1876-1963)	f. 43-46, 62, 63, 102, 161, 174-176 (pictorial image)
Bode, Emilie L. (1876-1963)	f. 33, 36, 37, 52, 54, 57, 58, 74, 77, 78, 170
Bode, Erwin H. (1906-1996)	f. 8, 44-48, 50, 62, 63, 82-92, 97, 102, 126-128, 158, 160-162, 175, 176, 178-180, 186-192 (pictorial image)
Bode, Erwin H. (1906-1996)	f. 36, 52, 57, 62, 66-130, 158
Bode, Erwin R., Jr. (1935- )	f. 8, 48, 87, 90-92, 102, 126, 131, 133, 134, 138, 160-162, 169, 175, 176, 178-180, 186, 187, 189, 192 (pictorial image)
Bode, Erwin R., Jr. (1935- )	f. 58, 74, 78-80, 131-167, 169
Bode, Henrietta (1860-1942)	f. 32, 51, 52, 57, 58, 77
Bode, Henrietta (1860-1942)	f. 45, 62 (pictorial image)
Bode, Henry (1862-1940)	f. 28, 62 (pictorial image)
Bode, Henry (1862-1940)	f. 22-31, 51-53, 76-78
Bode, Henry C. (1814-1892)	f. 4, 7
Bode, Joanne (1936- )	f. 47, 48, 91, 92, 134, 138, 162, 176, 180, 189, 191 (pictorial image)
Bode, Joanne (1936- )	f. 58, 74, 79, 80, 168, 169
Bode, Johann Gottfried (1866-1938)	f. 33-48, 53, 74, 76-78, 158
Bode, Johann Gottfried (1866-1938)	f. 43-45, 62, 63 (pictorial image)
Bode, Johanna Faust (1875-1921)	f. 28 (pictorial image)
Bode, Paul J. (1909-1989)	f. 28, 43-48, 61-64, 85, 86, 91, 102, 126, 127, 161, 162, 175, 176, 178, 191 (pictorial image)
Bode, Paul J. (1909-1989)	f. 51-60, 74, 77-79, 109, 128, 129, 158
Bode, Theophilus F. (1864-1928)	f. 32
Bode, Theophilus F. (1864-1928)	f. 32 (pictorial image)
Boone, Daniel (1734-1820)	f. 21, 22
Brueggemann, Walter (1933- )	f. 196 (pictorial image)
Cayacob, William	f. 4
Chicago World's Fair, 1893--Ribbon	f. 36
China--Foreign relations--United States, 1972	f. 79
Christian unity	f. 79, 111, 166, 206, 207
Church of Peace, Plymouth, Nebraska	f. 60
College students--Religious life	f. 141-149
Columbian Exposition, 1893--Ribbon	f. 36
Dating (Social customs), 1900s	f. 33
Deaconess Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri	f. 193 (pictorial image)
Deaconess Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri	f. 193, 210
Deaconess Sisters	f. 193
Deaconess Sisters	f. 193 (pictorial image)
Delassus, Charles Dehault (1767-1842)	f. 21
Diaries, 1920s	f. 68
Diaries, 1930s	f. 60
Diaries--Travel	f. 72
Dictionaries, 1839	f. 221
Eden Theological Seminary, Marthasville, Missouri	f. 8, 194 (pictorial image)
Eden Theological Seminary, Marthasville, Missouri	f. 194
Eden Theological Seminary, Webster Groves, Missouri	f. 23, 71, 74, 79, 80, 133, 166, 194, 195
Eden Theological Seminary, Webster Groves, Missouri	f. 24, 83, 133, 194, 196 (pictorial image)
Eden-Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church, St. Louis, Missouri	f. 43, 44 (pictorial image)
Eden-Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church, St. Louis, Missouri	f. 35
Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois	f. 61, 63, 83, 197 (pictorial image)
Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois	f. 59, 68-70, 74, 76, 101, 132, 197, 201
Emmaus Home, Marthasville, Missouri	f. 60
Evangelical Church--Missouri, St. Louis	f. 198
Evangelical Synod of North America--History	f. 5, 20-23, 27, 31, 73, 133, 166, 198, 202, 204, 211
Exhibitions--Columbian Exposition, 1893--Ribbon	f. 36
Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota	f. 36, 74, 78, 94-98
Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota	f. 87, 97 (pictorial image)
Faith United Church of Christ, Minneapolis, Minnesota	f. 95
Fauth, Robert (1916-1995)	f. 196 (pictorial image)
Femme Osage Church, Femme Osage, Missouri	f. 8 (pictorial image)
Femme Osage Church, Femme Osage, Missouri--History	f. 5, 20-23, 25, 31
Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri	f. 28, 51 (pictorial image)
Friedens Evangelical and Reformed Church, Plymouth, Nebraska	f. 35, 55, 60
Garlichs family	f. 22, 24, 25
Garlichs, Hermann (1806-1865)	f. 8 (pictorial image)
Garlichs, Hermann (1806-1865)	f. 4, 5, 21, 23, 204
General Synod Evangelical and Reformed Church	f. 78, 81, 133, 166, 198, 203, 205
German Americans	f. 81
German Americans--Missouri	f. 1-228
German Evangelical Church Society of the West	f. 5, 20-23, 31, 133, 198, 202, 204, 209
German Heritage Archives	f. 1-228
Germany, Lippe-Detmold	f. 174 (pictorial image)
Germany, Schledehausen	f. 8 (pictorial image)
Girls--Athletics, 1920s	f. 82 (pictorial image)
Goebel, Louis W. (1884-1973)	f. 198, 211
Good Samaritan Foundation	f. 193 (pictorial image)
Good Samaritan Foundation	f. 128, 193
Good Samaritan Home for the Aged, St. Louis, Missouri	f. 193
Henekler, George	f. 4
Hoefer family	f. 126, 161, 173-180 (pictorial image)
Hoefer family	f. 36, 79, 80, 105, 133, 170-173, 180
Hoefer family--Genealogy	f. 171, 172
Hoefer, Elmer (1903-2002)	f. 158, 171-173
Hoefer, Elmer (1903-2002)	f. 175-180 (pictorial image)
Hymns	f. 199, 200
Japan--Description and travel, 1970	f. 79
Missouri, Femme Osage	f. 8 (pictorial image)
Missouri, Femme Osage--History	f. 21-23
Nebraska, Plymouth	f. 184
Nebraska, Plymouth	f. 44, 73, 74 (pictorial image)
Nichevo (Ferry)	f. 84, 88 (pictorial image)
Northern Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church	f. 99, 100, 209
Northern Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church Council, 1944	f. 87 (pictorial image)
Oberlist, John	f. 4
Pastoral theology	f. 165-167, 224, 226
Pike River Mission Church, Delta, Wisconsin	f. 84, 86 (pictorial image)
Press, Otto	f. 196 (pictorial image)
Press, Samuel D. (1875-1967)	f. 196 (pictorial image)
Press, Samuel D. (1875-1967)	f. 53, 198
Primers, German, 19th century	f. 228
Rehn, Conrad	f. 4
Rehn, Fredericka	f. 4
Roosevelt High School, St. Louis, Missouri	f. 131
Rose Fanning School, St. Louis, Missouri	f. 131 (pictorial image)
Ruhl family	f. 50, 52, 53, 57, 78
Ruhl family	f. 8, 28, 46, 50, 62, 64, 161 (pictorial image)
Ruhl, Clara E. (1903-1998)	f. 28, 44-48, 50, 62, 82, 91, 92, 102, 180 (pictorial image)
Ruhl, Clara E. (1903-1998)	f. 50, 53, 62, 74, 77-80, 158
Ruhl, Helen E. (1910-1985)	f. 51, 52, 54, 57, 64, 74, 77-79
Ruhl, Helen E. (1910-1985)	f. 44-48, 62, 64, 86, 161 (pictorial image)
Ruhl, John G. (1902-1986)	f. 28, 44-48, 50, 62, 85, 102, 126, 177, 178, 180 (pictorial image)
Ruhl, John G. (1903-1986)	f. 50, 51, 53, 54, 62, 74, 76-79
Ruhl, William H. (1909-1989)	f. 52, 54, 64, 74, 79
Ruhl, William H. (1909-1989)	f. 45-48, 61, 63, 64, 161, 178, 180 (pictorial image)
Schmahlenberger, Daniel	f. 4
Schmahlenberger, Jacobina	f. 4
St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church, La Pointe, Wisconsin	f. 84, 86 (pictorial image)
St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church, La Pointe, Wisconsin	f. 74, 93, 94
St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church, La Pointe, Wisconsin SEE ALSO St. John's United Church of Christ, La Pointe, Wisconsin	f. 84, 86 (pictorial image)
St. John's Evangelical Church, Higginsville, Missouri	f. 174
St. John's Evangelical Church, Mehlville, Missouri	f. 27
St. John's United Church of Christ, La Pointe, Wisconsin	f. 92 (pictorial image)
St. John's United Church of Christ, La Pointe, Wisconsin	f. 95
St. John's United Church of Christ, Mehlville, Missouri	f. 27
St. Martin's United Church of Christ, Dittmer, Missouri	f. 138 (pictorial image)
St. Martin's United Church of Christ, Dittmer, Missouri	f. 136, 137, 139, 140, 169
St. Paul's United Church of Christ, St. Louis, Missouri	f. 114, 126, 127 (pictorial image)
St. Paul's United Church of Christ, St. Louis, Missouri	f. 58, 60, 74, 79, 101-130
St. Paul's United Church of Christ, St. Louis, Missouri	f. 114, 126, 127 (pictorial image)
Stock, Paul R. (1903-1988)	f. 53, 57, 58
Temperance and religion	f. 136
Theology--Study and teaching	f. 73, 79, 212-218, 220-228
Trinity Evangelical and Reformed Church, St. Louis, Missouri	f. 57, 60
United Church of Christ	f. 198, 206-208
United churches	f. 198, 205-207, 211
United States--Foreign relations--China, 1972	f. 79
War and religion	f. 96
Wehrli, Eugene (1923-2000)	f. 91, 158, 196 (pictorial image)
Wisconsin, Delta	f. 84 (pictorial image)
Wisconsin, Madeline Island	f. 84 (pictorial image)
Wisconsin, Madeline Island	f. 74, 77, 78, 81, 93
Wisconsin, Madeline Island--Maps, 1928	f. 93
World War, 1939-1945--Ration books	f. 27, 37, 81
World War, 1939-1945--Ration tokens	f. 27, 37