This diary, a book from Augsburg Publishing, mentions that he is working on cleaning out his house and particularly his desk, but he does not write again after April. At this point he is no longer teaching or preaching. In the back pocket: Notes and a card from Augsburg Publishing House.
In this diary Xavier notes PLC sports scores, spends a great deal of time studying and gardening, and takes a trip to Norway. In the back pocket: scraps with addresses written on them, notes and a perfectly preserved leaf. In the front of the book are two excellent pencil drawings from a “Sara Amanda Xavier.”
A bound book entitled (inside) “Hermeneutics: The Lectures as Given in Class by Prof. W. M. H. Petersen” that was noted and abridged by Xavier during his time at Luther Seminary in Robbinsdale, Minnesota in 1896.