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Wartburg College Archives: Student Activities

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.

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Students - Student Activities

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: Records regarding student organizations and activities from 1935-2014.

 

Scope and Content Note

Extent: 11 boxes.

Physical Description: Types of materials include paper, buttons, and video recordings.

Dates: 1935-2014.

Subjects: Students, Student Activities, Student Organizations

Related Material:

  • Photograph Collection: Students, Subseries: Events
  • Photograph Collection: Students, Subseries: Service & Interests Organizations
  • Photograph Collection: Students, Subseries: General
  • Photograph Collection: Students, Subseries: Academic & Professional Organizations

 

Administrative Information

Restrictions: None.

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

Acquisition Information: Transfer.

Processing Information: Processing completed by SE on 4/5/18.

 

Program History

History: Student organizations and activities have been a part of Wartburg College since its foundation in 1852. These organizations and activities cover a wide range of interests including: academics, media and publications, spiritual life, performing arts, service and interests, and sports and recreation. Currently, there are over 80 groups on campus for students to join. New organizations or clubs can be started by students after being approved by Student Senate.

Timeline: 1852-Present.

Bibliography:

Wartburg College. (2018). Student Organizations. Retrieved from, https://www.wartburg.edu/orgs/.

 

Series Description

  1. Awards
  2. Committees
  3. Events
  4. General
  5. Groups
  6. Quiz Bowl
  7. Audiovisual

 

Awards:

  • Awards presented to students for service and leadership, 1995-2014.
  • 1 box and 1 folder.
  • Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Container Listing

Box

Folder

Series

Content

Date

1

4

Awards

Awards

 

8

1

Awards

Student Awards

 

8

2

Awards

Award of Excellence for Outstanding Community Service

 

8

3

Awards

Chamber of Commerce Awards

 

8

4

Awards

Heida Award for Campus Leadership and Service

 

8

5

Awards

Nobility Award

 

8

6

Awards

Student Leadership and Service Awards

1995-1996

8

7

Awards

Student Leadership and Service Awards

1996-1997

8

8

Awards

Student Leadership and Service Awards

1997-1998

8

9

Awards

Student Leadership and Service Awards

1998-1999

8

10

Awards

Student Leadership and Service Awards

1999-2000

8

11

Awards

Student Leadership and Service Awards

2000-2001

8

12

Awards

Student Leadership and Service Awards

2001-2002

8

13

Awards

Student Leadership and Service Awards

2002-2003

8

14

Awards

Student Leadership and Service Awards

2003-2004

8

15

Awards

Student Leadership and Service Awards

2004-2005

8

16

Awards

Student Leadership and Service Awards

2006-2007

8

17

Awards

Student Leadership and Service Awards

2007-2008

8

18

Awards

Student Leadership and Service Awards

2008-2009

8

19

Awards

Student Leadership and Service Awards

2013-2014

 

Committees:

  • Records of Student Activities Committees and other committees of students, 1979-2003.
  • 2 boxes and 3 folders.
  • Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Container Listing

Box

Folder

Series

Content

Date

3

1

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee Film Series

1993

3

2

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

 

3

3

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

1979-1980

3

4

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

1980-1981

3

5

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

1981-1982

3

6

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

1982-1983

3

7

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

1985-1986

3

8

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

1986-1987

3

9

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

1987-1988

3

10

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

1988-1989

3

11

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

1989-1990

4

1

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

1990-1991

4

2

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

1991-1992

4

3

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

1992-1993

4

4

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

1993-1994

4

5

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

1994-1995

4

6

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

1995-1996

4

7

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

1996-1997

4

8

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

1997-1998

4

9

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

1998-1999

4

10

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

1999-2000

4

11

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

2000-2001

4

12

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

2001-2002

4

13

Committees

Campus Activities Board-Student Activities Committee

2002-2003

5

7

Committees

Freshman Council

 

6

13

Committees

Student Alumni Council

 

6

16

Committees

Student Health Awareness Committee

 

 

Events:

  • Records related to Student Activities-sponsored campus programming, 1975-1987.
  • 15 folders and 1 VHS tape.
  • Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Container Listing

Box

Folder

Series

Content

Date

1

2

Events

Activity Tickets

 

1

5

Events

Banquets

 

1

10

Events

AIDS Awareness Week

 

2

1

Events

Calendar of Events

 

2

2

Events

Campus Programming

 

2

11

Events

Deaf Awareness Weekend

1975

5

6

Events

Freedom Without Walls Week

 

5

11

Events

Go Green Fair

 

5

13

Events

Ingathering All-School Party

 

5

14

Events

Involvement/Information/Activities Fair

 

6

3

Events

Presidents' Day Luncheon

 

6

4

Events

Program Planning

 

6

10

Events

Snow Weekend

 

6

23

Events

Urban Emphasis Day

 

6

24

Events

V-Day

 

 

VHS

Events

Senior Pig Roast

1987

10

3

Events

Rice Day Program

4/7/2016

10

4

Events

brother/sister/friend weekend

1990-1999

10

14

Events

September 11, 2001 Material

9-2001

 

 

Events

Winter Daze & Knights Buttons

1967

 

 

Events

Celebrating the Dream Button

2013

 

 

Events

Celebrating 157 Years Button

 

 

General:

  • Records of the Student Activities Office, 1935-1978.
  • 19 folders.
  • Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Container Listing

Box

Folder

Series

Content

Date

1

1

General

Student Activities

1935-1936, 1951-1952, 1977-1978

1

3

General

All Student Organizations/Organization Lists

 

1

6

General

Brochure/Flyers

 

1

14

General

Annual Report Forms

 

1

15

General

Application Forms

 

2

7

General

Constitution Guidelines

 

2

13

General

Director of Student Activities-Memos

 

2

14

General

Director of Student Activities-Position Description

 

5

5

General

Forms

 

5

21

General

National Association for Campus Activities, Upper Midwest Region

 

6

1

General

Poster Sales

 

6

7

General

Reports

 

6

8

General

Resource Packets

 

6

9

General

Responsibilities of Party Sponsors

 

6

12

General

Student Activity Fee Allocation

 

6

19

General

Surveys

 

6

25

General

Volunteer Action Center

 

7

12

General

Who's Who Among Students

 

7

15

General

Workshops

 

10

2

General

rape victim advocacy program

4/28/1994

10

5

General

New Generation Student Leaders Newsletter

1996-1997

10

6

General

Constitution of Wartburg Dance Team

1996-1997

10

7

General

Student Education Association Invites

 

10

8

General

Flyers for Various Activities 

 

10

9

General

Student Health Awareness Blood Drive

 

10

10

General

Cultural Awareness Organization

 

10

11

General

Volunteer and Leadership Clubs

2009

10

12

General

Volunteer Action Club Flyers, Invites, and Postcards

 

10

13

General

Junior-Senior Banquet Program

4/30/1955

 

Groups:

  • Records of various student activity organizations and groups, 1970-2010.
  • 88 folders and 1 VHS tape.
  • Arranged alphabetically by name of group.

Container Listing

Box

Folder

Series

Content

Date

1

7

Groups

Acting for a Cleaner Tomorrow (ACT)

 

1

8

Groups

Adopt a Grandparent

 

1

9

Groups

Afro-American Society

 

1

11

Groups

Alliance

 

1

12

Groups

American Chemical Society

 

1

13

Groups

Amnesty International

 

1

16

Groups

Aviation Club

 

1

17

Groups

AWARE (Alcohol Wisdom and Real Education)

 

1

18

Groups

Ballroom Dancing Club

 

1

19

Groups

Best Buddies

 

1

20

Groups

Big Brothers Big Sisters

 

1

21

Groups

Black Awareness Cultural Organization

1980-1981

1

22

Groups

Black Minority Awareness Organization

 

1

23

Groups

Black Student Union

 

2

3

Groups

Catholic Knights

 

2

4

Groups

Christ's Gestures

 

2

5

Groups

Circuit

 

2

6

Groups

Community Builders

 

2

8

Groups

Cultural Awareness Organization

 

2

9

Groups

Cycling Club

 

2

10

Groups

Dance Marathon (Children's Miracle Network)

 

2

12

Groups

Der Hans Sachs Verein

 

2

15

Groups

Discussion Groups

 

2

16

Groups

EARTH

 

2

17

Groups

Entertainment to Knight (ETK)

 

 

VHS

Groups

Entertainment to Knight Battle of the Unsigned Artists

1/18/2003

5

1

Groups

Faith Alive

 

5

2

Groups

Fellowship of Christian Athletes

 

5

3

Groups

Fencing Guild

 

5

4

Groups

Fitness Club

 

5

8

Groups

Gables & Friends

 

5

9

Groups

Girls Glee Club

 

5

10

Groups

GMCB

 

5

12

Groups

Habitat for Humanity

 

5

15

Groups

Karate Club

 

5

16

Groups

Knight Riders

 

5

17

Groups

Le Cercle Francais

 

5

18

Groups

Miseebe School Project

 

5

19

Groups

Mosaico Latino

 

5

20

Groups

Muscular Dystrophy Association

 

5

22

Groups

Non-Traditional Student Organization

 

5

23

Groups

Outdoor Recreation League

 

6

2

Groups

Pre-Law Club

 

6

5

Groups

Project Hope

 

6

6

Groups

Project RESPECT

 

6

11

Groups

Sound & Stage

 

6

14

Groups

Student Athletic Trainers

 

6

15

Groups

Student Escort Service

 

6

17

Groups

Students for Peace & Justice

 

6

18

Groups

Super Fans

 

6

20

Groups

Table Tennis Club

 

6

21

Groups

Tower Agency/Mr. Wartburg

 

6

22

Groups

Ujaama

 

7

1

Groups

The "W" Club-Minutes

 

7

2

Groups

WASE

 

7

3

Groups

Wartburg Democrats

 

7

4

Groups

Wartburg Free Theatre League

 

7

5

Groups

Wartburg Knights of Columbus

 

7

6

Groups

Wartburg Pavement Pounders

 

7

7

Groups

Wartburg Players

 

7

8

Groups

Wartburg Republicans

 

7

9

Groups

Wartburg Sojourners

 

7

10

Groups

Waves of Love

 

7

11

Groups

Welfare Answering Service

1970-1972

7

13

Groups

Women of Wartburg (WOW)

 

7

14

Groups

Women's Athletic Association

 

7

16

Groups

Young Democrats

 

7

17

Groups

Young Republicans

 

10

1

Groups

women of Wartburg (WOW)

1989,
1993-1994

 

 

Groups

Pi Kappa Delta (Forensic) membership rolls, 2001-2011

2001-2011

11

1

Groups

Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society 1983-1984

1983-1984

11

2

Groups

Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society 1984-1985

1984-1985

11

3

Groups

Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society 1985-1986

1985-1986

11

4

Groups

Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society 1986-1987

1986-1987

11

5

Groups

Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society 1987-1988

1987-1988

11

6

Groups

Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society 1988-1989

1988-1989

11

7

Groups

Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society 1989-1990

1989-1990

11

8

Groups

Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society 1990-1991

1990-1991

11

9

Groups

Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society 1991-1992

1991-1992

11

10

Groups

Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society 1992-1993

1992-1993

11

11

Groups

Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society 1993-1994

1993-1994

11

12

Groups

Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society 1995-1996

1995-1996

11

13

Groups

Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society 1996-1997

1996-1997

11

14

Groups

Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society 1997-1998

1997-1998

11

15

Groups

Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society 2000-2001

2000-2001

11

16

Groups

Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society 2003-2004

2003-2004

11

17

Groups

Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society 2004-2005

2004-2005

11

18

Groups

Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society 2006-2007

2006-2007

11

19

Groups

Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society 2009-2010

2009-2010

11

20

Groups

Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society 1984

1984

 

Quiz Bowl:

  • Materials related to Quiz bowl, including buttons, articles and flyers and participant certificates, 1984-1994.
  • 1 box.
  • Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Container Listing

Box

Folder

Series

Content

Date

9

1

Quiz Bowl

Quiz Bowl-Buttons

1984-1989

9

2

Quiz Bowl

Quiz Bowl-Button Cut-outs

1991-1994

9

3

Quiz Bowl

Quiz Bowl-Certificates of Participation

1984-1994

9

4

Quiz Bowl

Quiz Bowl-Faculty Announcements

1984-1994

9

5

Quiz Bowl

Quiz Bowl-Flyers

1986

9

6

Quiz Bowl

Quiz Bowl-News Articles

1988-1991

9

7

Quiz Bowl

Quiz Bowl-Participant Cards

1992-1994

 

 

Quiz Bowl

Quiz Bowl-Buttons

1985,
1987-1990

 

Audiovisual:

  • VHS Tapes relating to student activities and variety shows from 1987-2004.
  • 7 items.
  • Arranged by date.

Container Listing

Format

Series

Content

Date

VHS

Audiovisual

Senior Pig Roast

1987

VHS

Audiovisual

OGL Variety Show, Copy 1

9/7/1990

VHS

Audiovisual

OGL Variety Show, Copy 2

9/7/1990

VHS

Audiovisual

Mr. Wartburg Contest

1/2001

VHS

Audiovisual

Mr. Wartburg Contest

1/22/2002

VHS

Audiovisual

Entertainment to Knight Battle of the
Unsigned Artists

1/18/2003

VHS

Audiovisual

ETK's Battle of the Unsigned Artists 2004

1/17/2004

 

Other Finding Aids

None.

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