Papers of founder and first president of Pacific Lutheran University. Papers include information on the Aanondson/Harstad family and the Norwegian Synod.
Harstad, Bjug AanondsonThree pastors at a church service. Reverends Langseth and Ballestad were members of the Board of Trustees and Reverend Harstad was president and founder of Pacific Lutheran University.
Papers of Nils J. Hong, president at Pacific Lutheran Academy, 1898 – 1918, contains correspondence, corporate reports, newspaper clippings, and class books.
Hong, Nils JosephA Harstad family photograph taken in 1895.
A Gronsberg family portrait taken in 1896. The children in back are, left to right, Bertha, Herman and Oscar. The son between the parents is not identified.
Confirmation class with Reverend Bjug Harstad.
Papers of Robert A.L. Mortvedt, President at Pacific Lutheran University, 1962-1969. This collection contains correspondence, speeches, and clippings from Mortvedt’s time at several different universities including the University of Kansas City, Bethany College, and Pacific Lutheran University.
Contents are arranged by subject, and whenever possible, the original order has been preserved. Within the files, materials are ordered chronologically. This collection is arranged into thirteen series, outlined below. Much of the collection pertains to Dr. Mortvedt’s years as president of PLU, but there are also materials regarding his undergraduate and graduate work, his years at the University of Kansas City, his presidency at Bethany College, his work with the Board of Education of the Lutheran Church, and his activities after retiring from PLU. There are also materials concerning his father, A.O. Mortvedt, and other relatives. This collection also includes numerous documents concerning the Higher Education Fund Committee and the Independent Colleges of Washington Association. Also included (in Series 11-13) are artifacts, oversized documents, and taped interviews in PLU’s Oral Histories collections regarding Dr. Mortvedt’s time as University President.
Mortvedt, Robert A.L.Oscar Tingelstad and Alfield Tvete Wedding
Oscar Tingelstad and Alfield Tvete Wedding
Students and Faculty in front of Old Main (Harstad Hall) in 1910. Nils Hong in front row, 2nd from left. Johan Xavier in front row, far right.