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                  <text>Collection Name: Oscar A. Tingelstad papers, 1899-1953
Collection Number: P0596
Extent: 9.2 cubic feet (23 archives boxes)
Abstract: Correspondence, records, articles, reports, and account books of a Lutheran
clergyman, educator, and author. Dr. Tingelstad was professor of psychology and education and
registrar (1909-1928) and professor of philosophy and Bible (1944-1953) at Luther College, and
president of Pacific Lutheran College (1928-1943).
Personal as well as professional correspondence runs throughout the collection and provides
information on family affairs and on educational and professional careers of friends and
colleagues. He defended the classical course of study in the colleges he served and in the main
took a conservative stance on religious doctrine. Topics discussed are theory of evolution,
liberal theology, rationalism in the church, curriculum development, church mergers, student
recruitment, building programs and problems related to financing private colleges. In brief, his
correspondence treats issues and problems prominent in college and church affairs during the
first half of the twentieth century.
Manuscripts by Tingelstad: "The Historic Position of Lutheranism" (1927), "Registration
Procedure and Preparation of Class Lists" (1927), "Academic Freedom and Tenure" (1939),
"Brought up a Lutheran-But" (ca. 1945), "Thy Word is Truth" (1948), and "How Do Our Colleges
Measure up to Present Day Educational Standards?" (1948). Meticulously kept, the account
books contain detailed records of all correspondence and all personal financial transactions for
the years indicated. See also correspondence with Mrs. Tingelstad, 1953-1955 in Archives
contributions correspondence, NAHA Secretarial Records.

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Description
Biographical miscellaneous, 1901-1952
Correspondence
Pacific Lutheran Academy, 1900-1902
Luther Theological Seminary, 1906-1906
Theological Seminary, 1907-1907
Pastor, Seattle, 1908-1909
University of Chicago, Seattle Exposition, baptisms, 1909
University of Chicago, 1912-1913
University of Chicago, Seattle Exposition, baptisms, 1909
Luther College
Correspondence
1902-1903
1904-1905
1911-1912
1913
1914
Updated May 2021
Norwegian-American Historical Association

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1919 July-1919 December
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1921 February-1921 April
1921 May-1921 August
1921 August-1921 October
1921 October-1922 December
1923 January-1923 June
1923 July-1923 December
1924 January-1924 April
1924 April-1924 September
1924 October 1-1926 August 31
1944 September 1-1945 August 28
1945 September-1953 February
Reports and programs
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1926-1952
Pacific Lutheran College
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1930-1931
1931-1932
1932-1933
1933-1934
1934-1936
1936-1937
1937-1939
1940-1941
1941-1942
Reports and programs
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University of Chicago
Reports and term papers, 1909-1912
Reports and term papers, 1913-1922
Articles, programs, reports, 1910-1951
Navy Yard, Bremerton, 1943-1944
Luther league correspondence and reports, 1911-1927
Updated May 2021
Norwegian-American Historical Association

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Reports on educational groups, 1930-1947
Record, correspondence and account books, 1893-1930
Account books and journals, 1916-1936

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