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Mikkel C. Thompson Papers

  • ELCA 2.3.14

Contains materials related to the career of Mikkel Thompson, including personal documents pertaining to his life as a pastor and his musical composition. Although a pastor, he also had an extreme love and passion for music, and music composition. Many of his compositions were written for the church, but he also wrote a number of pieces for his own pleasure that are not dated, nor, at this time, have any recognizable references. Also included here are musical selections he composed to various writers’ poetry, mainly Gertrud Schnackenberg whose father Walter Schnackenberg was a PLU history professor until his death in 1973.

Clifford Lunde Papers

  • ELCA 2.3.15

Contains materials relating to the career of Bishop Clifford Lunde.

Department of Legal Studies Records

  • UA 4.12.1
  • Record group
  • 1978-2010

Contains records from the Department of Legal Studies including departmental correspondence, class syllabi, and promotional materials.

Department of Marriage and Family Therapy Records

  • UA 3.2.1
  • Record group
  • 1978-1999

Contains records from the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy including correspondence, annual reports, and documents pertaining to accreditation, procedures, and classes.

Johan Xavier Papers

  • UA 1.3.5
  • Record group
  • 1892-1962

The Papers of Johan Xavier contains materials related to Xavier's time as a student at Luther College and Luther Seminary and his work at Pacific Lutheran Academy as the librarian from 1908-1918 and as acting president from 1920 to 1921. Also included in this collection are several cash ledgers kept by Xavier to track his finances.

Xavier, Johan Ulrik

Oscar Tingelstad Papers

  • UA 1.3.6
  • Record group
  • 1928 - 1952

Papers of Oscar A. Tingelstad, President at Pacific Lutheran University, 1928-1943. The collection consists of correspondence, materials from Oscar A. Tingelstad’s inauguration, financial and stock information and miscellaneous materials from 1928 to 1952. The majority of these materials comes from 1931 to 1937 and is copies from the Tingelstad papers housed at St. Olaf University (the Norwegian-American Historical Association). This collection is arranged into four series and arranged chronologically within each file.

The correspondence is almost entirely related to Tingelstad’s position as the editor of the Pacific Lutheran College publication The Pacific Lutheran Herald, and covers the years 1931 – 1937. The inauguration materials include programs and related correspondence. The financial and stock information includes a book containing a list of the bonds, stocks, and pertinent information held by Oscar A. Tingelstad. The remainder of the collection contains miscellaneous documents belonging to Tingelstad, most pertaining to his work as president of Pacific Lutheran College. Also included are artifacts and other oversized documents related to Dr. Tingelstad’s time as President.

Tingelstad, Oscar A.

New Land, New Lives Oral History Collection

  • SIE 2
  • Record group

The Oral History collection contains the recorded interviews of 282 men and women who emigrated from Scandinavia and settled in the Pacific Northwest. The project was started during an experimental course on Scandinavian Women in the Pacific Northwest. Students in the course were encouraged to interview women and learn about their experiences as immigrants to the United States. The project was continued and expanded with support from the president’s office and by grants from the L.J. Skaggs and Mary C. Skaggs Foundation, from the Joel E. Ferris Foundation and the Norwegian Emigration Fund of the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The project was directed by Dr. Janet E. Rasmussen. Upon completion, the collection was transferred to the Archives and Special Collections Department.

The oral history collection is open for personal and scholarly work. For commercial use, please contact archives@plu.edu.

Faculty and Staff Reference Files

  • UA 9.3.2
  • Record group

The University Archives Reference Files on Faculty and Staff contain information regarding PLU employees gathered from Human Resources, Marketing and Communications, and other sources. These may include newspaper clippings, press releases, biographical information, photographs, correspondence, and other content related to the employees PLU career. This content is governed by an access restriction policy.

Alaska Synod of the ELCA Records

  • ELCA 3.1.1

The records of the Alaska Synod include assembly and council meeting minutes, reports, and publications of the Synod.

Southwestern Washington Synod of the ELCA Records

  • ELCA 7.1.2

The records of the Southwest Washington Synod include committee and board meeting minutes, convention and conference programs and proceedings, and operational documentation of the Synod.

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