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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.

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.

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.

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.

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 covering a broad range of PLU business including data from Dr. Mortvedt's at Taskforce Briefing Session, information on department curriculums, course proposals, faculty salary information, faculty listings, resumes, program proposals, faculty committee reports, report to Steering Committee of the Academic Self- Study: "Report on Good Teaching," survey of academic achievement and student retention 1964-1968, and memos to the Educational Policies Committee.

Information related to Dr. Mortvedt’s Ph.D. thesis on Thomas Morton. This file contains a summary of theses from Harvard (1934), summaries of Mortvedt’s dissertation entitled “Thomas Morton: His Life and Works” (in published and original form), and an essay entitled “The Dramatic Works of Thomas Morton.

Materials regarding Dr. Mortvedt’s involvement with the Higher Education Facilities Commission (HEFC) in Olympia, Washington. File contains agenda for meetings, regulation information, drafts for state plans, copies of correspondence, building plans, and assorted materials.

Materials regarding Dr. Mortvedt’s involvement with the Higher Education Facilities Commission including agenda and minutes, correspondence, memorandum, application forms, and other assorted materials.

Materials regarding Dr. Mortvedt’s involvement with the Higher Education Facilities Commission including correspondence, memorandum, materials related to the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963, staff reports, agenda and meeting minutes, and other assorted files.