Brief typed pieces

1. Joseph Sittler, untitled comments on how the church plans for its own future, typescript with secondary comments in two hands, 1 page, undated (text suggests during tenure at U of C, so 1957-73). PDF, 846K

2. Joseph Sittler, “Reflections on Christmas in Church,” typed and hand-marked sermon mss, 4 pages, Dec. 1974. PDF, 2.5M

3. Joseph Sittler, “A Constitution for the Church” (“CONSTITUTION”), typescript, 2 pages, Aug. 25, 1981 PDF, 1.3M

Sermons

Easter sermons from between 1935 and 1945

1. Joseph Sittler, “Immortality, or Resurrection,” handwritten sermon mss, 9 pages, Easter (no date) PDF, 21M

2. Joseph Sittler, “Truth and an Act,” handwritten sermon mss, 13 pages, Easter (no date) (Both excellent and reasonably readable exemplars with texts and hymns listed. Of special relevance: “Immortality, or Resurrection” uses 1 Cor 15:20 as one of its texts, which will appear in this year’s RCL readings for Easter Sunday.) PDF, 27M

Photographs

B/W photographs, likely from the 1970s, taken by Art Montgomery and stamped for return to the ALC

1. Sittler, profile, seated, with his hand on his chin

   • 8 bit full-color JPEG, 90 ppi. 117K

   • 8-bit full-color JPEG, 120 ppi. 951K

   • 8-bit full-color TIFF, 1200 ppi. 3.8M

2. Sittler, profile, seated

   • 8 bit full-color JPEG, 90 ppi. 116K

   • 8-bit full-color JPEG, 120 ppi. 980K

   • 8-bit full-color TIFF, 1200 ppi. 4.5M

3. Sittler, front, seated, gesturing while speaking

   • 8 bit full-color JPEG, 90 ppi. 109K

   • 8-bit full-color JPEG, 120 ppi. 930K

   • 8-bit full-color TIFF, 1200 ppi. 4.1M

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