College and Lutheran Church Archives

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  • Archives Open House and Free Tour

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    jjenson

    October is American Archives Month so visit the College and Lutheran Church Archives and take a tour. Tours will feature historical Gustavus treasures and awesome artifacts not usually on public display. Find out what the archives is all about and what it has to offer you.  The archives is located on the library’s top floor, directly…

  • Christmas in the Archives

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    jjenson

    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!          

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Archives Renovation: A Brave New World

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    jjenson

    The College and Lutheran Church Archives has been, for the most part, in its current location since the opening of the second Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library in late 1972. During that last thirty-eight years many items have been collected. Thousands of acid-free boxes serve as home to the unique documents, photographs, recordings, and numerous other…

  • Archives Insider

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    jjenson

    As a new academic year begins, I thought I’d give an update and a bit of inside information. Regular open hours will be on the following days. Monday, 8:00-noon and 1:00-4:30 Tuesday, 8:00-noon and 1:00-4:30 Wednesday, 8-noon Please contact archives staff if you are unable to visit during these hours. We are located directly above the main…

  • Illustrated Biblical Views of the Christmas Story

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    jjenson

    The Gustavus Adolphus College and Lutheran Church Archives has a new semi-permanent display of bibles located outside of the archives reading room. As a tribute to the Christmas season, a number of illustrated bibles have been opened to display various images associated with Jesus’ birth. Many of these rare and unique bibles are hundreds of years old. Please…