Coeducation - Rev. Luther F. Schlenker, 1963 - 2007

File — Box: E-10

Identifier: E:103

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: This series includes materials relating to Allentown Seminary, Allentown Military and Collegiate Institute, Allentown Preparatory School, bicentennial/centennial celebrations, coeducation, The Muhlenberg Five, EVI, honorary degrees conferred, Middle Atlantic States evaluation, college seal and mace, S.A.T.C. (Student Army Training Corps), strategic plans, and much more.

Includes newspaper clippings, booklets, programs, catalogs, marketing brochures, calendars, fliers, legal documents, photos, sermons, and surveys.

Dates

1963 - 2007

Creator

Muhlenberg College (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research, with only a few very limited restrictions; access by appointment.

Extent

From the Collection: 50 Linear Feet (The bulk of the printed material (previously the vertical files) is contained in flip-top document cases. Textiles, memorabilia, and other realia is stored in appropriate lidded boxes.)

Additional Description

Luther Schlenker '53, leaves church pastor for two years to direct appeal and successfully raises $1,500,000; 14 page personal reminiscences of Elizabeth D. Wallace Schlenker (wife); daughter Priscilla Schlenker Kinney '64; death of Schlenker 7/30/63; Luther F. Schlenker Memorial Fund established 1963, details conditions of the Fund; priority to students from St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, Perkasie