The Civil Rights History Project: Survey of Collections and Repositories

Oral history collection of the Archives of Cooperative Lutheranism

Repository: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Archives

Collection Description (CRHP): This collection focuses on documenting cooperative Lutheranism, especially the experiences of leaders who were aging in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Interviews that treat civil rights issues directly include those with James R. Crumley, Jr.; Albert Dillemuth; Will Herzfeld; Donald F. Hetzler; Onnie Hinkle; Walter Kloetzle, Jr.; Karl E. Lutze; Clemonce Sabourin; Nelson W. Trout.

Origin Info: Under the auspices of the Lutheran Council in the USA.

Collection URL: http://www.elca.org/Who-We-Are/History/ELCA-Archives/Oral-Histories.aspx

Date(s): 1977-1984

Digital Status: No

Extent: 187 interviews (audio cassettes, transcripts)

Finding Aid: Collection guide is available at the repository.

Language: English

Interviewees: James R. Crumley, Jr., Albert Dillemuth, Will Herzfeld, Donald F. Hetzler, Onnie Hinkle, Walter Kloetzle, Jr., Karl E. Lutze, Clemonce Sabourin, Nelson W. Trout

Rights (CRHP): Contact the repository which holds the collection for information on rights

Subjects:

African American clergy
Black Panther Party
Civil rights demonstrations
Civil rights movements--Alabama
Civil rights movements--Georgia
Civil rights movements--Louisiana
Civil rights movements--Oklahoma
Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity
Clergy
Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Police brutality
Selma to Montgomery Rights March (1965 : Selma, Ala.)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Student movements
United States. Voting Rights Act of 1965

Genres:

Interviews
Sound recordings
Transcripts