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Inventory of the Steingrimur Octavius Thorlaksson Papers, 1916-1970
GTU 89-5-010  
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Correspondence, 1916-47

Location: 2/B/6

Arrangement

Chronological arrangement, majority incoming, some outgoing
Box Box 1 , Folder ff 1-17

English (some Icelandic)

Folder ff 18-19

Japanese

 

Correspondence

Location: 2/B/6
Box Box 2 , Folder ff 1

Paul P. Anspach, 1917, 32-40

Folder ff 2

Board of Foreign Missions, 1923-28

Folder ff 3

Personal, 1930-39

Folder ff 4

n.d.

Folder ff 5

envelopes

 

Subject Files, 1917-70

Location: 2/B/6

Arrangement

Alphabetical arrangement
Box Box 3 , Folder ff 1

American President Lines, 1941

Folder ff 2-3

Annual Field Reports, 1917-37

Folder ff 4

Articles from periodicals, c. 1939

Folder ff 5

Applications and Permits

Folder ff 6

Baggage claims and shipping receipts, 1941

Folder ff 7

Bank Accounts and General Receipts

Folder ff 8

Japan Lutheran Theological College and Seminary, 1970

Folder ff 9

Baptism Record Book, 1918-30

Folder ff 10

Bills, receipts, financial statements, 1932-52

Folder ff 11

Blueprints of a church, n.d.

Folder ff 12

Budgets, 1917-25

Folder ff 13

Business cards

Folder ff 14

Church matters (English language)

Folder ff 15

Church matters (Japanese language)

Folder ff 16

Conference of Fellowship of Christian Missionaries in Japan, 1940

Folder ff 17

Convention of Japan Lutheran Church, 1937

Folder ff 18

Steinun Johannesdottir Hayes Biography, c. 1950

Folder ff 19

Inventory of House, 1938

Folder ff 20

Japan Lutheran Church, Committee for Promotion of Self Support, c. 1935

Folder ff 21

Japan Lutheran Church Rules and Regulations, n.d.

Folder ff 22

Japanese Language documents, n.d.

Folder ff 23

Japanese Language publications

Folder ff 24

Japanese Language Service Book, 1929, 1940

Folder ff 25

Japanese Students Christian Association in North America, 1937-39

Folder ff 26

East Kobe Lutheran Church, c. 1930-35

Folder ff 27

West Kobe Lutheran Church, c. 1928-40

Folder ff 28-30

Kobe Union Church Building Project, 1925-37

Folder ff 31-40

Lake Nojiri Summer Resort, 1921-40

Folder ff 41

Ledger Book, 1937-39

Folder ff 42

Missionaries Mutual Aid Association of Japan, 1915, 1927

Folder ff 43

National Christian Council Bulletin, 1938-40

Folder ff 44

National Lutheran Council News Bureau, 1929, 31-39

Folder ff 45

Notes, handwritten or typed

Folder ff 46

Newspaper articles (Japanese and English)

Folder ff 47

Newspaper articles: Thorlaksson's return to Japan for Expo '70, 1970

Box Box 4 , Folder ff 1

Pan-American Japanese Christian Congress, 1939

Folder ff 2

Record Books on Church Members (?)(Japanese), c. 1919-20

Folder ff 3-4

Sermons in Japanese, 1925-34

Folder ff 5

Service Book, handwritten in Japanese, n.d.

Folder ff 6

Stamps

Folder ff 7

Student Volunteer Movement 11th Convention, Buffalo, 12/31-1/32

Folder ff 8

Sunrays (Bible lesson cards), 1905

Folder ff 9

Thorlaksson, Biographical Sketch, c. 1972

Folder ff 10

Tsuboike (lawyer), n.d.

Folder ff 11

J.M.T. Winther Memorial Service, 1970

Folder ff 12-13

Writings, articles, addresses, 1917-40

 

Japan Lutheran Mission

Location: 2/B/6

Additional Note

Chronological arrangement; general reports, correspondence, information from the Mission. Also Thorlaksson's work as Treasurer of the Mission (financial statements, receipts, accounts). Some personal material and material concerning Lake Nojiri Summer Resort mixed in.
Box Box 5 , Folder ff 1-14

1916-21, 29-37

Box Box 6 , Folder ff 1-5

1937-40

 

Books

Location: 2/B/6
Box Box 7 , Folder ff 1

Japanese Language (the history of a city ?)

Folder ff 2

New Testament (Icelandic), 1903

Folder ff 3

Martin Luther (Icelandic), 1883

Folder ff 4

Prayer Book (Icelandic), 1918

Folder ff 5

Service Book (Japanese), 1916

Folder ff 6

Services of Song for Christmas and Flower Sunday, n.d.

Folder ff 7

Stanley's Expedition (2 in Icelandic), 1890, 1891

Folder ff 8

Sumarian Tablets in the Imperial University, Kyoto, 1928

 

Periodicals

Location: 2/C/1
Box Box 8 , Folder ff 1

Colegrove, Kenneth: reprints of series of articles, 1929-41

Folder ff 2-5

Foreign Missions Conference Journals, 1919-22

Folder ff 6

Handbook of Foreign Missions, Lutheran Church, 1921, 29, 39, 40

Folder ff 7

Japan Lutheran Bulletin, 1/37 (3 copies)

Folder ff 8

Japanese language periodical

Folder ff 9

Rules for Missionaries, Lutheran Church, Japan, 1920, 23

Folder ff 10

Selkirk Weekly Record, "Japan in Agony", 9/21/23

Box Box 9 , Folder ff 1

Single copies: Bjarmi, 1931; Buddhist Missionen, 1926; The Christian Graphic, 1934

Folder ff 2

Tanker Tog Toner, 1932-37

Folder ff 3

Tokyo Gazette; 8/37, 2/39, 5/40

 

Pamphlets

Location: 2/C/1
Box Box 9 , Folder ff 4

Jon Bjarnason Academy, 1931

Folder ff 5

Foreign Languages in Japan, 1929

Folder ff 6

Freemasonry in Japan, 1941

Folder ff 7

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco (poems), n.d.

Folder ff 8

The Icelandic Lutheran Synod, 1885-1935

Folder ff 9

Japanese Language pamphlets

 

Miscellaneous

Location: 2/C/1
Box Box 10

1 plaster relief of Martin Luther

 

1 copper negative, Japanese women

 

1 box glass negatives: pictures of the life of Christ (some with Japanese captions)

 

1 box glass negatives: Japanese & English language hymns (?)

 

1 printing block for a Japanese hymn

 

Card Index, c. 1930

Location: 2/C/1

Arrangement

Divided geographically by city then alphabetically by name.
Box Box 11

Names, addresses and other information; Japanese language

 

Photographs

Location: 2/C/1

Additional Note

Though the bulk of the photographs are undated, they were mostly taken ca. 1920-40. The photographs are black and white unless otherwise indicated. The photographs were received with no order, the arrangement here was done by the processor.
Box Box 12 , Folder ff 1

S.O. Thorlakkson (identified in small group shots), ca. 1926

Folder ff 2

West Kobe Lutheran Church, 1935

Folder ff 3

Groups of people, Meetings, identified, ca. 1919-40

Folder ff 4

Places, Churches, identified, ca. 1920's

Folder ff 5

Mounted photographs, identified, dated

Folder ff 6

Individuals, small groups, unidentified, n.d.

Folder ff 7

Groups, Meetings, unidentified, n.d.

Folder ff 8

Places, Churches, unidentified, n.d.

Folder ff 9

Rural and farm scenes, unidentified, n.d.

Folder ff 10

Japanese Destroyer, caption in Japanese, n.d.

Folder ff 11

Negatives, unidentified, n.d.

Folder ff 12-13

Professional published sets: The sets have been broken and are not in order, though numbered. The sets are accompanied by lists with numbered captions corresponding to numbers on the photographs. Color tinted.

Folder ff 14

Professional published set: Yusaki and Shirahama Spa

 

Postcards

Location: 2/C/1, 2/B/3

Additional Note

The postcards are undated, but are ca. 1920-40. The postcards are black and white unless otherwise indicated. The postcards were received with no order, the arrangement here was done by the processor. All are captioned, those in English are grouped and filed according to geographic area; those in Japanese are not divided by area, but grouped all together. All are postcards of Japan, except those so indicated. The postcards are all blank, except those in Box 13, ff 11 which contain correspondence.
Box Box 12 , Folder ff 15

Lutheran Church, West Kobe, ca. 1935

Folder ff 16

Kobe, color tinted

Folder ff 17

Kyushu Grakuin

Folder ff 18

Janice James School

Folder ff 19

Karuizawa

Folder ff 20

Female missionaries and missions (Japan, Africa, India)

Folder ff 21

Leper Hospital of the Resurrection of Hope

Folder ff 22

Nagoya, some color tinted

Folder ff 23

Tokyo, some color tinted

Folder ff 24

Tokyo Higher Commercial School, color tinted

Folder ff 25

Kamedo

Folder ff 26

Kyoto

Folder ff 27

Biwako, color tinted

Folder ff 28

Various Japanese scenes, English captions, color tinted

Folder ff 29

Hakone, color tinted

Folder ff 30

Asuke

Folder ff 31

Nara

Folder ff 32

Mt. Fugi, some color tinted

Box Box 13 , Folder ff 1

Koyasau

Folder ff 2

Single cards of various places, some color tinted

Folder ff 3

Churches, identified in Japanese

Folder ff 4-5

Various scenes identified in Japanese, some color tinted

Folder ff 6

Korea (Keijo), identified in English, color tinted

Folder ff 7

Scenes of Korea with English captions

Folder ff 8

C.P.S.S. Empress of Asia

Folder ff 9

Single cards: Chicago, Vancouver B.C., Iceland (?)

Folder ff 10

Empty envelopes for photographs and postcards

Folder ff 11

Postcards with correspondence, various scenes and dates, in Japanese and English