The item is a microfilm copy of a thesis by Gerard George Steckler titled "Charles John Seghers: Missionary Bishop in the American Northwest, 1839-1886. xii, 617 pages: maps. Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Washington, 1963. Vita. Bibliography: pages 590-617.

The item is a copy of a thesis on microfilm by Robert James Decker titled "Jason Lee, missionary to Oregon. A re-evaluation". ii, 318 leaves. Thesis (Ph.D.), Indiana University, 1961. Vita. Bibliography: leaves 304-318. University Microfilms, 61-4432.

CALL NUMBER: T3880:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Reverend Frederick (Fritz) Knebel RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1982-01 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Service in Victoria at Good Shepherd Church from 1966 to 1981; German, English and some Spanish services; relationship to Rev. Bergbusch in the Prairies; background of the Knebels; prairie homesteading in poverty; Austrian Schwobe settlement block -- "Golden Spike"; parent's background; gold seekers shopped in Chicago; Edmonton around 1900; Knebel's youth; confirmation at the age of 14; seeking jobs; life in Schwobe settlement; German language; Austria of their own; WWI; later life of relatives; recent oil miracle; Christian environment; Fritz dedicated to God; road to the ministry; twelve years of plugging; development of German Lutheran seminary near Saskatoon. TRACK 2: Canadian-German relationship at seminary; educational system; training for German language congregations; religious part of training; academic sermons, no charisma; what is charisma -- the spirit pouring forth; first calls to German language congregations; WWII; role of military chaplain; rank; Bermuda; back to reality; tough congregation in prairie; oil well perforator; Sitka, Alaska; Eskimos. CALL NUMBER: T3880:0005 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1982-01 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: History of Sitka; Russian background of Lutherans; today's set-up; relationship of Whites and Eskimos; Knebel's activities; blessing of the fleet; gold nuggets; toward Missiones Argentina in the Argentinean jungle; baby; New York; San Jose; Costa Rica; Collegia Idiomas; organising German language congregations in capitals of Central America; comparison of Central American and Canadian prairies Germans; missionary work in Argentina; ethnic colonies; German part; Eldorado Missiones; comparison of the various German group Knebel service; living standards; ethnic groups in the thirty colonies; various types of services; immigrants used to develop the wild territory; wine; manioka. TRACK 2: No future for settlers of any of those nationalities; Knebel's German language services after his departure; Coca Cola factory; German language service only in the Pentecostal church; appointed Bishop of Tierra del Fuego; back to prairies; problem congregation; Good Shepherd Church in Victoria; reduced to ethnic Germans; extra money through teaching German and Spanish at Camosun College; poems written; love songs like Solomon; memoirs about family, parents; remember father whose son finally found Yukon gold.