C. K. (Christian Keyser) Preus Presidential Papers

C. K. (Christian Keyser) Preus Presidential Papers, 1866-1951 | Luther College Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: C. K. (Christian Keyser) Preus Presidential Papers, 1866-1951

ID: LCA/RG02/2nd President

Primary Creator: Luther College (Decorah, Iowa)

Other Creators: Preus family, Preus, C. K. (1852-1921)

Extent: 12.1 Linear Feet. More info below.

Arrangement: This collection is arranged into one series, Correspondence and Subject Files.

Subjects: Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - College Finances, Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Curricula, Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Faculty and Staff, Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - History, Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Students, Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Norwegian Synod, United States, Universities and colleges, World War, 1914-1918

Languages: English, Norwegian, German

Abstract

A collection of correspondence and subject files from 1859 to 1951 from the office of C. K. Preus, second president of Luther College.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection contains correspondence and subject files from 1859 to 1951 from the office of C. K. Preus, second president of Luther College, during his administration. These materials include personal and official correspondence with family members, students, and college and church associates; purchasing invoices; files regarding the Koren Library campaign; and information about World War I and the Student Army Training Corps (SATC).

Collection Historical Note

C. K. (Christian Keyser) Preus, the second president of Luther College, was born on October 13, 1852 in the Spring Prairie parsonage of Wisconsin to Herman Amberg Preus and Caroline (Linka) Keyser Preus. He had connections with the Norwegian Synod from childhood through his father’s involvement with the church. Preus entered Luther College as a student in 1865, but typhoid fever forced him to temporarily withdraw. He resumed his studies in 1868 and graduated from Luther College in 1873. He had been on Luther's first baseball team in 1872.

He later graduated from Concordia Seminary in 1876. He was ordained that year and soon went to Spring Prairie, Wisconsin, to help his father at his congregation. He split his time between Spring Prairie and Our Saviour's Church in Chicago during the span of time between 1893-1895. Even after his father passed away in 1894, Preus continued to work at the Spring Prairie parish until 1897, when his own health faltered. Preus married Louise Augusta Hjort in 1877. Her father was Ove Jakob Hjort, who was a pioneer pastor like his own father.

Preus moved to Decorah in the summer of 1897 and moved into "Sunnyside" house. In 1898 Preus accepted a teaching job in the preparatory department at Luther College, where he was an instructor in both religion and Norwegian. Even after assuming the presidency of Luther in 1902, he continued to teach Latin, Norwegian, and religion.

The changes to the curriculum and campus under Preus were momentous. In 1915, the college was accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, and tuition was charged for the first time: twenty dollars per semester for the college department. Hebrew was dropped as a required course in 1919 and the curriculum revised to allow more electives and “majors.” The physical campus also changed. The gymnasium tripled in size with the addition of an auditorium in 1903. Larsen Hall was built in 1907 providing dormitory, office, and classroom space. In 1909-1910, Jens Jensen, a prominent landscape architect, suggested new landscape designs for the campus and in 1921 the cornerstone was laid for the Koren Hall Library and Museum. Luther also celebrated its 50th anniversary, survived World War I, participated in the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, sent its Concert Band to Europe in 1914, and expanded the faculty and student enrollment during the Preus presidency.

While overseeing many administrative aspects of the college, Preus was also active in the Norwegian Synod which later evolved into the Norwegian Church in America. During Preus' presidency, the relationship between Luther College and the Norwegian Synod shifted. In 1917, the uniting of the various synods to form the Norwegian Lutheran Evangelical Lutheran Church of America meant that was no longer the main school supported by the church. Now it "became one of two colleges (the other being St. Olaf) to which the church was fully committed; and it was not many years before it found it was one of four, eventually five colleges, which laid claim to the church's support" (Nelson 169-170). Luther soon learned that the attention and funds were moving towards the other few sponsored schools rather than just themselves. The need to become more self-sufficient was evident.

Preus was a leader in other respects, as well. He was a charter member and the first Iowa District president of the Choral Union of the Synod, which was organized in 1903. In addition, he was was vice-president of the Norwegian Synod since 1911, vice-president of the Iowa District of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America since 1917, president of the Winneshiek County Old Settlers' Association in 1913, and the first president of the Educational Association of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America. (Christian Keyser Preus 142-143)

C. K. Preus died on May 28, 1921.

Biographical Note

Located in the small northeast Iowa town of Decorah, Luther College is an undergraduate liberal arts institution of about 2,500 students. The college is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Founded in 1861 by Norwegian immigrants, Luther offers more than 60 majors and preprofessional and certificate programs leading to the bachelor of arts degree. Its mission statement emphasizes faith, leadership, and community service. Luther College provides equal opportunity for all qualified persons in its educational programs and activities.

Subject/Index Terms

Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - College Finances
Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Curricula
Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Faculty and Staff
Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - History
Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Students
Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
Norwegian Synod
United States
Universities and colleges
World War, 1914-1918

Administrative Information

Repository: Luther College Archives

Alternate Extent Statement: 36 boxes

Access Restrictions: All materials are available for research.

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 Library and Information Services copyright and fair use policy, please visit http://lis.luther.edu/about/policies/copyright.

Preferred Citation:

Cite unpublished materials: Christian K. Preus Presidential Papers, RG02 Office of the President, Luther College Archives, Decorah, Iowa

Cite published materials as required by your chosen citation style (Chicago, MLA, APA, etc.).

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: General Correspondence, 1873-1890],
[Box 2: General Correspondence, 1891-1894],
[Box 3: General Correspondence, 1894-1896],
[Box 4: General Correspondence, 1897-1914],
[Box 5: General Correspondence, 1862-1923],
[Box 6: Correspondence, 1879-1907],
[Box 7: Correspondence, 1908-1914],
[Box 8: Correspondence, 1914-1925],
[Box 9: Correspondence, 1926-1932],
[Box 10: Correspondence and Notes, 1873-1913],
[Box 11: Copy Books, 1907-1909],
[Box 12: Correspondence, 1878-1919],
[Box 13: Correspondence, 1897-1915],
[Box 14: Correspondence, 1897-1915],
[Box 15: Correspondence, 1892-1914],
[Box 16: Correspondence, 1902-1914],
[Box 17: Correspondence, 1897-1920],
[Box 18: Correspondence, 1902-1921],
[Box 19: Correspondence, 1903-1921],
[Box 20: Correspondence, 1875-1897],
[Box 21: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1876-1929],
[Box 22: Subject Files, 1902-1924],
[Box 23: Subject Files, 1916-1932],
[Box 24: Subject Files, 1918-1930],
[Box 25: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1822-1920],
[Box 26: Subject Files, 1905-1922],
[Box 27: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1888-1924],
[Box 28: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1895-1922],
[Box 29: Correspondence, 1912-1922],
[Box 30: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1861-1922],
[Box 31: Correspondence, 1877-1931],
[Box 32: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1880-1920],
[Box 33: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1859-1951],
[Box 34: Norway - 100th Anniversary University of Kristiania - Norse-American Centennial, 1911-1925],
[Box 35: Correspondence, 1866-1917],
[Box 36: Oversized, Application for Accreditation by Iowa Educational Board of Examiners, List of Pastors Contributing to Endowment Fund, 1909],
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Box 1: General Correspondence, 1873-1890

Folder 1: 4:0
Folder 2: General Correspondence, 1873-1879: Accession Number: 4:1
Folder 3: General Correspondence, 1880-1884: Accession Number: 4:2
Folder 4: General Correspondence, 1885: Accession Number: 4:3
Folder 5: General Correspondence, 1885: Accession Number: 4:4
Folder 6: General Correspondence, 1886: Accession Number: 4:5
Folder 7: General Correspondence, 1887-1889: Accession Number: 4:6
Folder 8: General Correspondence, 1889-1890: Accession Number: 4:7

Box 2: General Correspondence, 1891-1894

Folder 1: General Correspondence, January-June 1891: Accession Number: 4:8
Folder 2: General Correspondence, July-December 1891: Accession Number: 4:9
Folder 3: General Correspondence, 1892: Accession Number: 4:10
Folder 4: General Correspondence, January-July 1893: Accession Number: 4:11
Folder 5: General Correspondence, August-December 1893: Accession Number: 4:12
Folder 6: General Correspondence, January-July 1894: Accession Number: 4:13

Box 3: General Correspondence, 1894-1896

Folder 1: General Correspondence, Aug-Dec 1894: Accession Number: 4:14
Folder 2: General Correspondence, Jan-June 1895: Accession Number: 4:15
Folder 3: General Correspondence, July-Sept 1895: Accession Number: 4:16
Folder 4: General Correspondence, Oct-Dec 1895: Accession Number: 4:17
Folder 5: General Correspondence, 1896: Accession Number: 4:18

Box 4: General Correspondence, 1897-1914

Folder 1: General Correspondence, 1897: Accession Number: 4:19
Folder 2: General Correspondence, 1898-1899: Accession Number: 4:20
Folder 3: General Correspondence, 1900-1901: Accession Number: 4:21
Folder 4: General Correspondence, 1902: Accession Number: 4:22
Folder 5: General Correspondence, 1903: Accession Number: 4:23
Folder 6: General Correspondence, 1904: Accession Number: 4:24
Folder 7: General Correspondence, 1905: Accession Number: 4:25
Folder 8: General Correspondence, 1906-1912: Accession Number: 4:26
Folder 9: General Corresponence, 1913-1914: Accession Number: 4:27

Box 5: General Correspondence, 1862-1923

Folder 1: General Correspondence, 1915: Accession Number: 4:28
Folder 2: General Correspondence, 1916: Accession Number: 4:29
Folder 3: General Correspondence, 1917-1923: Accession Number: 4:30
Folder 4: General Correspondence / Amerika, 1884-1893: Accession Number: 4:31
Folder 5: General Correspondence, Undated: Accession Number: 4:32
Folder 6: General Correspondence, Undated: Accession Number: 4:33
Folder 7: General Correspondence, 1862-1897: Accession Number: 4:34

Box 6: Correspondence, 1879-1907

Folder 1: General Correspondence, undated: Accession Number: 4:35
Folder 2: General Correspondence, undated: Accession Number: 4:36
Folder 3: Article on V. Koren, undated: Accession Number: 4:37
Folder 4: Spring Prairie and Bonnet Prairie, undated: Accession Number: 4:38
Folder 5: General Correspondence, 1879-1887: Accession Number: 4:39
Folder 6: Official and Private Correspondence, 1888-1893: Accession Number: 4:40
Folder 7: Official and Private Correspondence, 1894-1896: Accesion Number: 4:41
Folder 8: Official Correspondence, 1902: Accession Number: 4:42
Folder 9: Official and Private Correspondence, 1903: Accession Number 4:43
Folder 10: General Correspondence, 1904: Accession Number 4:44
Folder 11: Official and Private Correspondence, 1905: Accession Number 4:45
Folder 12: Official Correspondence, 1906: Accession Number 4:46
Folder 13: Official and Private Correspondence, 1907: Accession Number 4:47

Box 7: Correspondence, 1908-1914

Folder 1: Official Correspondence, 1908: Accession Number 4:48
Folder 2: Official and Private Correspondence, 1909: Accession Number 4:49
Folder 3: Official and Private Correspondence, 1910: Accession Number 4:50
Folder 4: General Correspondence, 1911: Accession Number 4:51
Folder 5: Official and Private Correspondence, 1912: Accesion Number 4:52
Folder 6: General Correspondence, Jan-March 1913: Accession Number 4:53
Folder 7: General Correspondence, Apr-Aug 1913: Accession Number 4:54
Folder 8: General Correspondence, Sept-Dec 1913: Accession Number 4:55
Folder 9: General Correspondence, Jan- Apr 1914: Accession Number 4:56
Folder 10: Luther College Concert Band Correspondence, May-Aug 1914: Accession Number 4:57
Folder 11: Martin Luther Statue Correspondence, 1911: Accession Number 4:101

Box 8: Correspondence, 1914-1925

Folder 1: Synod Correspondence, 1914: Accesion Number 4:58
Folder 2: General Correspondence, 1914: Accession Number 4:59
Folder 3: Luther College Concert Band and Chorus Correspondence, 1914: Accession Number 4:60
Folder 4: General Correspondence, 1915: Accession Number 4:61
Folder 5: General Correspondence, 1915: Accession Number 4:62
Folder 6: General Correspondence, 1915: Accession Number 4:63
Folder 7: General Correspondence, 1916: Accession Number 4:64
Folder 8: General Correspondence, 1917: Accession Number 4:65
Folder 9: Listing, Clippings, Statements, 1918-1919: Accession Number 4:66
Folder 10: Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (NLCA) Correspondence, 1922-1924: Accession Number 4:67
Folder 11: Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (NLCA) Correspondence, 1925: Accession Number 4:68

Box 9: Correspondence, 1926-1932

Folder 1: Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (NLCA) Correspondence, 1926-1928: Accession Number 4:69
Folder 2: Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (NLCA) Correspondence, 1930: Accession Number 4:70
Folder 3: Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (NLCA) Correspondence, 1932: Accession Number 4:71
Folder 4: Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (NLCA) Correspondence, undated: Accession Number 4:72
Folder 5: Correspondence regarding Co-Education and Preus family article, 1932, 1990: Received in September of 1998, given to college by David W. Preus, son of O.J.H. Preus.
Folder 6: Clippings, undated: Accession Number 4:74
Folder 7: Articles, undated: Accession Number 4:75
Folder 8: Notes and Articles, undated: Accession Number 4:76
Folder 9: Luther College Papers, undated: Accession Number 4:77
Folder 10: Luther College Papers, undated: Accesion Number 4:78
Folder 11: General Correspondence, undated: Accession Number 4:79

Box 10: Correspondence and Notes, 1873-1913

Folder 1: Notes, undated

Accession Number 4:80

Folder 2: 15 Diaries, 1880-1895

Item 1: Appointment Book, 1880: Accession Number 4:81:1
Item 2: Appointment Book, 1881: Accession Number 4:81:2
Item 3: Appointment Book, 1882: Accession Number 4:81:3
Item 4: Appointment Book, 1885: Accession Number 4:81:4
Item 5: Appointment Book, 1887: Accession Number 4:81:5
Item 6: Appointment Book, 1888: Accession Number 4:81:6
Item 7: Appointment Book, 1889: Accession Number 4:81:7
Item 8: Appointment Book, 1890: Accession Number 4:81:8
Item 9: Appointment Book, 1891: Accession Number 4:81:9
Item 10: Appointment Book, 1892: Accession Number 4:81:10
Item 11: Appointment Book, 1893: Accession Number 4:81:11
Item 12: Appointment Book, 1894: Accession Number 4:81:12
Item 13: Appointment Book, 1894: Accession Number 4:81:13
Item 14: Appointment Book, 1895: Accession Number 4:81:14

Folder 3: Notebook from Concordia Seminary, 1873-1876

Accession Number 4:82

Folder 4: General Correspondence, 1880-1893

Accession Number 3:83

Folder 5: General Correspondence, 1894

Accesion Number 4:84

Folder 6: General Correspondence, 1895

Accession Number 4:85

Folder 7: General Correspondence, 1896-1913

Accession Number 4:86

Box 11: Copy Books, 1907-1909

Folder 1: Notes on Election Controversy, undated

Accession Number 4:88

Folder 2: Copy Book, undated

Accession Number 4:89

Folder 3: Copy Book, 1901-1908

Accession Number 4:90

Folder 4: Diary of Martinus Bleken, 1907-1909

Accession Number 4:91

Rev. Martinus Kristiansen (M.K.) Bleken taught at Luther College from 1906 through January 1910. He also served as the disciplinarian and "husfader" (house father) of the Prepatory Department 1907-1910.

Folder 5: Meeting notebook, 1881-1882

Accession Number 4:92

Folder 6: General Correspondence, 1911-1920

Accession Number 4:93

Box 12: Correspondence, 1878-1919

Folder 1: General Correspondence, 1913-1916: Accession Number 4:94
Folder 2: Luther College Financial Records and Correspondence, 1878-1910: Accession Number 4:95
Folder 3: General Correspondence, 1903-1919: Accession Number 4:96
Folder 4: Koren Library Building Fund, 1904-1909: Accession Number 4:97
Folder 5: Koren Library Building Fund, 1909: Accession Number 4:98
Folder 6: Koren Library Building Fund, 1909-1916: Accession Number 4:99
Folder 7: Invoices, 1910-1912: Accession Number 4:100

Box 13: Correspondence, 1897-1915

Folder 1: Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915: Accession Number 4:102
Folder 2: General Correspondence, 1907-1909: Accession Number 4:103
Folder 3: General Correspondence, 1910: Accession Number 4:104
Folder 4: General Correspondence, 1911: Accession Number 4:105
Folder 5: General Correspondence, 1912: Accession Number 4:106
Folder 6: General Correspondence, 1913: Accession Number 4:107
Folder 7: 50th Anniversary / Homecoming, 1909-1910: Accession Number 4:109
Folder 8: Financial Papers, 1903-1918: Accession Number 4:110
Folder 9: Student Aid, 1897-1902: Accession Number 4:111

Box 14: Correspondence, 1897-1915

Folder 1: Student Correspondence, 1903-1913: Accession Number 4:113
Folder 2: Student Correspondence, Ba-Bl, 1903-1915: Accession Number 4:114
Folder 3: Student Correspondence, Bo-Bu, 1902-1914: Accession Number 4:115
Folder 4: Student Correspondence, C, 1901-1913: Accession Number 4:116
Folder 5: Student Correspondence, D, 1901-1913: Accession Number 4:117
Folder 6: Student Correspondence, E, 1897-1913: Accession Number 4:118
Folder 7: Student Correspondence, F, 1903-1913: Accession Number 4:119

Box 15: Correspondence, 1892-1914

Folder 1: Student Correspondence, G, 1892-1913: Accession Number 4:120
Folder 2: Student Correspondence, Ha, 1897-1913: Accession Number 4:121
Folder 3: Student Correspondence, Ha-Hu, 1901-1914: Accession Number 4:122
Folder 4: Student Correspondence, He, 1897-1913: Accession Number 4:123
Folder 5: Student Correspondence, Hi-Hu, 1904-1914: Accession Number 4:124
Folder 6: Student Correspondence, I, 1903-1910: Accession Number 4:125
Folder 7: Student Correspondence, J, 1902-1914: Accession Number 4:126

Box 16: Correspondence, 1902-1914

Folder 1: Student Correspondence, K, 1902-1913: Accession Number 4:127
Folder 2: Student Correspondence, L, 1903-1913: Accession Number 4:128
Folder 3: Student Correspondence, M, 1903-1912: Accession Number 4:129
Folder 4: Student Correspondence, N, 1907-1914: Accession Number 4:130
Folder 5: Student Correspondence, O, 1902-1913: Accession Number 4:131
Folder 6: Student Correspondence, P, 1903-1914: Accession Number 4:132
Folder 7: Student Correspondence, Q, 1907-1912: Accession Number 4:133

Box 17: Correspondence, 1897-1920

Folder 1: Student Correspondence, R, 1899-1913: Accession Number 4:134
Folder 2: Student Correspondence, S, 1897-1914: Accession Number 4:135
Folder 3: Student Correspondence, T, 1899-1913: Accession Number 4:136
Folder 4: Student Correspondence, U-V, 1903-1914: Accession Number 4:137
Folder 5: Student Correspondence, W-Y, 1905-1913: Accession Number 4:138
Folder 6: Student Correspondence, A, 1918-1920: Accession Number 4:139
Folder 7: Student Correspondence, B, 1918-1920: Accession Number 4:140

Box 18: Correspondence, 1902-1921

Folder 1: Student Correspondence, C, 1918-1921: Accession Number 4:141
Folder 2: Student Correspondence, D, 1912-1921: Accession Number 4:142
Folder 3: Student Correspondence, E, 1918-1921: Accession Number 4:143
Folder 4: Student Correspondence, F, 1918-1920: Accession Number 4:144
Folder 5: Student Correspondence, G, 1918-1920: Accession Number 4:145
Folder 6: Student Correspondence, Ha-He, 1903-1920: Accession Number 4:146
Folder 7: Student Correspondence, Hi-Hu, 1906-1920: Accession Number 4:147
Folder 8: Student Correspondence, I, 1918-1921: Accession Number 4:148
Folder 9: Student Correspondence, J, 1918-1921: Accession Number 4:149
Folder 10: Student Correspondence, K, 1902-1919: Accession Number 4:150

Box 19: Correspondence, 1903-1921

Folder 1: Student Correspondence, K, 1907-1920
Folder 2: Student Correspondence, L, 1903-1921
Folder 3: Student Correspondence, M, 1910-1919
Folder 4: Student Correspondence, O, 1912-1920
Folder 5: Student Correspondence, P-Q, 1918-1920
Folder 6: Student Correspondence, R, 1909-1921
Folder 7: Student Correspondence, Sa-So, 1909-1920
Folder 8: Student Correspondence, Sp-Sw, 1918-1920
Folder 9: Student Correspondence, T-Y, 1911-1920

Box 20: Correspondence, 1875-1897

Box 21: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1876-1929

Folder 1: Documents, 1876-1920
Folder 2: Programs on Norway Tour, 1914
Folder 3: Amerika Norwegian Publishing Company, 1891-1894
Folder 4: 50th Anniversary Greetings, 1911
Folder 5: Correspondence, College Chips, 1926
Folder 6: Faculty Curriculum Committee, Correspondence and Reports, 1926-1929

Box 22: Subject Files, 1902-1924

Folder 1: Athletics, 1919-1920
Folder 2: Athletics- Programs and Pamphlets, 1902-1904
Folder 3: Athletics, 1904-1905
Folder 4: Athletics, 1905-1906
Folder 5: Athletics, 1921-1922
Folder 6: Athletics, 1922-1924
Folder 7: Luther College Faculty, 1919-1920
Folder 8: Salaries, 1918
Folder 9: Luther College Courses, 1918

Box 23: Subject Files, 1916-1932

Folder 1: Luther College Treasurer, 1927-1931
Folder 2: Luther College Advertising, 1919-1921
Folder 3: Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (NLCA), Board of Education, 1918-1919
Folder 4: Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (NLCA), Board of Education, 1918
Folder 5: Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (NLCA), Board of Education, 1917-1918
Folder 6: Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (NLCA), Board of Education, 1917-1918
Folder 7: Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (NLCA), Board of Education, 1920-1921
Folder 8: Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (NLCA), Board of Education, 1919
Folder 9: Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (NLCA), Board of Education, 1916-1921
Folder 10: Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (NLCA), Board of Education - Luther/St. Olaf Matter, 1931
Folder 11: Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (NLCA), Board of Education - Meeting Records and Correspondence, 1931-1932

Box 24: Subject Files, 1918-1930

Folder 1: Educational Association of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (NLCA), 1918
Folder 2: Board of Trustees, 1918-1920
Folder 3: Luther College Endowment, 1918-1920
Folder 4: Reports of Legacies, 1912-1920
Folder 5: Hanna Ottesen Legacy, 1918-1920
Folder 6: Construction Agreement, 1929
Folder 7: Lutheran Brotherhood of America, 1918-1930
Folder 8: Student Army Training Corps (SATC), undated

Box 25: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1822-1920

Folder 1: Student Army Training Corps (SATC), 1919-1920
Folder 2: Financial Papers, 1917-1918
Folder 3: Breivik, Gabriel Isakson, "The First Church Work in Black Hills, S. Dakota", undated
Folder 4: Thorsen, Jorgen Andreas, "History of Rock Dell and Salem Townships in Olmstead County and Vernon and Cannestea Townships in Dodge County, Minnesota", 1906
Folder 5: "North Rush River Settlement, St. Croix County, Wisconsin", circa 1904
Folder 6: Stub, Hans Andreas, "Autobiography", 1822-1907
Folder 7: Correspondence with Karl T. Jacobsen, 1919-1920
Folder 8: Correspondence with J.C.M. Hanson about Koren Library, 1919-1920
Folder 9: Art Metal Construction Company brochure "Planning the Library for Protection and Service", 1916
Folder 10: Student Involvement with building a Library and Gymnasium, circa 1920

Box 26: Subject Files, 1905-1922

Folder 1: Furniture, 1921
Folder 2: Reception Room, 1922
Folder 3: Correspondence, 1905-1907
Folder 4: Correspondence, 1908
Folder 5: Building Contracts, 1920-1922
Folder 6: Koren Library Campaign, 1919
Folder 7: Koren Library Campaign, 1919
Folder 8: Koren Library Campaign, 1920
Folder 9: Koren Library Campaign, 1920
Folder 10: Koren Library Campaign, 1920
Folder 11: Koren Library Campaign, 1920
Folder 12: Koren Library Campaign, 1921

Box 27: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1888-1924

Folder 1: Koren Library Campaign, 1921
Folder 2: Koren Library Campaign, 1924
Folder 3: Reports and Correspondence, 1918-1919: Includes Student Army Training Corps (SATC) and Rating of Luther College by the Committee on Admissions From Higher Institutions at the University of Illinois
Folder 4: Invoice Data and Subscription List for "Luther College Through Sixty Years", undated
Folder 5: Correspondence with O. E. Brandt, 1906-1920
Folder 6: Correspondence with M. E. Waldeland and O. A. Tinglestad, 1917-1921
Folder 7: Correspondence with L. A. Vigness, 1919-1921
Folder 8: Correspondence with O. A. Tinglestad, 1916-1920
Folder 9: Correspondence with H. H. Olsen, 1906-1908
Folder 10: Articles about Student Life, 1902-1924
Folder 11: Student essays, 1902-1921
Folder 12: Student Sign-Out Sheets, 1908-1909
Folder 13: Luther College Boarding Club, 1896-1919
Folder 14: Norwegian-American Museum, 1888-1913
Folder 15: Telegrams, 1906-1921
Folder 16: Koren Library, 1920-1921
Folder 17: Postcards, undated
Folder 18: Student Army Training Corps (SATC) and Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), 1918-1919

Box 28: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1895-1922

Folder 1: Correspondence, family, 1909-1919
Folder 2: Correspondence and Bill from Iowa Department of Public Education, 1907-1914
Folder 3: Correspondence regarding Intercollegiate Athletics, 1911-1913
Folder 4: Notes on Churches in Norway, undated
Folder 5: Autobiographies of Class of 1916, 1916: Autobiographies by: Rotto, Theodore Imar; Hexom, Wilhelm Theodore; Evans, Lief Erling; Olson, Tharlie Oliver; Talle, Henry Oscar; Hanson, Abel oliver; Amundson, Alfred Heglund
Folder 6: Correspondence, World War I, 1917-1919
Folder 7: Receipts, 1895-1918
Folder 8: Speeches, 1902-1921
Folder 9: Speeches, 1902-1921
Folder 10: Speeches, 1902-1921
Folder 11: Speeches, 1902-1921
Folder 12: Official Correspondence, 1901-1906
Folder 13: Official Correspondence, 1907-1909
Folder 14: Official Correspondence, 1910
Folder 15: Official Correspondence, 1911

Box 29: Correspondence, 1912-1922

Box 30: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1861-1922

Folder 1: Correspondence, family, 1886-1871: Primarily correspondence written to Linka Preus by friends and family.; Accession Number: 4:266
Folder 2: Correspondence to Henriette Neuberg, 1863-1868: Primarily from Karine Neuberg to Henriette Neuberg; also contains letters to Henriette from other individuals, as well as from Elizabeth Koren and Diderikke Brandt to Mrs. H.A. (Linka) Preus.; Accession Number: 4:267
Folder 3: Correspondence to Linka Preus, 1869-1871: Letters written to Linka Preus, primarily from her cousin Carl A. C. Christie and from P.O. Boyesen.; Accession Number: 4:268
Folder 4: Correspondence to Linka Preus, 1865-1871: Primarily letters from C.K. Preus to mother Linka Preus during his school days; contains additional letters from others to Linka, including Elizabeth Koren.; Accession Number: 4:269
Folder 5: Correspondence to H. A. Preus, 1865: Letters written to H.A. Preus.; Accession Number: 4:270
Folder 6: Correspondence with Henriette Neuberg, 1861-1862: Primarily letters written to Henriette Neuberg, mostly from her sister Karine; some Preus family correspondence mixed in.; Accession Number: 4:271
Folder 7: Envelopes and Letters, 1904-1922: Accession Number: 4:272
Folder 8: Synod Pamphlet, 1904: Accession Number: 4:273
Folder 9: Exhibit Captions, undated: Accession Number: 4:274
Folder 10: Sigvart A. Hofland songbook, undated: Accession Number: 4:275
Folder 11: Official Correspondence, 1911: Accession Number: 4:276
Folder 12: Correspondence and Statements, 1897-1898: Accession Number: 4:277

Box 31: Correspondence, 1877-1931

Folder 1: Correspondence with Louise (Lulla) Hjort, 1880-1881
Folder 2: Wedding Sermon for C. K. Preus and Louise (Lulla) Hjort, 1877
Folder 3: C. K. Preus Correspondence Copy Book, 1892-1893
Folder 4: C. K. Preus Correspondence Copy Book, 1887-1888
Folder 5: Correspondence with I. B. Torrison, 1897-1899
Folder 6: Correspondence about Spring Prairie, 1898-1899
Folder 7: Notes from Louise (Lulla) Preus, 1923
Folder 8: Obituary for Louise (Lulla) Preus, 1931
Folder 9: Correspondence with I. B. Torrison, 1919-1929
Folder 10: Correspondence with I. B. Torrison, 1898-1929

Box 32: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1880-1920

Folder 1: Correspondence with I. B. Torrison, circa 1920s
Folder 2: Correspondence to Preus, 1898
Folder 3: Notes, undated
Folder 4: Diary and Autobiography of Louise (Lulla) Preus, 1880, 1918
Folder 5: Diary, Writings, and Correspondence to Louise (Lulla) Preus, 1900

Box 33: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1859-1951

Folder 1: Annual Report, 1944-1945
Folder 2: Constitutions of Luther Leagues, undated
Folder 3: C. K. Preus Will, Receipts, and Correspondence, 1920-1921
Folder 4: Correspondence, 1915-1916
Folder 5: Austin Agreement, 1917-1938
Folder 6: O. J. Hjort Accounts, 1859-1860
Folder 7: Correspondence, Hjort family, 1926-1951
Folder 8: Correspondence, Hjort family, 1873-1875
Folder 9: O. J. Hjort Accounts, Receipts, undated
Folder 10: O. J. Hjort Receipts, Deeds, 1870-1876

Box 34: Norway - 100th Anniversary University of Kristiania - Norse-American Centennial, 1911-1925

Includes tickets, tags, programs, bulletins, and other memorabilia from the Norse-American Centennial, 1925. Also includes original first edition of "Det Kgl. Frederiks Universitets Hundredaarsjubilaeum, 1911" published in 1913 by Brøggers in Kristiana, and the Norse-American Centennial publication, Souvenir Edition.

Box 35: Correspondence, 1866-1917

Folder 1: Correspondence, undated
Folder 2: Correspondence, family, undated
Folder 3: Correspondence, family, 1866-1917
Folder 4: Correspondence, family, 1882-1914

Box 36: Oversized, Application for Accreditation by Iowa Educational Board of Examiners, List of Pastors Contributing to Endowment Fund, 1909