Funding from Hoffman Trust, 2004 - 2007

This collection documents the activities of the Rev. Dr. Frederick K. Wentz, particularly his career in ministry from ordination in 1945 to death in 2014.

The records are arranged in 14 series. Series include:

Series 1: First Degree Education (pre-1945)

Series 2: Culver City Years (1945-1948)

Series 3: Yale and Hartwick Years (1948-1953)

Series 4: Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary Professorship (1953-1955)

Series 5: Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg Professorship (1956-1966)

Series 6: Hamma School of Theology Years (1966-1976)

Series 7: Chicago Cluster of Theological Schools Years (1976-1982)

Series 8: Kansas City Years (1982-1987)

Series 9: Gettysburg Retirement Years (1987-2014)

Series 10: Personal Papers

Series 11: Miscellaneous Lectures and Notes

Series 12: Photographs and Audio-Visual Materials

Series 13: Certificates and Awards

Series 14: Objects

Series 15: Accruals

The contents of each series are arranged chronologically by era of the Rev. Dr. Wentz’s life. The contents of each folder maintain the creator’s original order.