Record Group 10:
Records of “Sister” Institutions
(1883- )
11.4 cubic feet

(Includes Lutheran Church Preparatory Schools)

Subgroup 1. Gale College Records
(1883-1936) 1.6 c.f.

SERIES 1: BULLETINS

• College Bulletins (incomplete) 1929-32

SERIES II: CATALOGS

• Yearly Catalogs 1901-1936

SERIES III. GALE "PENNANT" PUBLICATION

• Gale "Pennant" monthly publicaton, 1908-1915
• Gale "Pennant" Annual, 1916-1931

SERIES IV: PROGRAMS AND PAMPHLETS

• Gale College Concert Band Souvenir, 1909
• Gale's Silver Jubilee Souvenir, 1901-26
• Gale College Family Album, 1930
• Program of Events, 1921, 1922, 1926
• "Our Country", An Address delivered on Washington's Birthday, O.E. Hasen 1883

SERIES V: COLLEGE HISTORIES

• A History of Gale University, 1854-1949, by Arthur F. Giere
• "A Brief History of Gale College" Original (incomplete), (n.d.)
• "A Brief History of Gale College" Photocopy with cover letter, (n.d.)
• Name list: Gale College Alumni Association (n.d.)

SERIES VI: NON-TEXTUAL MATERIAL

• Photo of Graduates, 1906-07, 1933-1935
  

Subgroup 2. Ladies Lutheran Seminary in Red Wing (1894-1985) 3.2 c.f.

SERIES I: ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS

• Enrollment List, 1884-1920
• Name List, 1904-1905, n.d.
• Report for Year, 1909-1920
• Transcripts - Confidential

SERIES II: CATALOGUES

• School Catalogs, 1894-1907
• School Catalogs, 1907-1920

SERIES III. "THE CRESSET" MONTHLY AND ANNUAL

• The Cresset (Monthly) Nov. 1898-May, 1901,Sept., 1911-April, 1914
• The Cresset (Annual), 1901-1911, 1913-1919

SERIES IV: PRESS CLIPPINGS

• Press Clippings, 1897, 1938,1958,1968, n.d.
• Article in Goodhue County Historical News, 1985

SERIES V: PROGRAMS AND PAMPHLETS

• L.L.S. Conservatory of Music Pamphlets, 1909-12, 1919-20
• Music Certificates, 1903
• Song Sheets, 1936, n.d.
• Commencement Programs & Invitations, 1897-1936, n.d. (incomplete)
• Dedication Brochure, 1895
• Accreditation Brochures, 1912
• Commencement Address by J.C.K. Preus, 1918

SERIES VI: COLLEGE HISTORIES

• Joke Lists, n.d.
• Red Wing Seminary; 50 years of Service, no author, 1929
• M.A. Thesis on L.L.S. by Todd M. Walsh, 1982

SERIES VII: REUNION RECORDS

• Correspondence, 1938, 1968-1983
• Minutes from Reunions 1955

SERIES VIII: SCRAPBOOK

• Edna Seeback Scarpbook, 1919

SERIES IX: NON TEXTUAL MATERIAL

• Unidentified Photographs, n.d.
• Unidentified Photographs, 1903-09
• Unidentified Photos and Postcards 1895-1916, n.d.
• Photographs, n.d.
• Diploma, 1904
• Seminary Girls' Song, 1904
  

Subgroup 3. Decorah College for Women
(1929-1992) 0.4 c.f.

SERIES I: ADMINISTRATIVE FILES

• Correspondence, Telegrams, Questionnaire's, letters, 1935-1940
• Legal documents for DCFW, 1929-1934
• Financial Material (Bills, Purchase Agreements etc.), 1933-1936, n.d.
• Correspondence, (Job Application Letters), 1932, 1935
• Lists, bulletins, programs, 1932-1936, n.d.
• Minutes of Board of Trustees, 1932-1934, n.d.
• Pamphlets, 1932-1934, n.d.

SERIES II: HISTORIES

• "55 Years Co-ed at Luther", CHIPS, 1992
• "Decorah College for Women", in History of My Administration As President of Luther College, Oscar L. Olson, 1952
• "History of DCFW" by Helen Hoff Haatvedt, n.d.

SERIES III: 50TH ANNIVERSARY

• 50th Anniversary of Coeducation Program, 1986
• Correspondence between Graduates, 1981-1983, n.d.
• Ad Hoc Planning and Memorial Fund Committee Records, 1980-1983, n.d.
• Letters from DCFW Graduates, 1982
• Decorah Public Opinion articles, 1982
• Thank You notes file of Martha M. Mattson, 1982
• Directors, Lists, Programs, 1982, n.d.
• Photographs of Reunion, 1982
• Food Service Bills with notes by Helen Haatvedt, 1982
• Correspondence with Helen Haatvedt, 1981, n.d.

SERIES IV:

• Invitations and Address lists, 1992
• "All time" list of Graduates, 1992
• List of Graduates still living, 1992

SERIES V: PHOTOGRAPHS

• Photograph of DCFW, n.d
• Photograph of Weiser House, n.d
• Photograph unidentifed, n.d
• Negative of Weiser House, n.d
• Programs, photos, articles, scrapbook pages, 1935-1937

Subgroup 4. Luther Academy, Albert Lea, MN
(1893-1922) 1.6 c.f.

SERIES I: CONSTITUTION AND ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, 1913 & 1917

SERIES II: HISTORY OF LUTHER ACADEMY, 1923

SERIES III: MINUTES

• Protocols and Minutes, 1901-1921
• Minutes of Faculty Meetings, 1921-1922

SERIES IV: STUDENT LISTS

• Student List, 1890-??
• Student List, 1893-1898
• Student List, 1902-1913

SERIES V: CATALOG/BULLETIN, 1888-1928

SERIES VI: NEWSPAPER - The Academy Star, 1902-1906

SERIES VII: YEARBOOK - The Amphictyonian, 1915-1921 (also known as The Echo)

SERIES VIII: The Teaching of U.S. History by L.S. Swenson, Principal, 1893

SERIES IX: NON-TEXTUAL MATERIALS

• Folder 1: 4 black and white photos, n.d.
• Folder 2: Commencement program/invitations, 1918; 1924
• Folder 3: Bankbooks, 1922-1923
• Drawer 4: 3 panoramic photos, 1924
• 2 panoramic photos, n.d.

Subgroup 5. Park Region Luther College, Fergus Falls, MN
(1901-1910) 1.2 c.f.

SERIES I: CATALOGUES/BULLETINS, 1892-1932 SERIES II:

NEWSPAPER, The Scout, 1910-1916

SERIES II: NEWSPAPER, The Scout (cont.)

SERIES III: YEARBOOK, The Moccasin, 1921

SERIES IV: VIEWBOOK, n.d.

SERIES V: NON-TEXTUAL MATERIALS

• Folder 1: 1 black and white photo (band), 1893-1895
• Folder 2: 1 handkerchief belonging to Mrs. Einar Wulfsberg, wife of president, ca. 1856
  

Subgroup 6. Grand Forks College, Grand Forks, ND (1892-1909) 10 folders

SERIES I: CATALOGUES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS, 1892-1909 (incomplete)

SERIES II: NEWSPAPER, Messenger, 1905-1906

Subgroup 7. Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kollege, Brenham, TX (1892-1893) 1 folder

SERIES I: CATALOG

• Katalog, 1892-1893
  

Subgroup 8. Eureka Lutheran College, Eureka, SD
(1920-1921) 1 folder

SERIES I: CATALOG

• Katalog, 1920-1921
  

Subgroup 9. Bethania College, Everett, WA
(1915-1916) 2 folders

SERIES I: CATALOGS

• Catalog, 1915
• Catalog, 1916
  

Subgroup 10. Albion Academy (formerly H.A. Preus Lutheran Academy), Albion, WI
(1901- 1916) 4 folders

SERIES I: CATALOGS, 1902-1916 (incomplete)

SERIES II: NEWSPAPER, The Campus, 1914

SERIES III: CORRESPONDENCE/CLIPPINGS, various dates

SERIES IV: NON-TEXTUAL MATERIALS (oversized)

Subgroup 11. Central Wisconsin College (formerly Scandinavia Academy), Scandinavia, WI
(1919-1929) 0.6 c.f.

SERIES I: CATALOGS/BULLETINS, 1920-1928 (incomplete)

SERIES II: NEWSPAPER, The Trumpet, 1910-
BOX 10, 0.2 c.f.

SERIES III: YEARBOOK, Valkyrie, 1923-1924

Subgroup 12. Hebron Academy, Hebron, NE
(1919-1931) 5 folders

SERIES I: CATALOGS, 1919-1931 (incomplete)

Subgroup 13. Wittenberg Academy, Wittenberg, WI (ca.1902-1913) 5 folders

SERIES I: HISTORY

• History of the Academy (ca. 1902-1913), by Arthur E. Alfsen, 1971

SERIES II: CORRESPONDENCE

• Letter from Arthur E. Alfsen to Irene Langlie, January 9, 1971
• Letter from Irene Langlie to Arthur E. Alfsen, January 20, 1971
• Letter from Arthur E. Alfsen to Preus Library Archives, February 15, 1971

SERIES III: CATALOGUES, 1887-1910 (incomplete)

SERIES IV: NEWSPAPER, The Cruiser, 1909-1913

Subgroup 14. Bruflat Academy and Business Institute, Portland, ND
(1889-1918) 3 folders

SERIES I: HISTORY

History of the Academy, 1889-1918, by Theodore Gilbertson, ca. 1965

SERIES II: CATALOGUES, 1890-1918 (incomplete)

Subgroup 15. Jewell Lutheran College, Jewell, IA
(1890-1924) 8 folders

SERIES I: CATALOGUES, 1894-1924 (incomplete)

SERIES II: NEWSPAPER, The New Clarion, 1912-1918 (incomplete)

Subgroup 16. Stoughton Academy, Stoughton, IA (1888-1899) 1 folder

SERIES I: CATALOGUES, 1888-1900 (1 bound volume)

Subgroup 17. Lutheran Normal School, Sioux Falls, SD (1899-1918, 1954) 0.8 c.f.

SERIES I: HISTORY, 1954

SERIES II: NEWSPAPER, Lutheran Normal School Mirror, 1899-1918 (7 bound volumes)

Subgroup 18. Lutheran Normal School, Madison, MN (1893-1919) 0.4 c.f.

SERIES I: CATALOGUES, 1893-1932 (incomplete)

SERIES II: NEWSPAPER, The Normal School Echo, 1907-1919 (incomplete)

Subgroup 19. Pleasant View Luther College, Ottawa, IL (1896-1931) 3 folders

SERIES I: CATALOGS, 1896-1931 (incomplete)

Subgroup 20. Willmar Seminary, Willmar, MN (1884-1918) 4 folders

SERIES I: CATALOGS, 1884-1918 (incomplete)

SERIES II: NEWSPAPER, Seminary Echo, 1889-1900 (incomplete)

Subgroup 21. Pacific Lutheran Academy, Parkland, WA (1896-1914) 2 folders

SERIES I: CATALOGS, 1896-1916 (incomplete)

Subgroup 22. St. Ansgar Seminary, St. Ansgar, IA
(1890-1906) 2 folders

SERIES I: CATALOGS, 1890-1906 (incomplete)

Subgroup 23. Northwestern College, Fergus Falls, MN (1903-1918) 1 folder

SERIES I: CATALOGS, 1903-1918 (incomplete)

Subgroup 24. Luther Theological Seminary, Minneapolis, MN (1889-1928, n.d.) 2 folders

SERIES I: DEDICATION BOOKLET, 1889

SERIES II: BULLETIN, 1928

SERIES III: NON-TEXTUAL MATERIALS

• Folder 1: 3 black and white photos, n.d.
  

Subgroup 25. Glenwood Academy, Glenwood, MN (1894-1910) 3 folders

SERIES I: CATALOGS, 1894-1910 (incomplete)

Subgroup 26. Wraaman's Academy, Minneapolis, MN (1896-1897) 1 folder

SERIES I: CATALOGS, 1896-1897

Subgroup 27. Walther College, St. Louis, MO
(1908-1909) 1 folder

SERIES I: CATALOGS, 1908-1909

Subgroup 28. Norwegian Lutheran Children's Home (1925-1998) (inc.) 0.2 c.f.

SERIES I: Correspondence

SERIES II: Newsletters

SERIES III: Scrapbook (photocopy)

SERIES IV: Video