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 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