Howard Lutz manuscripts

Emilia Fogelklou (1878-1972) was born July 20, 1878, in Simrishamn, Sweden. She studied in Uppsala, where she received her bachelor's in 1906, was a candidate in theology in 1909, and received honorary doctor of divinity in 1941. She taught at various Swedish institutions, including at the teacher's college in Kalmar, at the national institute, and at the University of Stockholm. She was a peace activist and attended the Women's Peace Congress in 1915. Fogelklou joined the Society of Friends in 1932, and wrote many religious pieces. Fogelklou died in Uppsala in 1972.

Howard Ten Broeck Lutz was born in Philadelphia in 1921. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Haveford College in 1945, and a master’s degree in Scandinavian Studies from the University of Minnesota in 1957. Lutz taught at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, from 1951 to 1956. Lutz was appointed to the history faculty at the University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire in 1957, where he was instrumental in the development of the Scandinavian Studies program. He retired from UW--Eau Claire in 1989. A Quaker and a pacifist, Lutz was a conscientious objector in World War II. During the Vietnam era, he opposed the creation of a ROTC program at UW--Eau Claire, and counseled students seeking conscientious objector status. Lutz was active in several professional and community organizations, including the American Association of University Professors and the Eau Claire West Side Neighborhood Association. Lutz died on December 26, 1990.

Information from the finding aid for the Howard Lutz Papers at the University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire Special Collections & Archives.