J. Wilhelm Ylvisaker Presidential Papers, 1832-1974 | Luther College Archives
By Alison Sancken
Collection Overview
Title: J. Wilhelm Ylvisaker Presidential Papers, 1832-1974
ID: LCA/RG02/5th President
Primary Creator: Ylvisaker, J. Wilhelm (1900-1981)
Extent: 6.0 Linear Feet. More info below.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged into four series;
1.) Correspondence and Personal Papers (1832 - 1974)
2.) Administrative Papers (1865 - 1966)
3.) Special Events (1925 - 1963)
4.) Lutheran Organizations (1928 - 1960).
Subjects: Evangelical Lutheran Church, Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Administration, Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - College Finances, Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Faculty and Staff, Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Students, Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Students - Organizations, Women's Missionary Federation (Evangelical Lutheran Church)
Forms of Material: Correspondence, Minutes, Photographs
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Biographical Note
Johannes Wilhem Ylvisaker, Luther class of 1921, became president of his alma mater in 1948. Before returning to Luther, he completed a CT at Luther Theological Seminary, an M.Th at Princeton Theological Seminary, married Lucille Torgerson, and worked as a teacher and a pastor. Ylvisaker’s presidency from 1948 to 1962 was marked by growth and development in almost every aspect of the college. Six major buildings were completed, attendance skyrocketed, the endowment grew, and a development plan was created and implemented for the first time. While many changes took place over his fourteen years in office, Ylvisaker tried to work within the traditions of the school to maintain the stability established by his predecessor, O.J.H. Preus. His patience, intelligence, and wit were assets to his office and college. J.W. Ylvisaker resigned in 1962 after developing Parkinson’s Disease and passed away in 1981.
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Johannes Wilhem Ylvisaker, som gikk ut fra Luther College i 1921, ble president ved Luther i 1948. Før hans tid som president, tok han en CT ved Luther Theological Seminary, en M.Th. ved Princeton Theological Seminary, giftet seg med Lucille Torgerson, og jobbet som lærer og prest. Ylvisakers periode som president fra 1948 til 1962 var preget av vekst og utvikling i nesten alle områder av skolen. Seks viktige bygninger ble gjort ferdige, søknadsmassen økte kraftig, tondsmidlene vokste, og en utviklings plan ble laget og satt i verk for første gang. Selv om mye ble forandret i løpet av hans fjorten år som president, prøvde Ylvisaker å ta hensyn til skolens tradisjoner så han kunne opprettholde den stabiliteten som forgjengeren hans, O. J. H. Preus, hadde oppnådd. Ylvisakers tålmodighet, intelligens og klokskap var nyttige egenskaper for stillingen og for skolen. J. W. Ylvisaker gikk av stillingen i 1962. Han døde i 1981.
Subject/Index Terms
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Administration
Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - College Finances
Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Faculty and Staff
Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Students
Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Students - Organizations
Women's Missionary Federation (Evangelical Lutheran Church)
Administrative Information
Repository: Luther College Archives
Alternate Extent Statement: 17 Boxes
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Original/Copies Note: Some materials in this collection are reproductions and the originals are held by the publishing company that created them.
Preferred Citation:
Cite unpublished materials: J. Wilhelm Ylvisaker Presidential Papers, RG02 Office of the President, Luther College Archives, Decorah, Iowa
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Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Correspondence and Personal Papers, 1832 - 1974],
[Series 2: Administrative Papers, 1865 - 1966],
[Series 3: Special Events, 1925 - 1963],
[Series 4: Lutheran Organizations, 1928 - 1962],
[All]
- Series 1: Correspondence and Personal Papers, 1832 - 1974
- Box 1: Correspondence with Norwegian family, 1870-1931
- Folder 1: Family Correspondence from Norway, 1870 - 1889
- Folder 2: Family Correspondence from Leipzig, 1882
- Folder 3: Family Correspondence with Grandfather Flugum, 1876 - 1889
- Folder 4: Family Correspondence, 1891-1906
- Folder 5: Family Correspondence from Norway, 1906 - 1931
- Folder 6: Family Correspondence, Undated
- Folder 1: Family Correspondence from Norway, 1870 - 1889
- Box 2: Correspondence, Sermons, and "The Secret of his Presence", Undated
- Folder 1: Correspondence with brother Nils, circa 1870
- Folder 2: Correspondence with family, 1871 - 1932
- Folder 3: Correspondence with students, 1867 - 1883
- Folder 4: Family Correspondence from Norway, 1871 - 1878
- Folder 5: Correspondence with mother, 1882
- Folder 6: Correspondence with Lars, Ole, and Wilhelm, 1877 - 1883
- Folder 7: Correspondence with Marie, 1877 - 1915
- Folder 8: Correspondence with Missionaries, 1895 - 1922
- Folder 9: Correspondence, 1906
- Folder 10: Correspondence with family, 1894 - 1906
- Folder 11: Illegible Correspondence, 1880 - 1905
- Folder 12: Sermons of N. M. Ylvisaker, 1915 - 1956
- Folder 13: Letters from Tora and her Father, 1901
- Item 1: "The Secret of His Presence", Undated
- Folder 1: Correspondence with brother Nils, circa 1870
- Box 3: Scrapbook and Personal Papers, 1832 - 1974
- Item 1: Vilhelm Ylvisaker's Scrapbook, 1901
- Folder 1: "Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism Almanac", 1905, 1909
- Folder 2: Photographs and Correspondence, 1832 - 1877, 1939, 1961
- Folder 3: Correspondence from the Holy Land, 1906
- Folder 4: Family Photograph, Undated
- Folder 5: Obituaries, circa 1917
- Folder 6: Review of Kristi Ylvisaker's life, Undated
- Folder 7: News Articles and Obituaries, 1945 - 1971
- Folder 8: Geneaology of the Ylvisaker family, May 1974
- Folder 9: "The Secret of His Cross", 1951
- Item 1: Vilhelm Ylvisaker's Scrapbook, 1901
- Box 4: Personal Papers, 1859 - 1961, 1974
- Folder 1: The Order of St. Olaf, 1912
- Folder 2: Luther College Centennial Programs and Publications, 1961
- Folder 3: Chips Article and Luther College Commencement Program, 7 October 1955 - 3 June 1956
- Folder 4: Church Programs, 1859 - 1944
- Folder 5: Presidential Inauguration Materials, 15 - 17 October 1948
- Folder 6: Guestbook from Family Reunion, 1974
- Folder 1: The Order of St. Olaf, 1912
- Box 5: Photographs of Ylvisaker family, Undated
- Folder 1: Portrait Photographs of J. Wilhelm Ylvisaker, Undated
- Folder 2: Portrait Photographs of J. Wilhelm Ylvisaker, Undated
- Folder 3: Portrait Photographs of J. Wilhelm Ylvisaker, Undated
- Folder 4: Photographs of Ylvisaker family, Undated
- Folder 5: Negative of Ylvisaker family, Undated
- Folder 6: Candid Photographs of J. Wilhelm Ylvisaker, Undated
- Folder 1: Portrait Photographs of J. Wilhelm Ylvisaker, Undated
- Box 6: Correspondence, A - Bo, 1940 - 1971
- Folder 1: Correspondence with Johan Arnd Aasgard, 1940 - 1954
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1952 - 1955
- Folder 3: Correspondence with Durwin Algyer, 1953 - 1971
- Folder 4: Correspondence with the American Association of University Women, 1953 - 1956
- Folder 5: Correspondence with the American Association of University Women, 1957 - 1959
- Folder 6: Correspondence with the American Association of University Women, 1960 - 1961
- Folder 7: Correspondence, 1959 - 1961
- Folder 8: Correspondence with Arthur Andersen, 1940 - 1946
- Folder 9: Correspondence with Anundsen Publishing Company, 1940 - 1959
- Folder 10: Correspondence with the Association of American Universities, 1940 - 1942
- Folder 11: Correspondence with the Association of Lutheran College Faculties, 1961
- Folder 12: Correspondence with the Augsberg Publishing House, 1941 - 1961
- Folder 13: Correspondence with Augustana College, 1940 - 1955
- Folder 14: Correspondence with Augustana College, 1959
- Folder 15: Correspondence with Harry Bangsberg, 1960 - 1967
- Folder 16: Correspondence with Dr. A. J. Berg, 1948 - 1951
- Folder 17: Correspondence with the Blufton Church, 1946 - 1960
- Folder 18: Correspondence with the Board of Regents and about the Preus Gymnasium Fire, 3 February 1960 - 21 November 1961
- Folder 1: Correspondence with Johan Arnd Aasgard, 1940 - 1954
- Box 7: Correspondence, Br - Gr, 1940 - 1967
- Folder 1: Letter to President Farwell and the Board of Regents, 8 May 1978
- Folder 2: Correspondence with Harold E. Bredesen, 1940 - 1944
- Folder 3: Correspondence with John Nicolai Brown, 1940 - 1959
- Folder 4: Correspondence with Buena Vista College, 1956 - 1957
- Folder 5: Correspondence with Carnegie Corporation, 1942 - 1943
- Folder 6: Correspondence with A. R. Coffeen, 1942 - 1953
- Folder 7: Correspondence with Orville Dahl, 1951 - 1953
- Folder 8: Correspondence with Orville Dahl, 1954 - 1956
- Folder 9: Correspondence with Lida Dahlberg, 1949 - 1958
- Folder 10: Correspondence with Arthur O. Davidson, 1941 - 1954
- Folder 11: Correspondence with Arthur O. Davidson, 1955 - 1967
- Folder 12: Correspondence with Mrs. J. A. Dillman, 1956 - 1963
- Folder 13: Correspondence with the Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1955 - 1959
- Folder 14: Correspondence with the Gardner - Cowles Foundation, 1947 - 1963
- Folder 15: Correspondence with the Gardner - Cowles Foundation, 1956
- Folder 16: Correspondence with Maurice Gjerset, 1959 - 1964
- Folder 17: Correspondence with M. O. Grangaard, 1940 - 1953
- Folder 1: Letter to President Farwell and the Board of Regents, 8 May 1978
- Box 8: Correspondence, Gu - L, 1933 - 1966
- Folder 1: Correspondence with Thaddaeus Franke Gullixson, 1940 - 1942
- Folder 2: Correspondence with Thaddaeus Franke Gullixson, 1933 - 1957
- Folder 3: Correspondence with Arthur Edwin Hanson, 1940 - 1950
- Folder 4: Correspondence with Carroll B. Hanson, 1947 - 1948
- Folder 5: Correspondence with Clifford Hanson, 1943 - 1957
- Folder 6: Correspondence with Karl Hanson, 1922 - 1950
- Folder 7: Correspondence with N. B. Hanson, 1939 - 1951
- Folder 8: Correspondence with Ludvig Hektoen, 1957
- Folder 9: Correspondence with Algo D Henderson, 1958 - 1964
- Folder 10: Correspondence involving Homecoming, 1940 - 1942
- Folder 11: Correspondence with Bernhard A Johnson, 1945 - 1958
- Folder 12: Correspondence with Bernhard A Johnson, 1959 - 1966
- Folder 13: Correspondence with George Johnson, 1940 - 1952
- Folder 14: Correspondence with Ulrik Vilhelm Koren, 1938
- Folder 15: Correspondence with Henning Larsen, 1954 - 1971
- Folder 16: Correspondence with Einar R Larson, 1940 - 1958
- Folder 17: Correspondence with Henrietta Larson, 1961
- Folder 18: Correspondence with N. Astrup Larsen, 1935 - 1961
- Folder 19: Correspondence with Lawrence R. Lunden, 1940 - 1956
- Folder 20: Correspondence with the Lutheran Brotherhood, 1947 - 1959
- Folder 21: Correspondence with the Lutheran Ladies Seminary Club of Chicago, 1943 - 1958
- Folder 1: Correspondence with Thaddaeus Franke Gullixson, 1940 - 1942
- Box 9: Correspondence, M - O, 1940 - 1973
- Folder 1: Correspondence with Olaf Gabriel Malmin, 1940 - 1961
- Folder 2: Correspondence with Midwest Collegiate Conference, 1951 - 1958
- Folder 3: Correspondence with Wilhelm Morgenstierne, 1940 - 1959
- Folder 4: Correspondence with P. O. Nasvik, 1947
- Folder 5: "A History of the College" by David T. Nelson, 1960 - 1961
- Folder 6: Correspondence with Knute B. Norswing, 1949 - 1960
- Folder 7: Correspondence with the North Central Association, 1937 - 1959
- Folder 8: Correspondence with Nardal Nustad, 1941 - 1954
- Folder 9: Correspondence with Rudolph A. Oefstedal, 1947 - 1958
- Folder 10: Correspondence with Henry A. Olson, 1953 - 1973
- Folder 11: Correspondence with Louis W. Olson, 1942 - 1955
- Folder 12: Correspondence with Louis W. Olson, 1956 - 1961
- Folder 13: Correspondence with Pacific Lutheran College, 1953 - 1961
- Folder 14: Correspondence - Pastors, 1950
- Folder 15: Correspondence with J.C.K. Preus, 1961
- Folder 1: Correspondence with Olaf Gabriel Malmin, 1940 - 1961
- Box 10: Correspondence, S - Z, 1948 - 1966
- Folder 1: Correspondence with Schield Bantam Company, 1956 - 1963
- Folder 2: Correspondence with Heinrich Schmid, 1962
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1951 - 1961
- Folder 4: Correpsondence, 1956 - 1961
- Folder 5: Correspondence with Hermann W. Siefkes, 1961 - 1971
- Folder 6: Correspondence with Arthur J. Smaby, 1951 - 1959
- Folder 7: Correspondence with Laurence M. Stavig, 1951 - 1962
- Folder 8: Correspondence, 1948 - 1959
- Folder 9: Correspondence with the United States Steel Foundation, 1955 - 1968
- Folder 10: Correspondence, 1957 - 1962
- Folder 11: Correspondence with Who's Who in America, 1958 - 1966
- Folder 12: Correspondence with J. M. Wylie, 1956 - 1965
- Folder 13: Correspondence with Johan Wilhelm Ylvisaker, 1948
- Folder 14: Correspondence, Undated
- Folder 15: Correspondence with N. M. Ylvisaker, 1949
- Folder 16: Correspondence with Nils Walther Ylvisaker, 1940 - 1957
- Folder 17: Correspondence with Nils Walther Ylvisaker, 1958 - 1972
- Folder 18: Correspondence with B. C. Ziegler and Company, 1948 - 1965
- Folder 19: Correspondence, 1937 - 1955
- Folder 20: Correspondence, 1956 - 1962
- Folder 1: Correspondence with Schield Bantam Company, 1956 - 1963
- Box 11: Correspondence and Personal Papers, 1930 - 1964
- Box 12: Oversized, Bible, Hymnal and Altar Book of J. Wilhelm Ylvisaker, undated
- Box 1: Correspondence with Norwegian family, 1870-1931
- Series 2: Administrative Papers, 1865 - 1966
- Box 1: Administrative Files, 1930 - 1964
- Folder 1: Articles of Incorporation, 1930 - 1958
- Folder 2: Articles of Incorporation, Undated
- Folder 3: Salary Contracts, 1956 - 1957
- Folder 4: Salary Contracts, 1958 - 1959
- Folder 5: Salary Contracts, 1959 - 1960
- Folder 6: Salary Contracts, 1960 - 1961
- Folder 7: Salary Contracts, 1960 - 1961
- Folder 8: Salary Contracts, 1961 - 1962
- Folder 9: Salary Contracts, 1962 - 1963
- Folder 10: Salary Contracts, 1963 - 1964
- Folder 1: Articles of Incorporation, 1930 - 1958
- Box 2: Administrative Files, 1865 - 1966
- Folder 1: Salary Orders, 1959 - 1960
- Folder 2: Salary Orders, 1961 - 1962
- Folder 3: Salary Orders, 1962 - 1963
- Folder 4: Appraisals of Grounds and Buildings, 1932
- Folder 5: Luther College Buildings and Contractors, 1865 - 1962
- Folder 6: Field House Articles, 1962 - 1964
- Folder 7: Centennial Union Preliminary Plans, 1959 - 1961
- Folder 8: Centennial Union Preliminary Plans, 1961 - 1966
- Folder 9: Olin Grant, 1953 - 1962
- Folder 10: Building Funds, 1944
- Folder 11: Current Funds, 1944
- Folder 12: General Endowment, 1944
- Folder 13: Restricted Funds, 1944
- Folder 14: Housing and Home Finance Agency, 1954 - 1957
- Folder 15: Housing and Home Finance Agency, 1961 - 1964
- Folder 1: Salary Orders, 1959 - 1960
- Box 3: Subject Files, 1871-1964
- Box 1: Administrative Files, 1930 - 1964
- Series 3: Special Events, 1925 - 1963
- Box 1: Luther Centennial Celebration, 1955 - 1961
- Folder 1: Centennial Academic Convocation, 1961
- Folder 2: Centennial Committee Minutes, 1955 - 1961
- Folder 3: Centennial Committee, 1956 - 1961
- Folder 4: Centennial Correspondence, 1956 - 1959
- Folder 5: Centennial Correspondence, 1956 - 1957
- Folder 6: Centennial Fundraising Materials, 1956 - 1957
- Folder 7: Centennial Lectures, 1961
- Folder 8: Centennial News Clips, 1961
- Folder 9: Centennial Planning Materials, 1956 - 1961
- Folder 10: Centennial Programs and Invitations, 1961
- Folder 1: Centennial Academic Convocation, 1961
- Box 2: Luther Centennial Celebration, 1936 - 1962
- Box 3: Luther Special Events, 1925 - 1963
- Folder 1: Banquet Programs, 1925 - 1961
- Folder 2: Campus Players Programs, 1936 - 1962
- Folder 3: Fine Arts Festivals Brochures and Articles, 1957 - 1963
- Folder 4: Conferences - Programs, 1928 - 1956
- Folder 5: Tri-State Educational Conference Programs, 1951 - 1958
- Folder 6: Norwegian Conference Retreat of 1957, 1956 - 1958
- Folder 7: Parish Workers Conference, 1950 - 1955
- Folder 8: South Central District Convention of Church, 1959
- Folder 9: Church School Workers Institute, 1951 - 1958
- Folder 10: Distinguished Service Awards, 1961
- Folder 11: Remmen Art Collection, 1941
- Folder 12: Dedication of Main Building, 1952
- Folder 13: Carillon Dedication, 1961
- Folder 14: Correspondence for Martin Luther Lectures, 1957 - 1960
- Folder 1: Banquet Programs, 1925 - 1961
- Box 1: Luther Centennial Celebration, 1955 - 1961
- Series 4: Lutheran Organizations, 1928 - 1962
- Box 1: Lutheran Organizations, 1928 - 1960
- Folder 1: Board of Christian Education, 1946
- Folder 2: Board of Christian Education, 1950 - 1956
- Folder 3: Board of Christian Education, 1957
- Folder 4: Board of Christian Education, 1958
- Folder 5: Board of Christian Education, 1959
- Folder 6: Board of Christian Education, 1959 - 1960
- Folder 7: Christian Education Appeal, 1948 - 1950
- Folder 8: Evangelical Lutheran Church Conference, 1928 - 1952
- Folder 9: Women's Missionary Federation, 1957 - 1962
- Folder 10: Evangelical Lutheran Church Centennial, 1952 - 1953
- Folder 11: Christian Education Appeal, 1948 - 1950
- Folder 1: Board of Christian Education, 1946
- Box 1: Lutheran Organizations, 1928 - 1960
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Correspondence and Personal Papers, 1832 - 1974],
[Series 2: Administrative Papers, 1865 - 1966],
[Series 3: Special Events, 1925 - 1963],
[Series 4: Lutheran Organizations, 1928 - 1962],
[All]