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Dr. Mortvedt’s birth certificate, depositions to public notaries regarding his father’s birthdate, correspondence on family history and genealogy and family trees. File also contains a Pedigree chart of the Mortvedt family dating back to 1560 prepared by a relative. Two publications are included: “The Bernt Oluf Eggen Family Supplement” ( a family history from Dr. Mortvedt’s mother’s side), and “Part of a Family Story for Our Grandchildren” written by Robert Mortvedt.

Materials regarding Dr. Mortvedt’s trip to Norway with the Choir of the West (1970). File begins with a statement regarding his interest in the Norwegian culture, a statement of “Observations Related to the Choir of Tour, 1970,” correspondence regarding finances, disagreements with Dr. Wiegman, the remodeling of the library, and the University Center.

Congratulatory greetings from friends, associates, and community members on Dr. Mortvedt's election as President of Bethany College. The file also includes an official letter from the Evangelical Lutheran Kansas Conference of the Augustana Lutheran Church extending the call to become President of Bethany College. Dr. Mortvedt also kept copies of all his responses to the greetings.

Editorials written by Dr. Mortvedt to the Tacoma News Tribune regarding the condition of education in public schools, influencing factors, and the direction schools should be taking in the future. All editorials are clippings that have been scanned and the original typewritten documents from Mortvedt.

A report about the Board of Higher Education to the 1962 United Lutheran Church in America (ULCA) convention in Detroit and a synopsis of this convention.

Correspondence from 1964-1965 with Quinton Engineers, Inc. related to the Master Plan for the PLU campus.

Correspondence from 1964-1969 between Dr. Mortvedt and Mr. Norton Clapp regarding a donations to PLU.

Correspondence in 1965 related to request for a special North Pacific District (ALC) Fundraising Campaign for PLU in order to build a new library.

File contains correspondence from 1965-1966 with Mr. Lloyd Young, President of “Stewardship and Counseling Service, Inc.”, regarding his position as Assistant to President Mortvedt in charge of fundraising. Subjects cover the objective to increase gifts and grants to PLU from $650,000 (1964-1965) to $1,050,000 by July 31, 1966.

Correspondence in 1964-1965 related to landscape architectural services by Richard Haag Associates including the master landscape plans and master plan for street trees at PLU.