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Wartburg College Archives: Homecoming & Parent/Family Weekend

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Wartburg College Archives

Finding Aid

Campus Life - Homecoming and Parent/Family Weekend

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: Homecoming programs, buttons, and Parent/Family Weekend information from 1930-2016.

 

Scope and Content Note

Extent: 21 boxes and 40 a/v items.

Physical Description: Materials include buttons, paper, photographs, and audio and video recordings.

Dates: 1930-2022.

Subjects: Campus Life, Buttons, Homecoming, Parent/Family Weekend, Programs

Related Material:

  • Photograph Collection: Campus Life, Subseries: Wartburg College Ceremonies & Traditions

 

Administrative Information

Restrictions: None.

Preferred Citation: [item title/description], [date]; [(Campus Life) Homecoming]; Wartburg College Archives, Waverly, Iowa.

Acquisition Information: Transfer.

Processing Information: Processing completed by SE on 4/13/18.

 

Event History

History: Wartburg College celebrates Homecoming & Family Weekend in fall term each year. Celebrations typically revolve around a theme, and several events take place Thursday-Sunday. Traditional events include Kastle Kapers (student talent show), the student variety show, the Homecoming parade, the Renaissance Faire, the football game, and Oktoberfest. Hundreds of alumni, parents, and friends come over the course of the weekend to celebrate with students.

Timeline: 1930 (earliest record) – Present.

Bibliography:

Wartburg College. (2017). Wartburg to celebrate Homecoming & Family Weekend Oct. 12-15. Retrieved from, https://www.wartburg.edu/2017/10/03/wartburg-to-celebrate-homecoming-family-weekend-oct-12-15/.

 

Series Description

  1. Homecoming

  2. Homecoming Buttons

  3. Parent/Family Weekend

  4. Audiovisual Materials


 

Homecoming:

  • Homecoming programs from 1934-2016.
  • 7 boxes.
  • Arranged chronologically by date.

Container Listing

Box

Folder

Series

Content

Date

1

1

Homecoming

Undated Homecoming Materials

 

1

2

Homecoming

Homecoming 1934-1935

11/1934

1

3

Homecoming

Homecoming 1935-1936

10/1935

1

4

Homecoming

Homecoming 1936-1937

10/1936

1

5

Homecoming

Homecoming 1937-1938

10/1937

1

6

Homecoming

Homecoming 1938-1939

10/1938

1

7

Homecoming

Homecoming 1940-1941

10/1940

1

8

Homecoming

Homecoming 1941-1942

10/1941

1

9

Homecoming

Homecoming 1942-1943

10/1942

1

10

Homecoming

Homecoming 1943-1944

10/1943

1

11

Homecoming

Homecoming 1944-1945

10/1944

1

12

Homecoming

Homecoming 1945-1946

10/1945

1

13

Homecoming

Homecoming1946-1947

10/1946

1

14

Homecoming

Homecoming 1949-1950

10/1949

1

15

Homecoming

Homecoming 1950-1951

10/1950

1

16

Homecoming

Homecoming 1951-1952

10/1951

1

17

Homecoming

Homecoming 1955-1956

10/1955

1

18

Homecoming

Homecoming 1958-1959

10/1958

1

19

Homecoming

Homecoming 1959-1960

10/1959

1

20

Homecoming

Homecoming 1960-1961

10/1960

1

21

Homecoming

Homecoming 1961-1962

10/1961

1

22

Homecoming

Homecoming 1962-1963

10/1962

1

23

Homecoming

Homecoming 1963-1964

10/1963

1

24

Homecoming

Homecoming 1964-1965

10/1964

1

25

Homecoming

Homecoming 1965-1966

10/1965

1

26

Homecoming

Homecoming 1966-1867

10/1966

1

27

Homecoming

Homecoming 1967-1968

10/1967

1

28

Homecoming

Homecoming 1968-1969

11/1968

1

29

Homecoming

Homecoming 1970-1971

10/1970

1

30

Homecoming

Homecoming 1971-1972

10/1971

1

31

Homecoming

Homecoming 1972-1973

10/1972

1

32

Homecoming

Homecoming 1973-1974

10/1973

1

33

Homecoming

Homecoming 1974-1975

10/1974

1

34

Homecoming

Homecoming 1975-1976

10/1975

1

35

Homecoming

Homecoming 1976-1977

10/1976

1

36

Homecoming

Homecoming 1977-1978

10/1977

1

37

Homecoming

Homecoming 1978-1979

10/1978

1

38

Homecoming

Homecoming 1979-1980

10/1979

1

39

Homecoming

Homecoming 1980-1981

10/1980

1

40

Homecoming

Homecoming 1981-1982

10/1981

2

1

Homecoming

Homecoming 1982-1983

10/1982

2

2

Homecoming

Homecoming 1983-1984

10/1983

2

3

Homecoming

Homecoming 1984-1985

10/1984

2

4

Homecoming

Homecoming 1985-1986

10/1985

2

5

Homecoming

Homecoming 1986-1987

10/1986

2

6

Homecoming

Homecoming 1987-1988

10/1987

2

7

Homecoming

Homecoming 1988-1989

10/1988

2

8

Homecoming

Homecoming 1989-1990

09/1989-10/1989

2

9

Homecoming

Homecoming 1990-1991

09/1990

2

10

Homecoming

Homecoming 1991-1992

10/1991

2

11

Homecoming

Homecoming 1992-1993

10/1992

2

12

Homecoming

Homecoming 1993-1994

10/1993

2

13

Homecoming

Homecoming 1994-1995

10/1994

3

1

Homecoming

Homecoming 1995-1996

10/1995

3

2

Homecoming

Homecoming 1996-1997

10/1996

3

3

Homecoming

Homecoming 1997-1998

10/1997

3

4

Homecoming

Homecoming 1998-1999

10/1998

3

5

Homecoming

Homecoming 1999-2000

10/1999

3

6

Homecoming

Homecoming 2000-2001 "Dawn of a New Knight"

10/2000

3

7

Homecoming

Homecoming 2001-2002 "Honoring the Ages"

10/2001

4

1

Homecoming

Homecoming 2002-2003 "Building On the Knights Tradition"

10/2002

4

2

Homecoming

Homecoming 2002-2003- Sesquicentennial Reception Script

10/2002

4

3

Homecoming

Homecoming 2003-2004 "Orange You Glad"

10/2003

4

4

Homecoming

Homecoming 2004-2005 "Knight Fever"

10/2004

4

5

Homecoming

Homecoming 2005-2006

10/2005

4

6

Homecoming

Homecoming 2006-2007 "Orange Revolution"

10/2006

4

7

Homecoming

Homecoming 2007-2008 "Nothin' but Knights"

10/2007

5

1

Homecoming

Homecoming 2008-2009 "Paint the Town Orange"

10/2008

5

2

Homecoming

Homecoming 2009-2010 "Call All SuperKnights- Orange Power"

10/2009

5

3

Homecoming

Homecoming 2010-2011 "Orange Stampede"

10/2010

5

4

Homecoming

Homecoming 2011-2012 "Got Orange?"

10/2011

5

5

Homecoming

Homecoming 2012-2013

10/2012

5

6

Homecoming

Homecoming 2013-2014 "Protect the Castle"

10/2013

5

7

Homecoming

Homecoming 2014-2015

10/2014

5

8

Homecoming

Homecoming 2015-2016

10/2015

5

9

Homecoming

Homecoming 2016-2017

10/2016

6

1

Homecoming

Homecoming 2017-2018

10/2017

6

2

Homecoming

Homecoming 2018-2019

10/2018

6

3

Homecoming

Homecoming 2019-2020

10/2019

6

4

Homecoming

Homecoming 2021-2022

10/2021

6

5

Homecoming

Homecoming 2022-2023

10/2022

7

1

Homecoming

Homecoming 1960-1961- Brochure

10/1960

7

2

Homecoming

Homecoming 1961-1962- Schedules

10/1961

7

3

Homecoming

Homecoming 1963-1964- Brochures

10/1963

7

4

Homecoming

Homecoming 1970-1971- Sing-Along Songs

10/1970

7

5

Homecoming

Homecoming 1972-1973- Kastle Kapers Memory Lane

10/20/1972

7

6

Homecoming

Homecoming 1974-1975- Oktoberfest Poster

10/1974

7

7

Homecoming

Homecoming 1977-1978- Schedule

10/1977

7

8

Homecoming

Homecoming 1982-1983- Schedule

10/1982

7

9

Homecoming

Homecoming 1986-1987- Waterloo Courier Article

10/16/1986

7

10

Homecoming

Homecoming 1991-1992- Bremer County Independent Article

10/1/1991

 

Homecoming Buttons:

  • Homecoming buttons from 1930-2016.
  • 12 boxes.
  • Arranged chronologically by date.

Container Listing

Box

Folder

Series

Content

Date

1

1

Buttons

Buttons-St. Paul Luther

1930-1931

1

2

Buttons

Buttons

10/14/1938-10/16/1938

1

3

Buttons

Buttons

10/17/1946-10/20/1946

1

4

Buttons

Buttons

10/14/1949-10/16/1949

1

5

Buttons

Buttons

10/26/1951-10/28/1951

1

6

Buttons

Buttons

1954

1

7

Buttons

Buttons

1955

2

1

Buttons

Buttons

1956

2

2

Buttons

Buttons

1957-1958

2

3

Buttons

Buttons

10/24/1958-10/26/1958

2

4

Buttons

Buttons

10/9/1959-10/11/1959

2

5

Buttons

Buttons

10/28/1960-10/30/1960

2

6

Buttons

Buttons

10/13/1961-10/15/1961

3

1

Buttons

Buttons

10/26-1962-10/28/1962

3

2

Buttons

Buttons

10/18/1963-10/20/1963

3

3

Buttons

Buttons

10/22/1964-10/24/1964

3

4

Buttons

Buttons

10/14/1965-10/17/1965

3

5

Buttons

Buttons

10/13/1966-10/16/1966

3

6

Buttons

Buttons

10/19/1967-10/22/1967

3

7

Buttons

Buttons

10/31/1969-11/3/1968

3

8

Buttons

Buttons

10/24/1969-10/26/1969

4

1

Buttons

Buttons

1970-1971

4

2

Buttons

Buttons

1971

4

3

Buttons

Buttons

10/19/1972-10/22/1972

4

4

Buttons

Buttons

1973-1974

4

5

Buttons

Buttons

10/11/1974-10/13/1974

4

6

Buttons

Buttons

10/17/1975-10/19/1975

5

1

Buttons

Buttons

10/15/1976-10/17/1976

5

2

Buttons

Buttons

10/21/1977-10/23/1977

5

3

Buttons

Buttons

10/6/1978-10/8/1978

5

4

Buttons

Buttons

1979

6

1

Buttons

Buttons

10/9/1981-10/11/1981

6

2

Buttons

Buttons

1982

6

3

Buttons

Buttons

1983

6

4

Buttons

Buttons

1984

7

1

Buttons

Buttons

10/18/1985-10/20/1985

7

2

Buttons

Buttons

10/17/1986-10/19/1986

7

3

Buttons

Buttons

1987

7

4

Buttons

Buttons

1988

8

1

Buttons

Buttons

1989

8

2

Buttons

Buttons

1990

8

3

Buttons

Buttons

1991

8

4

Buttons

Buttons

1992

8

5

Buttons

Buttons

1993

9

1

Buttons

Buttons

1994

9

2

Buttons

Buttons

1995

9

3

Buttons

Buttons

1996-1997

9

4

Buttons

Buttons

1997-1998

10

1

Buttons

Buttons

1998-1999

10

2

Buttons

Buttons

1999-2000

10

3

Buttons

Buttons

2000-2001

10

4

Buttons

Buttons

2001-2002

10

5

Buttons

Buttons

2002-2003

11

1

Buttons

Buttons- Flicker Light

2003-2004

11

2

Buttons

Buttons- Flicker Light

2003-2004

11

3

Buttons

Buttons

2004-2005

11

4

Buttons

Buttons

2005-2006

11

5

Buttons

Buttons

2006-2007

11

6

Buttons

Buttons

2007-2008

11

7

Buttons

Buttons

2009-2010

11

8

Buttons

Buttons

2010-2011

12

1

Buttons

Buttons

2011-2012

12

2

Buttons

Buttons

2012-2013

12

3

Buttons

Buttons

2013-2014

12

4

Buttons

Buttons

2014-2015

12

5

Buttons

Buttons

2015-2016

12

6

Buttons

2019 Button

2019

12

7

Buttons

2021 Button

2021

12

8

Buttons

2022 Button

2022

12

9

Buttons

2023 Button

2023

 

 

Buttons

Buttons

1938

 

 

Buttons

Buttons

1962

 

 

Buttons

Buttons

1963

 

 

Buttons

Buttons

1965

 

 

Buttons

Buttons

1968

 

 

Buttons

Buttons

1984

 

 

Buttons

Buttons

1986

 

 

Buttons

Buttons

1987

 

Parent/Family Weekend:

  • Parent/Family Weekend information from 1970-2012.
  • 1 box.
  • Arranged chronologically by date.

Container Listing 

Box

Folder

Series

Content

Date

1

1

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

10/23/1970-10/25/1970

1

2

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

10/29/1971-10/31/1971

1

3

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

10/25/1974-10/27/1974

1

4

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

10/31/1975-11/2/1975

1

5

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

10/29/1976-10/31/1976

1

6

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

11/4/1977-11/6/1977

1

7

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

11/3/1978-11/5/1978

1

8

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

9/28/1979-9/30/1979

1

9

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

10/3/1980-10/5/1980

1

10

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

10/30/1981-11/1/1981

1

11

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

11/5/1982-11/7/1982

1

12

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

10/6/1983-10/9/1983

1

13

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

10/26/1984-10/28/1984

1

14

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

9/20/1985-9/22/1985

1

15

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

10/3/1986-10/5/1986

1

16

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

9/25/1987-9/27/1987

1

17

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

9/17/1988-9/18/1988

1

18

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

9/15/1989-9/17/1989

1

19

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

9/14/1990-9/16/1990

1

20

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

10/18/1991-10/20/1991

1

21

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

10/30/1992-11/1/1992

1

22

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

9/24/1993-9/26/1993

1

23

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

11/4/1994-11/6/1994

1

24

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

9/22/1995-9/24/1995

1

25

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

9/25/1996-9/27/1996

1

26

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

10/3/1997-10/5/1997

1

27

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

10/9/1998-10/11/1998

1

28

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

9/24/1999-9/26/1999

1

29

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

10/13/2000-10/15/2000

1

30

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

10/6/2001-10/7/2001

1

31

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

10/5/2002-10/6/2002

1

32

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

10/4/2003-10/5/2003

1

33

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

10/9/2004-10/10/2004

1

34

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

10/1/2005-10/2/2005

1

35

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

2006-2007

1

36

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

10/5/2007-10/7/2007

1

37

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

10/10/2009-10/11/2009

1

38

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

9/24/2010-9/26/2010

1

39

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

9/23/2011-9/25/2011

1

40

Family Weekend

Parents/Family Weekend

2011-2012

 

Audiovisual Materials:

  • Audio and video recordings of speeches, scenes, and events (such as Kastle Kapers) from Homecoming celebrations, 1952-2003.
  • 40 items.
  • Arranged by format.

Container Listing

Format

Series

Content

Date

DVD

A/V

Grant Price induction into the Round Table

10/2005

Cassette

A/V

Chellevold and Hertel at Homecoming

1977

VHS

A/V

President Vogel's speech, Homecoming 1990

1990

VHS

A/V

President Vogel's speech, Homecoming 1991 copy 1

1990

VHS

A/V

President Vogel's speech, Homecoming 1991 copy 2

1990

VHS

A/V

Homecoming and Kastle Kapers

1995

VHS

A/V

Homecoming 1995 Master Edit

10/1995

VHS

A/V

Homecoming 1995

10/1995

VHS

A/V

Homecoming 1997 copy 1

1997

VHS

A/V

Homecoming, "Get Down ToKnight" copy 1

1997

VHS

A/V

Homecoming, "Get Down ToKnight" copy 2

1997

VHS

A/V

Homecoming, "Show Me the Knights"

1998

VHS

A/V

1998 Homecoming video

10/1/1998-10/4/1998

VHS

A/V

Homecoming, "Show Me the Knights"

1998

VHS

A/V

Homecoming, "Show Me the Knights"

1998

VHS

A/V

Homecoming 1999

1999

VHS

A/V

"Good Knight 90s" (Master)

1999

VHS

A/V

Dawn of a New Knight

10/2000

VHS

A/V

Honoring the Ages

2001

VHS

A/V

Homecoming Gala Dinner

10/18/2002

VHS

A/V

Kastle Kapers 1989, copy 1

1989

VHS

A/V

Kastle Kapers 1989, copy 2

1989

VHS

A/V

Kastle Kapers 1990, copy 1

1990

VHS

A/V

Kastle Kapers 1990, copy 2

1990

VHS

A/V

Kastle Kapers 1991, copy 1

1991

VHS

A/V

Kastle Kapers 1991, copy 2

1991

VHS

A/V

Kastle Kapers 1991, copy 3

1991

VHS

A/V

Kastle Kapers 1996

10/26/1996

VHS

A/V

Kastle Kapers: Comedy ToKnight

1996

VHS

A/V

Kastle Kapers: Comedy ToKnight

1996

VHS

A/V

Kastle Kapers 1999

10/15/1999

VHS

A/V

Kastle Kapers 1999

1999

VHS

A/V

"Dawn of a New Knight"

2000

VHS

A/V

"Honoring the Ages"

10/18/2001

VHS

A/V

"All in One Knight"

10/17/2002

VHS

A/V

Kastle Kapers 2003

10/16/2003

16mm

A/V

Homecoming 1951-1952

1952

16mm

A/V

Homecoming and Graduation

 

16mm

A/V

Homecoming and game

1956

16mm

A/V

Homecoming and other scenes

1956

 

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