Home›Sources›LCA Collection 287, Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (Suomi Synod), Finding AidSourcesLCA Collection 287, Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (Suomi Synod), Finding AidGustavus Adolphus College LibraryCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "LCA Collection 287, Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (Suomi Synod), Finding Aid." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/lca-collection-287-suomi-synod-finding-aid-source.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). LCA Collection 287, Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (Suomi Synod), Finding Aid. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/lca-collection-287-suomi-synod-finding-aid-sourceCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-lca-collection-287-finnish-evangelical-l, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {LCA Collection 287, Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (Suomi Synod), Finding Aid}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/lca-collection-287-suomi-synod-finding-aid-source}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXGustavus Adolphus College's finding aid for the Suomi Synod's own archival collection, 1886 to 1962. Its value is direct custodial authority over the primary records; used here to confirm the organizing date, the college founding and the mergers.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (10 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Tier 1: an archival finding aid published by the holding institution over the synod's own surviving collection, the closest thing to a primary custodial record among this batch's sources.NotesWell-attestedFinding aid for the Suomi Synod's own archival collection (1886 to 1962), held as part of the Lutheran Church in America archives. Confirms the 1890 Calumet organizing date, the 1896 college founding and the 1962 and 1988 mergers from the holding institution's own catalogue record.CitationAuthorWell-attestedGustavus Adolphus College, Folke Bernadotte Memorial LibraryPublisherWell-attestedGustavus Adolphus CollegeURLWell-attestedhttps://libguides.gustavus.edu/LCA287Source TypeWell-attestedrepository catalogueClaims Backed By This Source (10 claims)This source backs 10 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.Denominations, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Articles, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested8DenominationsFinnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of AmericaSourcesLCA Collection 287, Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (Suomi Synod), Finding AidGeneral References2ArticlesCopper Country Immigrants Organize a Finnish Lutheran ChurchDenominationsFinnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of AmericaComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year