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Includes Schnackenberg’s thesis (with a copy) “The Southern Route into Oregon” (1947) presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for his Master’s degree at Gonzaga.

Correspondence and informational materials relating to Dr. Schnackenberg’s invention of a safety device for vehicles.

Materials documenting PLC’s search for a new seal and new “nickname” upon reorganization into a university. File includes sketchings of potential seal designs, lists of possible nicknames, unrelated correspondence on the Lutheran Encyclopedia, correspondence with designers regarding the seal (1959), informational sheets on the company designing the seal, and a booklet entitled “Foundation for Reformation Research”.

File includes a lengthy memo by Dr. Schnackenberg regarding Teacher Competence according to ACTEC guidelines, lists of university employees, minutes of Steering Committee meetings, lists of Self-Study Committee members, notes made by Schnackenberg on committee meetings, correspondence with the President of the ALC , Dr. Foss, regarding the study, portions of the findings of the committee, Tentative Report and Statement of the Objectives Committee, resolutions of the Board of Regents regarding the findings of the committee and the Faculty Senate, and progress reports.

Materials regarding a seminar, “Contemporary Christian Thought,” led by Schnackenberg for Lutheran Pastors between September 1958 and February 1959. File includes seminar lecture notes, handwritten notes, and selected readings or handouts.

“PLC Development Based on Faith in Triune God” published in the Tacoma News Tribune (1954), “Schnackenberg on Europe” printed in the Alumni Bulletin, and “Schnackenberg on Europe” revised.

File includes: a biography of Erling Thompson, essay entitled “Originality of State of Washington Names”, essay entitled “On the Educational Uses of Television”, untitled essay on Christianity and politics, untitled essay on secularization and religious resurgence, essay entitled “The Niche and the Call”, essay entitled “Time and the Historical Situation”, essay entitled “The Limited Commitments”, essay entitled “Secular Christianity”, notes for writings, maps of Washington, essay entitle “On Ethics”, essay entitled “The Humanities and the Humanistic View” (1965, multiple copies), pamphlet entitled “The Plight of the Humanities” (1965, not written by Schnackenberg), essay entitled “The Myth of the Learned Man”, essay entitled “Reflection on Moderation”, and an article for the Mooring Mast “On Khrushchev’s Downfall.”

Materials documenting the activities of the committee which considered the feasibility of particular graduate degree programs and provided outlines for possible programs. File includes: a statement on the responsibilities of the committee, agendas for the meetings, minutes, proposals by various departments for graduate studies in their respective fields, findings of the committee, and bulletins of the Division of Graduate Studies.

General materials on the Division of Social Sciences. File includes: notes on developments within the department, copies of departmental policies, criteria for determining chairmen, memos for divisional priorities, minutes of faculty meetings, proposals for By-law changes, and requests for a report on tuition income and enrollment ratios.

Materials on the 1971 Study Tour to Spain led by Dr. Schnackenberg and Dr. Arbaugh. File includes: advertisements for various tours, proposals for the study tour, correspondence with the Interim Committee, proposed itineraries, miscellaneous materials on interim study, lists of interested students, brochures of the trip, student evaluations of the trip, and the final report.