College and Lutheran Church Archives

Author: jjenson

  • Christmas in the Archives

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    Stop by the Archives and check out our festive new look!  Swedish Christmas magazines along with a few intriguing Swedish bibles are on display.   The Christmas lights and decorations will bring holiday cheer to your research, so come in and unwrap new knowledge!          

  • Gustavus in a Time of War

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    jjenson

    Dr. Peterson’s Exposition The United States of America remembers the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that occurred on 7 December 1941, seventy years ago.  You might be wondering how Gustavus responded in the event’s immediate aftermath.  Editors of the Gustavian Weekly printed their first post-attack newspaper two days after the bombing.  While the infamous action failed to…

  • Autumn in the Archives

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    jjenson

    It’s autumn in the archives so drop on in and find something fantastic.

  • Archives Window Display

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    jjenson

    Thanks to the efforts of Lacie Micek, an archives student worker, there is a wonderful new display on the windows of the College and Lutheran Church Archives. Using the 2011 homecoming theme of “black and gold never gets old,” she created a visually appealing display of images depicting life at Gustavus since the institution moved…

  • Keeping in Touch – Gustavus Postcards

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    jjenson

    The College and Lutheran Church Archives have brought you another exciting display! “Postcards from Gustavus Adolphus College” consists of many postcards that feature the college and the St. Peter community. Come and see what you can learn about how Gusties and our campus have changed in the last 150 years! You may be surprised at…

  • Digital Gustavus

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    jjenson

    Digital Gustavus There are many exciting and new digital products being created and offered by the College and Lutheran Church Archives here at Gustavus. For example, you can browse nearly 500 digitized photographs going back to the 1800s, read civil war letters, study World War I propaganda posters, peruse campus maps from bygone years, listen to…

  • Archives Hours

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    jjenson

    The College and Lutheran Church Archives will be open extended hours this semester. We owe our thanks to Reverend Reuben and Edith M. Ford for an endowment supporting the Lutheran Church Archives. Adrianna Darden, the Archives Specialist, will be working an additional four hours each week. Hours for Spring Semester 2011 Monday – 8:00-Noon and…

  • Gusties are in the House! (and Senate) – Display

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    jjenson

    Several Gustavus Adolphus alumni and a faculty member were very successful in the past election on November 2nd. Come see the new display brought to you by the College and Lutheran Church Archives, “Gusties in Minnesota Legislature.” The display features five former students (Mindy Greiling, David Hann, Kory Kath, Ted Lillie, and Paul Torkelson) and one current…

  • College Photographs

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    jjenson

    The College and Lutheran Church Archives has released a photo database documenting the college from the 1800s to the modern era. Currently, this resource contains 300 images from our main photograph collection. New content appears somewhat regularly. The archives retain thousands of images, and the primary limitation to adding additional photographs is time. Researchers and…

  • You Want to Be an Archivist: Requiem for a Dream

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    jjenson

    Here is a wonderful video about the reality, well sort of reality, of the archives profession and being an archivist. If you view life through the lens of “tough love” and think being an archivist would be the best thing ever, you’ll love this eye-opening production. Why you shouldn’t become an archivist by Rebecca Goldman and…