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                  <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Collection Name: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Luther College papers, circa 1861-1936&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Collection Number: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;P0555&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Extent&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3.6 cubic feet (9 archives boxes)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Biography/History: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Luther College is a private Lutheran liberal arts college in Decorah, Iowa. Established as a Lutheran seminary in 1861 by Norwegian immigrants. It was later made co-educational in 1936.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;The school is currently an institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scope and Content: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Bulletins, catalogs, reports, clippings, programs, brochures, and directories.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Access Rights:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;This collection is open to research.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bibliographic Citation:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;[Indicate the cited item here]. Luther College Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Box&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Folder&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Description &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;0&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;0&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;(Unboxed) "Norgesgaerden: Luther College Concert Band" (1914), two&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;copies; "Pioneer" year book (1982).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Clippings (1885-1929).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Clippings (1930-2003).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Clippings (undated).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;"College Chips" newspaper (1928, 1931, 1940).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Photographs (undated).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Photographs (undated).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Photographs (undated).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Photographs (undated).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Several photographs by J. T. Relf (1873).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Pamphlets (1874-1897).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Pamphlets (1874-1897).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Pamphlets (1898-1918).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Pamphlets (1919-1935).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Pamphlets (1936-1973)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Bulletins (1921-1928).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Bulletins (1929-1949).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3a&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Brochures (1874-1929).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3a&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Brochures (1930-1939).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3a&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Brochures (1940-1964).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3a&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Programs (1902-1923).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3a&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Programs (1924-1928).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3a&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Programs (1929-1937).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3a&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Programs (1938-1958).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3b&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;0&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;"Luther" Alumni magazine (1932-1992).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Decorah Junior College for Girls catalogs and clippings (1933-1936).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;2&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;"Early Women Faculty at Luther College, 1933-1943: The Position of the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Dean of Women" by David J. LaVigne (1999).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Alumni Association papers from the O. G. Felland papers (1883-1886).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Student biographies (1917).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Luther-St. Olaf Endowment brochures, posters, and clippings (1926).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Miscellaneous typescripts (1881-1924).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Miscellaneous typescripts (1925-1929).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;8&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Miscellaneous typescripts (1930-1961).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;4&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;9&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Miscellaneous (undated).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;5&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;0&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;"Luther College" (1897); Catalogs (1872-1911).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;6&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;0&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Catalogs (1912-1931).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;7&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;0&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Catalogs (1932-1944, 1952-1956); Alumni directories (1922, 1939, 1955); &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;"Luther College" (1897); "Det Norske Luther College" (1890); "The Centennial of Luther College" (1961). Added on Sep 18 2017: State Historical Society of Iowa "The Palimpsest; Luther College Special Centennial Edition". (1961) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;Oversized: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Two volume set edited by Marvin G. Slind, "Luther Colleges Goes to War: "Scuttlebutt" and the World War II Letters" (2008).&lt;/span&gt;</text>
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              <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Biography/History: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Luther College is a private Lutheran liberal arts college in Decorah, Iowa. Established as a Lutheran seminary in 1861 by Norwegian immigrants. It was later made co-educational in 1936.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;The school is currently an institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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