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Programs and clippings from St. Olaf College's 75th anniversary in 1949 including an anniversary address given by Dr. Mortvedt ('24) entitled "Perspectives and Focus."

Clippings from Kansas City newspapers regarding the UKC crisis. Topics covered include: the resignation of faculty heads, the campus rally to discuss the issue, the speech made by President Decker to students, President Decker's resignation, the vote of "no confidence" by students and staff, and the resolution of the situation.

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.

Statement of Vice President Mortvedt and Dean Norman Royall Jr., handwritten draft letter to President Decker from Dr. Mortvedt, handwritten outline of the case, draft of a response to President Decker's resignation, anonymous critical letters written to Dean Royall and Dr. Mortvedt, and a publication of the History of the University of Kansas City covering the crisis.

Pamphlets published by the UKC and copies of speeches given at the university: "The Moral Base of our Society" by S. Harrison Thomson, "Hail and Farewell", Commencement address June 2, 1946 given by French author André Maurois. This copy is signed by the speaker.

Newspaper clippings regarding Dr. Mortvedt's election as president and a statement for the News-Press written by Dr. Mortvedt. Invitation and program of the inauguration of Dr. Mortvedt on November 12, 1953. Also included is a statement by the Lutheran Kansas Conference outlining the duties of the president and the inaugural address given by Dr. Mortvedt.

Correspondence with friends, former president of Bethany (Emory Lindquist), Lutheran Mutual Life Insurance, The Bethany Press, Dean Hadley, and President Dwight D. Eisenhower regarding the omnibus farm bill. There are also memos from the Board and correspondence to and from Dr. Emory Lindquist.

File includes the Bethany College Bulletin and Alumni News from 1954-1958. Each issue includes remarks from Dr. Mortvedt with the last issue announces his retirement from Bethany College.

Speeches delivered by Dr. Mortvedt from 1953 to 1955 including the following: “Christmas Eve Broadcast Radio Station” (December 24, 1953), “Residues Are Not Enough” (June 2 and 4, 1953), “Welcome to New Students” (1953), WDAF Address at Bethany College (October 17, 1953), “A Growing Church is A Teaching Church: A Definition of Purpose” (April 1954), “Not Talk, but Power” (1954), “The Educational Undergirding of Our Church Or Why Attend Our Church Colleges” (1954), “Congregations Have Talents, Too!”, “WDAF ‘Messiah’ Preparation,” “Welcome to New Students” (1955), “Go Ye Therefore and Teach,” “In Him All Things Hold Together (1955), and “Are You Ready For That Job?” (1955).

Congratulatory inaugural letters from friends, colleagues, fellow university Presidents, public school administrators, the Kansas State Department of Public Instruction, the Board of Education of the American Lutheran Church, the president of the Augustana Lutheran Church, the Board of Christian Education of the ELC and other church related organization and corporations. Also included are copies of Dr. Mortvedt's responses.