Personal Papers

Series — Box: Unknown

Identifier: ULS.MS.100.010

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

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.

Dates

Existence: 1932-2014

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research

Extent

27 folders

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Frederick Wentz married Marion Benson in 1951. They were married for 57 years and had three children: Lisa, Theodore, and Melanie. This collections documents some of the Wentz family’s story as well as friends of Fred and Mani.