LibGuides: Wartburg College Archives: Otto Proehl

Wartburg College Archives

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Special Collections - Otto Proehl Collection

Preface

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Introduction

Abstract: Records include: sermon notes and bulletins from 1954-1964, various correspondence from 1881-1965, diaries and ledger books from 1911-1961, glass slides from 1905-1907, items of interest from 1901-1946, and international and United States postcards.

Scope and Content Note

Extent: 27 boxes.

Physical Description: Materials include glass slides, paper, and cloth.

Dates: 1881-1965, 1901-1946, 1905-1907, 1911-1961, 1954-1964

Subjects: Otto Proehl, Wartburg College

Related Material:

Photograph Collection: Campus Offices, Subseries: Board of Regents and President’s Office
Photograph Collection: History – Wartburg College

Administrative Information

Restrictions: None.

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

Acquisition Information: Donation, no agreement.

Processing Information: Processing completed by SE on 5/22/18.

Biographical Sketch

History: Otto Proehl was born in 1887 and died in 1965. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Wartburg College in Clinton, IA in 1907 and then continued his education at Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, IA. He married Caroline Reinhard and they had four children. Proehl did post-graduate work at the University of Rostock, Germany, University of Leipzig, and University of Chicago between the years 1910 and 1938. He served as a pastor for several years and then became President of Wartburg College in Clinton, IA from 1919-1935.

Timeline: 1887 – 1965

Bibliography:

Prabook. (2018). Otto Ludwig Proehl. Retrieved from, https://www.prabook.com/web/otto.proehl/281587.

Wartburg College. (2018). Wartburg: A Rich Heritage & History. Retrieved from, https://www.wartburg.edu/heritage-history/.

Series Description

Bulletins/Notes
Correspondence
Diaries/Ledger Books
Glass Slides
Items of Interest
Postcards

Bulletins/Notes:

Sermon notes and bulletins from 1954-1964.
1 box.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Container Listing

Box	Folder	Series	Content	Date
1	1	Bulletins/Notes	Sermon Notes- Unknown	1958-1964
1	2	Bulletins/Notes	Bulletins/Notes- Augustana- Grand Forks, ND	1962
1	3	Bulletins/Notes	Bulletins/Notes- Bethany- East Grand Forks, MN	1961
1	4	Bulletins/Notes	Bulletins/Notes- Cando	1962
1	5	Bulletins/Notes	Bulletins/Notes- Christ the King- Moorhead, MN	1961-1964
1	6	Bulletins/Notes	Bulletins/Notes- Concordia College- Moorhead, MN	1961-1962
1	7	Bulletins/Notes	Bulletins/Notes- Dazey-Rogers	1962
1	8	Bulletins/Notes	Bulletins/Notes- Dazey-Rogers	1963
1	9	Bulletins/Notes	Bulletins/Notes- Faith- West Fargo, ND	1961
1	10	Bulletins/Notes	Bulletins/Notes- First Lutheran Church- New Rockford, ND	1961-1962
1	11	Bulletins/Notes	Bulletins/Notes- Good Shepard- Moorhead, MN	1964
1	12	Bulletins/Notes	Bulletins/Notes- Helendale	1963
1	13	Bulletins/Notes	Bulletins/Notes- Lakota Lutheran Church	1963
1	14	Bulletins/Notes	Bulletins/Notes- Leonard Lutheran- Moorhead, MN	1962
1	15	Bulletins/Notes	Bulletins/Notes- Lutheran Parish- Page, ND	1961
1	16	Bulletins/Notes	Bulletins/Notes- St. John's English	1963-1964
1	17	Bulletins/Notes	Bulletins/Notes- Trinity Bergen- Starkweather, ND	1958
1	18	Bulletins/Notes	Bulletins/Notes- Trinity Bergen- Starkweather, ND	1959-1961
1	19	Bulletins/Notes	Bulletins/Notes- Trinity - Cooperstown, ND	1961-1963
1	20	Bulletins/Notes	Bulletins/Notes- Trinity and Zion- Valley City	1961
1	21	Bulletins/Notes	Bulletins/Notes- Christ Lutheran Church- Bethesda, MD	1954
1	22	Bulletins/Notes	Bulletins/Notes- First Lutheran Church	1958-1964

Correspondence:

Various correspondence from 1881-1965.
16 boxes.
Arranged chronologically by year.

Container Listing

Box	Folder	Series	Content	Date
1	1	Correspondence	Correspondence	1881
1	2	Correspondence	Correspondence	1893
1	3	Correspondence	Correspondence	1894
1	4	Correspondence	Correspondence	1896
1	5	Correspondence	Correspondence	1898
1	6	Correspondence	Correspondence	1902
1	7	Correspondence	Correspondence	1903
1	8	Correspondence	Correspondence	1904
1	9	Correspondence	Correspondence	1905
1	10	Correspondence	Correspondence	1907
1	11	Correspondence	Correspondence	1908
1	12	Correspondence	Correspondence	1910
1	13	Correspondence	Correspondence- January-August	1911
1	14	Correspondence	Correspondence- September- December	1911
1	15	Correspondence	Correspondence	1912
1	16	Correspondence	Correspondence	1913
1	17	Correspondence	Correspondence	1914
1	18	Correspondence	Correspondence	1915
2	1	Correspondence	Correspondence	1916
2	2	Correspondence	Correspondence- January-April	1917
2	3	Correspondence	Correspondence- May- December	1917
3	1	Correspondence	Correspondence- January- July	1918
3	2	Correspondence	Correspondence- August- December	1918
3	3	Correspondence	Correspondence- January- May	1919
3	4	Correspondence	Correspondence- June- December	1919
4	1	Correspondence	Correspondence- January- May	1920
4	2	Correspondence	Correspondence- June- December	1920
5	1	Correspondence	Correspondence- January- May	1921
5	2	Correspondence	Correspondence- June- December	1921
5	3	Correspondence	Correspondence	1922
5	4	Correspondence	Correspondence	1923
5	5	Correspondence	Correspondence	1924
6	1	Correspondence	Correspondence	1925
6	2	Correspondence	Correspondence	1926
6	3	Correspondence	Correspondence	1927
6	4	Correspondence	Correspondence	1928
7	1	Correspondence	Correspondence	1929
7	2	Correspondence	Correspondence	1930
7	3	Correspondence	Correspondence	1931
7	4	Correspondence	Correspondence- January- June	1932
7	5	Correspondence	Correspondence- July- December	1932
8	1	Correspondence	Correspondence	1933
8	2	Correspondence	Correspondence	1934
8	3	Correspondence	Correspondence- January- May	1935
8	4	Correspondence	Correspondence- June- December	1935
9	1	Correspondence	Correspondence- January- May	1936
9	2	Correspondence	Correspondence- June- December	1936
9	3	Correspondence	Correspondence- January- July	1937
9	4	Correspondence	Correspondence- August- December	1937
10	1	Correspondence	Correspondence- January- July	1938
10	2	Correspondence	Correspondence- August- December	1938
10	3	Correspondence	Correspondence	1939
10	4	Correspondence	Correspondence	1940
10	5	Correspondence	Correspondence	1941
10	6	Correspondence	Correspondence- January- June	1942
10	7	Correspondence	Correspondence- July- December	1942
11	1	Correspondence	Correspondence- January-April	1943
11	2	Correspondence	Correspondence- May- August	1943
11	3	Correspondence	Correspondence- September- December	1943
11	4	Correspondence	Correspondence- January- March	1944
11	5	Correspondence	Correspondence- April- May	1944
11	6	Correspondence	Correspondence- June- September	1944
11	7	Correspondence	Correspondence- October- December	1944
12	1	Correspondence	Correspondence- January- May	1945
12	2	Correspondence	Correspondence- September- December	1945
12	3	Correspondence	Correspondence	1946
12	4	Correspondence	Correspondence	1947
12	5	Correspondence	Correspondence	1948-1949
12	6	Correspondence	Correspondence	1950
13	1	Correspondence	Correspondence	1951
13	2	Correspondence	Correspondence	1952
13	3	Correspondence	Correspondence	1953
13	4	Correspondence	Correspondence- January-August	1954
13	5	Correspondence	Correspondence- September- December	1954
13	6	Correspondence	Correspondence	1954
13	7	Correspondence	Correspondence	1955
13	8	Correspondence	Correspondence	1956
13	9	Correspondence	Correspondence	1957
13	10	Correspondence	Correspondence	1959
14	1	Correspondence	Correspondence	1961
14	2	Correspondence	Correspondence	1962
14	3	Correspondence	Correspondence	1963
14	4	Correspondence	Correspondence	1964
14	5	Correspondence	Correspondence	1965
15	1	Correspondence	Colleagues
15	2	Correspondence	Speaking Engagements/Nominations
15	3	Correspondence	Missions & Finances
15	4	Correspondence	General Inquires
15	5	Correspondence	General Reports
15	6	Correspondence	Unknown German
15	7	Correspondence	Official ALC
15	8	Correspondence	Crippled Children's School- Jamestown, ND
15	9	Correspondence	Colleagues- Lundquist	1925
15	10	Correspondence	Colleagues- University of Dubuque
15	11	Correspondence	Former Students/Faculty
15	12	Correspondence	Concordia College
15	13	Correspondence	Starkweather	1959-1961
15	14	Correspondence	Recommendations- Students/Faculty
15	15	Correspondence	Speaking Engagements
16	1	Correspondence	Correspondence
16	2	Correspondence	Notes & Documents

Diaries/Ledger Books:

Diaries and ledger books from 1911-1961.
2 boxes.
Arranged chronologically by year.

Container Listing

Box	Folder	Series	Content	Date
1	1	Diaries/Ledgers	Diary/Ledger Book
1	2	Diaries/Ledgers	Diary/Ledger Book
1	3	Diaries/Ledgers	Diary/Ledger Book	1911
1	4	Diaries/Ledgers	Diary/Ledger Book	1911
1	5	Diaries/Ledgers	Diary/Ledger Book	1912-1916
1	6	Diaries/Ledgers	Diary/Ledger Book	1913
1	7	Diaries/Ledgers	Diary/Ledger Book	1926-1928
1	8	Diaries/Ledgers	Diary/Ledger Book	1929
1	9	Diaries/Ledgers	Diary/Ledger Book	1933-1938
1	10	Diaries/Ledgers	Diary/Ledger Book	1936
1	11	Diaries/Ledgers	Diary/Ledger Book	1938-1939
1	12	Diaries/Ledgers	Diary/Ledger Book	1940-1946
1	13	Diaries/Ledgers	Diary/Ledger Book	1944-1945
1	14	Diaries/Ledgers	Diary/Ledger Book	1945-1949
1	15	Diaries/Ledgers	Diary/Ledger Book	1946-1947
1	16	Diaries/Ledgers	Diary/Ledger Book	1949-1952
2	1	Diaries/Ledgers	Diary/Ledger Book	1953-1955
2	2	Diaries/Ledgers	Diary/Ledger Book	1954-1961
2	3	Diaries/Ledgers	Diary/Ledger Book	1956-1960
2	4	Diaries/Ledgers	Diary/Ledger Book	1957

Glass Slides:

Glass slide photographs from 1905-1907.
2 boxes.
Arranged chronologically by year in box 1 and arranged by subject/location in box 2.

Container Listing

Box	Folder	Series	Content	Date
1	1	Glass Slides	Castleton, IL- Schwartz Residence	1905
1	2	Glass Slides	Castleton, IL- Schwartz Residence	1905
1	3	Glass Slides	Castleton, IL- Schwartz Residence	1905
1	4	Glass Slides	Christmas- Mendota, IL "The 'big' pond"	1905
1	5	Glass Slides	Christmas- Grave: Mrs. Rev. C. Proehl	1905
1	6	Glass Slides	Christmas- "Pork is High" Katzwinkel	1905
1	7	Glass Slides	Clinton, IA- German Lutheran Parsonage	1906
1	8	Glass Slides	Easter- Mendota, IL- Restland Cemetery	1906
1	9	Glass Slides	Easter- Mendota, IL- Restland Cemetery	1906
1	10	Glass Slides	Eagle Point, IA- Cavern "Sober & Martin"	5/2/1906
1	11	Glass Slides	Clinton, IA- Post Office (Interior)	1906
1	12	Glass Slides	Mill Creek	1906
1	13	Glass Slides	Crooks- Social Festival	6/3/1906
1	14	Glass Slides	Coon’s- the Spring	7/4/1906
1	15	Glass Slides	Coon's Grove; Bluffs	1906
1	16	Glass Slides	Picnic Group	1906
1	17	Glass Slides	Camp Bailey- 3 boys & dogs in tent	1906
1	18	Glass Slides	Art & Ralph on back porch	1906
1	19	Glass Slides	Snyder's Grove- Ziska Schuetz; A. Hoeger	1906
1	20	Glass Slides	Snyder's Grove- Albert Schuetz	1906
1	21	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL- Park	1906
1	22	Glass Slides	Kunder Farm	1906
1	23	Glass Slides	Weis Residence	1906
1	24	Glass Slides	Weis Family	1906
1	25	Glass Slides	Mrs. Dora Ruehr & Hilda	1906
1	26	Glass Slides	Kunder Barn	1906
1	27	Glass Slides	Ed Meyers- Group	1906
1	28	Glass Slides	Mrs. D. Harbaugh Residence	1906
1	29	Glass Slides	F.R. Bailey Residence	1906
1	30	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL- German School Children	1906
1	31	Glass Slides	Goebel- Sandbox	1906
1	32	Glass Slides	Fritschel Grave lot	1906
1	33	Glass Slides	Geuther Family	1906
1	34	Glass Slides	Witte- Swing Group	1906
1	35	Glass Slides	Castleton, IL- German School	1906
1	36	Glass Slides	Schwartz- Under the Apple Tree	1906
1	37	Glass Slides	Mr. & Mrs. H. Schwartz	1906
1	38	Glass Slides	Schwartz Residence	1906
1	39	Glass Slides	Coon's Grove- Dell	1906
1	40	Glass Slides	Coon's Grove- 5 women lined up	1906
1	41	Glass Slides	Coon's Grove- Vines	1906
1	42	Glass Slides	Katzwinkel- Vineyard	1906
1	43	Glass Slides	Cemetery- Dora Seahase and the Girls	1906
1	44	Glass Slides	Jugend-Verin; Group- Church Steps	1906
1	45	Glass Slides	Jugend-Verin; Group on porch	1906
1	46	Glass Slides	Clinton, IA- Steinke & Theodore	1906
1	47	Glass Slides	Clinton, IA- Mill Creek "The Woods"	1906
1	48	Glass Slides	Wartburg College (Rear)- Clinton, IA	5/10/1907
1	49	Glass Slides	Eagle Point, IA- Clinton & Richter Families	6/14/1907
1	50	Glass Slides	Eagle Point, IA- Group on Cliff	6/14/1907
1	51	Glass Slides	Launch Party- 4 Girls on shore	6/12/1907
1	52	Glass Slides	Girls on Forward Deck of Boat	6/12/1907
1	53	Glass Slides	Launch Excursion- Group on Deck	6/12/1907
1	54	Glass Slides	Mrs. Seahose & Dora	4/21/1907
1	55	Glass Slides	Clinton, IA- Street Gamins	1907
1	56	Glass Slides	Clinton, IA- Lutheran Parsonage	4/13/1907
1	57	Glass Slides	Linda Kohl- Group	3/31/1907
1	58	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL- German Lutheran Church Pulpit	3/31/1907
1	59	Glass Slides	Greenhouse- Group	3/31/1907
1	60	Glass Slides	Tulips	3/31/1907
1	61	Glass Slides	Martha & Hilda in Hallway	3/31/1907
1	62	Glass Slides	Art in Hallway	3/31/1907
1	63	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL- Lutheran Parsonage	3/30/1907
1	64	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL- Lutheran Church & Parsonage	3/30/1907
1	65	Glass Slides	Building a Structure- Art and Ralph	3/30/1907
1	66	Glass Slides	Seehase- Dining Room	3/24/1907
1	67	Glass Slides	Seehase- Study	3/24/1907
1	68	Glass Slides	Seehase- Sitting Room	3/24/1907
1	69	Glass Slides	I. & I. Tracks- Four Trackwalkers	1907
2	1	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	2	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	3	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	4	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	5	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	6	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	7	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	8	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	9	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	10	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	11	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	12	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	13	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	14	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	15	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	16	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	17	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	18	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	19	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	20	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	21	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	22	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	23	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	24	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	25	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	26	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	27	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	28	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	29	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	30	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	31	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	32	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	33	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	34	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	35	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	36	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	37	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	38	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	39	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	40	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	41	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	42	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	43	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	44	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	45	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	46	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	47	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	48	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	49	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	50	Glass Slides	Personal: Family
2	51	Glass Slides	Mississippi River
2	52	Glass Slides	Mississippi River
2	53	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	54	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	55	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	56	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	57	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	58	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	59	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	60	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	61	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	62	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	63	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	64	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	65	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	66	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	67	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	68	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	69	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	70	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	71	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	72	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	73	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	74	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	75	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	76	Glass Slides	Mendota, IL
2	77	Glass Slides	Rock Island, IL; Eagle Point, IL
2	78	Glass Slides	Rock Island, IL; Eagle Point, IL
2	79	Glass Slides	Rock Island, IL; Eagle Point, IL
2	80	Glass Slides	Rock Island, IL; Eagle Point, IL

Items of Interest:

Items of interest including newspaper clippings, loose papers, synod information, and other various materials. Dates range from 1901-1946.
4 boxes.
Unarranged.

Container Listing

Box	Folder	Series	Content	Date
1	1	Items of Interest	Report Card	1907
1	2	Items of Interest	Drawings
1	3	Items of Interest	Pastoral Collar
1	4	Items of Interest	Lutheran Synod Bylaws
1	5	Items of Interest	Month Club
1	6	Items of Interest	Hemiliek
1	7	Items of Interest	Muhlenberg College Items
1	8	Items of Interest	Elsa Proehl- Child Writing
1	9	Items of Interest	Pressed Flowers
1	10	Items of Interest	Valentine
1	11	Items of Interest	Hamburg- Amerika Linie Pass	1901
1	12	Items of Interest	Commencement Program	1904
1	13	Items of Interest	International Student Documentation	1911
1	14	Items of Interest	Registration Certificate (WWI)	1917
1	15	Items of Interest	Army Registration Cards	1918
1	16	Items of Interest	Commencement	1919
1	17	Items of Interest	University of Illinois College of Medicine	1922
1	18	Items of Interest	University of Wisconsin Classes	1926
1	19	Items of Interest	Railway Pass	1933
2	1	Items of Interest	Newspaper Collection	1918
2	2	Items of Interest	Newspaper Clippings	1919
2	3	Items of Interest	Newspaper Clippings	1923
2	4	Items of Interest	Newspaper Clippings	1926
2	5	Items of Interest	Newspaper Clippings	1935
2	6	Items of Interest	Newspaper Clippings	1936
2	7	Items of Interest	Newspaper Clippings	1937
2	8	Items of Interest	Newspaper Clippings	1939
2	9	Items of Interest	Newspaper Clippings
2	10	Items of Interest	Newspaper Clippings	1946
2	11	Items of Interest	Receipts
2	12	Items of Interest	Land Titles
2	13	Items of Interest	Mortgage Notes
2	14	Items of Interest	Mortgage Notes- Foreclosure Notice
3	1	Items of Interest	Synod- Ohio	1919-1935
3	2	Items of Interest	Synods	1919-1935
3	3	Items of Interest	Synod- Iowa	1919-1935
3	4	Items of Interest	Synod- Missouri	1919-1935
4	1	Items of Interest	Loose Notes and Accounts
4	2	Items of Interest	Loose Notes and Accounts
4	3	Items of Interest	Loose Notes and Accounts

Postcards:

International and United States postcards.
2 boxes.
Arranged alphabetically by country in box 1, and alphabetically by U.S. State in box 2.

Container Listing

Box	Folder	Series	Content	Date
1	1	Postcards	Austria
1	2	Postcards	Canada
1	3	Postcards	Czech Republic
1	4	Postcards	England
1	5	Postcards	France
1	6	Postcards	Germany
1	7	Postcards	Holland
1	8	Postcards	Ireland
1	9	Postcards	Italy
1	10	Postcards	Japan
1	11	Postcards	Jerusalem
1	12	Postcards	Mexico
1	13	Postcards	Netherlands
1	14	Postcards	Norway
1	15	Postcards	Sweden
1	16	Postcards	Switzerland
1	17	Postcards	Unknown
2	1	Postcards	Alaska
2	2	Postcards	AR
2	3	Postcards	Illinois
2	4	Postcards	IA
2	5	Postcards	IN
2	6	Postcards	FL
2	7	Postcards	KY
2	8	Postcards	Mass.
2	9	Postcards	MD
2	10	Postcards	Michigan
2	11	Postcards	MN
2	12	Postcards	MT
2	13	Postcards	Nebraska
2	14	Postcards	NJ
2	15	Postcards	NY
2	16	Postcards	NC
2	17	Postcards	Ohio
2	18	Postcards	PA
2	19	Postcards	TN
2	20	Postcards	South AL, LA
2	21	Postcards	Washington, D.C.
2	22	Postcards	VA
2	23	Postcards	The West
2	24	Postcards	Wisconsin

Other Finding Aids

None.

Special Collections - Otto Proehl Collection
Finding aid for the Otto Proehl Collection, containing bulletins/notes, correspondence, diaries/ledger books, glass slides, items of interest, and postcards.

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