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Date(s)
- 1960-1963 (Creation)
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20 cm of textual records
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Name of creator
Biographical history
J. Ray Houser (1897-1981) was a Lutheran pastor, and President of Waterloo Lutheran Seminary in Waterloo, Ontario. Houser was educated at Gettysburg College and Mt. Airy Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. After his ordination in 1924 he served as a pastor in the United States. In 1954 he became President of Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, serving until his retirement in 1968.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Fonds acquired from Dr. Houser prior to his retirement from Waterloo Lutheran Seminary in 1968.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists Waterloo Lutheran Seminary fundraising information, and sermons by Ray Houser. Fonds is comprised of the following series: Waterloo Lutheran Seminary fund raising; Sermons
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
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Open
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Note
Title taken from the contents of the fonds.