The Papers of John Robert Christianson | Luther College Archives
Collection Overview
Title: The Papers of John Robert Christianson
ID: LCA/RG15/Christianson, J
Primary Creator: Christianson, J. R. (John Robert)
Extent: 26.65 Linear Feet. More info below.
Biographical Note
b. 1934, Mankato, Minn.; MA (1959), PhD (1964) in history Univ. of Minn.; 1995 dubbed Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit
Administrative Information
Repository: Luther College Archives
Accruals: In October 2024 Dr. Christianson brought another box of materials related to the publication of his research. This material was accessioned as 2025-034.
Alternate Extent Statement: 32 boxes and 2 oversized folders
Use Restrictions: Though we may hold the property rights, Luther College Archives does not hold the copyrights for all materials. Individuals may use materials for non-commercial, private use, but commercial users must secure permissions from the copyright holders and/or Luther College Archives to reproduce, publish, or quote protected materials and photographs. For more information about the Luther College copyright and fair use policy, please visit https://www.luther.edu/library/copyright
Acquisition Source: John Robert Christianson
Preferred Citation: Cite unpublished materials: John Robert Christianson Papers RG15 Manuscripts, Luther College Archives, Decorah, Iowa
Finding Aid Revision History:
6/10/24: Abby Bates updated copyright policy link.
11/15/19: EC updated the preferred citation.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
[Box 1: 125th Anniversary Committee, 1985-1986],
[Box 2: Christianson, John R.],
[Box 3: Papers of John R. Christianson],
[Box 4: Photograph Cards from Mrs. Else Jensen, "Immigrant Songs"],
[Box 5: Luther Alumni Tour, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA), Luther Activities, and Norwegian Biographical Information, 1982-2002],
[Box 6: Luther Conference Planning, Translation of "The Dream of America", 1982-2002],
[Box 7: Museum Studies, Founding Congregations, and Related Materials],
[Box 8: Museum Studies and Related Materials],
[Box 9: Congregation Heritage Workshop, Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study (SASS), Palimpsest, 1968-1986, undated],
[Box 10: Lyder Siewers Letters],
[Box 11: Danish American Heritage Society Conferences, Reports, and Correspondence],
[Box 12: Danish American Heritage Society Meetings, Papers, and Conferences],
[Box 13: First Lutheran Church 125th Anniversary and History, Writings on the Korens],
[Box 14: Christianson Writings, Including Juul Beaker and Sperati History],
[Box 15: Symra Society, Danish American Heritage Society, Norwegian-American Historical Association],
[Box 16: "Historical Abstracts," "Astronomy in Print"],
[Box 17: Lecture Notes and Handouts],
[Box 18: Collections Committee, Fulbright Information, Winneshiek County Historical Society],
[Box 19: Scandinavian Studies and Related Associations],
[Box 20: Scandinavian Studies and Geneology Materials],
[Box 21: DSA Citations, Press Committee, Student Research, Decorah and Luther History, C. K. Preus Bio, Jens Jensen Material],
[Box 22: Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) Nominating Committee, Student Research],
[Box 23: "Norway's Flavor" Trip, Institute for Agricultural Biodiversity at Luther College Farm],
[Box 24: Decorah Comprehensive Plan Committee Records],
[Box 25: International Conference Planning],
[Box 26: Materials on Jens Jensen],
[Box 27: Sunnyside Demolition],
[Folder 28: Oversized Materials - Posters and Plans],
[Folder 29: Oversized Materials - Grese Harrington Planting Plans],
[Box 30: Luther College Relations with Vesterheim],
[Box 31: Publications],
[Box 32: Publications],
[Box 33: First Lutheran Church],
[Box 34: Fulbright Information, Winneshiek County Historical Society],
[Box 35: Publications, 1961-2006],
[All]
- Box 5: Luther Alumni Tour, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA), Luther Activities, and Norwegian Biographical Information, 1982-2002
- Folder 1: Photos of Renowned British Historian Arnold Toynbee at Luther, undated
- Folder 2: Correspondence Regarding Luther Collection at Vesterheim, 1989-1990
- Folder 3: Historical Table Information, Swedish Life in the Twin Cities Conference, 1973-1978, 1996
- Folder 4: "Vandringer" International Conference, St. Paul, 2000
- Folder 5: Correspondence, 1903, 1927, 1961-2000
- Folder 6: Nelson, Marion J, 1996
- Folder 7: Distinguished Service Award Citations, 1979-2000
- Folder 8: Luther Alumni Tour, Norway - After Tour, 2000
- Folder 9: Luther Alumni Tour, Norway - Elisabeth Koren Lectures, 2000
- Folder 10: Luther Alumni Tour, Norway - Larvik , Herregården, 1999-2000, undated
- Folder 11: Luther Alumni Tour, Norway - Norwegian History Lectures, 2000
- Folder 12: Luther Alumni Tour, Norway - Norway, Places of Interest, undated
- Folder 13: Luther Alumni Tour, Norway - Leksikon Lectures, 1998
- Folder 14: Luther Alumni Tour, Norway - Aall Family Lectures, undated
- Folder 15: Luther Alumni Tour, Norway - Guide Materials, 2000
- Folder 16: Luther Alumni Tour, Norway - Royal Audience, 2000
- Folder 17: Luther Alumni Tour, Norway - Embassy Reception, 2000
- Folder 18: Luther Alumni Tour, Norway - Lillehammer-Røros (Skogaas), 1999-2000
- Folder 19: Luther Alumni Tour, Norway - Trondheim, 2000
- Folder 20: Luther Alumni Tour, Norway - Trondheim - Stiklestad, 2000
- Folder 21: Luther Alumni Tour, Norway - Participants' Questionnaires, 2000
- Folder 22: Luther Alumni Tour, Norway - Participants: Alumni Records, 199 20-2
- Folder 23: Luther Alumni Tour, Norway - Tour [General Information], 2000
- Folder 24: Luther Alumni Tour, Norway - Brochures, 2000
- Folder 25: Luther Alumni Tour, Norway - Planning and Announcement, 1999-2000
- Folder 26: Luther Alumni Tour, Norway - Articles and Brochures, 2000, undated
- Folder 27: Luther College Library, 1966, 1984-1992
- Folder 28: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - Past Meetings - Mauk Reports, 1998-1999
- Folder 29: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - Correspondence and Meeting Information, 1938, 1997-2001
- Folder 30: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - Past Meetings - Agenda Reports, October 7, 2000
- Folder 31: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - Past Meetings - Board Meeting, April 8, 2000
- Folder 32: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - Past Meetings - Board Meeting, February 12, 2000
- Folder 33: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - Past Meetings - Board Meeting, October 30, 1999
- Folder 34: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - Past Meetings - Board Meeting, February 13, 1999
- Folder 35: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - Past Meetings - Firing, 2000-2001
- Folder 36: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - St. Olaf Agreement - General, 1998
- Folder 37: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - St. Olaf Agreement, October 14, 1998
- Folder 38: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - St. Olaf Agreement, September 24, 1998
- Folder 39: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - St. Olaf Agreement - Chair Arrangement, Secretary's Report, August 26, 1998
- Folder 40: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - St. Olaf Agreement, June 30, 1998
- Folder 41: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - St. Olaf Agreement - King Olav V Chair, 1990-1998
- Folder 42: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - Nancy Gossell, 1999
- Folder 43: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - Correspondence and Newsletter, 1999-2000, undated
- Folder 44: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - Vandringer, Kimberly Holland, Correspondence, 1999
- Folder 45: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - Article Clippings, 1998-2000, undated
- Folder 46: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - Minutes and Follow-Up (Including Marion Nelson), 1999
- Folder 47: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - Correspondence, 1999
- Folder 48: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - Hustvedt Banquet, 1999
- Folder 49: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - Triennial Meeting, 1999
- Folder 50: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - Second Board Meeting (New Board), October 30, 1999
- Folder 51: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - Ibsen Statue Dedication, 1999
- Folder 52: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - Triennial Banquet, 1999
- Folder 53: Board Member and Vice Chair, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) - Materials Related to Bylaws and Vandringer Conference, Correspondence, and Newsletters, 1992-2000, undated
- Folder 54: Bronze Medal - League of Finnish-American Societies, 1980-1984
- Folder 55: Emeriti Study Group - Founding Norwegian America: Two Views from the 1860s, 1998
- Folder 56: Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (Norwegian Biographical Encyclopedia), 1998-2001, undated
- Folder 57: Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (Norwegian Biographical Encyclopedia) - Gjerset, Knut, 1936, 1998-2001, undated
- Folder 58: Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (Norwegian Biographical Encyclopedia) - Larsen, Laur, 2001, undated
- Folder 59: Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (Norwegian Biographical Encyclopedia) - Veblen, Andrew and Thorstein, 2004, undated
- Folder 60: Lutherlag, 2002
- Folder 61: "Life in the Renaissance" Tuesday Seminars, 2001
- Folder 62: Chapel Talks, 1973-1989
- Folder 63: Press Committee Correspondence, Distiguished Service Award Information for Dennis W. Linderbaum, and "This Modern World" Comics, 1986-1996
- Folder 64: Photocopy of "Katalog over Luther College's Bibliothek" - Luther Library Catalog, 1884
- Folder 65: Scandinavian Studies at Luther College, 1983-1990
- Folder 66: Luther Celebrates 125 Years, 1986
- Folder 67: Luther College Press Committee, 1987-2000
- Folder 68: Moldstad Letters, Luther College and International Congress of Historical Sciences (ICHS), 2000, undated
- Folder 69: Luther Statue, 2002
- Folder 70: Correspondence - Luther College Archives and Vesterheim - Trade for Walnut Cupboard, 1996-1997
- Folder 71: Research for Øyvind Gullicksen - Grimstvedt, 1999
- Folder 72: 13th Nobel Peace Prize Forum, 1999-2001
- Folder 73: Stokker, Kathy, 2002-2004
- Folder 74: Royal Visits, 1968, 1975-1976, 1995
- Folder 75: Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) Materials, ca. 1790, n.d.
- Folder 1: Photos of Renowned British Historian Arnold Toynbee at Luther, undated
Browse by Box:
[Box 1: 125th Anniversary Committee, 1985-1986],
[Box 2: Christianson, John R.],
[Box 3: Papers of John R. Christianson],
[Box 4: Photograph Cards from Mrs. Else Jensen, "Immigrant Songs"],
[Box 5: Luther Alumni Tour, Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA), Luther Activities, and Norwegian Biographical Information, 1982-2002],
[Box 6: Luther Conference Planning, Translation of "The Dream of America", 1982-2002],
[Box 7: Museum Studies, Founding Congregations, and Related Materials],
[Box 8: Museum Studies and Related Materials],
[Box 9: Congregation Heritage Workshop, Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study (SASS), Palimpsest, 1968-1986, undated],
[Box 10: Lyder Siewers Letters],
[Box 11: Danish American Heritage Society Conferences, Reports, and Correspondence],
[Box 12: Danish American Heritage Society Meetings, Papers, and Conferences],
[Box 13: First Lutheran Church 125th Anniversary and History, Writings on the Korens],
[Box 14: Christianson Writings, Including Juul Beaker and Sperati History],
[Box 15: Symra Society, Danish American Heritage Society, Norwegian-American Historical Association],
[Box 16: "Historical Abstracts," "Astronomy in Print"],
[Box 17: Lecture Notes and Handouts],
[Box 18: Collections Committee, Fulbright Information, Winneshiek County Historical Society],
[Box 19: Scandinavian Studies and Related Associations],
[Box 20: Scandinavian Studies and Geneology Materials],
[Box 21: DSA Citations, Press Committee, Student Research, Decorah and Luther History, C. K. Preus Bio, Jens Jensen Material],
[Box 22: Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) Nominating Committee, Student Research],
[Box 23: "Norway's Flavor" Trip, Institute for Agricultural Biodiversity at Luther College Farm],
[Box 24: Decorah Comprehensive Plan Committee Records],
[Box 25: International Conference Planning],
[Box 26: Materials on Jens Jensen],
[Box 27: Sunnyside Demolition],
[Folder 28: Oversized Materials - Posters and Plans],
[Folder 29: Oversized Materials - Grese Harrington Planting Plans],
[Box 30: Luther College Relations with Vesterheim],
[Box 31: Publications],
[Box 32: Publications],
[Box 33: First Lutheran Church],
[Box 34: Fulbright Information, Winneshiek County Historical Society],
[Box 35: Publications, 1961-2006],
[All]