The Papers of Herman A. Preus, 1846-2000 | Luther College Archives
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Collection Overview
Title: The Papers of Herman A. Preus, 1846-2000
ID: LCA/RG15/Preus, H. A.
Primary Creator: Preus, Herman A. (Herman Amberg) (1896-1995)
Extent: 2.6 Linear Feet. More info below.
Date Acquired: 05/02/2022
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Biographical Note
Administrative Information
Repository: Luther College Archives
Alternate Extent Statement: 4 boxes
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Acquisition Source: Mary Preus
Processing Information: Processed in June-July 2022 and February 2023 by Jessica Trygstad and Hayley Jackson.
Finding Aid Revision History: 6/15/24: Abby Bates updated copyright policy link.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
[Box 1: Correspondence, 1846-1984],
[Box 2: Academics, Diaries, Memoirs, Newsclippings, and Travel Records, 1877-2000],
[Box 3: Photographs, 1867-1980, n.d.],
[Box 4: Photographs, 1909-1994, n.d.],
[All]
- Box 1: Correspondence, 1846-1984
- Primarily correspondence between Herman, wife (Florence), parents (Christian Keyser Preus and Lulla Hjort Preus), siblings, children, colleagues, and friends. The last several folders contain a mix of collected historical correspondence, sermons, and family histories from Herman's Hjort ancestors and Brandt relatives that were mixed in with other correspondence. Correspondence is in a mix of English and Norwegian.
- Folder 1: Letter from C.K. Preus to H.A. Preus, 1913
- In Norwegian
- Folder 2: Letters to Lulla Hjort Preus from H.A. Preus, 1910, 1917
- In English
- Folder 3: Letters Between H.A. Preus, Lulla Hjort, and C.K. Preus During Navy Service, 1917-1919
- In Norwegian
- Folder 4: Letters to H.A. Preus from Lulla Hjort, 1918
- In Norwegian
- Folder 5: Postcards from H.A. Preus to Lulla Hjort, 1918, 1922, 1926
- In English
- Folder 6: Letters Between H.A. Preus and Siblings (Jaken (J.A.O.), Cathinka, Knut Stalland J.C.K.), 1918, 1922-1924, 1949
- In English
- Folder 7: Letters from Leipzig, 1922, 1924, 1927
- In English
- Folder 8: Letters to Hennette Preus (Teisberg) from H.A. Preus, 1920, 1926, 1928
- In English
- Folder 9: Letters to H.A. Preus from Lulla Hjort and C.K. Preus, 1920-1922
- In Norwegian
- Folder 10: Letters from H.A. Preus to Lulla Hjort and C.K. Preus, 1920-1922
- In English
- Folder 11: Letters to H.A. Preus from Christian Ravndal, 1922-1923, 1928
- In English
- Folder 12: H.A. Preus to Lulla Hjort and Henriette Preus, 1923
- In English
- Folder 13: Letters to H.A. Preus from Lulla Hjort, 1923
- In Norwegian
- Folder 14: Letters to H.A. Preus from Lulla Hjort, 1924
- In Norwegian
- Folder 15: Letters to Lulla Hjort from H.A. Preus, 1924
- In Norwegian and English
- Folder 16: Letters to Lulla Hjort from H.A. Preus, 1925
- In English
- Folder 17: Letters to H.A. Preus from Lulla Hjort, 1925
- In Norwegian
- Folder 18: Letters to H.A. Preus from Theodore Hoelty-Nickel, 1925, 1927
- In English
- Folder 19: Letters to H.A. Preus in Edinburgh, 1925-1927
- In English, French, and Norwegian
- Folder 20: Telegrams from H.A. to Lulla Hjort and Family, 1925-1927
- In English
- Folder 21: Letters to Lulla Hjort from H.A. Preus during Archaeological Congress Travel, 1926
- In Norwegian and English
- Folder 22: Letters to Lulla Hjort from H.A. Preus, 1926
- In English and Norwegian
- Folder 23: Letters to H.A. Preus from Lulla Hjort, 1926
- In Norwegian
- Folder 24: Letters to H.A. Preus from Lulla Hjort, 1927
- In Norwegian
- Folder 25: Letters to Lulla Hjort from H.A. Preus, 1927
- In Norwegian
- Folder 26: Letters to Lulla Hjort from. H.A., 1927
- In English
- Folder 27: Letters to H.A. Preus from Professor James MacKinnon, 1927-1943
- In English
- Folder 28: Letters to H.A. Preus from Molly Harrower, 1928, n.d.
- In English
- Folder 29: Letters to H.A. Preus from Lulla Hjort, 1928
- In Norwegian
- Folder 30: Letters to Lulla Hjort from H.A. Preus, 1928
- In English
- Folder 31: Letters from Lulla Hjort Preus to H.A. Preus, 1929
- In Norwegian
- Folder 32: Correspondence: Preus Family Legacy, 1931-1998
- In English
- Folder 33: Letters to Florence Preus from H.A. Preus while in Tubingen, 1937
- In English
- Folder 34: Letters to Florence Preus from H.A. Preus, 1936, 1949, 1956, 1960, 1966, 1972
- In English
- Folder 35: Letters from H.A. Preus during Bad Boll, Paris, Oslo, Trondheim (Boats) Trip, 1949
- In English
- Folder 36: H.A. Postcards to Children, 1937, 1949, 1954, 1956, 1980
- In English
- Folder 37: Letters Recieved by H.A. Preus when Ill, 1940
- In English
- Folder 38: Correspondence Relating to H.A.s Fulbright, 1952, 1953, 1960
- In English
- Folder 39: Misc. Preus Family Correspondence, 1916-1981
- In English
- Folder 40: Family History Research 1: Early Preus Research, 1984
- In English
- Folder 41: Family History Research 2: Realf and Olaf Brandt Correspondence, 1912
- In English
- Folder 42: Family Research 3: Correspondence w/ J.R. Christianson, 1978
- In English
- Folder 43: Family Research 4: Olson/Hanson Letter, 1984
- In English
- Folder 44: Family Research 5: Hjort/Ottesen History. Correspondence, Funeral Sermon, 1846-1917, n.d.
- In English and Norwegian
- Folder 45: Family Resesarch 6: Historical Correspondence and Poetry, 1894-1941
- In Norwegian and English
- Folder 46: Family Research: Hjort Crest, n.d.
- Box 2: Academics, Diaries, Memoirs, Newsclippings, and Travel Records, 1877-2000
- Folder 1: Academics: Article, "Luther on The Universal Priesthood and The Office of Ministry, 1979
- Folder 2: Academics: Concordia Seminary Honorary Doctorate, 1967
- Folder 3: Academics: Honorary Doctorate from Concordia (Concordia Days), 1967
- Folder 4: Academics: Correspondence, Programs, News Clippings and Related Material From Study and Professorship at Luther Seminary, 1922-1977, n.d.
- Folder 5: Academics: Correspondence, Programs, Receipts, Photos, and Related Material from Study and Visits to Paris, 1922-1967
- Folder 6: Academics: Correspondence, Programs, and Related Material from Study in Edinburgh, 1923-1928
- Folder 7: Academics: Faculte Protestante de Paris (Diary, ID Material), 1925-1928
- Folder 8: Academics: The International Congress of Archaeology, 1925-1926
- Folder 9: Academics: International Lutheran Congress, 1965-1966
- Folder 10: Academics: Luther College Activity Programs, 1914-1916
- Folder 11: Academics: Luther College Distinguished Service Award, 1969
- Folder 12: Academics: Luther College Grade Reports, 1909-1916
- Folder 13: Academics: Luther College Heritage Club Certificate, n.d.
- Folder 14: Diary / Agenda, 1922
- Folder 15: Diary / Agendas / Notebooks, 1928, n.d.
- Folder 16: Diary / Agendas, 1960-1961
- Folder 17: Luther College: Sorlien Family Reunion, 1990
- Folder 18: Newsclippings: Family History and Koren's Funeral Sermon for O.J. Hjort, 1879-1985, n.d.
- Folder 19: Newsclippings: Herman A. Preus, 1921-2000, n.d.
- Folder 20: Newclippings: Luther College (Programs), 1963-1983, n.d.
- Folder 21: Newsclippings: Lutheran History, 1917, n.d.
- Folder 22: Newsclippings: Preus Family, 1877-1990, n.d.
- Folder 23: Postcards, 1944-1976, n.d.
- Folder 24: Travel: Passport, 1922-1926
- Folder 25: Travel: Pressed Flowers from Jerusalem, n.d.
- Folder 26: Travel: Programs, Pictures, and Receipts from Europe Trip, 1937
- Folder 27: H.A. Preus' Memoir Manuscript (1 of 4), n.d.
- Folder 28: H.A. Preus' Memoir Manuscript (2 of 4), n.d.
- Folder 29: H.A. Preus' Memoir Manuscript (3 of 4), n.d.
- Folder 30: H.A. Preus' Memoir Manuscript (4 of 4), n.d.
- Folder 31: Vital and Property Records, 1919-1953
- Box 3: Photographs, 1867-1980, n.d.
- Folder 1: Photos: Family and Travel, 1937-1980, n.d.
- Folder 2: Photos: "Herman's College Girlfriends", 1916-1918, n.d.
- Folder 3: Photos: Herman A. Preus Portraits, 1922-1967, n.d.
- Folder 4: Herman A. Preus Portraits (2), 1919-1959, n.d.
- Folder 5: Photos: Herman A. Preus Speaking at Churches, n.d.
- Folder 6: Photos: Jonathon and Mary Preus' Wedding, 1964
- Folder 7: Photos: John Estrem Ordination, Other Ordinations, 1954-1967
- Folder 8: Photos: Lutheran Theological Conference at Bad Boll, Germany (1), 1949
- Folder 9: Photos: Lutheran Theological Conference at Bad Boll, Germany (2), 1949
- Folder 10: Photos: Norway, 1923, 1963, n.d.
- Folder 11: Photos: Preus Family (1), 1867-1938, n.d.
- Box 4: Photographs, 1909-1994, n.d.
Browse by Box:
[Box 1: Correspondence, 1846-1984],
[Box 2: Academics, Diaries, Memoirs, Newsclippings, and Travel Records, 1877-2000],
[Box 3: Photographs, 1867-1980, n.d.],
[Box 4: Photographs, 1909-1994, n.d.],
[All]