| ELCA Region 6 Archives
Purpose and Policies
Purpose
- To preserve and make available the offiicial and permanently valuable records created by Region 6 synods and institutions.
- To provide archival support to the Lutheran congregations and institutions operating in each participating synod of the Region 6 Archives.
- To identify and collect the records of antecedent bodies (synods, districts, defunct Lutheran institutions and congregations.
Access Policy
The archive makes research materials available to all registered
patrons in accordance with Region 6 Archives policies and practices.
Collection Policy:
The Region 6 Archives is the official repository for the archival
records of ELCA Region 6 synods and predecessor bodies.
The Archives preserves the records of disbanded ELCA congregations.
Active congregations are responsible for keeping their own records.
The archive does collect congregational histories and microfilm
copies of congregational records for reference and preservation
purposes.
Inactive records of institutions, organizations, and ministries
supported by the Region 6 synods and predecessors will be collected
when no other provisions for their preservation exist. The Region
6 Archives cooperates with ELCA Churchwide
and other regional archives to preserve records of the ELCA
‘s predecessor bodies.
Research Fee Policy
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