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- 1 2 Meyer, Carl S. (1965). Log Cabin to Luther Tower: Concordia Seminary during one hundred and twenty-five years toward a more excellent ministry 1839-1964. St. Louis, Missouri: Concordia Publishing House. OCLC 384320.
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- ↑ "Lutheran Synod Commends Dr. Ludwig Fuerbringer" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch. June 18, 1943. p. 3C. Retrieved August 11, 2019– via Proquest.
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