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Assorted speeches given by Mortvedt throughout 1964 including the following: “The Drums We Hear,” “Den Syttende Mai,” “When the Spider Walks,” Caution! Men Thinking,” “The Working University Faces Its Task,” “Opening Convocation,” “Dedication Service,” “Reformation Sermon,” “Lutheran Youth Research,” “What does One Say?,” and “Christmas is Ultimate Reality.”

Assorted speeches given by Mortvedt throughout 1965 including the following: “O Come, Let Us Worship and Bow Down: Let Us Kneel Before the Lord, Our Maker,” “The Church and The Public Schools Today,” “The Role of The Christian Teacher,” “Our Father’s Business,” “Our Ministry of Reconciliation,” “What Has Happened to our National Morals?”, “Christian Higher Education: Equipping For Service,” “Christian Higher Education,” “Counting Cats in Zanzibar—Or What?”, and “Retrospect and Prospect.”

Assorted speeches given by Mortvedt throughout 1966 including the following: “Higher Education—Instrument of National Purpose,” “A Profession of Faith,” “The Future Growth of PLU,” “On Concluding our 75th Year,” “Teachers for Our Colleges,” “On Building a Faculty,” “Qualifications Desired in Employing and Retaining Faculty Members,” “Some Reflections on Religion in Higher Education,” “A University is Many Things,” and “Service of Recollection.”

Assorted speeches given by Mortvedt throughout 1967 including the following: “A Time for Renewal,” “You—And Higher Education in Washington,” “Obligation to Excellence,” “A Lessons from Mother Goose or A Parable of a Wandering Cat,” “Recall to Fundamentals,” “The Education of Tomorrow’s Leaders,” “Marching to A Different Drum,” “Certainty n a World of Confusion,” “Welcome to Faculty,” “The Miracle of the Mind,” “Counting Cats in Zanzibar,” “The Most Important Thing,” “Wanted—Teachers for Our Colleges,” “What Mean These Stones?”, “Christian Stewardship,” and “The Pussy Cat Syndrome.”

Assorted speeches given by Mortvedt throughout 1968 including the following: “The Current Temper of the University,” “Thoughts on Worship,” “Courtesy and Worship,” “Commit Your Work to The Lord,” “The Necessity for Freedom,” “Campus Crisis, Challenge and Opportunity in 1968-1969,” “Physical Development,” “The Value of Moments,” and “The Businessman’s Stake in Higher Education.”

Assorted speeches given by Mortvedt throughout 1968 including the following: “Our Distressed Society—The Only One We Have,” “What Goodwill Does for Me,” “Ave Atque Vale!”, “What Mean These Stones,” “The Geese That Never Flew,” “Dedication to Clifford O. Olson,” “Ultimate Relevance,” “The Geese that Never Flew,” “The Church College as an Academic Community,” and “The Church College as a Social and Religious Community.”

This file contains the following speeches and papers given by Mortvedt from 1923-1943:
“Give Me My Pound!” (1923), “Lincoln” (St. Olaf College, 1928), “Education Without Graduation” (Commencement at St. Olaf College), “A Stroll the Emmaus Road” (Sermon for Chapel, January 19, 1934), “Youth’s Place to Stand”, “Edmond Rostand”( St. Stephens College), “We Seek a Country” (Augustana College, June 6, 1939), and “Measurement of Progress” (Stephens College).

Speeches delivered by Mortvedt throughout 1943-1952: bound and printed copy of “A Design for Higher Education by the Churches” (Honors Day Address on May 9, 1944), "Advising at the University of Kansas City" (1943), "Problems in Advising" (1943, Faculty Address), "The Dollar Value of the University of Kansas City", "Problem or Answer" (1948), "Tribute to Dr. Victor Spong" (1949), Address of Welcome: Second Annual History Conference" (1951), "I Remember and I Hope" (1951),"Admission of Negroes to the University of Kansas City (1951), "Tribute to Mr. S.C. Thompson", "Welcome to New Students" (1952), "As Simple As That", "The Twentieth Year of the University of Kansas City” (Radio Address deliver on WDAF).

Programs and clippings from St. Olaf College's 75th anniversary in 1949 including an anniversary address given by Dr. Mortvedt ('24) entitled "Perspectives and Focus."

Correspondence and reports concerning the Study Commission Committee at PLU.