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Tacoma Lutheran Service Center Records, 1952-1968
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Tacoma Lutheran Service Center
- Title
- Tacoma Lutheran Service Center Records
- Dates
- 1952-1968 (inclusive)19521968
- Quantity
- 2.83 cubic feet, (6 boxes)
- Collection Number
- MS-017
- Summary
- This collection contains records of the Tacoma Lutheran Service Center, a facility which offered services to armed forces personnel of all faiths until 1969.
- Repository
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Tacoma Public Library Northwest Room, Special Collections & Archives
1102 Tacoma Avenue South
Tacoma, WA
98402
Telephone: 2532922001
nwr@tacomalibrary.org - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Tacoma Lutheran Service Center was a facility in Tacoma offering recreation, fellowship, and social services to armed forces personnel of all faiths. It was created and administered under the governance of the Lutheran Service Commission, a cooperative agency of the National Lutheran Council and Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, for service to military personnel. The Tacoma Lutheran Service Center was located at 117 ½ South 10th St. in downtown Tacoma, and closed in 1969.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection includes correspondence, treasurer’s reports and financial records, publicity, papers from Lutheran conferences, newsletters, memos, meeting minutes, minutes of Ladies Auxiliary meetings, monthly reports, programs, advertisements, publications, and member lists.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Tacoma Lutheran Service Center Records; MS-017; box [ ]; Northwest Room Special Collections, Tacoma Public Library, Tacoma, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Church work with military personnel--Lutheran Church
- Church work with military personnel--Washington (State)
- Church work with military personnel--Washington (State)--Tacoma
Corporate Names
- Lutheran Service Commission
Geographical Names
- Pierce County (Wash.)
- Tacoma (Wash.)
Finding aid prepared by Jean Fisher
2015
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
