# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S86
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15.43 The Board of Governors

a. The Board of Governors of the institute shall
consist of 10 members. Five members shall be ap-
pointed by the President of the Synod after consulta-
tion with the Vice-Presidents; five members shall be
elected by the membership of the institute at its
biennial meeting. The members of the board shall
serve terms of 4 years in such a way that the terms of
five members shall alternate with the terms of the
five other members.

b. The board shall elect its own officers.

c. The board shall fill vacancies subject to the
approval of the President of the Synod.

d. The board shall have authority to appoint
advisory members.

15.41 Concordia Historical Institute

a. The Concordia Historical Institute shall be the
official Department of Archives and History of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

b. The institute shall be maintained and con-
trolled by the Synod as a separate corporate entity
organized under the laws of the State of Missouri and
shall be operated by a separate board of governors
responsible and accountable to the Synod for all
transactions and decisions in accordance with the
provisions of its corporate charter and bylaws. It
shall be related to the Board of Directors of the Synod
in the same way as are other synodical boards.

15.45 Purposes and Functions

a. The purposes of the department shall be:

1. to promote interest in the history of the Lu-
theran Church of America, particulary of The Lu-
theran Church—Missouri Synod;

2. to serve as a general advisory and correlating
agency for the historical interests within The Lu-
theran Church—Missouri Synod, including signifi-
cant Lutheran and synodical anniversaries;

3. to collect and preserve articles of historical
value;

4. to stimulate historical research and publish its
results;

5. toserve as the official depository for such other
groups as designate the institute as their depository.

b. The functions of the board shall be:

1. to cause suitable catalogs and inventories of
the institute’s property to be made and all books,
papers, manuscripts, and historical material to be
properly classified, numbered, and arranged for
security and convenient reference;

2. to provide for the development and growth of
the museum, library, and archives by such purchases
and acquisiton as it may deem proper and to accept
donations and loans of historical materials on behalf
of the Synod;

3. to cause a record to be kept of all such donations
and loans;

4. to facilitate the achievement of the purposes for
which the department is maintained and to safeguard
the financial interests of the Synod in this area.

15.49 Headquarters

The board shall establish and maintain its his-
torical archives, library, and museum as well as
offices at the Concordia Historical Institute, on the
campus of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo.

15.51 Transfer

a. The President, Vice-Presidents, Secretary, and
Treasurer; the Board of Directors and its officers and
staff; the Council of Presidents; and all other synodi-
cal boards, commissions, committees, and other enti-

2.603 Board of Governors

The Board of Governors of the Institute shall
consist of 11 persons: the Secretary of the Synod, five
members appointed by the President of the Synod—
at least two of whom shall be clergymen—and five
members who shall be elected by the membership of
the Institute. They shall serve a maximum of three
three-year terms.

2.605 Functions

a. Concordia Historical Institute, a corporation,
shall be the official Department of Archives and
History of the Synod and as such shall operate under
the budget and personnel policies and procedures of
the Synod.

b. It shall promote interest in the history of
Lutheranism in America, particularly of The Lu-
theran Church—Missouri Synod, serve as an advisory
and correlating agency for historical interests within
the Synod, collect and preserve articles of histurical
value, stimulate historical research and publish its
results. It may, at its discretion, serve as the official
depository for such other groups as designate the
institute as their depository.

c. It shall provide guidelines forthe establishment
of an archive-historical unit by each District, semi-
nary, synodical college, and other agencies.

2.607 Transfer of Records

The transfer of official synodical records shall be
made to the archives according to schedules mutually
agreed upon by Concordia Historical Institute and
the Board of Directors of the Synod or the appropriate