Books Relating to Luther College and Area

Books Relating to Luther College and Area, 1890-2003 | Luther College Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Books Relating to Luther College and Area, 1890-2003

ID: LCA/RG00/Series 1

Primary Creator: Luther College (Decorah, Iowa)

Extent: 182.0 Items

Arrangement:

Series is arranged into six sub-series:

1) Official Luther College Histories

2) Books about Luther College

3) Books about Norwegian-American History

4) Books about Lutheran History

5) Books about Winneshiek County Area History

6) Reference.

Subjects: Evangelical Lutheran Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church - History, Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Alumni and alumnae, Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Faculty and Staff, Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - History, Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Students, Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Students - Organizations, Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, Universities and colleges - Iowa - History

Languages: English, Norwegian

Abstract

This series contains publications relating to the history of Luther College, Norwegian-American immigration, Lutheranism in America, and Winneshiek County and surrounding area.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Ranging as early as 1890 to as recent as 2003, this series holds books that cover the history of Luther College, Norwegian-American immigration, Lutheranism in America, and Winneshiek County and surrounding area. Included are official college histories, privately published reference materials, biographies, and directories. Some of the materials are in English, while others are in Norwegian, and a small portion of books exist in both languages.

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

Evangelical Lutheran Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church - History
Luther College (Decorah, Iowa)
Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Alumni and alumnae
Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Faculty and Staff
Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - History
Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Students
Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) - Students - Organizations
Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
Universities and colleges - Iowa - History

Administrative Information

Repository: Luther College Archives

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 copyright and fair use policy, please visit https://www.luther.edu/copyright/.

Physical Access Note:

Multiple copies of these books are held within the archives, but these specific copies are not available for library check-out and can only be used within the Archives' Reading Room.

Circulating copies of many of these materials are available from Preus Library's main stacks and can be found by searching WorldCat or by clicking the Call Number listed under the item in the finding aid.

Preferred Citation:

Cite unpublished materials: Books Relating to Luther College and Area, RG00 History Relating to Luther College, Luther College Archives, Decorah, Iowa

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

Finding Aid Revision History: 3/12/2019: Updated by Hayley Jackson and Esther Choo to update Magnus links to WorldCat links and update link to Luther College's copyright policy.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Sub-Series:

[Sub-Series 1: Official Luther College Histories],
[Sub-Series 2: Books about Luther College],
[Sub-Series 3: Books about Norwegian-American History],
[Sub-Series 4: Books about Lutheran History],
[Sub-Series 5: Books about Winneshiek County Area History],
[Sub-Series 6: Reference Books],
[All]

Sub-Series 1: Official Luther College Histories

Item 1: Det Norske Luther-College, Decorah, Iowa: en Kortfattet beretning om dets Virkesomhed fra 1861-1890, 1890: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number LD3133.Y52; Creator: Ylvisaker, Joh. (Johannes), 1845-1917; Preferred Citation: Lutheran Publishing House, Decorah, Iowa
Item 2: The Norwegian Luther College, Decorah, Iowa: an Outline of its History from 1861-1890, 1890: This translated version of "Det Norske Luther-College, Decorah, Iowa: en Kortfattet beretning om dets Virkesomhed fra 1861-1890" was published in honor of the dedication of Main II on October 14, 1890.; Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number LD3133.Y53; Creator: Ylvisaker, Joh. (Johannes), 1845-1917; Preferred Citation: Lutheran Publishing House, Decorah, Iowa
Item 3: Det Norske Luther College, 1861-1897, 1897: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number LD3133.B75; Creator: Bothne, Gisle, 1860-1934; Preferred Citation: Fortfatteren, Decorah, Iowa
Item 4: Luther College Through Sixty Years, 1861-1921, 1922: Alternate Format: Full text available on Google Books - http://books.google.com/books?id=iZwaAAAAYAAJ; Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number LD3133.F14; Creator: Luther College (Decorah, Ia.); Preferred Citation: Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Item 5: Luther College, 1861-1961, 1961: Alternate Format: Full text available on Google Books - http://books.google.com/books?id=k6FBAAAAIAAJ; Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number LD3133.N4; Creator: Nelson, David Theodore, 1891-1969; Preferred Citation: Luther College Press, Decorah, Iowa
Item 6: Stability and Change: Luther College in its Second Century, 1986: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number LD3133.J67; Creator: Jordahl, Leigh D., 1926-; Preferred Citation: Luther College Press, Decorah, Iowa; Related Material: See RG 15, Jordahl, Leigh D., for corrections to this book, made by David Torrison Nelson, 1986.
Item 7: Transformed by the Journey: 150 Years of Luther College in Word and Image, 2011

Sub-Series 2: Books about Luther College

Item 1: Norgesfaerden: Luther College Concert Band og Chorus: Koncertturneen, 1914: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number ML28 .D4 L9; Creator: Luther College Concert Band; Preferred Citation: Udgivernes Forlag, Decorah, Iowa
Item 2: Christian Keyser Preus, 1852-1921, 1922: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number LD3132.7 1922; Creator: Norlie, Olaf Morgan, 1876-1962; Creator: Tingelstad, O. A. (Oscar Adolf), 1882-1953; Preferred Citation: Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Item 3: The Provocative Professor: the Billy Sihler Stories, 1992: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number LD3131.L81 N47 1992; Creator: Nervig, Roland A; Preferred Citation: Luther College Press, Decorah, Iowa
Item 4: School calendar, 1824-1924; a who's who among teachers in the Norwegian Lutheran synods of America, 1924: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number LC574 .N77; Creator: Norlie, Olaf Morgan, 1876-1962; Preferred Citation: Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Item 5: Who's who among pastors in all the Norwegian Lutheran synods of America, 1843-1927., 1928: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BX8079.N72; Creator: Malmin, Rasmus, 1865-1962; Preferred Citation: Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Item 6: Laur Larsen, Pioneer College President, 1936: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number LD3132.7 1861; Creator: Larsen, Karen, 1879-1961; Preferred Citation: Norwegian-American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota
Item 7: Autobiographical account, 1939: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number CT1308.K7 A22; Creator: Koren, Paul Schonevik Stub, 1794-1842; Preferred Citation: St. Paul, Minnesota
Item 8: Luther Academy: A Memorial History, 1951: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number LD7501.A6 N2; Creator: Narveson, Bert Henry, 1898-; Preferred Citation: St. Olaf College Press, Northfield, Minnesota
Item 9: Addresses and Other Compositions, 1952: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number LD3132.7 .O5 A3; Creator: Olson, Oscar Ludvig; Preferred Citation: Olson, Decorah, Iowa
Item 10: A Family Saga, 1952: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number LD3132.7 1921 O5 A1; Creator: Olson, Oscar Ludvig; Preferred Citation: Olson, Decorah, Iowa
Item 11: A History of My Administration as President of Luther College, Decorah, Iowa: 1921-1932, 1952: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number LD3122 .O5; Creator: Olson, Oscar Ludvig; Preferred Citation: Luther College Library, Decorah, Iowa
Item 12: Halvor : a story of pioneer youth, 1960: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number PT9150.S8 H83; Creator: Strømme, Peer O. (Peer Olsen), 1856-1921; Preferred Citation: Luther College Press, Decorah, Iowa; Translator: Norstog, Inga Bredesen
Item 13: The Iowa Conference Story: Forty Years of Intercollegiate Sports, 1922-1961, 1961: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number GV563.I78; Creator: Turnbull, Buck; Preferred Citation: State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Item 14: The Challenge of Change: to Serve and to Shape, Symposium Lectures, 1964: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number LD3137.5 1963 .L8; Creator: Luther College (Decorah, Iowa); Preferred Citation: Luther College Press, Decorah, Iowa
Item 15: Herman Amberg Preus: a family history, 1966: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number CS71.P7 P75; Creator: Preus, Johan Carl Keyser, 1881-; Preferred Citation: Preus Family Book Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Item 16: The Noble Norsemen, 1972: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number LD3137.7 .P46; Creator: Peterson, Hamlet E; Preferred Citation: Luther College Press, Decorah, Iowa
Item 17: What Became of Jens?: a Study in Americanization Based on Reminiscences of J.C.M. Hanson, 1974: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number Z720 .H3A3; Creator: Hanson, James Christian Meinich; Preferred Citation: Luther College Press, Decorah, Iowa
Item 18: Norwegian-American Newspapers in Luther College Library, 1975: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number PN4885.N6 L8 1975; Creator: Luther College (Decorah, Iowa); Preferred Citation: Luther College Library, Decorah, Iowa
Item 19: Alma Mater in the Dirty Thirties, 1979: Creator: Belgum, Harold Johnson; Preferred Citation: Personal Press, Fridley, Minnesota
Item 20: Black Student Union: Commemorative Booklet, 1984: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number LD3136.2.N5; Creator: Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) Black Student Union; Preferred Citation: Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
Item 21: The Norwegian Luther College in Decorah, 1986: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number LD3133 .L37; Creator: Larsen, Peter Laurentius, 1833-1915; Note: Translation in 1981 by O.M Hovde and Harris Kaasa from article in Kirkelig Maanedstidende, v. 13, p. 69-72, 97-108, 112-122; Preferred Citation: Luther College Library, Decorah, Iowa
Item 22: Carlo A. Sperati: the Grand Old Maestro, 1988: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number ML422 .S64 S7; Creator: Strom, Camilla Sperati; Preferred Citation: Luther College Press, Decorah, Iowa
Item 23: Vivacious Daughter: Seven Lectures on the Religious Situation Among Norwegians in America. Lecture III. Travel and Description Series, No. 11., 1990: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number E184.S23A1 N6 v.11; Creator: Preus, Herman A; Preferred Citation: Norwegian-American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota
Item 24: Warmly Weston: A Luther College Life, 1998: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number ML422.N62 B86 1998; Creator: Bunge, Wilfred F. (Wilfred Franklin), 1931-; Preferred Citation: Luther College Press, Decorah, Iowa
Item 25: Women of Decorah, 1849-1925, 1998: Creator: Erdman, Audrey; Creator: Harris, Vera; Creator: Leseth, Phyllis; Preferred Citation: The Monday Club of Decorah, Decorah, Iowa
Item 26: A Guide to the Norwegian-American sources in the Luther College Archives and Preus Library, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, 2006: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number E184.N7 G95 2006; Creator: Vagts, Rachel; Note: The information in this publication is available in both English and Norwegian.; Preferred Citation: Luther College Archives, Decorah, Iowa
Item 27: The restoration of the Ashmore-Jewell Barn at Luther College 1991-1993, 2009: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number NA8230 .J6 2009; Creator: Jorgensen, Hans Peter; Preferred Citation: H. P. Jorgensen, Blurb.com
Item 28: Luther College Semi-Centennial, 1911
Item 29: Book about Luther College in Norwegian, Undated
Item 30: One hundred years of band tradition at Luther College, 2016: Dissertation; Alternative Format: Worldcat Call Number: ML1311.Y3 O6 2016; Creator: Benjamin James Yates

Sub-Series 3: Books about Norwegian-American History

Item 1: Skisser fra Zululand, 1905

Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number DT878.Z9 L2

Creator: Larsen, Hanna Astrup, 1873-1945

Preferred Citation: Trykt I Lutheran Publishing House, Decorah, Iowa

Item 2: Ullensvang : en historisk-topografisk-statistisk beskrivelse af Ullensvangs herred, 1907

Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number DL596.U6 O6

Creator: Olafsen, Olaf, 1843-1932

Preferred Citation: I Kom. Hos C. Floor, Bergen, Norway

Item 3: Nordmændene i Amerika, deres historie og rekord. Bidrag til og bindeled mellem Norges historie og Nord-Amerikas--de Forenede Staters i särdeleshed, 1907-1913

Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number E184.S23 U56

Creator: Ulvestad, Martin, 1865-1942

Preferred Citation: History Book Company's forlag, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Item 4: Samlede Skrifter af Dr. Theol. V. Koren, 1912

Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BX8011 .K7

Creator: Koren, V. (Vilhelm), 1826-1910

Editor: Koren, Paul

Preferred Citation: Lutheran Publishing House bogtrykkeri, Decorah, Iowa

Item 5: Fra pioneertiden, 1914

Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number E184.S23 K7

Creator: Koren, Elisabeth, 1832-1918

Preferred Citation: Udgivernes forlag, Decorah, Iowa

Item 6: History of the Norwegian people in America, 1925

Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number E184.S23 N73

Creator: Norlie, Olaf Morgan, 1876-1962

Preferred Citation: Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Item 7: Rhodes scholarships. Record of past scholars elected between the years of 1903 and 1927 inclusive., 1931

Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number LF524 .R5 1931

Creator: University of Oxford

Preferred Citation: Vincent Works, Oxford, England

Item 8: Eminent pioneers; Norwegian-American pioneer sketches, 1934

Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number E184.S23 Y6

Creator: Ylvisaker, Erling

Preferred Citation: Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Item 9: Norwegian settlement in the United States, 1938

Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number E184.S23 Q8 c.3

Creator: Qualey, Carlton C. (Carlton Chester), 1904-

Preferred Citation: Norwegian-American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota

Item 10: The log book of a young immigrant, 1939

Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number E175.5 .L3

Creator: Larson, Laurence Marcellus, 1868-1938

Preferred Citation: Norwegian-American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota

Item 11: The Saga of Old Muskego, 1943

Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number F589.M99 R6

Creator: Rønning, N. N. (Nils Nilsen), 1870-1962

Preferred Citation: Old Muskego memorial, Waterford, Wisconsin

Item 12: Grass of the earth; immigrant life in the Dakota country, 1950

Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number F636 .R2

Creator: Raaen, Aagot

Preferred Citation: Norwegian-American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota

Item 13: Linka's diary, on land and sea, 1845-1864, 1952

Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BX8080.P78 P6

Creator: Preus, Linka, 1829-1880

Editor: Margrethe, Diderikke Brandt

Editor: Preus, Johan Carl Keyser, 1881-

Preferred Citation: Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Item 14: Memorial history, Lutheran Normal School, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1889-1918, 1954

Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number LD7501.S5J9

Creator: Jordahl, Sivert A.

Preferred Citation: Brown & Saenger, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Item 15: The diary of Elisabeth Koren, 1853-1855, 1955

Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number E184.S23 K67

Creator: Koren, Elisabeth, 1832-1918

Editor: Nelson, David Theodore, 1891-1969

Preferred Citation: Norwegian-American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota

Item 16: John A. Johnson; an uncommon American, 1969

Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number CT275.J677 L3

Creator: Larson, Agnes Mathilda, 1892-1967.

Preferred Citation: Norwegian-American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota

Item 17: The Saga of Saga Hill, 1971

Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number CS71.B6479 1971

Creator: Blegen, Theodore Christian, 1891-1969

Preferred Citation: Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota

Item 18: Norwegian-American newspapers in Luther College library, 1975

Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number PN4885.N6 L8 1975

Creator: Luther College (Decorah, Iowa)

Preferred Citation: Luther College Press, Decorah, Iowa

Item 19: Guide to manuscripts collections of the Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1979

Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number E184.S24 N84

Creator: Norwegian-American Historical Association

Preferred Citation: Norwegian-American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota

Item 20: Georg Sverdrup : educator, theologian, churchman, 1986

Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BX8080.S9 H36

Creator: Hamre, James S.

Preferred Citation: Norwegian-American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota

Item 21: Norwegian Immigrants to the United States 1825-1950, 1993

Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number E184.S2 N34 1993

Creator: Naeseth, Gerhard B. (Gerhard Brandt), 1913-

Preferred Citation: G. B. Naeseth, Madison, Wisconsin

Item 22: Linka's diary : a Norwegian immigrant story in word and sketches, 2008

Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BX8080.P78 A3 2008

Creator: Preus, Linka, 1829-1880

Editor: Grindal, Gracia

Editor: Slind, Marvin

Preferred Citation: Lutheran University Press, Minneapolis, Minn.

Item 23: History of the Norwegian People, Volume I, 1915

Creators:: Gjerset, Knut (1865-1936)

Sub-Series 4: Books about Lutheran History

Item 1: De kirkelige partier blandt vort Folk i America : om grundene til disse Partiers Opstaaen, om deres udvikling og hvad vi deraf kunne l, 1878: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BX8050.4 .K7; Creator: Koren, V. (Vilhelm), 1826-1910; Preferred Citation: Den Norske Synodes Bogtrykkeri, Decorah, Iowa
Item 2: American Lutheran biographies : or, Historical notices of over three hundred and fifty leading men of the American Lutheran Church, from its establishment to the year 1890, 1890: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BX8079.R7; Creator: Roseland, Jens Christian, 1859-1930; Preferred Citation: Press of A. Houtkamp & Son, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Item 3: Festskrift til den Norske synodes jubilaeum. 1853-1903, 1903: Alternate Format: Full text available on Google Books: http://books.google.com/books?id=CojTAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&cd=1&source=gbs_ViewAPI; Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BX8052 .F4; Creator: Halvorsen, Halvor, 1845-1899; Preferred Citation: Den Norske Synodes Forlag, Decorah, Iowa
Item 4: Om den hellige Skrifts inspiration : synodaltale ved den Norske Synodes f, 1908: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BS480 .K7; Creator: Koren, V. (Vilhelm), 1826-1910; Preferred Citation: Lutheran Publishing House, Decorah, Iowa
Item 5: Den Norske synode : hilsen til hundredaarsfesten i Norge, 1914: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BX8052.A24; Creator: Synod for the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Preferred Citation: Decorah-Posten Trykkeri, Decorah, Iowa
Item 6: Norsk Lutherske Prester I Amerika, 1843-1915, 1915: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BX8079 .N71 1915; Creator: Norlie, Olaf Morgan, 1876-1962; Preferred Citation: Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Item 7: Norsk Lutherske Prester I Amerika, 1843-1915, 1915: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BX8079 .N71 1915; Creator: Norlie, Olaf Morgan, 1876-1962; Preferred Citation: Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Item 8: Norske Lutherske Menigheter i Amerika, 1843-1916, 1918: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BX8050 .N7; Creator: Norlie, Olaf Morgan, 1876-1962; Creator: Tolo, T. O. (Thore Olsen), 1867-1947; Preferred Citation: Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Item 9: Omsorg for sine egne : indremissions-artikler, 1919: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BV2766.L9G6; Creator: Glasøe, Oluf, 1859-1918; Preferred Citation: Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Item 10: School calendar, 1824-1924; a who's who among teachers in the Norwegian Lutheran synods of America, 1924: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number LC574 .N77; Creator: Norlie, Olaf Morgan, 1876-1962; Preferred Citation: Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Item 11: Norwegian American Lutheranism up to 1872, 1926: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BX8050.2.R7; Creator: Rohne, John Magnus, 1891; Preferred Citation: Macmillan, New York, New York
Item 12: Widening the frontier; sketches and incidents from the home mission field, 1929: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BV2766.L9.P8; Creator: Preus, Johan Carl Keyser, 1881-; Preferred Citation: Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Item 13: Luther Theological Seminary : sixtieth anniversary service at the twelfth general convention, 1936: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BV4070.L842; Creator: Norwegian Lutheran Church of America; Preferred Citation: Luther Theological Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota
Item 14: The communion of saints; a study of the origin and development of Luther's doctrine of the church, 1948: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BV600.P75; Creator: Preus, Herman A. (Herman Amberg), 1896-; Preferred Citation: Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Item 15: A Biographical Directory of Pastors of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1952: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BX8079.E88; Creator: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Preferred Citation: Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Item 16: Brief history of the South Central District of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1917-1959 and pictorial history of the congregations and institutions of the district, 1959: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BX8054.S72; Creator: Holen, Olaf
Item 17: A biographical directory of pastors of The American Lutheran Church, 1962: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BX8079 .A48; Creator: Jensen, John Martin, 1893-; Preferred Citation: Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Item 18: A Biographical directory of clergymen of The American Lutheran Church, 1972: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BC8079.A48 1972; Creator: Mickelson, Arnold R., 1922-; Preferred Citation: Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Item 19: The history of the Wisconsin Synod, 1981: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BX8061.W6K6; Creator: Koehler, John Philipp, 1859-1951; Preferred Citation: Protestant Conference, Mosinee, Wisconsin
Item 20: Biographical directory of clergy : Evangelical Lutheran Church in America., 1988: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BX8079.E91 1988; Creator: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Preferred Citation: Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Item 21: The Oral History Collection of the Archives of Cooperative Lutheranism, 1984: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number: BX8007 .L9 1984; Creator: Lutheran Council in the USA; Preferred Citation: Lutheran Council in the USA, New York, New York
Item 22: A study of the historical development of choral ensembles in selected Lutheran liberal arts colleges in the United States, 1969: Dissertation; Alternate Format: Worldcat Call Number: MT88 .J4 1970; Creator: Robert Lee Jennings, 1928-; Custodial History: Donated by Weston Noble

Sub-Series 5: Books about Winneshiek County Area History

Item 1: History of Winneshiek county with biographical sketches of its eminent men, 1877: Alternate Format: Full text available on Google Books: http://books.google.com/books?id=MI4UAAAAYAAJ; Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number F627.W7 S7; Creator: Sparks, Charles H.; Preferred Citation: J. A. Leonard, Decorah, Iowa
Item 2: History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa, 1882: Alternate Format: Full text available on Google Books: http://books.google.com/books?id=MI4UAAAAYAAJ; Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number F627.W76A6; Creator: Alexander, W. E.; Preferred Citation: Western Publishing Co., Sioux City, Iowa
Item 3: Past and present of Winneshiek county, Iowa; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement, 1913: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number F627.W76 B2; Creator: Bailey, Edwin C.; Preferred Citation: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, Illinois
Item 4: Tombstone records of Winneshiek County, 1939: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number F627.W771 T6; Creator: United States. Work Projects Administration. Iowa.; Preferred Citation: WPA, Des Moines, Iowa
Item 5: Illustrated historical atlas of the State of Iowa, 1875, 1970: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number Atlas G1305.A6a; Creator: Andreas, A. T. (Alfred Theodore), 1839-1900; Preferred Citation: State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Item 6: A Guide to the Upper Iowa River, 1971: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number F627.U546 K6; Creator: Knudson, George Ellert, 1915-1977; Preferred Citation: Luther College Press, Decorah, Iowa
Item 7: Decorah trails and trolls : a guide to 2000 acres in and around Decorah, Iowa, 1976: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number F629.D46 K46; Creator: Knudson, George Ellert, 1915-; Preferred Citation: Luther College Press, Decorah, Iowa
Item 8: Iowa River Evangelical Lutheran Church records, Allamakee and Winneshiek Counties, Iowa, 1977: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BX8076.I68 1977; Creator: Haugen, Arnold O. (Arnold Otto), 1910-; Preferred Citation: A. O. Haugen, Dorchester, Iowa
Item 9: Decorah newspapers index : an alphabetical list of obituaries, 1981: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number AN2 .D4556; Creator: Luther College (Decorah, Iowa); Preferred Citation: Luther College Library, Decorah, Iowa
Item 10: Index to the 1870 Federal census of Winneshiek County, Iowa, 1991: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number HA377.I6 1870 .W7; Creator: Richmond, Mary Huber; Preferred Citation: M. H. Richmond, Hawkeye, Iowa
Item 11: Decorah Visitor's Guide, 1996: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number F629.D46 D38 1996; Creator: Davis, Robert H. (Robert Henry), 1939-; Preferred Citation: Winneshiek County Historical Society, Decorah, Iowa
Item 12: Winneshiek County, Iowa biographies 1996 : a genealogical record, 1996: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number Ref CT234.W5; Creator: Decorah Genealogy Association; Preferred Citation: Anundsen Publishing Co., Decorah, Iowa
Item 13: Maps 1852 1856, combined 1886 plat book of Winneshiek County, Iowa, 1905 standard atlas, and 1915 atlas and farm directory, 1998: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number G1433.W5 W56 1998; Creator: Winneshiek County Historical Society; Preferred Citation: Windmill Publications Inc., Mt. Vernon, Indiana
Item 14: Decorah City Directory, 1999: Creator: City of Decorah, Iowa; Preferred Citation: Printing Service, Inc., Belmond, Iowa
Item 15: Winneshiek County, Iowa : reprints of the 1874 plat book and excerpts from the 1875 Iowa illustrated historical atlas, 2000: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number G1433.W5 W5 2000; Creator: Decorah Genealogy Association; Creator: Winneshiek County Historical Society; Preferred Citation: Winneshiek County Historical Society, Decorah, Iowa
Item 16: The story of Washington Prairie and the land beyond : 1800-2002, 2003: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number BX8076.W2 H43 2003; Creator: Hegg, Elaine A. Myhre; Preferred Citation: Anundsen Publishing Co., Decorah, Iowa
Item 17: A Genealogical Abstract of the Calmar Courier, 1894-1905, undated: Creator: Richmond, Mary Huber
Item 18: Conversations with the Recent Past, 1975: Alternate Format: WorldCat Call Number F621.T6; Editor: Torres, Luis; Preferred Citation: Luis Torres, Decorah, Iowa

Sub-Series 6: Reference Books

Item 1: Paktisk Engelsk-Norsk Ordbok, Tekno-Logisk
Item 2: Holy Bible
Item 3: Norwegian-English Dictionary
Item 4: Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church