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Wartburg College Archives

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Wartburg History – Clinton, Iowa

Preface

The Wartburg College Archives is responsible for the collection and preservation of records that document the college’s history, development, operation, policies, people, activities, and events.

The Archives is committed to providing access to holdings. However, access to some items may be restricted by their fragile condition or by contractual agreement with the donors, and it may not be possible at all times to provide appropriate machinery for reading, viewing or accessing non-print materials. In such circumstances arrangements may have to be made for digital duplication or transfer to occur before access can be provided.

Introduction

Abstract: Materials related to Wartburg College in Clinton, Iowa, founded 1894.

Scope and Content Note

Extent: 42 boxes and 3 bound volumes.

Physical Description: Paper, bound volumes.

Dates: 1893-1943

Subjects: History, Education, Clinton Iowa

Related Material: See other Wartburg – History collections; Photograph Collection; and the Otto Proehl Collection.

Administrative Information

Restrictions: None.

Preferred Citation: [item title/description], [date]; Wartburg History – Clinton, Iowa; Wartburg College Archives, Waverly, Iowa.

Acquisition Information: Origin unknown.

Processing Information: Processing completed by EB and AMM on 3/1/2018.

Location History

History: In 1893, the Iowa Synod approved a land development plan that by design would have established a new home for Wartburg College in Clinton, Iowa at no net cost, by selling off additional land parcels to pay for construction of the new campus. Unfortunately, the financial panic of 1893 caused the failure of the “Clinton Plan,” and the new campus started life in Clinton under a cloud of massive debt. Presidents Otto Kraushaar, John Fritschel, and Otto Proehl led the school through its transition from a traditional German Gymnasium structured education to an American style coeducational liberal arts college by 1928. The embrace of a modern educational style was necessary for the continued survival of Clinton’s Wartburg, but the financial difficulties of 1930s brought new challenges and a confrontation with another Wartburg, the one in Waverly, Iowa.

Bibliography:

Matthias, Ronald. Still on the Move: Wartburg College, 1852-2002. WDG Publishing: Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 2002. Pages 17-23.

Series Description

Administration
Faculty
Academics
Students
Finances
Property
Merger
Correspondence
General

Administration:

Records of the administration of Wartburg’s Clinton campus, including Board of Regents, articles of incorporation and constitution, 1893-1935.
3 boxes and 8 folders.
Arranged alphabetically by subject and thereunder chronologically by date.

Container Listing

Box	Folder	Series	Content	Date
1	1	Administration	Accreditation	1928
1	12	Administration	Initial Plans	1893-1895, 1911, 1926
1	13	Administration	Initial Planning Abstracts
1	17	Administration	Prospectus
1	20	Administration	Board and Charter Reports
4	1	Administration	Articles of Incorporation	1935
4	13	Administration	Constitution (English)	6/14/1893
4	14	Administration	Constitution (German)
5	1	Administration	Executive Committee Waverly 1890-1894, Clinton 1894,	1894-1905
5	2	Administration	Board of Regents- Executive Committee Meetings – Minutes	1905-1929
6	1	Administration	Board of Regents Meetings- Minutes	6/1919
6	2	Administration	Board of Regents Meetings- Minutes	5/1920-9/1920
6	3	Administration	Board of Regents Meetings- Minutes	1920-1921
6	4	Administration	Board of Regents Meetings- Minutes	4/1922-7/1922
6	5	Administration	Board of Regents Meetings- Minutes	1922-1923
6	6	Administration	Board of Regents Meetings- Minutes	4/1924
6	7	Administration	Board of Regents Meetings- Minutes	4/1925
6	8	Administration	Board of Regents Meetings- Minutes	2/1926-8/1926
6	9	Administration	Board of Regents Meetings- Minutes	1926-1927
6	10	Administration	Board of Regents Meetings- Minutes	6/1928-7/1928
6	11	Administration	Board of Regents Meetings- Minutes	1928-1929
6	12	Administration	Board of Regents Meetings- Minutes	1929-1930
6	13	Administration	Board of Regents Meetings- Minutes	1930-1931
6	14	Administration	Board of Regents Meetings- Minutes	1931-1932
6	15	Administration	Board of Regents Meetings- Minutes	1932-1933
6	16	Administration	Board of Regents Meetings- Minutes	1/1934-4/1934
6	17	Administration	Board of Regents Meetings- Minutes	4/26/1937
6	18	Administration	Board of Regents Meetings- Minutes	7/16/1940
7	1	Administration	Reports to the Board of Regents	1899-1902
7	2	Administration	Reports to the Board of Regents	1908-1909
7	3	Administration	Reports to the Board of Regents	1911-1912
7	4	Administration	Reports to the Board of Regents	1913-1914
7	5	Administration	Reports to the Board of Regents	1918-1919
7	6	Administration	Reports to the Board of Regents	1926-1927
7	7	Administration	Reports to the Board of Regents	1927-1928
7	8	Administration	Reports to the Board of Regents	1928-1929
7	9	Administration	Reports to the Board of Regents	1929-1930
7	10	Administration	Reports to the Board of Regents	1930-1931
7	11	Administration	Reports to the Board of Regents	1931-1932
7	12	Administration	Reports to the Board of Regents	1932-1933
7	13	Administration	Reports to the Board of Regents	1933-1934
7	14	Administration	Reports to the Board of Regents	12/3/1935

Faculty:

Records of the faculty of Wartburg – Clinton, especially faculty meeting minutes, 1896-1928.
2 boxes and 3 folders.
Arranged alphabetically by subject and thereunder chronologically by date.

Container Listing

Box	Folder	Series	Content	Date
12	12	Faculty	Faculty
12	13	Faculty	Faculty - Correspondence
12	14	Faculty	Faculty- Salaries
13	1	Faculty	Faculty- Minutes	1896-1903
13	2	Faculty	Faculty- Minutes	1903-1911
13	3	Faculty	Faculty- Minutes	1911-1922
14	1	Faculty	Faculty Meeting Minutes	1/1928-5/1928
14	2	Faculty	Faculty Meeting Minutes	1928-1929
14	3	Faculty	Faculty Meeting Minutes	1929-1930
14	4	Faculty	Faculty Meeting Minutes	1930-1931
14	5	Faculty	Faculty Meeting Minutes	1931-1932
14	6	Faculty	Faculty Meeting Minutes	1932-1933
14	7	Faculty	Faculty Meeting Minutes	1933-1934
14	8	Faculty	Faculty Meeting Minutes	1934-1935
14	9	Faculty	Faculty Meeting Minutes	1919-1928

Academics:

Records of academic programs and curriculum at Wartburg’s Clinton campus, 1926-1936.
1 box and 9 folders.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Container Listing

Box	Folder	Series	Content	Date
1	6	Academics	Commencement	6/10/1926
2	2	Academics	Curricula
2	3	Academics	Education	1935, 1934
2	4	Academics	Music	9/2/1928-1929
2	5	Academics	Physical Education	1930-1931
2	6	Academics	Religion	1932
2	7	Academics	Science
2	8	Academics	Teaching	5/25/1933
2	9	Academics	Theological Seminary	1932-1936
29	1	Academics	Music- Apollo Choral Society
29	2	Academics	Music- Music Department
29	3	Academics	Music- Deutsche Tag
29	4	Academics	Music- Goethe Centenary
29	5	Academics	Music- Graduation Recital
29	6	Academics	Music- Hymns
29	7	Academics	Music- Male Chorus
29	8	Academics	Music- Male Quartette
29	9	Academics	Music- Miscellaneous
29	10	Academics	Music- Orchestra + Glee Club
29	11	Academics	Music- Piano/Organ Recitals
29	12	Academics	Music- Recitals
29	13	Academics	Music- Sinler, Margaret
29	14	Academics	Music- Voice Recitals

Students:

Student records, including financial and grades, and records of student organizations at Wartburg’s Clinton campus, 1899-1935.
8 boxes.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Container Listing

Box	Folder	Series	Content	Date
35	1	Students	Activities
35	2	Students	Financial Aid
36	1	Students	Individual Students Records
36	2	Students	Students Records	1900-1907
36	3	Students	Students Records	1907-1924
36	4	Students	Student Class Records	1923-1929
37	1	Students	Student Organizations- Pi Delta Epsilon
37	2	Students	Student Organizations- Concordia Society
37	3	Students	Student Organizations- Luther League
37	4	Students	Student Organizations- Luther League
38	1	Students	Student Activities	1919-1920
38	2	Students	Student Organizations- Athletic Association
38	3	Students	Student Organizations- Forum Literary Society Minutes	1928-1929 to 1932-1933
38	4	Students	Student Organizations- Freshman Class Minutes	1931-1934
38	5	Students	Student Organizations- Missionary Society Minutes	1919-1920 to 1927-1928
38	6	Students	Student Organizations- Missionary Society Minutes	2/1928 to 1932-1933
39	1	Students	Student Organizations- Nu Sigma Rho Society Constitution
39	2	Students	Student Organizations- Nu Sigma Rho Society Pledges
39	3	Students	Student Organizations- Nu Sigma Rho Society Minutes	1928-1935
39	4	Students	Nu Sigma Rho Society Treasurer’s Book	1929-1930
39	5	Students	Student Organizations- Nu Sigma Rho Society Treasurer’s Book	1930-1931 to 1934-1935
39	6	Students	Student Organizations- Nu Sigma Rho Society Cash Book	1930-1931 to 1932-1933
40	1	Students	Student Organizations- Philomathean Literary Society Minutes	4/1899-4/1902
40	2	Students	Student Organizations- Philomathean Literary Society Minutes	1915-1930
41	1	Students	Student Organizations- Wartburg Verein Minutes	1929-1935
41	2	Students	Student Organizations- Wartburg Verein Minutes	1917-1929
42	1	Students	Student Organizations – [Wartburg Verein] Attendance Records	1910-1935
42	2	Students	Student Organizations – [Wartburg Verein] Constitution	No date
42	3	Students	Student Organizations- Wartburg Verein Ledger	1910-1912
42	4	Students	Student Organizations- Wartburg Verein Ledger	1919-1935

Finances:

Financial records of Wartburg’s Clinton campus, including building funds, donations, taxes, audits, reports and account books, 1892-1937.
11 boxes and 3 bound volumes.
Arranged alphabetically by subject and thereunder chronologically by date.

Container Listing

Box	Folder	Series	Content	Date
15	1	Finances	General
15	2	Finances	Finances	1924-1928
15	3	Finances	Finances	9/1933-6/1934
15	4	Finances	Finances	11/1934-6/1935
15	5	Finances	Audit	8/8/1935
15	6	Finances	History of Funds	8/10/1935
15	7	Finances	Receipt and Indemnifying Agreement	7/28/1937
15	8	Finances	Portfolio Analysis	7/28/1937
15	9	Finances	Building Fund
15	10	Finances	Donations and Pledges
15	11	Finances	Faculty Housing
15	12	Finances	Music
15	13	Finances	Nu Sigma Rho
15	14	Finances	Sports
15	15	Finances	Summer Session
15	16	Finances	Taxes
16	1	Finances	Finances- Account Book	1892-1893
16	2	Finances	Finances- Account Book	1894-1904
16	3	Finances	Finances- Account Book	1899-1902
17	1	Finances	Finances- Account Book	1900-1907
17	2	Finances	Finances- Account Book	1926-1931
17	3	Finances	Finances- Account Book Daily Management	1900-1926
17	4	Finances	Finances- General Maintenance	1900-1926
17	5	Finances	Finances- Scholarship Account Book	1919-1926
18	1	Finances	Finances- Cash books	1921-1925
18	2	Finances	Finances- Cash books	1929-1933
18	3	Finances	Finances- Cash books	1933-1935
19	1	Finances	Finances- Ledger	1893-1901
19	2	Finances	Finances- Payable/Receivable	1896-1923
19	3	Finances	Finances- Payable/Receivable	1928-1935
20	1	Finances	Finances- Beneficienfond Building Committee	1902-1921
20	2	Finances	Finances- Beneficienfond Building Committee	1915-1934
20	3	Finances	Finances- Beneficienfond Building Committee	1893-1894
21	1	Finances	Financial Reports - Undated	No date
21	2	Finances	Financial Reports	1920
21	3	Finances	Financial Reports	1929
21	4	Finances	Financial Reports	1930
21	5	Finances	Financial Reports	1931
21	6	Finances	Financial Reports	1932
21	7	Finances	Financial Reports	1933
21	8	Finances	Financial Reports	1934
21	9	Finances	Financial Reports	1935
22	1	Finances	Finances- Student Accounts	1913-1915
22	2	Finances	Finances- Student Accounts	1921-1923
22	3	Finances	Finances- Student Organizations Account Book	1923-1933
23	1	Finances	Finances- Student Accounts	1894-1909
23	2	Finances	Finances- Student Accounts	1909-1919
23	3	Finances	Finances- Student Accounts	1919-1920
24	1	Finances	Finances, Treasurers Book	1890-1901
25	1	Finances	Finances- Treasurers Book	1899-1909
25	2	Finances	Finances- Treasurers Book	1903-1914
25	3	Finances	Finances- Treasurers Book	1925-1929
Bound Vol.	1	Finances	Financial Ledger	1895-1911
Bound Vol.	1	Finances	Financial Ledger	1909-1921
Bound Vol.	1	Finances	Financial Ledger	1912-1929

Property:

Records related to property at Wartburg’s Clinton campus, including building contracts, construction, correspondence, committee minutes, maps and lot books, 1893-1947.
5 boxes.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Container Listing

Box	Folder	Series	Content	Date
8	1	Property	Building Committee Minutes	1893-1895
8	2	Property	Cottages- Contracts	5/11/1894
8	3	Property	Contracts- Dormitory Bills/ Sketches/ Receipts
8	4	Property	Gym- Contracts	1907
8	5	Property	Contracts/Bids- General Building
8	6	Property	Contracts/Bids- Heating and Plumbing
8	7	Property	General Building Payments/Receipts
9	1	Property	Foundation
9	2	Property	Brick and Stone Work
9	3	Property	General Work
9	4	Property	Heating/Ventilation
9	5	Property	Plumbing
9	6	Property	Workers
10	1	Property	Property (Millcrest addition), Correspondence	1940
10	2	Property	Property (Millcrest addition), Correspondence	1941
10	3	Property	Property (Millcrest addition), Correspondence	1942
10	4	Property	Property (Millcrest addition), Correspondence	1943
10	5	Property	Property Millcrest addition Contracts and Surveys
30	1	Property	Property
30	2	Property	Appraisal	1939
30	3	Property	Bond	1894
30	4	Property	Correspondence	No date
30	5	Property	Correspondence	1892
30	6	Property	Correspondence	1/1893-3/1893
30	7	Property	Correspondence	4/1893-6/1893
30	8	Property	Correspondence	7/1983-9/1893
30	9	Property	Correspondence	10/1893-121893
30	10	Property	Correspondence	1894
30	11	Property	Correspondence	1895
30	12	Property	Correspondence	1941-1943
30	13	Property	Declaration of Restrictive Covenants
30	14	Property	Deeds
30	15	Property	Housing Agency
30	16	Property	Land Contract
30	17	Property	Land Leases
30	18	Property	Land Titles
30	19	Property	Receipt of Agreement
30	20	Property	Maps
30	21	Property	Receipt of Agreement	1937
30	22	Property	Redemption Certificates
30	23	Property	Releases of Lease	1947
30	24	Property	Resolutions
31	1	Property	Lot book for College Addition
31	2	Property	Lot Books, Price List of Lots

Merger:

Records of the merger between the Clinton and Waverly campuses of Wartburg College, 1932-1945.
3 boxes.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Container Listing

Box	Folder	Series	Content	Date
26	1	Merger	Inventory- Dormitories	9/4/1936
26	2	Merger	Inventory- Education Dept.	c.1936
26	3	Merger	Inventory- General Lists	c.1936
26	4	Merger	Inventory- History Dept.	c.1936
26	5	Merger	Inventory- Library Accession Number	c.1936
26	6	Merger	Inventory- Library Book Lists	c.1936
26	7	Merger	Inventory- Library Supplies	c.1936
26	8	Merger	Inventory- Museum	c.1936
26	9	Merger	Inventory- Music Dept.	c.1936
26	10	Merger	Inventory- Religion Dept.	c.1936
26	11	Merger	Inventory- Science Dept.	c.1936
27	1	Merger	Appropriations
27	2	Merger	Board of Education
27	3	Merger	Board of Regents Resignation Letters	1932
27	4	Merger	Conclusions Relating to the Location of Wartburg College
27	5	Merger	Correspondence Conferring Degrees	1936
27	6	Merger	Correspondence from Otto Hartwig	1935-1936
27	7	Merger	Correspondence from Otto L. Proehl
27	8	Merger	Correspondence from Henry F. Schuh	1936-1941
27	9	Merger	Correspondence Transfer of Credits	1934-1935
27	10	Merger	Correspondence Martin Wiederaenders	1935-1936
27	11	Merger	Correspondence to and from William L. Young	1945
27	12	Merger	Dissolution of Board of Regents and Board of Trustees	7/16/1940
27	13	Merger	“Facts” and “Light” on “Facts”
27	14	Merger	Faculty
27	15	Merger	Legal Documents- Bremer	1935
27	16	Merger	Legal Documents- Restraining Order Against Defendants Trying to Hold Office after Merger	1935
27	17	Merger	Legal Documents- Law Suit Against Treasurer	1937
27	18	Merger	Newspaper Clipping	1935
27	19	Merger	Pension Committee
27	20	Merger	Portfolio Analysis	7/28/1937
27	21	Merger	Public Relations
27	22	Merger	Publicity
27	23	Merger	Publicity- Janesville
27	24	Merger	Publicity- Sheldon, Iowa
27	25	Merger	Publicity- Waverly, Iowa
27	26	Merger	Receipt and Indemnifying Agreement	7/28/1937
27	27	Merger	Student Protest
27	28	Merger	Zions Courier
28	1	Merger	Student Protest, Alfred J. Wittman Collection (1935) - Protest Pamphlets
28	2	Merger	Student Protest, Alfred J. Wittman Collection (1935) - Pamphlets Drafts
28	3	Merger	Student Protest, Alfred J. Wittman Collection (1935) - Correspondence/ Documents
28	4	Merger	Student Protest, Alfred J. Wittman Collection (1935) - Personal Correspondence	1935
28	5	Merger	Student Protest, Alfred J. Wittman Collection (1935) - Student Protest Correspondence
28	6	Merger	Student Protest, Alfred J. Wittman Collection (1935) - Wartburg Seminary Correspondence
28	7	Merger	Student Protest, Alfred J. Wittman Collection (1935) - Newspaper Articles
28	8	Merger	Student Protest, Alfred J. Wittman Collection (1935) - Personal Notes

Correspondence:

General correspondence, including from the Office of the President, of Wartburg’s Clinton campus.
1 box and 1 folder.
Unarranged.

Container Listing

Box	Folder	Series	Content	Date
2	13	Correspondence	Correspondence
11	1	Correspondence	Correspondence	1930s
11	2	Correspondence	President Correspondence
11	3	Correspondence	General Correspondence

General:

Records of Wartburg’s Clinton campus, 1894-1966, including events information, alumni, Homecoming, College Bulletin, and a cornerstone.
1 box and 46 folders.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Container Listing

Box	Folder	Series	Content	Date
1	2	General	Board of Visitors	10/1928
1	3	General	Campus
1	4	General	Church Bell	1943
1	5	General	Class Banquets
1	7	General	Golden Jubilee (50 year anniversary)	6/10-6/11/1919
1	8	General	History of Clinton College by Roger H. Prehn	1965?,1974
1	9	General	Homecoming	10/30-10/31/1931
1	10	General	Homecoming Pins
1	11	General	Information Cirkular	9/1919
1	14	General	Library	1930-1931
1	15	General	The Lutheran Educational Seminar/ John Hiltner	10/1933
1	16	General	Newspaper Clippings
1	18	General	Publicity
1	19	General	60th Anniversary	1868-1928
2	1	General	Business [Alumni?]	1989
2	10	General	Alumni Address by Dr. Gerhard Ottersberg	2/15/1966
2	11	General	Alumni Association Constitution
2	12	General	Buehring, P.H	4/24/1952
2	14	General	Meetings- Transportation	1894
2	15	General	Alumni Association Minutes	1894-1933
2	16	General	Alumni Association Resolution	5/31/1935
3	1	General	Art Exhibitions
3	2	General	Art Collection Book
4	2	General	College Bulletin V. 1	1919-1920
4	3	General	College Bulletin V. 4	8/1922-11/1922
4	4	General	College Bulletin V.6, No. 3	6/1925
4	5	General	College Bulletin V.7 No. 1, V.7 No. 3	1/1926-3/1926, 7/1926
4	6	General	College Bulletin V.8, No. 1	1/1927
4	7	General	College Bulletin V.9, No. 2; V.9, No.4	10/1928, 2/1929
4	8	General	College Bulletin V. 10, No. 2	6/1929
4	9	General	College Bulletin V. 10 No. 4	2/1929
4	10	General	College Bulletin V. 11, No. 2	6/1930
4	11	General	College Bulletin V. 13, No. 2	8/1932
4	12	General	College Bulletin V. 14, No. 2	6/1933
4	15	General	Cornerstone	1894
12	1	General	Events - Rules for Dining Room	1931-1932
12	2	General	Events - Banquets/Luncheons
12	3	General	Events - Calendar of Activities
12	4	General	Events - Christmas Vespers Service
12	5	General	Events - Commencement
12	6	General	Events - Dedication	10/9/1894
12	7	General	Events - Drama
12	8	General	Events - Homecoming
12	9	General	Events - Mission Festival
12	10	General	Events - Reformation Service
12	11	General	Events - Worship Services/Convocations

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