Wartburg College Archives: Waverly, IA

Wartburg College Archives

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Wartburg History – Waverly, 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, Wartburg Normal School and Wartburg Teacher’s seminary in Waverly, Iowa, founded 1879.

Scope and Content Note

Extent: 18 boxes.

Physical Description: Paper, bound volumes.

Dates: 1882-1935

Subjects: History, Education, Waverly Iowa

Related Material: See other Wartburg–History collections; Photograph Collection.

Administrative Information

Restrictions: None.

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

Acquisition Information: Transfer.

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

Location History

History: A teacher training school led by Georg Grossmann was established in Waverly in 1879, housed first in a vacant hotel and then in a brick structure (Old Main) built by 1880. The college from Mendota moved to Waverly in 1885 and the two programs were collectively called Wartburg College. In 1894 the college was moved to a new campus in Clinton, Iowa, leaving Waverly with just the Teachers Seminary. The next several decades, under the leadership of Friedrich Lutz and August Englebrecht saw the Waverly campus expand its offerings to include winter and evening classes, elementary classes, teacher training for women, and a proseminary which offered a two-year practical course in preparation for the Dubuque Seminary. The growth of Waverly brought into direct competition with the Clinton college, and the future of the two campuses came to a head in the early 1930s.

Bibliography:

Matthias, Ronald. Still on the Move: Wartburg College, 1852-2002. WDG Publishing: Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 2002. Pages 25-35.

Series Description

1. Board of Directors
2. Faculty
3. Students
4. Finances
5. General

Board of Directors:

• Board of Directors and Trustees Minutes, 1885-1937.
• 2 boxes.
• Unarranged.

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Faculty:

• Records of Waverly campus personnel and faculty meeting minutes, 1885-1918.
• 1 box and 1 folder.
• Arranged alphabetically by subject and thereunder chronologically by date.

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Students:

• Records of student life, and writings from students.
• 4 folders.
• Arranged alphabetically by subject.

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Finances:

• Financial ledgers of Wartburg Normal College, 1879-1932.
• 12 boxes.
• Arranged chronologically by date.

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General:

• Records of Wartburg Normal College, including campus history, admissions, buildings and deeds, and articles of incorporation, 1885-1935.
• 2 boxes and 15 folders.
• Arranged alphabetically by subject.

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Other Finding Aids

None.

See Also

• Photograph Collection

• Wartburg Historical Collections

• Catalog Record