Materials regarding the planning and building of Robert A.L. Mortvedt Library including the following: pamphlets on the "Program of the Long Range University Specifics" (PLUS) plan, a thank you card for donors, memos on planning the library, choice of and correspondence with Bindon & Wright as architects including architectural sketches and personal notes, "The Program for the Proposed New Library Building at Pacific Lutheran University" ( a report by The Librarian, Frank H. Haley), statements on the purpose of the library and how it will be built. Also included are minutes of the "Committee on Dedication of Library,” an excerpt from the minutes of the Board of Regents in which the library is named Robert A.L. Mortvedt Library, planning documents for the move of the collection the new library, Vesper Service on November 23, 1966 to move the first books across the threshold, and a biography of the keynote speaker, Dr. Jaroslav Pelikan. There is an invitation to the dedication, program for the dedication including a symposium: "Learning Resources in the Expanded Role of the Robert A.L. Mortvedt Library, informational statements on the library, and materials from the tenth anniversary of Robert A. L. Mortvedt library including the remarks of the keynote speaker, Dr. Jaroslav Pelikan, "On the Social Uses of Solitude", and Dr. Mortvedt's remarks.
Letter to Dr. Robert Mortvedt from Robert Johnson, Grand Director of Theta Pi Cast dated May 4, 1963.
Assorted Leaflets with short speeches and/or written messages by Dr. Mortvedt on topics ranging from concerns about Christian Colleges and Higher Education, service and community involvement, religious communities at college, and other miscellaneous topics.
President Robert A. L. Mortvedt is getting ready for his Inauguration with the help of others. 1962.
A DVD containing recordings of the dedications to the Morken Center including a Chapel Service and the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in 2006.
A DVD with clips related to the creation of the Morken Center for Learning and Technology at PLU including a time-lapse of the construction of the building, the ribbon cutting ceremony, and a recording of the dedication ceremony (2006).
The Mooring Mast is PLU’s student-run newspaper, first printed in 1924. The unusual name of the newspaper came from the USS Shenandoah, a U.S. Navy airship. In nearby Fort Lewis there was a large mooring structure for the airship and the students derived the name from this in honor of the famed ship. Throughout its existence the newspaper was published as either 'The Mooring Mast' or 'The Mast.' The series in this collection show the different titles of the publication and years during which it was published as such. The newspaper includes coverage of campus events and activities, local and national news, athletics, editorials, and other information on student life and activities.