Luther College Archives

Luther College Archives The Luther College Archives collect, organize, preserve, promote, and make accessible Luther College's history.

We are located on the upper floor of Preus Library- stop by and visit our displays and exhibits! The Luther College Archives collects, organizes, preserves, promotes, and makes available records of enduring historical, legal, administrative, and fiscal value. We collect materials that relate to the history of the college, including official records from Luther College's departments and offices, fa

culty, students, alumni, and other supporters of the college; items from individuals and organizations that relate to the Norwegian Synod and Synod related churches and organizations associated with the founding of Luther College; and materials from organizations with a relationship to Lutheranism in the United States. The Luther College Archives strives to offer quality collections that are easily accessible and that offer a transparent snapshot of our history. All of the archival holdings have been organized into 20 record groups and follow an arrangement of series and sub-series. Finding aids are keyword searchable in Nordic, our online catalog (http://nordic.luther.edu/). Every action in the Luther College Archives revolves around preserving the Luther College memory, which means special care must be used by patrons accessing any of the original materials in the collection. If patron use will result in publication or any other commercial purpose, please see the College Archivist for proper citation requirements and copyright restrictions.

Found in this week's Decorah Public Opinion's Echo of the Past section.... Thanks to Eddy for sharing this fabulous find...
03/25/2015

Found in this week's Decorah Public Opinion's Echo of the Past section.... Thanks to Eddy for sharing this fabulous find with us in the archives!

Found in today's edition of the Decorah Public Opinion. Echo of the Past from 1975. Modern microfilm? Thanks to Eddy for catching this fabulous find! ;)

Check out this video from Chips that provides good insight into what a person can discover in the archives! Props to Cod...
03/05/2015

Check out this video from Chips that provides good insight into what a person can discover in the archives! Props to Cody Arndtson '16 on his production!

Video by Staff Writer Cody Arndtson ('17)

01/21/2015

Help spread the word! Luther College is looking for a new College Archivist. Could this be the perfect job for you, or someone you know?
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..... and while you are in the library, come up to the third floor and check out the new archives display documenting Pr...
10/09/2014

..... and while you are in the library, come up to the third floor and check out the new archives display documenting President Carlson and the history of presidential inaugurations at Luther. It's a great time to be a NORSE!

Homecoming is here and so is your chance to see and learn about the Qualley Papyrus Collection! The program for the form...
10/09/2014

Homecoming is here and so is your chance to see and learn about the Qualley Papyrus Collection!

The program for the formal opening of the Qualley Papyri exhibit is 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, in the Hovde Room of Preus Library.

The program will feature Wilfred Bunge (Luther College Professor Emeritus of Religion), Dan Davis (Luther College Professor of Classics), Brendan Haug (University of Michigan Papryology Collection) and more. The event is free and open to the public.

If you can't come in person, check out the digital collection on the Luther College Archives page: https://www.luther.edu/archives/research/digital-collections/papyrus/

GO NORSE!!!

The Orlando W. Qualley Papyrus Digital Collection

We're so excited to announce that "The Trip of a Lifetime" has been selected for inclusion in the Iowa Independent Film ...
09/17/2014

We're so excited to announce that "The Trip of a Lifetime" has been selected for inclusion in the Iowa Independent Film Festival in Mason City! The documentary features Willard Linnevold '37 recounting the Luther College Concert Band Tour in 1936 and was directed by Barb Nasby '74, edited by Siphamandla Simelane '14, with live interview footage recorded by Mick Layden '04.

"The Trip of a Life" will be showing on Saturday evening on October 4th. See the full schedule and film festival information here: http://www.iowaindie.org/

Congratulations to all our amazing alumni who made this happen!

The Iowa Independent Film Festival is held annually in Mason City, Iowa and features the finest in independent films.

New digital collection! The 1936 Concert Band Tour, including the documentary directed by Barb Nasby '74.  https://www.l...
09/15/2014

New digital collection! The 1936 Concert Band Tour, including the documentary directed by Barb Nasby '74.

https://www.luther.edu/archives/research/digital-collections/1936-band-tour/

In 1936, Luther College celebrated many milestones, including the start of co-education on campus and the "Diamond Jubilee" 75th anniversary of the school. During this momentous year, the Luther College Concert Band also embarked on its second international tour.

We are proud to announce another fantastic resource that will add to the scholarship of Norwegian immigrant and Norwegia...
06/06/2014

We are proud to announce another fantastic resource that will add to the scholarship of Norwegian immigrant and Norwegian-American studies! 14 years worth of America Letters written by Elisabeth Koren were donated to the Luther College Archives in December and are now in the process of transcription and translation. Read more:

http://www.luther.edu/headlines/?story_id=550546

Elisabeth Koren, Norwegian immigrant, pioneer woman, pastor's wife, and mother of nine, was also a dedicated letter-writer. The recent discovery of 156 of her letters, which were been donated to Luther College, sheds light not only on her life of reflection, motherhood, immigration, and faith, but a…

02/22/2014

During our inventory project that will make our materials discoverable in our digital catalog, one of our student workers, Brittany Anderson, came across a huge find recently: papyrus fragments dating back to 1st - 5th century AD.

These materials were found in the Orlando W. Qualley Papers, a classics professor and Luther College's first Vice President and the first Dean of the College. During the 1920s, Qualley visited Egypt and came back with these papyri. In the 1980s, the materials were donated to the Luther College Archives along with his personal papers, correspondence, family history materials, and more. His papers were processed and cataloged by the Archives staff 30 years ago and have been sitting on the shelves, waiting for somebody to use them ever since.

The Archives team is excited for the opportunity to incorporate these materials into the teaching and learning at Luther and to also add to the breadth of the scholarship in the world.

See the KWWL news story here:
http://www.kwwl.com/category/130142/video-landing-page?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=9870807

An excellent feature article from a 2007 issue of The Chips, honoring Jessie Butts '64, the first black American woman t...
02/12/2014

An excellent feature article from a 2007 issue of The Chips, honoring Jessie Butts '64, the first black American woman to graduate from Luther College. She earned a degree in education and was named to the, "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges," a prestigious national award. She went to earn a master's degree from Columbia University and a Luther College Distinguished Service Award in 1984.

To view the full article and all past issues of The Chips visit: https://news.arcasearch.com/usialuc/

In honor of Black History Month and Luther's 11th Annual Black History Symposium on “Sports, Media and Race,” the Archiv...
02/12/2014

In honor of Black History Month and Luther's 11th Annual Black History Symposium on “Sports, Media and Race,” the Archives is offering a look back at one of Luther’s first black American students and athletes, Areno Kirkendoll ’67. Check out the article about him and Jessie Butts, the first black woman to graduate from Luther in 1964, from a 2007 edition of The Chips.

Areno Kirkendoll '67, was responsible for several firsts in the history of Luther College. In addition to being the first black American to graduate from Luther, he was also the first black varsity letter earner and elected captain. In 1977 he became the first black inductee into the Luther Athletic Hall of Fame.

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