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Wartburg College Archives: General History

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Wartburg History – General Historical Materials Collection

Preface

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Introduction

Abstract: Items relating to Wilhelm Loehe, the Fritschel Family, Otto Hardwig, Germany, Wartburg, and the general history of Wartburg College from 1861-2009. 

 

Scope and Content Note

Extent: 13 boxes and 15 audiovisual items.

Physical Description: Paper documents, books, memorabilia, audiocassettes, and video recordings. 

Dates: 1861-2009

Subjects: Fritschel Family, Otto Hardwig, Wilhem Loehe, Germany, Wartburg, and General History.

Related Material:

  • Wartburg History Collections

 

Administrative Information

Restrictions: No restrictions

Preferred Citation: [item title/description], [date]; General Historical Materials Collection; Wartburg College Archives, Waverly, Iowa.

Acquisition Information: Items collected by transfer and donation. Additional provenance unknown.

Processing Information: Processing completed by WG on 12/3/2018.

 

Biographical Sketch/Agency History

History: 

Wilhelm Loehe – A missionary and pastor from Neuendettelsau, Germany, he helped set up several Lutheran Synods in the US. He sent Georg Grossmann to Saginaw, MI in 1852 to establish a seminary that would eventually be known as Wartburg College. Loehe and Grossman are credited with the founding of Wartburg college in 1852.

Fritschel Family – Sigmund Fritschel was one of the founding members, who was sent by Loehe to the US in 1854, of the German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Iowa. He established the Latein Schule (Latin School) in Dubuque not long after what would be known as the Wartburg Theological Seminary was established as well. Sigmund’s brother, Gottfried, arrived in 1857 to assist Grossman in instruction. Children of the brothers would grow up to be students at the various early locations of the college and one, John, would become the president of the college in 1907.

Otto Hardwig

Bibliography:

Ron Matthias. Still on the Move: Wartburg College 1852-2002. Cedar Rapids, IA: WDG Publishing, 2002.

 

Series Description

  1. General History
  2. Fritschel Family
  3. William Loehe
  4. Otto Hardwig
  5. St. Paul's Lutheran Church
  6. Germany
  7. Audiovisual

 

General History:

  • Contains various items pertaining to the general history of Wartburg College including, but not limited to; original constitution of Wartburg College, amendments and bylaws of constitution, publications from and about the college, items pertaining to the Becker family, and brochures for the college.
  • 5 boxes (28 folders).
  • Unarranged.

Container Listing

Box

Folder

Series

Content

Date

1

1

History

Andrew, Iowa- Teachers Seminary

 

1

2

History

Becker, Johannes

 

1

3

History

Becker Family

 

1

4

History

Bergstrasesser, Gerhard Director at Waverly
1905-1909

 

1

5

History

Brochures

 

1

6

History

Charts/Quizzes

 

1

7

History

Diamond Jubilee

 

1

8

History

Faculty Salaries

1923

1

9

History

German Contracts

1885-1919

1

10

History

German/English Language

 

1

11

History

Campus Close-Up

2/1961

1

12

History

The College that Hurdled the Clock

4/30/1955

1

13

History

"Wartburg College" from the Iowan

03/1956

1

14

History

Jungendblatt

08/1900

1

15

History

Wartburg College the New Look

 

1

16

History

Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa

c.1961

1

17

History

Resolution Establishing the Origin and
Founding of Wartburg College

3/21/1949

1

18

History

Life Story of Friedrich Ernst Schoenbohm

 

1

19

History

School Colors and Nickname

 

1

20

History

Sterling, Nebraska

 

1

21

History

"Still on the Move" Notes

 

2

1

History

Amended and Substituted Bylaws

10/19/2001

2

2

History

Constitution- Wartburg College Teachers
Seminary and Academy

 

2

3

History

Constitution for Small Colleges

c.1945

2

4

History

Constitution Revision 1952

1952

2

5

History

Articles of Incorporation

1962

2

6

History

By-laws of Wartburg College

1962-2001

2

7

History

Constitution of Wartburg College

 

7

1

History

Schack, Frederick Picture

1909, 1919

7

2

History

Schack, Frederick 

1919, 1921, 1925, 1933, 1935

7

3

History

Schack, Frederick 

 

8

1

History

Auguste Von Schwartz Concordia Historical
Institute (Award) 1979

1978-1979

8

2

History

Schwartz, Auguste von Letter
Translations from 1861

1861, 1977

8

3

History

Schwartz, Auguste von Obituary 1877 (photocopy)

1877

8

4

History

Schwartz, Auguste von Story in
Wartburg Kalendar 1894

1877, 1894

8

5

History

Schwartz, Auguste von The Palimpsest Article November/December 1978

1978

9

1

History

Vandenberg, Helen

1932, 1942, 1958, 1964, 1967, 1975

9

2

History

Scrapbook

 

9

3

History

Activity Blue Book of Iowa Women

1949

 

Fritschel Family:

  • Biographical sketches, correspondence, and publications of various Fritschel family members.
  • 1 box (25 folders).
  • Arranged by family member.

Container Listing

Box

Folder

Series

Content

Date

3

1

Fritschel

Fritschel Family

 

3

2

Fritschel

Fritschel, Gottfried

 

3

3

Fritschel

Fritschel, Gottfried Citizenship Papers

4/17/1863

3

4

Fritschel

Traktat von der Gnadenwahl

1882

3

5

Fritschel

Wundt's American Doctoral Students

11/1991-2/1992

3

6

Fritschel

Fritschel, John

 

3

7

Fritschel

Fritschel, John 40th Anniversary Celebration

6/3/1925

3

8

Fritschel

Fritschel, John 50th Anniversary Celebration

 

3

9

Fritschel

Fritschel, Sigmund

 

3

10

Fritschel

Fritschel, Sigmund Correspondence

 

3

11

Fritschel

Welcome Poem by Students for
Sigmund Fritschel

 

3

12

Fritschel

Die Christliche Ethik

 

3

13

Fritschel

Fritschel Brothers

 

3

14

Fritschel

Article form Lutheran Standard

3/20/1987

3

15

Fritschel

The Brothers Fritschel(1)

 

3

16

Fritschel

The Brothers Fritschel(2)

 

3

17

Fritschel

The Brothers Fritschel(3)

 

3

18

Fritschel

The Brothers Fritschel(4)

 

3

19

Fritschel

The Brothers Fritschel(5)

 

3

20

Fritschel

The Brothers Fritschel(Pamphlet)

5/24/1890

3

21

Fritschel

Deaths

 

3

22

Fritschel

Stammbaum der Familie Fritschel

 

3

23

Fritschel

Genealogy of the Fritschel Family 1624-1952

1952

3

24

Fritschel

Memoirs of Henry Eyster Jacobs

1938

3

25

Fritschel

Fritschel Family Reunion

5/23/1980-5/24/1980

 

William Loehe:

  • Publications about and by Loehe along with correspondence. Also contains some biographical material.
  • 1 box (14 folders).
  • Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Container Listing

Box

Folder

Series

Content

Date

4

1

Loehe

Loehe

11/6/1946

4

2

Loehe

Article in Kirchenblatt

1/9/1932

4

3

Loehe

Copy of Baptismal Record

 

4

4

Loehe

Correspondence

 

4

5

Loehe

Correspondence of Wilhelm Loehe in
American Repositories

4/10/1969

4

6

Loehe

Lutheran Immigrants in North America (Translation)

 

4

7

Loehe

Society for the Inner Mission of the Lutheran Church

 

4

8

Loehe

Wilhelm Löhe: Das Hohelied von der Kirche

1951

4

9

Loehe

Wilhelm Loehe and Liturgical Renewal

 

4

10

Loehe

Wilhelm Loehe and Wartburg
Theological Seminary

4/11/1972

4

11

Loehe

Wilhelm Loehe

 

4

12

Loehe

Wilhelm Loehe and the Ohio Synod

 

4

13

Loehe

Review of James L. Shaaf's Paper

 

4

14

Loehe

Wilhelm Loehe, Disciple

7/13/2005

 

Otto Hardwig:

  • Correspondence from & to Otto Hardwig from 1934-1936.
  • 1 box (14 folders).
  • Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Container Listing

Box

Folder

Series

Content

Date

5

1

Hardwig

Hardwig, Otto Correspondence 1934

1934

5

2

Hardwig

Hardwig, Otto Correspondence January 1935

1/1935

5

3

Hardwig

Hardwig, Otto Correspondence February 1935

2/1935

5

4

Hardwig

Hardwig, Otto Correspondence March 1935

3/1935

5

5

Hardwig

Hardwig, Otto Correspondence April 1935

4/1935

5

6

Hardwig

Hardwig, Otto Correspondence May 1935

5/1935

5

7

Hardwig

Hardwig, Otto Correspondence June 1935

6/1935

5

8

Hardwig

Hardwig, Otto Correspondence July 1935

7/1935

5

9

Hardwig

Hardwig, Otto Correspondence August 1935

8/1935

5

10

Hardwig

Hardwig, Otto Correspondence September 1935

9/1935

5

11

Hardwig

Hardwig, Otto Correspondence October 1935

10/1935

5

12

Hardwig

Hardwig, Otto Correspondence November 1935

11/1935

5

13

Hardwig

Hardwig, Otto Correspondence December 1935

12/1935

5

14

Hardwig

Hardwig, Otto Correspondence 1936

1936

 

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

  • Contains material related to the history of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Waverly, Iowa, particularly in relationship with August Englebrecht and Wartburg College. 1929-1946.
  • 1 box.
  • Unarranged.

Container Listing

Box

Folder

Series

Content

Date

6

1

St. Paul’s

Operating Expenses 1942

1942

6

2

St. Paul’s

Why Disturb Wartburg College in Its Work?

 

6

3

St. Paul’s

History of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, Waverly, Iowa

 

6

4

St. Paul’s

Wartburg College and Waverly

 

6

5

St. Paul’s

Parish Hall Receipts

 

6

6

St. Paul’s

[T]ore Blätter über deren Entstehung und
aus deren Geschichte Zum Goldenen Jubiläum

 

6

7

St. Paul’s

AL Commentator

 

6

8

St. Paul’s

Report of Committee II

 

6

9

St. Paul’s

Report on Lutheran World Action/ Report on Educational Appeal

2/26/1945-11/10/1945

6

10

St. Paul’s

Lutheran Children's Home

10/19/1944-7/7/1945

6

11

St. Paul’s

Waverly Development Study Committee

7/31/1944-9/15/1945

6

12

St. Paul’s

Moving Lutheran Mutual Life Insurance Company

5/10/1944-5/31/1946

6

13

St. Paul’s

On the Location of the Midwestern College

5/16/1929-5/1/1946

6

14

St. Paul’s

Diamond Jubilee Advance Folder

1947

6

15

St. Paul’s

Reception and Treatment: When they Come Home,
A Series on Rehabilitation of Service
Men and Women

 

6

16

St. Paul’s

Second Biennial Convention of the
American Lutheran Church

1934

6

17

St. Paul’s

Lutheran Standard

11/4/1944

6

18

St. Paul’s

Workers' Bulletin

10/16/1944-11/7/1944

6

19

St. Paul’s

E.G. Engelbrecht's Trip to Denison University

1945

6

20

St. Paul’s

Miscellaneous St. Paul's Church Materials

 

 

Germany:

  • Records regarding Eisenach, Germany and Wartburg/Wartburg Castle. Dates from 1901-2005.
  • 4 boxes.
  • Arranged by content.

Container Listing

Box

Folder

Series

Content

Date

10

1

Germany

Eisenach- Commemorative Medals

1993, 1996

10

2

Germany

"Welcome to Eisenach"

 

10

3

Germany

Germany Map

 

10

4

Germany

Eisenach, Germany tourism material

2000

11

1

Germany

Luther Album (pictures)

 

11

2

Germany

Luther Festival October 30-November 13, 1983 (500th anniversary)

1983

11

3

Germany

Luther in Eisenach English and German Versions

1996

11

4

Germany

Luther unddie Luther- Gedenkstatten heute- ein Gesprach mit Prof. Dr. Thulin

1966

11

5

Germany

Lutheran heritage: Luther's life in brief

 

11

6

Germany

Postcards

 

11

7

Germany

Sketch Book

1975

11

8

Germany

Sketch Book

 

 

 

Germany

Eine Feste Burg ist unser Gott print

 

12

1

Germany

Article in Wartburg review February 1967

2/1967

12

2

Germany

College/Castle Connection- picture President John Bachman and Bishop Ingo Braecklein 1973

1973, 2000

12

3

Germany

Color oil painting by Thelma Richardson

1999

12

4

Germany

History

2005

12

5

Germany

Memento from 925 years

 

12

6

Germany

Newspaper Clippings

 

12

7

Germany

Note Cards

 

12

8

Germany

Pennant

 

12

9

Germany

Picture postcard album

 

12

10

Germany

Photograph Album- Marie von Cranach Dec 1901

1901, 1968

12

11

Germany

Signing Ceremony Agreement of Cooperation Wartburg College and Wartburg Castle Foundation

10/14/1999

12

12

Germany

Sister City

1992-1994, 1997

12

13

Germany

Tourist brochures

1975

12

14

Germany

Die Wartburg/Zwolf Kunstblatter

 

12

15

Germany

Die Wartburg bei Eisenach Instructions for building model of castle

 

13

1

Germany

Die Wartburg Messe

10/6/1994

 

Audiovisual

  • Contains Audiovisual Material regarding general history, and family history from 1985-2001.
  • 15 items.
  • Arranged by location and date.

Container Listing

Format

Series

Content

Date

Audiocassette

A/V

G. Ottersberg, Wartburg History, Copy 1

10/8/1980

Audiocassette

A/V

G. Ottersberg, Wartburg History, Copy 2

10/8/1980

Audiocassette

A/V

Wartburg History Interview with Joy Bowden

5/10/1985

VHS

A/V

The Wartburg Castle and Other Castles of Europe

 

Audiocassette

A/V

Fritschel Family History, Copy 1

5/24/1980

Audiocassette

A/V

Fritschel Family History, Copy 2

5/24/1980

DVM60

A/V

Eisenach, Germany

 

DVM60

A/V

Neuendettelsau, Germany, Copy 1

5/3/2001

VHS

A/V

Eisenach, Germany, Copy 1

4/29/2001-4/30/2001

VHS

A/V

Eisenach, Germany, Copy 2

4/29/2001-4/30/2001

VHS

A/V

Eisenach, Germany, Copy 3

4/29/2001-4/30/2001

VHS

A/V

Neuendettelsau, Germany

5/3/2001

VHS

A/V

Neuendettelsau, Germany, Copy 2

5/3/2001

VHS

A/V

Neuendettelsau, Germany, Copy 3

5/3/2001

CD

A/V

Waverly Historic Photo Collection

2009

 

Other Finding Aids

None.

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