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Collection Overview

Title: Building Files

ID: LCA/RG04/Series 1

Primary Creator: Luther College (Decorah, Iowa)

Extent: 109.7 Linear Feet. More info below.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Includes blueprints, correspondence with architects and contractors, event material for groundbreakings and dedications, photographs, research, shop drawings, specifications, and subject files.

Biographical Note

Located in the small northeast Iowa town of Decorah, Luther College is an undergraduate liberal arts institution of about 2,500 students. The college is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Founded in 1861 by Norwegian immigrants, Luther offers more than 60 majors and preprofessional and certificate programs leading to the bachelor of arts degree. Its mission statement emphasizes faith, leadership, and community service. Luther College provides equal opportunity for all qualified persons in its educational programs and activities.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Sub-Series:

[Sub-Series 1: Brandt Hall Records],
[Sub-Series 2: Baker Village],
[Sub-Series 3: C.K. Preus Gymnasium],
[Sub-Series 4: Campus House and Campus Plans],
[Sub-Series 5: Carlson Stadium, 1988],
[Sub-Series 6: Centennial Union],
[Sub-Series 7: Center for Faith and Life],
[Sub-Series 8: Center for the Arts],
[Sub-Series 9: Luther College Farm],
[Sub-Series 10: Farwell Hall],
[Sub-Series 11: Hickory Ridge],
[Sub-Series 12: Jenson Music Hall],
[Sub-Series 13: K and S Building],
[Sub-Series 14: Koren Building],
[Sub-Series 15: Korsrud Heating Plant],
[Sub-Series 16: Larsen Hall],
[Sub-Series 17: Loyalty Hall],
[Sub-Series 18: Main I and II],
[Sub-Series 19: Main Building III],
[Sub-Series 20: Maintenance Building],
[Sub-Series 21: Married Student Housing],
[Sub-Series 22: Mechanical Systems],
[Sub-Series 23: Moore Farm],
[Sub-Series 24: Norby House],
[Sub-Series 25: Off Campus Residences - Subject Files],
[Sub-Series 26: Olin Building],
[Sub-Series 27: Campus Plans],
[Sub-Series 28: Olson Hall],
[Sub-Series 29: Organ],
[Sub-Series 30: President's Residence],
[Sub-Series 31: Preus Library],
[Sub-Series 32: Proposed Buildings],
[Sub-Series 33: Regent's Center],
[Sub-Series 34: Signs],
[Sub-Series 35: Sperati House],
[Sub-Series 36: Storre Theatre],
[Sub-Series 37: Sunnyside],
[Sub-Series 38: TOHS],
[Sub-Series 39: Dieseth Hall],
[Sub-Series 40: Miller Hall],
[Sub-Series 41: Valders Hall of Science and Sampson Hoffland Laboratories],
[Sub-Series 42: Farwell Hall],
[Sub-Series 43: Ylvisaker Hall],
[Sub-Series 44: Subject Files],
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Sub-Series 41: Valders Hall of Science and Sampson Hoffland Laboratories

Box 1: Valders Hall of Science Correspondence and Specifications, 1955-1984

Folder 1: Specifications for Valders Memorial Hall Science, 1959
Folder 2: Correspondence, 1955-1961
Folder 3: Groundbreaking Program, undated
Folder 4: Cornerstone, Photographs, Department Specifications, undated
Folder 5: Olson Plaque
Folder 6: Plaque Photographs
Folder 7: General Photographs
Folder 8: Business Manager Correspondence
Folder 9: Operating Instructions for Flexlab Electrical Switchboard; Specification for Laboratory Construction
Folder 10: Blueprints, Plots and Plans, Subject Files, 1957-1960
Folder 11: Correspondence, 1960-1961
Folder 12: Specifications for Valders Memorial Hall Science, 1959
Folder 13: Two Guest Books, 1961

Box 2: Correspondence and Shop Drawings, 1955-1979

Folder 1: Otis Elevator Company, 1959-1962
Folder 2: Correspondence, 1959-1964
Folder 3: Correspondence, 1959-1979
Folder 4: Correspondence, 1959
Folder 5: Measurements, 1955-1959
Folder 6: Shop Drawings, 1961
Folder 7: Correspondence, 1959-1961
Folder 8: Harold E. Rucks, 1959-1964

Box 3: Correspondence and Shop Drawings, 1959-1962

Folder 1: Correspondence and Shop Drawings, 1962
Folder 2: Shop Drawings, 1964
Folder 3: Spitz Laboratories, Inc., undated
Folder 4: Spitz Planetariums, undated
Folder 5: Correspondence and Shop Drawings, 1959-1960
Folder 6: Correspondence, 1958-1962
Folder 7: Contract Amounts, 1959-1960
Folder 8: General Construction, 1959
Folder 9: Correspondence, 1959-1960
Folder 10: Correspondence, 1959-1960
Folder 11: Correspondence, 1959-1962
Folder 12: Correspondence, 1959-1962
Folder 13: Correspondence, 1959

Box 4: Correspondence, 1968

Folder 1: Correspondence, 1968

Box 5: Animal Laboratory Correspondence, 1977-1982

Folder 1: Correspondence, 1979-1982
Folder 2: Detail Folder, undated
Folder 3: Electrical Contractor, 1980-1982
Folder 4: General Contractor, 1980-1982
Folder 5: KJWW Consultants, 1980
Folder 6: NSF Grant Information, 1980
Folder 7: Mechanical Contractor, 1980-1982
Item 1: Owner Folder - Correspondence, 1977-1982
Folder 8: Preliminary, 1977
Folder 9: Project Notes, 1980
Folder 10: Animal Laboratory, 1979
Folder 11: Heating and Cooling System, 1980
Item 2: Project Progress, 1979-1980

Box 6: Project Manuals and Specifications, 1959, 1980

Item 1: Animal Laboratory Project Manual, 1980
Item 2: Specifications, 1959
Item 3: Animal Laboratory Project Manual, 1980

Box 7: Specifications and Shop Drawings, 1959-1960, 1972

Item 1: Specifications, 1959
Item 2: Shop Drawings, 1972
Item 3: Mechanical and Electrical Specifications, 1959
Item 4: Shop Drawings - Electrical, 1960

Box 8: Specification and Correspondence, 1956-1964

Folder 1: Building Fund, 1960
Folder 2: Correspondence, 1958-1962
Folder 3: Specifications, 1959
Folder 4: Specifications, 1959
Folder 5: Specifications for Construction, 1959
Folder 6: Mechanical and Electrical Specifications, 1959
Folder 7: Correspondence, 1958-1965
Folder 8: Correspondence, 1960-1965
Folder 9: Correspondence, 1958-1959
Folder 10: Bid Forms, 1959
Folder 11: Bid Forms, 1958-1959
Folder 12: Bid Forms, 1958-1959
Folder 13: Bid Forms, 1958-1959
Folder 14: Correspondence, Bid Forms, and Shop Drawings, 1959
Folder 15: Test Borings, 1957
Folder 16: Correspondence, 1959-1963
Folder 17: Contracts, 1959-1964
Folder 18: Change Orders, 1960-1961
Folder 19: Correspondence, 1960-1964
Folder 20: Correspondence, undated
Folder 21: Detail Folder, 1961
Folder 22: Correspondence, 1959-1964
Folder 23: Correspondence - Fred L. Gray Company, 1959-1965
Folder 24: Correspondence, 1958-1962
Folder 25: Inspection, 1961-1962
Folder 26: Correspondence, 1959-1964
Folder 27: Insurance, 1960-1961
Folder 28: Correspondence, 1962-1964
Folder 29: Correspondence, 1959-1961
Folder 30: Correspondence, 1961-1963
Folder 31: Correspondence, 1961
Folder 32: Correspondence - Kewaunee Manufacturing Company, 1960
Folder 33: Correspondence, 1958-1962
Folder 34: Laboratory Furniture, 1956-1959
Folder 35: Faculty Comments, 1958-1961
Folder 36: Correspondence, 1959-1964

Box 9: Shop Drawings, 1959-1961

Folder 1: Shop Drawings, 1960
Folder 2: Shop Drawings and Samples, 1960-1961
Folder 3: Shop Drawings, 1960
Folder 4: Shop Drawings, 1960
Folder 5: Shop Drawings, 1960
Folder 6: Shop Drawings, 1959-1960
Folder 7: Shop Drawings, 1959-1961

Box 10: Specifications and Shop Drawings, 1959, 1972

Folder 1: Specifications, 1959
Folder 2: Shop Drawings, 1972

Box 11: General Construction and Animal Laboratory Addition, 1959-1982

Folder 1: Electric, 1960
Folder 2: Shop Drawings, 1960
Folder 3: Equipment, 1960
Folder 4: Measurements, 1959-1960
Folder 5: Construction Prints, 1960-1964
Folder 6: Shop Drawings, 1959-1960
Folder 7: Plumbing and Heating, 1960
Folder 8: Plumbing and Heating, 1960
Folder 9: Plumbing and Heating, 1960
Folder 10: Plumbing and Heating, 1960
Folder 11: Animal Laboratory Project Manual, 1980
Folder 12: Animal Laboratory Operation and Maintenance Manual, 1981
Folder 13: Animal Laboratory Shop Drawings, 1980
Folder 14: Animal Laboratory Shop Drawings, 1980-1981
Folder 15: Animal Laboratory Bids, 1980
Folder 16: Animal Laboratory Certificate for Payment, 1980-1982
Folder 17: Animal Laboratory Change Orders, 1980-1981
Folder 18: Animal Laboratory Computations, 1979
Folder 19: Animal Laboratory Concrete Tests, 1980
Folder 20: Animal Laboratory Conference and Construction Reports, 1979-1981
Folder 21: Animal Laboratory Contracts and Fees, 1980-1981

Box 12: Subject Files, 1956-1995

Folder 1: Replacement Doors, 1983
Folder 2: Floor Plans, undated
Folder 3: Electron Microscope Project, 1985-1988
Folder 4: Drawings, undated
Folder 5: Photographs, undated
Folder 6: Proposed Relocation and Remodel for Nursing Department, 1995
Folder 7: Architecture, undated
Folder 8: Renovation for Cell Biology, 1995
Folder 9: Existing Condition, 1995
Folder 10: Cornerstone and Dedication, 1960-1961
Folder 11: Committee Files, 1956-1957
Folder 12: Renovation, 1990-1992
Folder 13: Measurements - Shop Drawings, 1988
Folder 14: Measurements - Shop Drawings, 1988
Folder 15: Measurements - Shop Drawings, 1988
Folder 16: Measurements - Shop Drawings, 1988
Item 1: Computations, undated
Folder 17: Valders Memorial Hall of Science Dedication Program, 1961
Folder 18: Valders Memorial Hall of Science Laying of Cornerstone Program, 1960

Box 13: Animal Laboratory and Observatory, 1980, 1989

Folder 1: Animal Laboratory Addition, 1980
Folder 2: Animal Laboratory Addition, 1980
Folder 3: Observatory Project Manuals, 1989

Box 14: Valders Renovation, 1990-2002

Folder 1: Braun Intertec Proposed Addition, 2002
Folder 2: Computer Rooms and Laboratory, 1990
Folder 3: Renovation Areas and Costs, 1990
Folder 4: Bid Information, 1992
Folder 5: Certificate of Payment, 1992
Folder 6: Change Orders, 1992
Folder 7: Color Schedule, 1992
Folder 8: Computations, 1990-1992
Folder 9: Contracts, 1992
Folder 10: Construction Conference Reports, 1992
Folder 11: Cost Breakdown and Construction Schedule, 1992
Folder 12: Correspondence A-M, 1990-1992
Folder 13: Correspondence N-Z, 1992
Folder 14: Detail Folder, 1992
Folder 15: General Contractor, 1992-1993
Folder 16: Gilmore and Dayle, 1992
Folder 17: Correspondence - Grant Application, 1990-1992
Folder 18: Greenhouse Information, 1991-1992
Folder 19: Iowa State Fire Marshall, 1990-1992
Folder 20: Correspondence - Application and Payments, 1992
Folder 21: Inspections, 1992
Folder 22: Shop Drawings, 1992
Folder 23: Dedication, 1992
Folder 24: Shop Drawings, 1992
Folder 25: Warranty Information, 1992
Folder 26: Project Manual, 1992
Folder 27: Project Manual, 1992
Item 1: Maintenance Manual, undated
Item 2: Electrical Operation Manual, 1992
Folder 28: Greenhouse Shop Drawings and Information, 1992
Folder 29: Greenhouse Field Measurements, 1990
Folder 30: Chemistry, 1992
Folder 31: Projection Booth, 1992
Folder 32: Shop Drawings, 1991
Folder 33: Valders Patio Project, 2009

Box 15: Research Laboratory Addition - Sampson Hoffland Laboratory, 1995-2006

Folder 1: OPUS Plans, 2004-2006
Folder 2: OPUS Plans, 2004
Folder 3: Holabird and Root Plans, undated
Folder 4: Holabird and Root Plans, 2002
Item 1: Structures for Science, 1995
Folder 5: Science Planning Project, 2002
Folder 6: Holabird and Root Plans, 2002
Folder 7: Developmental Reports, 2000
Item 2: Building Proposal, 2002
Item 3: Building Proposal, 2002
Folder 8: Kraus-Anderson vs. Weitz Cost Proposals, 2002
Folder 9: Correspondence and OPUS Plans, 2005
Folder 10: OPUS Revisions, 2006
Folder 11: Keck PKAL Consultancy, 2001
Folder 12: Cost and Image Plans, 2004
Folder 13: Classroom Utilization Analysis, 2002
Folder 14: Holabird and Root Plans, 2002
Folder 15: Keck Consultancy, 2001
Folder 16: Green Root Materials, undated
Folder 17: OPUS Construction Estimate, 2004
Folder 18: Kraus-Anderson Plans and Price Estimates, 2003

Box 16: Science Lab and Research Center Additions, 2002 - 2008

Folder 1: Alliant Bundle Reports and Autoclave Plans, 2006 - 2007
Folder 2: Bidders List and Shop Drawing Reviews, 2007
Folder 3: Budgets, 2007
Folder 4: Commissioning and Contacts, 2002 - 2008
Folder 5: Data and Tax Exempt Certificates, 2007
Folder 6: Electrical, 2007
Folder 7: Field Bullitons, 2007
Folder 8: Green House and Fine Protection, 2008
Folder 9: LEED, 2005 - 2007
Folder 10: Mechanical Design, 2006 - 2007
Folder 11: Meeting Minutes, 2007
Folder 12: Permits, Room Numbering, Schedule and Sitework, 2006 - 2007
Folder 13: Furniture and Equipment, 2007
Folder 14: Specifications for Science Lab and Research Center, 2007
Folder 15: Operation and Maintenance Manual for Renovation, 2008
Folder 16: Bell and Gossett, Hoffman, and Woodford Pumps Imstruction Manuals, 2008

Box 17: User's, Operation, and Maintenance Manuals for Renovation, 2008

Folder 1: ACH550-UH HVAC Adjustable Speed AC Drive User's Manual, 2008
Folder 2: Operation and Maintenance Manual Part 1 for Renovation, 2008
Folder 3: Operation and Maintenance Manual Part 2 for Renovation, 2008

Box 18: Science Lab-Schematic Design, 2006

Item 1: Science Lab-Schematic Design, 2006