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Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church records, 1882-1998

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Title
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church records
Dates
1882-1998 (inclusive)
Quantity
55 linear feet, (37 boxes, 20 cartons, and 2 oversize boxes)
Collection Number
ACCN 1050
Summary
The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church records (1882-1998) contain correspondence, membership records, minute books, ministry council materials, baptismal records, building records, meeting materials, programs, articles, publications, directories, yearbooks, treasurer's reports, weekly offering receipts, service books, materials relating to the Lutheran women's organizations, and other church records. In 1848, several Swedish families started the Augusta Synod, the original governing body of the Zion Lutheran Church in eastern Iowa. In 1882 pioneers in Salt Lake City, Utah, started the Zion Lutheran Church, which is now known as the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English
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Content Description

The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church records (1882-1998) contain correspondence, membership records, minute books, ministry council materials, baptismal records, building records, meeting materials, programs, articles, publications, directories, yearbooks, treasurer's reports, weekly offering receipts, service books, materials relating to the Lutheran women's organizations, and other church records.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Boxes 1-3 were donated in 1988.

Boxes 4-12 were donated in 1994.

Box 13 was donated in 1995 and 1996.

Boxes 13-14 were donated in 1997.

Cartons 15-27 were donated in 1999.

Box 39 was donated in 2011.

Processing Note

Processed by Karen Carver and Kate Kimball in 2000.

Processed by Emma McFarland in 2011.

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Separated Materials

See also the Zion Lutheran Church photograph collection (P0438) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Church Records

    • Description: Protokoll Bok (Minute books)
      Dates: 1882-1898
      Container: Box 1, Folder 1-2
      Location: Church Records
    • Description: Record of Ministerial Acts, etc. Performed in Ogden; Pastorate of Intermountain District Lutheran Augusta Synod
      Dates: 1920-1951
      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
      Location: Church Records
    • Description: Pastoral Records of the Augusta Synod, Mission Field in Utah
      Dates: 1909-1927
      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
      Location: Church Records
    • Description: Pastoral Record of the Swedish-Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Proceedings, Bethlehem Congregations, Bingham Canyon, Utah
      Dates: 1903-1951
      Container: Box 1, Folder 5
      Location: Church Records
    • Description: Bethel Lutheran Church, Eureka, Utah
      Dates: 1905-1906
      Container: Box 1, Folder 6
      Location: Church Records
    • Description: Record of Members, Zion Lutheran Church and Bingham Canyon
      Dates: 1928-1957
      Container: Box 2, Folder 1
      Location: Church Records
    • Description: Paul A. Mogren, "History of Zion Lutheran Church"
      Container: Box 2, Folder 2
      Location: Church Records
    • Description: Carl A. Bergquist, Letter to Members of Elim Lutheran Church
      Container: Box 2, Folder 3
      Location: Church Records
    • Description: St. John's Lutheran Church, Park City, Church Program
      Container: Box 2, Folder 4
      Location: Church Records
    • Description: Record of Transfer
      Dates: 1938-1951
      Container: Box 2, Folder 5
      Location: Church Records
    • Description: Record of Meeting, Reverend Roy B. Carlson Presiding
      Dates: 1929-1930
      Container: Box 2, Folder 6
      Location: Church Records
    • Description: Communion Record
      Dates: 1978
      Container: Box 2, Folder 7
      Location: Church Records
    • Description: Utah Centennial Commeration
      Dates: 1996
      Container: Box 2, Folder 8
      Location: Church Records
    • Description: Parish Records
      Dates: 1962-1972
      Container: Box 3, Folder 1-2
      Location: Church Records
    • Description: Martin Luther Club
      Dates: 1977-1980
      Container: Box 3, Folder 3
      Location: Church Records

  • Ministry, Council, Marriages, Baptisms

  • Internships

    • Description: Intern: John Krempin
      Dates: 1976-1977
      Container: Box 5, Folder 8
      Location: Internships
    • Description: Intern: Bart Beebe
      Dates: 1977-1978
      Container: Box 5, Folder 9
      Location: Internships
    • Description: Intern: John Krehbiel
      Dates: 1978-1979
      Container: Box 5, Folder 10
      Location: Internships
    • Description: Intern: Barbara Linder
      Dates: 1979-1980
      Container: Box 5, Folder 11
      Location: Internships
    • Description: Intern: Linda Leinen
      Dates: 1980-1981
      Container: Box 5, Folder 12
      Location: Internships

  • Building and Administrative Materials

  • Annual Meetings, Luther League, Record Books and Financial Materials

  • Record Books

    • Description: Membership Roll
      Dates: 1952-1965
      Container: Box 9, Folder 1
      Location: Record Books
    • Description: Martin Luther Club Membership Record
      Dates: 1945-1986
      Container: Box 9, Folder 2
      Location: Record Books
    • Description: Martin Luther Club Minutes
      Dates: 1944-1959
      Container: Box 9, Folder 3
      Location: Record Books
    • Description: Financial Records
      Dates: 1950-1966
      Container: Box 9, Folder 4
      Location: Record Books

  • Financial and Miscellaneous Records

  • Oversized Records

    • Description: Oversize Material

      This box contains three financial ledgers and a package of index cards entitled "calls: members and non-members."

      Container: Box 11
      Location: Oversized Records
    • Description: Church Record of Zion Lutheran Church, originally Zion Swedish Lutheran Church
      Dates: 1882-1942
      Container: Box 11a, Volume 1
      Location: Oversized Records
    • Description: Church Record of St. John's Lutheran Church, Park City
      Dates: 1902-1923
      Container: Box 11a, Volume 2
      Location: Oversized Records
    • Description: Charter Members of the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem Church of Bingham Canyon, Utah
      Dates: 1902-1923
      Container: Box 11a, Volume 3
      Location: Oversized Records
    • Description: Oversize Materials

      This box contains one certificate of confirmation, one book of remembrance, and three financial ledgers.

      Container: Box 12
      Location: Oversized Records

  • Membership Records

    • Description: Files and Membership Cards
      Container: Box 13-13a
      Location: Membership Records
    • Description: Membership Records
      Container: Box 14
      Location: Membership Records
    • Description: Membership Records
      Dates: 1935-1997
      Container: Box 15-17
      Location: Membership Records

  • Financial Materials

    • Description: Financial Materials
      Dates: 1981-1983
      Container: Carton 18-19
      Location: Financial Materials
    • Description: Financial Materials
      Dates: 1951-1978
      Container: Carton 20, Folder 1-2
      Location: Financial Materials
    • Description: Bank Statements
      Dates: 1989
      Container: Carton 20, Folder 3
      Location: Financial Materials
    • Description: Savings and Checking Statements
      Dates: 1987
      Container: Carton 20, Folder 4
      Location: Financial Materials
    • Description: Treasurer's Reports
      Dates: 1961
      Container: Carton 20, Folder 5
      Location: Financial Materials
    • Description: Trusts and Bonds
      Dates: 1956-1962
      Container: Carton 20, Folder 6-12
      Location: Financial Materials
    • Description: Weekly Offering Receipts
      Container: Carton 20, Folder 13-16
      Location: Financial Materials

  • Church Materials

    • Description: Correspondence
      Dates: 1960-1997
      Container: Carton 21, Folder 1-4
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Appointment Books
      Dates: 1942-1945
      Container: Carton 21, Folder 5
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Church Service Book
      Dates: 1928
      Container: Carton 21, Folder 6
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Constitution for Congregations
      Container: Carton 21, Folder 7-8
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: KUTA, Program Copies
      Dates: 1943-1945
      Container: Carton 21, Folder 9
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Church Materials
      Container: Carton 21, Folder 10
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: News Clippings
      Dates: 1960-1969
      Container: Carton 21, Folder 11-15
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Notes
      Container: Carton 21, Folder 16
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Programs and Brochures
      Dates: 1954-1982
      Container: Carton 21, Folder 17
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: "The Lutheran Church in the City"
      Dates: 1952
      Container: Carton 21, Folder 18
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Scrapbook
      Container: Carton 21, Folder 19
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Church Constitution
      Dates: 1981-1984
      Container: Carton 22, Folder 1
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Church History
      Dates: 1955
      Container: Carton 22, Folder 2
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Church Materials
      Dates: 1948-1981
      Container: Carton 22, Folder 3-6
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Church Meeting Materials
      Dates: 1979-1981
      Container: Carton 22, Folder 7-8
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Age-Sex Pyramid
      Dates: 1980
      Container: Carton 22, Folder 9
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Directories and Yearbooks
      Dates: 1945-1990
      Container: Carton 22, Folder 10-13
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Lutheran Church Women, Materials
      Dates: 1985-1993
      Container: Carton 22, Folder 14-15
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Service Men Materials
      Dates: 1942-1943
      Container: Carton 22, Folder 16-18
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: "A Time to Listen"
      Dates: 1988-1989
      Container: Carton 22, Folder 19
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Vacation Church School Materials
      Dates: 1981
      Container: Carton 22, Folder 20
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Zion Herald
      Dates: 1946-1969
      Container: Carton 22, Folder 21-26
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Accounting Materials
      Dates: 1954-1955
      Container: Carton 23, Folder 1
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Church Loan to Member
      Dates: 1979
      Container: Carton 23, Folder 2
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Church Member Materials
      Dates: 1943-1946
      Container: Carton 23, Folder 3-5
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Dempsey-Tegler and Co.
      Dates: 1956-1959
      Container: Carton 23, Folder 6
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Financial Materials
      Dates: 1944-1975
      Container: Carton 23, Folder 7-15
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: General Materials
      Container: Carton 23, Folder 16
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Holy Trinity Materials
      Dates: 1971
      Container: Carton 23, Folder 17
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Lutheran Augustana Synod Materials
      Dates: 1938-1954
      Container: Carton 23, Folder 18
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Membership List
      Container: Carton 23, Folder 19
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Memorial Funds
      Dates: 1971-1980
      Container: Carton 23, Folder 20-21
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Money Market
      Dates: 1979-1980
      Container: Carton 23, Folder 22
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: New Building
      Dates: 1955-1956
      Container: Carton 23, Folder 23
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Real Property, Building Fund
      Dates: 1949-1957
      Container: Carton 23, Folder 24
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Receipts and Expenditures
      Dates: 1969-1973
      Container: Carton 23, Folder 25-27
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Service Agreement
      Dates: 1956
      Container: Carton 23, Folder 28
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Statements of Receipts and Disbursements
      Dates: 1957
      Container: Carton 23, Folder 29
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Treasurer's Reports
      Dates: 1951-1966
      Container: Carton 23, Folder 30-32
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Work Authorizations
      Dates: 1958
      Container: Carton 23, Folder 33
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Augustana Church Materials
      Dates: 1942
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 1
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Board of Administration
      Dates: 1943-1945
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 2
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Centennial Committee
      Dates: 1948
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 3
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Church Materials
      Dates: 1945
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 4
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Confirmation Class
      Dates: 1944-1946
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 5
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Confirmation Materials
      Dates: 1945
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 6-7
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Deacons Materials
      Dates: 1943
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 8
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Funeral Sermons
      Dates: 1942-1944
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 9
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Intermountain District
      Dates: 1942-1945
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 10
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Luther League
      Dates: 1943-1947
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 11-12
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Martin Luther Club, Constitution
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 13
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Meeting Materials
      Dates: 1944-1945
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 14
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Memorial Fund
      Dates: 1945
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 15
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Men's Club Materials
      Dates: 1946-1949
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 16
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Pamphlets
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 17
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Radio Sermons
      Dates: 1942-1986
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 18-19
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Scouting
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 20
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Stewardship Committee
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 21
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Sunday School Materials
      Dates: 1943
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 22
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Trustees Financial Materials
      Dates: 1940-1946
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 23
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Utah Materials
      Dates: 1946
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 24
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: War Materials
      Dates: 1940-1949
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 25-26
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Youth Leadership Schools
      Dates: 1946
      Container: Carton 24, Folder 27
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Correspondence
      Dates: 1935-1959
      Container: Carton 25, Folder 1-8
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Bank Statements
      Dates: 1982
      Container: Carton 25, Folder 9
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Bonds
      Dates: 1952-1963
      Container: Carton 25, Folder 10-14
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Church Constitution
      Dates: 1962
      Container: Carton 25, Folder 15
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Congregation Materials
      Dates: 1956
      Container: Carton 25, Folder 16
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Directory
      Dates: 1964
      Container: Carton 25, Folder 17
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Financial Materials
      Dates: 1950-1955
      Container: Carton 25, Folder 18
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Insurance Bonds
      Dates: 1981
      Container: Carton 25, Folder 19
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Lifvet
      Container: Carton 25, Folder 20
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Meeting Materials
      Dates: 1954
      Container: Carton 25, Folder 21
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Parish Evangelism
      Container: Carton 25, Folder 22
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Treasurer's Copy of Meeting Minutes
      Dates: 1953-1954
      Container: Carton 25, Folder 23
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: News Clippings
      Dates: 1940-1945
      Container: Carton 25, Folder 24
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Container: Carton 25, Folder 25
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Altar Guild Memorial Record
      Dates: 1954-1964
      Container: Carton 26, Folder 1
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Annual Meeting Reports
      Dates: 1951-1956
      Container: Carton 26, Folder 2-3
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Architectural Plans
      Dates: 1955
      Container: Carton 26, Folder 4
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Board of Trustees
      Dates: 1955-1958
      Container: Carton 26, Folder 5
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Directories
      Dates: 1959-1961
      Container: Carton 26, Folder 6
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Martin Luther Club Minutes
      Dates: 1956-1969
      Container: Carton 26, Folder 7
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Meeting Reports
      Dates: 1951-1955
      Container: Carton 26, Folder 8
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Pastoral Acts
      Dates: 1950-1956
      Container: Volume 1
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Council Materials

      This carton contains monthly receipts, annual reports, meeting minutes, and trustee materials.

      Dates: 1960-1982
      Container: Carton 27
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Bulletins and Newsletters
      Dates: 1968-1969
      Container: Carton 28, Folder 1-3
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Church Council Minutes
      Dates: 1967-1968
      Container: Carton 28, Folder 4-5
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Martin Luther Club Minutes
      Dates: 1969-1975
      Container: Carton 28, Folder 6
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Materials
      Container: Carton 28, Folder 7
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Yearbook
      Dates: 1967
      Container: Carton 28, Folder 8
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Bulletins and Newsletters
      Dates: 1970-1977
      Container: Carton 29
      Location: Church Materials
    • Description: Bulletins and Heralds
      Dates: 1980-1989
      Container: Carton 30
      Location: Church Materials

  • Council Materials

    • Description: Annual Meeting Reports
      Dates: 1974-1975
      Container: Carton 31, Folder 1
      Location: Council Materials
    • Description: Bulletins and Heralds
      Dates: 1977-1979
      Container: Carton 31, Folder 2-4
      Location: Council Materials
    • Description: Church Council Meeting Materials
      Dates: 1970-1972
      Container: Carton 31, Folder 5-7
      Location: Council Materials
    • Description: Council Meeting Minutes and Financial Information
      Dates: 1973-1979
      Container: Carton 31, Folder 8-14
      Location: Council Materials
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Dates: 1974
      Container: Carton 31, Folder 15
      Location: Council Materials
    • Description: Council and Financial Materials
      Dates: 1980-1984
      Container: Carton 32, Folder 1-8
      Location: Council Materials
    • Description: Council Materials
      Dates: 1985
      Container: Carton 32, Folder 9-10
      Location: Council Materials
    • Description: Council Reports
      Dates: 1986-1989
      Container: Carton 32, Folder 11-14
      Location: Council Materials
    • Description: Lutheran Ministry in Utah, Strategy Study
      Container: Carton 32, Folder 15
      Location: Council Materials
    • Description: Bulletins and Newsletters
      Dates: 1990-1992
      Container: Carton 33, Folder 1-4
      Location: Council Materials
    • Description: Council Materials
      Dates: 1992
      Container: Carton 33, Folder 5-6
      Location: Council Materials
    • Description: Minutes
      Dates: 1990
      Container: Carton 33, Folder 7-8
      Location: Council Materials
    • Description: Reports
      Dates: 1993
      Container: Carton 33, Folder 9-10
      Location: Council Materials
    • Description: Yearbook
      Dates: 1993
      Container: Carton 33, Folder 11
      Location: Council Materials
    • Description: Yearbooks
      Dates: 1940-1966
      Container: Carton 34-36
      Location: Council Materials

  • Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Materials

  • Lutheran Church Women Materials

  • General Materials

    • Description: Scrapbook
      Container: Box 38a
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Church History and Constitution
      Dates: 1996
      Container: Box 39, Folder 1
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Certificate of Corporation
      Dates: 1932
      Container: Box 39, Folder 2
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Directories
      Dates: 1947; 1952
      Container: Box 39, Folder 3
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Programs
      Dates: 1936-1969
      Container: Box 39, Folder 4
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Building Expansion
      Dates: 1996
      Container: Box 39, Folder 5
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Equipment list and Budget
      Dates: 1988; 1998
      Container: Box 39, Folder 6
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Naomi Circle Friends
      Container: Box 39, Folder 7
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Zion Herald
      Dates: 1959; 1961
      Container: Box 39, Folder 8
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: The Protestant Crusader
      Dates: 1956
      Container: Box 39, Folder 9
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Music and Songbooks
      Dates: 1942-1955
      Container: Box 39, Folder 10
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Pamphlets
      Dates: 1949; 1989
      Container: Box 39, Folder 11
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Notes
      Container: Box 39, Folder 12
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: General Materials

      This folder includes a itinerary for a radio program, Washinton University Saint Louis Eightienth Commencement brochure, and magazine clippings .

      Dates: 1939; 1941; 1954
      Container: Box 39, Folder 13
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: News Clippings
      Dates: 1950-1966
      Container: Box 39, Folder 14
      Location: General Materials
    • Description: Script for Centennial Banquet Presentation
      Dates: 1982
      Container: Box 39, Folder 15
      Location: General Materials

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Subject Terms

  • Church maintenance and repair--Utah--Salt Lake City--Records and correspondence
  • Church management--Utah--Salt Lake City--Records and correspondence
  • Church records and registers--Utah--Salt Lake City--Specimens
  • Lutheran Church--Utah--Records and correspondence
  • Lutheran church buildings--Utah--Salt Lake City

Corporate Names

  • Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Records and correspondence

Geographical Names

  • Salt Lake City (Utah)--Church history--20th century

Form or Genre Terms

  • Administrative records
  • Business correspondence
  • Financial records
  • Membership lists
  • Minutes (Records)
  • Religious materials
  • Scrapbooks
  • Yearbooks

Finding aid prepared by Karen Carver, Kate Kimball and Emma McFarland.
2000 (last modified: 2011 and 2019)

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