Faculty Department: Religion, 1937 - 1963

File — Box: N-05

Identifier: N:058

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: This series includes materials relating appointments/promotions/changes, awards, deaths, faculty committees, faculty departments, grants, sabbaticals, Memorial Fund, individual faculty and staff members, policy/handbook, professorships, recruitment, retirement/resignation, salary, scholarship, schedules, visiting professors, tuition exchange/remission.

Includes newspaper clippings, newsletters, handbook, and brochures.

Dates

1937 - 1963

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

List of personnel in dept. of religion; 25 p. booklet 'Muhlenberg Views Its Primary Objective' with cover sketch of Egner Chapel by Mrs. Robert C. Horn, introduction by Tyson; A Statement concerning Religious Influences and Teaching at Muhlenberg College; Writings by Charles W. Hepner, Philip R. Hoh, George N. Thompson, Robert J. Marshall, Edward T. Horn, Charles D. Trexler, Russell W. Stine, Werner Richter

history of department; Department of Bible, Religion, and Philosophy Religion Department; Philosophy Department; Raker, C.W.; Ring, R.E.; Renninger, J.B.; Fritsch, R. R.; Stine, R.W.; Cressman, H.P.C.; Doberstein, J.W.; Horn, E.T.; Trexler, C.B.; Haas, J.

Listing of religion courses taught from 1867-1937; philosophy courses from 1903-1937 Associate Prof. of Religion, Dr. Rodney E. Ring, receives grant from Mack Trucks to attend International Congress in Israel 1967 Robert Goeser appointed religion instructor (7/1/46) Rev. Conrad W. Raker appointed as lecturer in Religion - 1953 Rodney E. Ring appointed assist. Prof. Religion 1955-56; Rev. Jesse B. Renninger appointed assist. Prof. Religion 1957-58 Dr. Rodney Ring, Associate Prof of Religion, gets Mack Grant to attend conference in Tel Aviv, Israel - 1967

1945 Weekly article about Rev. Dr. Russell W. Stine, alumnus 1922, faculty in Philosophy and Religion 1944 newspaper article about Dr. Robert R. Fritsch, alumnus 1900, faculty in Religion

'Ex-Muhlenberg Professor Wins Honorary Degree' - newsaper article. Robert J Marshall, former chairman of department of religion, 1952-1953, receives honorary doctor of divinity

'Ex-L.V. Pastor Named Chaplain In Philadelphia', article 9/30/1963, notes Rev. Dr. Haagan Staak, chair of Deptartment of Religion preached sermon