The Papers of Jorgen Nordby

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Collection Overview

Title: The Papers of Jorgen Nordby, 1876-1924

ID: LCA/RG15/Nordby, J

Primary Creator: Nordby, Jorgen (1852-1926)

Extent: 8.2 Linear Feet. More info below.

Languages: English, Norwegian

Abstract

The papers of Jørgen (Jorgen) Nordby, Luther College graduate and Lutheran pastor.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Collection contains sermons, correspondence, photographs, personal notebooks and articles.

Collection Historical Note

Jørgen (Jorgen) Nordby was born on December 9, 1852 at Ulrik, Hardanger Norway, immigrating to the United States in 1867. He attended Luther College 1867-1873 and Concordia Seminary 1873-1876. He served as pastor in Northwood, Iowa (1876-1880), Lee, Illinois (1881-1915), and assistant pastor in La Crosse, Wisconsin (1915-1917). Nordby was active in the Norwegian Synod, serving as secretary (1888-1898), vice-president (1899-1907), and president (1908-1917) of the Eastern District, as well as sectretary of the Synod (1896-1907). After the formation of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (NLCA), he served as president of the Eastern District (1917-1926). He also served as the Norwegian Synod representative on the Union Committee (1911-1912, 1912-1917).

Nordby married Rosine (Sina) Preus, daughter of Herman Amberg and Linka Preus, in 1877. They had five children surviving to adulthood: Marie, Linka, Agnes, Paul, Herman, and Rosa. He passed away on July 29, 1926.

Biographical Note

Nordby graduated from Luther College in 1873. He also graduated from Concordia Seminary in 1876. He was the secretary of the Norwegian Synod from 1896 to 1898 and was the president of the Eastern District Norwegian Lutheran Church of America.

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Nordby var født i Ulvik, Hardanger i 1852. Han gikk ut fra Luther College i 1873. I 1876 tok han eksamen ved Concordia Seminary. Han var sekretær av Den norske synoden fra 1896 til 1898 og var president for Norwegian Lutheran Church of Americas østlige distrikt (1917-1926).

Administrative Information

Repository: Luther College Archives

Alternate Extent Statement: 13 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/library/copyright

Related Materials: Nordby's daughter Rosa married Pastor Daniel Johannes Borge, whose papers can be found here.

Preferred Citation: Cite unpublished materials: Jorgen Norby Papers, RG15 Manuscripts, Luther College Archives, Decorah, Iowa

Finding Aid Revision History:

6/15/24: Abby Bates updated copyright policy link.

11/22/19: EC updated the preferred citation.

11/21/19: AH updated the scope and the date.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Appointment Books, Composition Books, 1874-1912, n.d.],
[Box 2: Sermons and Correspondence, 1874-1914, 1916],
[Box 3: Sermons, Miscellanous Papers, 1900-1901, n.d.],
[Box 4: Sermons/Letters, 1917-1918],
[Box 5: Correspondence, 1918],
[Box 6: Correspondence, September - December 1918],
[Box 7: Correspondence, December 1918 - May 1919],
[Box 8: Correspondence, May - August 1919],
[Box 9: Correspondence, 1919-1920],
[Box 10: Correspondence, 1919-1921],
[Box 11: Correspondence, 1921-1922],
[Box 12: Correspondence, 1922-1924, n.d.],
[Box 13: Oversized Correspondence, 1918-1935],
[All]

Box 1: Appointment Books, Composition Books, 1874-1912, n.d.

Acquisition Information: Accessions 144:1, 144:2, and 144:3

Item 1: Appointment Book/Almanac, 1881: Acquisition Information: 144:1-1
Item 2: Appointment Book, 1896: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:1-2
Item 3: Appointment Book, 1897: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:1-3
Item 4: Appointment Book, 1898: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:1-4
Item 5: Appointment Book, 1899: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:1-5
Item 6: Appointment Book, 1900: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:1-6
Item 7: Appointment Book, 1901: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:1-7
Item 8: Appointment Book, 1902: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:1-8
Item 9: Appointment Book, 1903: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:1-9
Item 10: Appointment Book, 1904: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:1-10
Item 11: Appointment Book, 1906: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:1-11
Item 12: Appointment Book, 1907: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:1-12
Item 13: Appointment Book, 1908: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:1-13
Item 14: Appointment Book, 1909: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:1-14
Item 15: Appointment Book, 1910: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:1-15
Item 16: Appointment Book, 1911: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:1-16
Item 17: Appointment Book, 1912: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:1-17
Item 18: Theologische Encyclopadie and Methodologie, n.d.: Composition notebook inscribed "Theologische Encyclopadie & Methodologie ved (?) Prof. Schmidt."; Acquisition Information: Accession 144:2-3
Item 19: Hermeneutica Sacra, n.d.: Composition notebook inscribed "Hermenutica Sacre von Prof. Walther."; Acquisition Information: Accession 144:2-2
Item 20: Isagogic, n.d.: Composition notebook inscribed "Isagogic, dichiert von Prof. Schaller."; Acquisition Information: Accession 144:2-1
Item 21: Isagogik, n.d.: Composition notebook; Acquisition Information: Accession 144:3-1
Item 22: Exegese, n.d.: Composition notebook inscribed "Exegese ved (?) Prof. Schaller."; Acquisition Information: Accession 144:3-2
Item 23: Metaphysik, n.d.: Composition notebook; Acquisition Information: Accession 144:3-3
Folder 1: Inventories of Composition Notebooks, 1974

Box 2: Sermons and Correspondence, 1874-1914, 1916

Folder 1: Collection Information, 1974
Folder 2: Newspaper Clipping and Address Book, 1877: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:1
Folder 3: Correspondence, 1887-1894: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:4
Folder 4: Sermons, 1874-1876: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:5
Folder 5: Sermons, 1877: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:6
Folder 6: Sermons, 1878: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:7
Folder 7: Sermons, 1880: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:8
Folder 8: Sermons, 1881: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:9
Folder 9: Sermon, 1882: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:10
Folder 10: Sermons, 1883: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:11
Folder 11: Sermons, 1884: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:12
Folder 12: Sermons, 1885: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:13
Folder 13: Sermons, 1886: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:14
Folder 14: Sermons, 1887: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:15
Folder 15: Sermons, 1888: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:16
Folder 16: Sermons, 1889: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:17
Folder 17: Sermons, 1890: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:18
Folder 18: Sermons, 1891: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:19
Folder 19: Sermons, 1892: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:20
Folder 20: Sermons, 1893: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:21
Folder 21: Sermons, 1894: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:22
Folder 22: Sermons, 1895: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:23
Folder 23: Sermons, 1896: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:24
Folder 24: Sermons, 1897: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:25
Folder 25: Sermons, 1898: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:26
Folder 26: Sermons, 1899: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:27
Folder 27: Sermons, 1900: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:28
Folder 28: Sermons, 1901: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:29
Folder 29: Sermons, 1902: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:30
Folder 30: Sermons, 1903: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:31
Folder 31: Sermons, 1904: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:32
Folder 32: Sermons, 1905, 1908--1914, 1916: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:33

Box 3: Sermons, Miscellanous Papers, 1900-1901, n.d.

Folder 1: Sermons, n.d.: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:34
Folder 2: Sermons, n.d.: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:35
Folder 3: Sermons, n.d.: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:36
Folder 4: Sermons, n.d.: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:37
Folder 5: Sermons, n.d.: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:38
Folder 6: Miscellaneous Papers, 1900-1901, n.d.: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:39
Folder 7: Miscellaneous Articles, Notes, Seminary Documents, n.d.: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:41

Box 4: Sermons/Letters, 1917-1918

Folder 1: Miscellaneous Articles, Notes, Programs, Etc, Undated: Acquisition information: accession: 144:42
Folder 2: Report Sheet - Deficit Campaign, Undated: Acquisition Information: Accession: 144:43
Folder 3: Articles Letter for 1914, 1914: Acquisition Information: accession: 144:44
Folder 4: Articles, Correspondence, Bills, 1915: Acquisition Information: Accession: 144:45
Folder 5: Articles, Correspondence, Bills, 1916: Acquisition Information: Accession: 144:46
Folder 6: Articles, Receipts, Marriage License, July 1917: Acquisition information: Accession: 144:47
Folder 7: Letters, 1917: Acquisition Information: Accession: 144:48
Folder 8: Letters, 1917, 1919: Acquisition Information: Accession: 144:49
Folder 9: Letters, 1917-1918: Acquisition Information: Accession: 144:50
Folder 10: Letters, 1917: Acquisition Information: Accession: 144:51
Folder 11: Letters, 1917: Acquisition information: Accession 144:52
Folder 12: Letters, 1916-1918: Acquisition Information: Accession144:53
Folder 13: Letters, 1917: Aquisition Information: Accession: 144:54
Folder 14: Letters, 1918: Acquisition Information: Accession: 144:55
Folder 15: Letters, 1918: Acquisition Information: Accession: 144:56
Folder 16: Letters, 1918: Acquisition Number: Accession: 144:57
Folder 17: Letters, 1918: Acquisition Information: Accession: 144:58
Folder 18: Letters, 1918: Acquisition Information: Accession: 144:59
Folder 19: Letters, 1918: Acquisition Information: Accession: 144:60

Box 5: Correspondence, 1918

Folder 1: Correspondence, April - May 1918: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:62
Folder 2: Correspondence, May 1918: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:63
Folder 3: Correspondence, June 1918: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:64
Folder 4: Correspondence, July 1918: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:65
Folder 5: Correspondence, July 1918: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:66
Folder 6: Correspondence, May - August 1918: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:67
Folder 7: Correspondence, July - December 1918: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:68

Box 6: Correspondence, September - December 1918

Folder 1: Correspondence, September 1918: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:69
Folder 2: Correspondence, September - October 1918: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:70
Folder 3: Correspondence, October 1918: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:71
Folder 4: Correspondence, October 1918: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:72
Folder 5: Correspondence, November 1918: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:73
Folder 6: Correspondence, November - December 1918: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:74

Box 7: Correspondence, December 1918 - May 1919

Folder 1: Correspondence, December 1918 - January 1919: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:75
Folder 2: Correspondence, February 1919: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:76
Folder 3: Correspondence, March 1919: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:77
Folder 4: Correspondence, February - April 1919: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:78
Folder 5: Correspondence, April 1919: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:79
Folder 6: Correspondence, April - May 1919: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:80
Folder 7: Correspondence, May 1919: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:81

Box 8: Correspondence, May - August 1919

Folder 1: Correspondence, May - June 1919: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:82
Folder 2: Correspondence, June 1919: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:83
Folder 3: Correspondence, May - July 1919: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:84
Folder 4: Correspondence, July 1919: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:85
Folder 5: Correspondence, July - August 1919: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:86
Folder 6: Correspondence, May - August 1919: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:87

Box 9: Correspondence, 1919-1920

Folder 1: Correspondence, August 1919: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:88
Folder 2: Correspondence, August - September 1919: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:89
Folder 3: Correspondence, September 1919: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:90
Folder 4: Correspondence, September - October 1919: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:91
Folder 5: Correspondence, October 1919: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:92
Folder 6: Correspondence, May, November - December 1919: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:93
Folder 7: Correspondence, January - February, December 1920: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:94

Box 10: Correspondence, 1919-1921

Folder 1: Correspondence, February - March 1919: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:95
Folder 2: Correspondence, April 1919, April 1920: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:96
Folder 3: Correspondence, April 1920: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:97
Folder 4: Correspondence, May 1920: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:98
Folder 5: Correspondence, May 1920: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:99
Folder 6: Correspondence, June 1920: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:100
Folder 7: Correspondence, June - July 1920: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:101
Folder 8: Correspondence, July - August 1920: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:102
Folder 9: Correspondence, September 1920: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:103
Folder 10: Correspondence, September 1920: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:104
Folder 11: Correspondence, September - October 1920: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:105
Folder 12: Correspondence, November 1920: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:106
Folder 13: Correspondence, November - December 1920: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:107
Folder 14: Correspondence, January 1921: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:108
Folder 15: Correspondence, January 1921: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:109
Folder 16: Correspondence, February 1921: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:110
Folder 17: Correspondence, March 1921: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:112
Folder 18: Correspondence, March 1921: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:113
Folder 19: Correspondence, March - April 1921: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:114
Folder 20: Correspondence, April 1921: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:115

Box 11: Correspondence, 1921-1922

Folder 1: Correspondence, May 1921: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:116
Folder 2: Correspondence, May 1921: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:117
Folder 3: Correspondence, 1912, 1917, June 1921: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:118
Folder 4: Correspondence, July 1921: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:120
Folder 5: Correspondence, August 1921: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:122
Folder 6: Correspondence, August - September 1921: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:123
Folder 7: Correspondence, September 1921: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:124
Folder 8: Correspondence, October 1921: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:125
Folder 9: Correspondence, October - November 1921: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:126
Folder 10: Correspondence, November 1921: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:127
Folder 11: Correspondence, December 1921: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:128
Folder 12: Correspondence, December 1921 - January 1922: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:129
Folder 13: Correspondence, February 1922: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:130
Folder 14: Correspondence, 1921, 1922, 1923: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:131
Folder 15: Correspondence, March 1922: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:132
Folder 16: Correspondence, April - May 1922: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:133
Folder 17: Correspondence, June 1922: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:134
Folder 18: Correspondence, June - July 1922: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:135
Folder 19: Correspondence, August 1922: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:136
Folder 20: Correspondence, August - September 1922: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:138
Folder 21: Correspondence, September 1922: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:139

Box 12: Correspondence, 1922-1924, n.d.

Folder 1: Correspondence, October 1922: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:141
Folder 2: Correspondence, October 1922: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:140
Folder 3: Correspondence, October - November 1922: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:142
Folder 4: Correspondence, November 1922: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:143
Folder 5: Correspondence, December 1922: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:144
Folder 6: Correspondence, January 1923: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:145
Folder 7: Correspondence, January - February 1923: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:146
Folder 8: Correspondence, February 1923: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:147
Folder 9: Correspondence, February - March 1923: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:148
Folder 10: Correspondence, April - May 1923: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:150
Folder 11: Correspondence, May - June 1923: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:151
Folder 12: Correspondence, July 1923: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:152
Folder 13: Correspondence, November - December 1923: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:153
Folder 14: Correspondence, August - September 1923: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:154
Folder 15: Correspondence, September - October 1923: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:155
Folder 16: Correspondence, March - April 1924: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:157
Folder 17: Correspondence, April - May 1924, December 1924: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:158
Folder 18: Correspondence, May - June 1924: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:159
Folder 19: Correspondence, October 1923, July - December 1924: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:160
Folder 20: Photographs, n.d.: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:161
Folder 21: Photographs, n.d.

Box 13: Oversized Correspondence, 1918-1935

Folder 1: Letters of Call, 1919, 1922, Undated: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:40
Folder 2: Correspondence, April-May 1918: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:61
Folder 3: Correspondence, February 1921: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:111
Folder 4: Correspondence, June 1921: (note - move to long folder box); Acquisition Information: Accession 144:119
Folder 5: Correspondence, July 1921: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:121
Folder 6: Correspondence, August 1922: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:137
Folder 7: Correspondence, March - April 1923: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:149
Folder 8: Correspondence, January - February 1924, 1935: Acquisition Information: Accession 144:156