Series 3: Germany, 1934-2005 (bulk 1949-1960), houses documentation of Littell’s work as religious advisor to the United States government and director of the Franz Lieber Haus in West Germany, where he was involved with denazification and anticommunism efforts, and intimately connected with the Protestant Churches and laity in Germany. There are a variety of records to evidence Littell’s work in the occupation government, life in West Germany, and with various church-based projects, especially the Evangelische Akademien (evangelical academies), Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag (German Evangelical Church Congress), and the Ecumenical Association of Academies and Laity Centers in Europe. The series also more generally documents the work of the evangelical academies, the Kirchentag and the Ecumenical Association beyond Littell’s active years in Germany. The files in this series contain administrative records, reports, correspondence, and a variety of printed materials and ephemera. Many of the administrative records and reports are in English, but some are in German. The correspondence is in English and German, and many of the records relating to the evangelical academies and the Kirchentag are in German.

The series is arranged into six subseries, each representing one of the primary organizations with which Littell was involved: Subseries 3.1: General Life in Germany; Subseries 3.2: High Commission for Occupied Germany/Office of Military Government, US; Subseries 3.3: Franz Lieber Haus; Subseries 3.4. Evangelische Akademien (evangelical academies); Subseries 3.5: Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag (German Evangelical Church Congress); and Subseries 3.6: Ecumenical Association of Academies and Laity Centers in Europe.

Subseries 3.1: General Life in Germany, 1934-1980s (bulk 1940s-1950s), houses a small assortment of correspondence, reports and other personal effects relating to Littell’s experience living and working in Germany. There is also a small collection of printed materials about Germany and the German Church, some of which are written in German.

Box       Folder       Description
144          1          Letters home from Germany          1949-1958
144          2          Keepsakes          1940s-1960s
144          3          Scrapbook Commemorating awarding of Honorary doctoral degree in Theology by the University of Marburg          1957
144          4          Correspondence regarding relocation from Germany to United States          1958
144          5          Sonntagsblatt (Sunday Journal), typescripts and printed articles written by Franklin H. Littell          1950s
144          6          German Leaders Conference, papers delivered (German)          1955
144          7          Correspondence and printed materials          1934, 1951-1979, undated
144          8          Reports, notes and other records          1949-1959, undated
144          9          Reports, notes and other records (German)          undated
145          1          Amerikahaus (Hannover) Photobook          1950
591          1          "Christlichen-Arbeiter. Jugend Wuerttembergs." Scrapbook          Circa 1952
145          2          Stimson Memorial Chapel, Bad Godesberg          1950s
145          3          Domestic life in Germany, assorted pamphlets, instructional materials and other records          1950s
577          9          The Church in Germany, various printed materials (German)          1947-1955, undated
145          4          Pamphlets, articles and other printed materials about Germany          1949-1957
145          5          Brochures, pamphlets & other printed materials          1950s-1980s, undated
145          6          Newspaper Clippings          1950s

Subseries 3.2: High Commission for Occupied Germany/Office of Military Government, US, 1946-1953, houses correspondence, reports and other records documenting Littell’s work as a religious advisor to the Office of Military Government and subsequent High Commission. There are also more general records, printed materials and publications produced by or about the occupation government in Germany.

Box       Folder       Description
145          7          Application for Federal employment & related records          1948-1949
145          8          Correspondence, reports and other records          1948-1951
145          9          Correspondence, reports and other records          1950
145          10          Correspondence, reports and other records          January-June, 1951
145          11          Correspondence, reports and other records          July-December, 1951
146          1          Notes, reports and other records          1940s-1950s, undated
146          2          Education and Religious Affairs work reports          1946-1947
146          3          Education and Cultural Relations Division, notes, reports and other records          1950-1952
146          4          Historical Division, monographs regarding community life, education and religious affairs in West Germany          1951-1953
146          5          Publications, printed materials and reports          1948-1950, undated
146          6          Newspaper clippings regarding American Occupation in Germany          1951-1952, undated
146          7          Reports and other administrative records          1945-1949, undated
146          8          Survey of Protestant Communities in Germany and Austria, notes and related materials          1949, undated
146          9          American Voluntary Aid for Germany, 1945-1950, by Edward McSweeney (Section on OMGUS)          1950

Subseries 3.3: Franz Lieber Haus, 1951-1959, 1970, holds records produced during Littell’s tenure as director of the Franz Lieber Haus in Bonn. Correspondence, memoranda, reports and other materials document Littell’s and the Franz Lieber Haus’ work with the evangelical academies, Kirchentag, and more generally, the laity and protestant churches in Germany.

Box       Folder       Description
147          1          Evangelische Akademie, general correspondence          1953-1954
147          2          Evangelische Akademie, general correspondence          1955-1956
147          3          Evangelische Akademie, general correspondence          1957-1958
147          4          Correspondence. Knudsen, Knud (sculptor)          1951-1958, 1970 undated
147          5          Correspondence. Merthan, Lawrence C.          1956-1957
147          6          Memoranda, reports and correspondence          1953-1958
147          7          Memoranda, reports and correspondence          1956-1956
147          8          Memoranda, reports and correspondence          1957-1958, undated
147          9          Memoranda, reports and correspondence          1955-1956
147          10          Memoranda, reports and correspondence          1957-1958
147          11          Memoranda, reports and correspondence          1959-1959, undated
148          1          "A Survey of International Cooperation in Religious Affairs"          1955
148          2          Questionnaire on Evangelical Academics / Lay Training          1956-1957
148          3          "Religion in den USA," a pamphlet, with related correspondence regarding poor translation          1956
148          4          Reports on conferences, meetings, courses, etc.          1957-1958
148          5          Report on the Evangelical Academics in the Soviet Zone of Occupation          1958-1958
148          6          “Religion in Germany Today,” a report          circa 1953
148          7          "International Cooperation Between Voluntary Agencies in the Field of Religious Affairs," a report          undated
148          8          Speeches / Sermons (German)          1950s-1950s
148          9          Speeches / Sermons (German)          1950s-1950s
148          10          "Franz Lieber Hefte"          1958-1959
148          11          "Europe Day by Day," by John B. Crane          1955-1957
148          12          "Franz Lieber," by Frank Freidel          1957

Subseries 3.4: Evangelische Akademien (evangelical academies), 1949-2005 (bulk 1949-1966), contains records relating to Littell’s work with the academies, as well as documentation of programs produced by the academies after Littell’s active years. The records produced by evangelical academies are arranged alphabetically by academy name or location.

Box       Folder       Description
149          1          Mission of the Evangelische Akademien          undated
149          2          Administrative records, reports, and other programs          1949, 1954-1956
149          3          Administrative records, reports, programs and other records          1952-1977, undated
149          4          Administrative records, reports and other records          circa 1950s, undated
149          5          Administrative records, reports, conference schedules and other records          1950s-1960s, undated
149          6          Assorted writings, clippings, printed materials and other records          1950s
149          7          Assorted writings, clippings, printed materials and other records          circa 1950s, undated
150          1          "The Evangelical Academies in Germany: A Description and Analysis of their Aims and Activities and an Appraisal of their Role in the Protestant Churches and in German Society," by Thomas Luckmann          1954
150          2          "The Evangelical Academies in Germany: A Description and Analysis of their Aims and Activities and an Appraisal of their Role in the Protestant Churches and in German Society," by Thomas Luckmann          1954
150          3          "Review of the Work of the Evangelische Akademien und Laieninstitute"          2005
150          4          Photographs. Snapshots of unidentified groups, people, events          circa 1957-circa 1957
150          5          Photographs. Snapshots of building exteriors and interiors          circa 1957-circa 1957
150          6          Photographs. Snapshots of Franklin H. Littell          circa 1957
150          7          Assorted ephemera          1953-1968, undated
150          8          Periodicals and various printed materials with articles about Evangelical Academies 1:2          1950s
150          9          Periodicals and various printed materials with articles about Evangelical Academies 2:2          1950s
151          1          Christian Academy Book          undated
591          2          Scrapbook          1958
151          2          Arnoldshain. Conference on "Wehrersatzdienst" (Alternative Civilian Service)          1956
151          3          Arnoldshain. Conference proceedings          1974
151          4          Arnoldshain. Printed materials and brochures          1957-1960s
151          5          Arnoldshain. Printed materials and brochures          1976
151          6          Arnoldshain. Printed materials and brochures          1978-1985, undated
151          7          Bad Boll. Administrative records. Employee vacation schedules          1963-1966
151          8          Bad Boll. Administrative records. Reports, programs, correspondence and other records          1950-1956
151          9          Bad Boll. Administrative records. Reports, programs, correspondence and other records          1956
152          1          Bad Boll. Administrative records. Reports, programs, correspondence and other records          1957-1971, 1978, undated
152          2          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials          1946-1994
152          3          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials          1950s-1970s
152          4          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials          1975-1978
152          5          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials          1984
152          6          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials          1993-1994
152          7          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials          2001-2008
153          1          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials          undated
153          2          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials, especially conference and workshop schedules          1953
153          3          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials, especially conference and workshop schedules          1954
152          4          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials, especially conference and workshop schedules          1954-1966
153          5          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials, especially conference and workshop schedules          1955
153          6          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials, especially conference and workshop schedules          1955-1977
153          7          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials, especially conference and workshop schedules          1956
153          8          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials, especially conference and workshop schedules          1957
154          1          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials, especially conference and workshop schedules          1958
154          2          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials, especially conference and workshop schedules          1959
154          3          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials, especially conference and workshop schedules          1960
154          4          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials, especially conference and workshop schedules          1961
154          5          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials, especially conference and workshop schedules          1962
154          6          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials, especially conference and workshop schedules          1963
154          7          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials, especially conference and workshop schedules          1963
155          1          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials, especially conference and workshop schedules          1964
155          2          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials, especially conference and workshop schedules          1964
155          3          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials, especially conference and workshop schedules          1965
155          4          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials, especially conference and workshop schedules          1965
155          5          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials, especially conference and workshop schedules          1966
155          6          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials, especially conference and workshop schedules          1966-1971
156          1          Bad Boll. Assorted printed materials, especially conference and workshop schedules          1997-2006
156          2          Bad Boll. Clippings          1955-1966, undated
156          3          Bad Boll. Das Sindelfinger Modell - ein Zwischenbericht (interim report; German)          1962
156          4          Bad Boll. Evangelische Aktionsgemeinschaft fuer Arbeiterfragen          1955-1956
156          5          Bad Boll. Press releases          1972
156          6          Bad Boll. Press releases          1972-1973
156          7          Bad Boll. Programs for conferences, containing copies of presentations          1960-1963
156          8          Bad Boll. Reflective passages          1950s-1960s, undated
157          1          Baden          1953-1958, 1967
157          2          Baden. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1953-1958
157          3          Baden. Reports, newspaper clippings and other records          1953-1955
157          4          Baden. Reports and other administrative documents          1954-1958
157          5          Berlin. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1953-1969
157          6          Berlin. Course calendars, schedules          1953-1970
157          7          Berlin. Reports, financial information and other administrative records          1954-1957
157          8          Berlin. Reports and other administrative records          1955-1957
157          9          Berlin. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1961-1967
157          10          Berlin          1954-1970
158          1          Boldern          1957-1963
158          2          Hamburg          1946, 1951, 1956-1957, 1976
158          3          Heidelberg          1954
158          4          Hemer          undated
158          5          Hermannsburg          1951
158          6          Hessen und Nassau. Administrative records          1954-1967
158          7          Hessen und Nassau. Administrative records          1955-1979
158          8          Hessen und Nassau. Course calendars, schedules          1956-1970
158          9          Hessen und Nassau. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1952
158          10          Hessen und Nassau. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1953
158          11          Hessen und Nassau. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1954
158          12          Hessen und Nassau. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1955
158          13          Hessen und Nassau. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1956
158          14          Hessen und Nassau. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1957
158          15          Hessen und Nassau. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1958
158          16          Hessen und Nassau. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1959
158          17          Hessen und Nassau. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1960
159          1          Hessen und Nassau. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1961
159          2          Hessen und Nassau. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1962
159          3          Hessen und Nassau. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1963
159          4          Hessen und Nassau. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1964
159          5          Hessen und Nassau. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1965
159          6          Hessen und Nassau. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1966
159          7          Hessen und Nassau (Arnoldshain). Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1967
159          8          Hessen und Nassau (Arnoldshain). Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1968
159          9          Hessen und Nassau. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1969
159          10          Hessen und Nassau. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1970-1971
159          11          Hessen und Nassau (Arnoldshain). Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1976-1978
159          12          Hessen und Nassau. Schriften.          1966-1974
160          1          Hofgeismar. Course calendars, schedules          1955-1994
160          2          Hofgeismar. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1953-1957
160          3          Industriejugend. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1964-1966
160          4          Iserlohn - Orhohn. Conference report, program of conference; Conference material - Africa and Western Christianity          1956-1957
160          5          Iserlohn.          1992-1993
160          6          Loccum. Administrative records, including conference programs, clippings and other records          1953-1958
160          7          Loccum. Administrative records, including conference programs, clippings and other records          1954-1957
160          8          Loccum. Course calendars, schedules and programs for conferences          1950s-1995
160          9          Michaelisakademie        2001
160          10          Muelheim an der Kuhr          1956
160          11          Nordelbien          1977
160          12          Oldenburg. Calendar          1957-1958
161          1          Pfalz. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1955-1958
161          2          Rheinland - Westfalen. Administrative records, correspondence and assorted printed materials          1953-1957
161          3          Rheinland - Westfalen. Administrative records, correspondence and assorted printed materials          1954-1960
161          4          Rhieinland - Westfalen. Administrative records, correspondence and reports          1957
161          5          Rheinland - Westfalen. Course calendars, schedules          1954-1965
161          6          Rheinland - Westfalen. Winter program          1954-1962
161          7          Rheinland - Westfalen. Summer program          1955-1962
161          8          Rheinland - Westfalen. Freundesbrief          1955-1962
161          9          Rheinland - Westfalen. Freundesbrief          1956, 1960-1963
161          10          Rheinland - Westfalen. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1948-1954
162          1          Rheinland - Westfalen. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1955
162          2          Rheinland - Westfalen. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1956
162          3          Rheinland - Westfalen. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1957
162          4          Rheinland - Westfalen. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1958-1961 undated
162          5          Schleswig - Holstein. Course calendar, schedules          1954-1958
162          6          Schleswig - Holstein. Correspondence, programs for conferences, seminars, etc.          1951-1957
162          7          Schleswig - Holstein. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1954-1965
162          8          Schleswig - Holstein          1954-1957
162          9          Sachsen - Anhalt. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1956
162          10          Evangelische Sozialakademie          1954-1957
163          1          Evangelische Sozialakademie Haus Friedewald          1954-1956
163          2          Thüringen. Programs for conferences, meetings, seminars, etc.          1954-1955, 2004
163          3          Tutzing. Administrative records, correspondence, reports, clippings, programs, other records          1955-1964
163          4          Tutzing. Programs for conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.          1954-1960, 1965
163          5          Tutzing. Course calendars, schedules          1950-1977
163          6          Tutzing. "Seminar der Jungen Pfarrfrauen"          1964
163          7          Tutzing. Jahrbuch (yearbook)          1954-1955
164          1          Tutzing. Jahrbuch (yearbook)          1956, 1959-1960
164          2          Tutzing. Jahrbuch (yearbook)          1961-1964
164          3          Tutzing. Jahrbuch (yearbook)          1964-1966

Subseries 3.5: Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag (German Evangelical Church Congress), 1947-1991, contains records relating to Littell’s work with the organization, as well as for years after his active involvement, and  is arranged chronologically by conference year.

Box       Folder       Description
164          4          General Correspondence and printed materials          1956-1958, 1963-1974
164          5          Ecumenical Committee. General Correspondence, A-H          1955-1956
165          1          Ecumenical Committee. General Correspondence, I-L          1955-1956
165          2          Ecumenical Committee. General Correspondence, M-O          1955-1956
165          3          Ecumenical Committee. General Correspondence, P-Z          1955-1956
165          4          Ecumenical Committee. Correspondence with Hans-Hermann Walz and other records          1955-1958
165          5          Ecumenical Committee. Correspondence with Reinold vonThadden-Trieglaff and other records          1953-1958
165          6          Ecumenical Committee. Correspondence, memoranda and other records          1953-1959
166          1          Ecumenical Committee. Correspondence, memoranda and other records          1960-1972
166          2          Ecumenical Committee. Correspondence, memoranda and other records          1971-1978
166          3          Ecumenical Committee. Correspondence, memoranda and other records          1979-1982, undated
166          4          Ecumenical Committee. Meeting minutes, reports and other records          1947-1956
166          5          Ecumenical Committee. Meeting minutes, reports and other records          1957-1972, 1976
166          6          Ecumenical Committee. Meeting          1966
166          7          Ecumenical Committee. Newsletter          1956-1957
167          1          Arbeitsgemeinschaft Juden und Christen. Correspondence, program and other records          1981, 1983, 1985-1986, undated
167          2          Thadden-Trieglaff, Reinold von. Papers, articles or addresses regarding Kirchentag          1955, undated
167          3          Thadden-Trieglaff, Reinold von. Biographical Information          1971-1976, undated
167          4          Clippings          1953-1958, undated
167          5          Clippings          1954-2001
167          6          Photographs          1951-1962
167          7          Reflective Passages in the History of the Kirchentag          1950s, undated
167          8          Essen          1950
168          1          Berlin          1951
168          2          Berlin          1951
168          3          Stuttgart          1952
168          4          Kundgebung (Rally). Essen          1953
168          5          Hamburg          1953
168          6          Hamburg. Scrapbook          1953
169          1          Leipzig          1954
169          2          Leipzig          1954
169          3          Leipzig          1954
169          4          Leipzig          1954
169          5          Duisburg          1955
169          6          Frankfurt am Main          1956
169          7          Frankfurt am Main         1956
170          1          Frankfurt am Main 1956. Planning          1954-1955
170          2          Frankfurt am Main 1956. Planning          1956, undated
170          3          Frankfurt am Main 1956. Planning          1955
170          4          Frankfurt am Main         1956
170          5          Frankfurt am Main        1956
170          6          Frankfurt am Main. Press releases, conference program (English)          1956
170          7          Frankfurt am Main. Press release, article and address delivered by Franklin H. Littell          1956
170          8          Frankfurt am Main. Press releases          1956
171          1          Frankfurt am Main. Clippings          1956
171          2          Frankfurt am Main. Clippings          1956
171          3          Frankfurt am Main. Clippings          1956
171          4          Frankfurt am Main. Newspaper clippings and ephemera          1956
171          5          Frankfurt am Main. Newspaper clippings and ephemera          1956
172          1          Frankfurt am Main. Newspaper clippings and ephemera          1956
172          2          Essen          1957
172          3          Hamburg          1958
172          4          Hamburg          1959
172          5          München          1959
172          6          München          1959
591          3          München (item number 1)          1959
591          3          Berlin (item number 2)          1959
172          7          Berlin          1961
172          8          Berlin          1961
172          9          Berlin          1961
173          1          Berlin          1961
173          2          Berlin          1961
173          3          Berlin          1961
173          4          Berlin          1961
173          5          Dortmund          1963
173          6          Dortmund          1963
173          7          Dortmund. Discussion groups          1963
173          8          Köln          1965
174          1          Köln          1965
174          2          Hannover          1967
174          3          Hannover          1967
174          4          Hannover          1967
174          5          Kopenhagen. Studientagung des Oekumenischen Ausschusses          1968
174          6          Stuttgart          1969
174          7          Stuttgart          1969
174          8          Augsburg          1971
174          9          Augsburg - Kirchentag / Katholikentag Joint Congress          1971
175          1          Düsseldorf          1973
175          2          Düsseldorf          1973
175          3          Düsseldorf          1973
175          4          Düsseldorf          1973
176          1          Düsseldorf          1973
176          2          Frankfurt am Main          1975
176          3          Frankfurt am Main         1975
176          4          Frankfurt am Main         1975
176          5          Frankfurt am Main         1975
177          1          Frankfurt an Main. Ephemera, Clippings          1975
177          2          Berlin          1977
177          3          Berlin          1977
178          1          Berlin. Clippings          1977
178          2          Berlin. Ephemera          1977
178          3          Berlin. Ephemera          1977
178          4          Berlin          1977
178          5          Nürnberg          1979
178          6          Nürnberg          1979
179          1          Nürnberg          1979
179          2          Nürnberg          1979
179          3          Nürnberg          1979
179          4          Fulda          1981
179          5          Hamburg          1981
180          1          Hamburg          1981
180          2          Hamburg          1981
180          3          Hamburg          1981
181          1          Hamburg          1981
181          2          Hamburg          1981
181          3          Hannover          1983
181          4          Hannover          1983
181          5          Düsseldorf          1985
181          6          Frankfurt am Main         1987
181          7          Berlin          1989
577          10          Berlin          1989
181          8          Ruhrgebiet          1991

Subseries 3.6: Ecumenical Association of Academies and Laity Centers in Europe, 1954-1999, houses records documenting the work of the Ecumenical Association, which Littell helped found and was involved in during the 1950s. While early records offer some evidence of Littell’s contributions, a majority of the files house general meeting minutes, reports and other materials produced by the Ecumenical Association to update its constituents of its activities.

Box       Folder       Description
182          1          1954-1957
182          2          1958
182          3          1959
182          4          1959, 1973-1974
182          5          1960-1965
182          6          1966-1968
183          1          1969
183          2          1970
183          3          1971
183          4          1972
183          5          1973-1974
184          1          1975-1976
184          2          1977-1978
184          3          1979
184          4          1980
184          5          1981
185          1          1982-1983
185          2          1984
185          3          1985-1987
185          4          1988-1989
185          5          1990-1991
186          1          1992-1993
186          2          1994
186          3          1995-1996
186          4          1997-1999
186          5          undated

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