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File contains materials regarding the Centennial Celebration in 1960 for Augustana College in Sioux Falls, Iowa including the centennial convocation at which Dr. Mortvedt delivered the address “The Music of a Different Drum” and was awarded the 1960 Centennial Award. Also included are a brief biography of Dr. Mortvedt and a “Historical sketch of Augustana College” written for the occasion.

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.

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.

Awards and Honors given to Dr. Mortvedt: Fellow of California Lutheran Educational Foundation, an Award of Merit for "This Is My Church” Papers, the Thiel College Associate Award, a citation for the Degree of Doctor of Laws from PLU, and the Distinguished Alumnus award of St. Olaf College.

File includes articles in a series called "Our Christian College Advance" published in the Lutheran Companion that Dr. Mortvedt kept in his files. Also included are other articles published about Lutheran Higher Education, and an article about Dr. Mortvedt and his "Twin" jobs as Executive Director of the Education of the Augustana Lutheran Church and the United Lutheran Church in America.

Assorted writings of Dr. Mortvedt during his career from 1958 to 1962: “An Inviting Gateway to Opportunity,” “Why Christian Colleges?” (1958), “Christian Higher Education Looks Ahead” (1959), “Our Only Live Option” (1959), “It is Time to Awake” (1959), “The Mission of the Church in Higher Education” (1959), “They Speak for Themselves” (1960), “Choice or Chance” (1960), “Financing a College Education: Merits and Demands Your Attention Now” (1961), “Eyes to the Future,” and other copies of past speeches prepared for publication.

Congratulatory inaugural greetings Dr. Mortvedt received from colleges and universities from July to October 1962.

PLU's search for a new President in 1961 includes a list of "Recommended Qualifications of a President for PLU" and a complete list of nominations. Also a memorandum from the Board of Regents to the administrative offices regarding the self-study program, the nomination process, draft of an article to appear in the student newspaper, the Mooring Mast, regarding the final stages of the nomination process as well as a letter to Dr. Mortvedt confirming his election as president, a letter confirming his acceptance, a letter from president Eastvold expressing congratulations, and clippings from the Tacoma News Tribune announcing Dr. Mortvedt's election.

Correspondence concerning Dr. Mortvedt's inauguration. Included are discussions about the design of a presidential medallion, invitations to the event including a letter from Dr. Mortvedt to President Nathan N. Pusey of Harvard University to address the University Congregation, and inaugural notes for the committee and lists of people to be invited.