Collection Overview
Title: The Papers of Carl W. Strom, 1882-1990
ID: LCA/RG15/Strom, Car
Creator: Strom, Carl Walther (b. 1899)
Extent: 6.5 Linear Feet. More info below.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Documentation consists of correspondence; early childhood and education; army records; publications; faculty at Luther College; foreign service records, 1944-1962; honors and awards; retirement and death, 1960-1969; newspaper clippings; photographs; scrapbooks; foreign service and confirmation material, 1910-1960; silver plate, 1961.
Biographical Note
Graduated from Luther College, 1919; attended the University of Iowa, Oxford University, and the University of Illinois; taught math and Greek at Luther College, 1919-1935; returned to Luther College to teach math, 1962-1964; joined the Foreign Service, 1935; became the Director of the Foreign Service in the State Department, 1961. Husband to Camille Sperati Strom.
Administrative Information
Alternate Extent Statement:
8 boxes
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/copyright/
Preferred Citation:
Cite unpublished materials: Carl W. Strom Papers, RG15 Manuscripts, Luther College Archives, Decorah, Iowa
Finding Aid Revision History:
12/02/19: EC updated the preferred citation.
Box and Folder Listing
- Series 1: Correspondence
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Correspondence Regarding Carl Strom's Death, 1969
- Folder 2: State Department Correspondence, 1932-1935
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1882-1926
- Folder 4: Correspondence Regarding Resignation from Ambassador Positions, 1959, 1961
- Box 2: War Letters and Family Letters, 1915-1920
- Folder 1: Foreign Service Letters, 1915-1916
- Folder 2: Foreign Service Letters, 1915-1916
- Folder 3: Foreign Service Letters, 1915-1920
- Series 2: Early Childhood and Education
- Box 1
- Folder 5: Birth Certificate, Family Tree, n.d.
- Folder 6: Education Records of Carl W. Strom, 1918
- Folder 7: Menus, Ticket Stubs, and Invitations, 1918-1924
- Folder 8: Scrapbook from Years as Student at Luther College, 1914-1918
- Series 3: Army Records
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Military Service Records, 1918
- Folder 2: Army Paper Work Book, n.d.
- Folder 3: Army Discharge Papers, 1918
- Folder 4: Army Records, 1918
- Series 4: Publications
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Papers, Commencement Address, and Memoriam, 1933-1969
- Folder 2: Masters Thesis Draft, n.d.
- Folder 3: Masters Thesis, 1930
- Folder 4: Mathematics Publications, 1937
- Folder 5: Mathematics Publications, 1961
- Folder 6: Mathematics Publications, n.d.
- Folder 7: Correspondence, 1920-1976
- Series 5: Faculty at Luther College
- Box 2
- Folder 8: Papers and Notes While on Luther College: Faculty, 1920's
- Series 6: Foreign Service Records
- Box 2
- Folder 7: Papers Collected While in Bolivia, c. 1960
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Foreign Service Publications, n.d.
- Folder 2: Foreign Service Publications, n.d.
- Folder 3: Speeches- U.S.A., Mexico, Bolivia, Cambodia, 1944-1961
- Folder 4: Foreign Service Publications, 1962
- Series 7: Honors and Awards
- Box 4
- Folder 1: Honorary Degree from Luther College, 1950
- Folder 4: Honors and Awards, 1956-1962
- Series 8: Death and Retirement
- Box 4
- Folder 2: Death Certificates and Reports, 1968-1969
- Folder 3: Retirement and Death Papers, 1960-1969
- Series 9: Newspaper Clippings
- Box 4
- Folder 5: Newspaper Clippings Regarding Foreign Service, 1957-1960
- Folder 6: Newspaper Articles Written by Carl W. Strom, 1926
- Folder 9: Newspaper Clippings Regarding the Death of Carl W. Strom, 1969
- Folder 10: Newspaper Clippings Written About Carl Strom, 1956
- Series 10: Photographs
- Box 4
- Folder 7: Photographs from Foreign Service, n.d.
- Folder 8: Photographs and Negatives from College Years, n.d.
- Folder 9: Family Photographs
- Box 5: Book of Friends
- Folder 1: Pages of a Book of Friends with Photographs, 1919
- Series 12: Realia Foreign Service and Confirmation Materials, 1910-1960
- Box 6: Realia Foreign Service and Confirmation Materials, 1910-1960
- Item 1: Awards to Carl W. Strom from Franklin T. Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956, 1935
- Item 2: Award to Carl W. Strom from Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957
- Item 3: Carl W. Strom's Degree in Liberal Arts from Luther College, 1919
- Item 4: Carl W. Strom's Degree in Philosophy from University of Illinois, 1931
- Item 5: Emma Camilla Sperati's Degree of Bachelor of Arts from University of Iowa, 1925
- Item 6: Emma Camilla Sperati's Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Latin from University of Iowa, 1925
- Item 7: Confirmation of Emma Carmilla Sperati, 26 May 1918
- Item 8: C.A. Sperati's Citizenship Award, 1892
- Item 9: Emma Camilla Baptismal Papers, 27 March 1904
- Item 10: Photograph of Carl W. Strom, 1967
- Item 11: Black Wooden Name-tag, n.d.
- Item 12: Awards to Carl W. Strom from Dwight D. Eisenhower and photocopy of Emma Camilla Sperati's Confirmation, 1957, 1959, 26 March 1918
- Item 13: Confirmation of Carl Walther Strom, 21 June 1914
- Item 14: The Royal and National Anthem of Khmer Program, Music, and Notes, 1957, n.d.
- Item 15: Order from Bolivia in relation to the United States. Ambassador Carl W. Strom, 1959
- Item 16: Award to Carl W. Strom for being Ambassador to Bolivia, n.d.
- Item 17: Award to Carl W. Strom for Services as Ambassador for U.S.A., 1960
- Item 18: Award to Carl W. Strom from the Technical University of Bolivia, 13 August 1959
- Item 19: Award to Carl W. Strom from the Bolivion Government in Appreciation of his Active Cooperation, 1961
- Box 7: Silver Plate, 1961
- Item 1: Silver Plate inscribed with Carl W. Strom, Ambassador of the United States, 1961
- Box 8: Photograph Book, 1916-1921
- Item 1: Photograph Book, 1916-1921