Brief Description: This series contains church histories, records, and audiovisual materials from the founding congregations of the Norwegian Synod.  Congregational histories and records include correspondence, ministerial and communion records, membership information, scrapbooks, meeting minutes, financial records, brochures and pamphlets, photographs, videocassettes (VHS), reel-to-reel audio recordings, vinyl LPs, and 16mm film.  Dates range from 1844 to 2003.  Though most information is in English, some early materials are in Norwegian.

Record Series Number: LCA/RG13/Series 2

Created by: Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Synod (U.S.)

Volume: 65.4 Linear Feet

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into 27 series:

1) Big Canoe Lutheran (1857-1989)

2) Calmar Congregation (1851-1920)

3) East Clermont Lutheran Church (1926-1986)

4) Coon Valley Lutheran Church (1853-2003)

5) Decorah Lutheran Church (1863-1997)

6) First Lutheran Church (1863-1996)

7) Glenwood Congregation (1854-1961)

8) Hesper Lutheran (1865-1986)

9) Immanuel Lutheran (1881-1982)

10) Paint Creek (East and West) Lutheran (1851-1987)

11) Little Iowa Congregation (1851-1930)

12) Madison and Lincoln Lutheran (1866-2001)

13) Orleans Lutheran (1868-1987)

14) Ossian Lutheran (2003)

15) Our Savior's Lutheran Church (1955)

16) Peace Lutheran (1873-1986)

17) The Ridgeway Parish (1951-1976)

18) Saint Benedict of Decorah (1992)

19) Saint Joseph's First Lutheran (1860-1886)

20) Saint Paul Lutheran Church (1863-1988)

21) Stavanger Lutheran Church (1870-2003)

22) Trinity Lutheran (1854-1995)

23) Washington Prairie Lutheran (1854-2003)

24) Waterloo Lutheran (1867-1977)

25) Vangen (undated)

26) Founding Congregation Histories (1885-2001)

27) Other Congregational Records (1844-1996)

Access Restrictions: All materials are available for research.

Subject Index

Genres/Forms of Material

Languages of Materials

Rights/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 Library and Information Services copyright and fair use policy, please visit http://lis.luther.edu/about/policies/copyright.

Physical Access Notes: Audiovisual materials may require special use copies, which may or may not be available.  For further information, please contact the college archivist.

Technical Access Notes: Some materials in this collection require the use of a cassette player, 16mm film projector, microfilm reader, reel-to-reel audio player, VCR player, or photographic slide projector or scanner.

Other Formats: Some materials in this collection are reproductions and the originals are held by the publishing company that created them.

PreferredCitation:

Cite unpublished materials: Records of the Founding Congregations, RG13 Norwegian Synod and Founding Congregations, Luther College Archives, Decorah, Iowa

Cite published materials as required by your chosen citation style (Chicago, MLA, APA, etc.).

Finding Aid Revisions: Updated 4/13/2018 by Hayley Jackson to add Subseries 26 Box 6.