The Papers of Nikolai Astrup Larsen, 1884-1967 | Luther College Archives

Collection Overview

Title: The Papers of Nikolai Astrup Larsen, 1884-1967Add to your cart.

ID: LCA/RG15/Larsen, N

Primary Creator: Larsen, N. Astrup (1878-1961)

Extent: 9.8 Linear Feet. More info below.

Date Acquired: 03/22/1969

Subjects: Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Alumni and alumnae, Missionaries--China, Norwegian Lutheran Church of America

Languages: English, Norwegian, Chinese

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Documentation consists of correspondence, 1897-1967 (family and church); diaries,1907-9, 1916; sermons, 1920’s-1950’s; photographs; budget books, 1949-1965; receipts; insurance policy; journals; booklets; bulletins; family information; newspaper clippings; certificates; autobiographies (him and others); papers of N.L.C.A. (minutes and constitution) and other church related papers and articles; programs; papers on the Iowa District; Luther College papers (information, clubs, events, etc.); pocket books; date books, 1898-1916; speeches; political papers (Communism in China); study notes; notebooks; lecture notes; scrapbooks; minutes; resolutions; a few poems; articles by N.A. Larsen and others; papers and materials on China mission work; World Church convention information and conferences materials (World Council of Churches, American Lutheran Church Conference); date books and almanacs, 1918-1954.

Biographical Note

Larsen was born to Luther College president Laur. Larsen and his wife Ingeborg Astrup Larsen on July 13, 1878.  He graduated from Luther College in 1896.  After graduation, he enrolled at Luther Theological Seminary and graduated from that institution in 1900.  He immediately accepted a call as a pastor in Minnesota.  In 1902, he moved to North Dakota to serve several congregations there.  A year later, he moved again within North Dakota and stayed with a congregation there for eight years.  He married his first wife, Tora Ylvisaker in 1904 who died six years later.  He married Marie Weltzin, whom he met after accepting a call to Our Savior’s Church in Tacoma, Washington in 1911.  Together they performed missionary work in China, and in 1925 he became the president of the Union Lutheran Theological Seminary in China.  Upon his return from China, he received a call to First Lutheran Church in Sioux City, Iowa.  In 1933, Luther conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity.  He was elected president of the Iowa District of the Norwegian Lutheran Church in 1934, serving that position until his retirement fifteen years later.  He died in 1961 at the age of 83.

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Larsen ble født 13. juli 1878. Han var sønn av Luther College president Laur. Larsen og Ingeborg (Astrup). Han tok eksamen ved Luther College i 1896. Deretter begynte han ved Luther Theological Seminary og gikk ut derfra i 1900. Kort etter takket han ja til et kall som prest i Minnesota. I 1902 flyttet han til Nord Dakota for å tjenestegjøre for flere menigheter der. Han giftet seg med Tora Ylvisaker i 1904. Hun døde seks år senere og han giftet seg da med Marie Weltzin, som han møtte etter å ha takket ja til et kall fra Our Savior’s Church i Tacoma, Washington, i 1911. Sammen jobbet de som misjonærer i Kina, og i 1925 ble han president for Union Lutheran Theological Seminary der. Da han kom tilbake til USA fikk han et kall fra First Lutheran Church i Sioux City, Iowa. I 1933 mottok han en æresdoktorgrad, Doctor of Divinity, fra Luther. Han ble valgt til president for Norwegian Lutheran Church, Iowa District i 1934, en jobb han hadde til han gikk av med pensjon femten år senere. Han døde i 1961, åttitre år gammel.

Subject/Index Terms

Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Alumni and alumnae
Missionaries--China
Norwegian Lutheran Church of America

Administrative Information

Repository: Luther College Archives

Alternate Extent Statement: 15 boxes

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Acquisition Source: N. Astrup Larsen Estate

Preferred Citation: Cite unpublished materials: Nikolai Astrup Larsen Papers, RG15 Manuscripts, Luther College Archives, Decorah, Iowa

Finding Aid Revision History:

6/10/24: Abby Bates updated copyright policy link.

5/10/2023: HRJ updated to include acquisition information from original processing documents, add languages, and add subject headings.

11/20/19: EC updated the preferred citation.


Box and Folder Listing


Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Correspondence, 1900-1967],
[Series 2: Writings, 1925-1961],
[Series 3: Sermons, 1920-1959],
[Series 4: China Missions, 1909-1953],
[Series 5: Church Papers, 1927-1968],
[Series 6: Personal Papers, 1884-1965],
[Series 7: Realia, Undated],
[All]

Series 6: Personal Papers, 1884-1965Add to your cart.
Box 10: Personal and Church Papers, 1920-1960Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Materials on Communism and China, 1958Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Notes & Speech Notecards, 1945, 48-60, UndatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 8: Speeches & Events at Luther College, 1929, 31, 36, 46, 52Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Chapel Talks at Luther College, Various years 1933 to 1959Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Luther College & Alumni, 1934, 1945, UndatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: Luther College Donations & Events, 1920, 1936, UndatedAdd to your cart.
Box 11: Personal Papers, 1884-1965Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Pocketbook, UndatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: Diary, 1907-09, 16Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Budget Book, 1949Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Budget Book, 1950Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Budget Book, 1951Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Budget Book, 1952Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Budget Book, 1953Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Budget Book, 1954Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Budget Book, 1955Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Budget Book, 1956Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Budget Book, 1957Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Budget Book, 1958Add to your cart.
Folder 13: Budget Book, 1959Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Budget Book, 1960Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Budget Book, 1961Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Budget Book, 1962Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Budget Book, 1963Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Budget Book, 1964Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Budget Book, 1965Add to your cart.
Folder 20: Two Unidentified Photos, UndatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 21: Unidentified Photo on Cardboard, UndatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 22: Receipts and Account Books, 1932-1940, UndatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 23: Papers Concerning Laur Larsen, 1884, 1933Add to your cart.
Folder 24: Papers Concerning Larsen Family Members, 1957, 60, 61, UndatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 25: NA Larsen Autobiography and Certificates, 1896, 1900, 52, 65Add to your cart.
Folder 26: Symra Society 50th Anniversary, 1952-53, 57Add to your cart.
Folder 27: Postcards of Norway and North Dakota, UndatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 28: Dr. John Seldon Whale, 1954, UndatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 29: Piney Woods School, 1946, 49, 53-55, 59Add to your cart.
Folder 30: Autobiography of Oscar L. Olson, UndatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 31: Biography of Herbjorn Gausta, 1939Add to your cart.
Folder 32: Photos of NA Larsen, UndatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 33: Datebooks, 1898-1899Add to your cart.
Folder 34: Datebooks, 1900-1901Add to your cart.
Folder 35: Datebooks, 1902-1903Add to your cart.
Folder 36: Datebooks, 1904-1905Add to your cart.
Folder 37: Datebooks, 1906-1907Add to your cart.
Folder 38: Datebooks, 1908-1909Add to your cart.
Folder 39: Datebooks, 1910-1911Add to your cart.
Box 12: Datebooks, 1912-1955Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Datebooks, 1912-1913Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Datebooks, 1914-1915Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Datebooks, 1916-1917Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Datebooks, 1918-1919Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Datebooks, 1920-1921Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Datebooks, 1922-1923Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Datebooks, 1924-1925Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Datebooks, 1926-1927Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Datebooks, 1928-1929Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Datebooks, 1930-1931Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Datebooks, 1932-1933Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Datebooks, 1935-1937Add to your cart.
Folder 13: Datebooks, 1938-1939Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Datebooks, 1940-1941Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Datebooks, 1942-1943Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Datebooks, 1944-1945Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Datebooks, 1946-1947Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Datebooks, 1948-1949Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Datebooks, 1950-1951Add to your cart.
Folder 20: Datebooks, 1952-1953Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Datebooks, 1954, 56Add to your cart.
Folder 22: Datebooks, 1925, 55, UndatedAdd to your cart.
Box 13: Notebooks, 1898-1901Add to your cart.
Folder 1: NA Larsen's "Encyklopadi" Notebook, 1898Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Notebook for Hebrew Class, UndatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: Notebook for Seminary, 1900Add to your cart.
Folder 4: NA Larsen's Hebrew & Greek Notebook, UndatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 5: Record Book of Bible Passages, UndatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 6: NA Larsen's "Indhold" Notebook, 1901Add to your cart.
Box 15: Scrapbook, 1934-1957Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Scrapbook, 1934-1957Add to your cart.

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Correspondence, 1900-1967],
[Series 2: Writings, 1925-1961],
[Series 3: Sermons, 1920-1959],
[Series 4: China Missions, 1909-1953],
[Series 5: Church Papers, 1927-1968],
[Series 6: Personal Papers, 1884-1965],
[Series 7: Realia, Undated],
[All]