Zoology class notes, 1941
Scope and Contents
The Moberg Family papers date from 1917 to 1994, with the bulk dating to the 1950s and 1960s. The collection spans two boxes of two cubic feet.
There are two folders of photographs of Fred Moberg and his son, David. Anna Sundberg's Bethel Academy photograph is in her husband's folder.
The Biographical folder contains biographical information on Fred Moberg, David Moberg, and Helen Moberg. These include articles, faculty information, and obituaries.
The David Moberg series contains documents from David Oscar Moberg. The Correspondence folder contains letters and memos dating from 1964 to 2004. Three Bethel folders contain memos, faculty meeting minutes, library information, documents from the Bethel Varsity Democrat, newspaper articles, and brochures. The Bethel Research Center Committee folder dates to the 1960s, containing meeting minutes, recommendations, and a paper titled "An Experiment in Interdisciplinary Social Science Education." The Discipline folder holds a sociological study on college dismissal, a Bethel dismissal policy, and a paper from 1968 on drinking alcohol at Bethel. The Faculty Publications folder contains the Faculty Bulletin from 1965, information for the Faculty Journal, and two papers on Long Range Planning at Bethel. The pamphlet "Your Will for Tomorrow" dates to the 1960s and is a preparation packet to present to an attorney to include Bethel in a will. Another pamphlet "Christian Stewardship and Estate Planning" similarily encourages giving to Bethel. The Seminary Study folder dates to the 1960s, and studies the motivational factors of students entering the Seminary. The Student Exchange Programs folder proposes student exchange with Tougaloo, Mississippi, encouraging racial integration in the 1960s. The Workshop on General Education folder contains programs and notes from a workshop held at Hamline University in 1956. The Long Range Planning folder focuses on curriculum and instruction dating to the 1950s and 1960s. The Improvement of Instruction folder holds a faculty questionnaire, some faculty meeting minutes, some handwritten notes, and a base study guide from 1955 titled "Effective College Teaching." There is a booklet of class exercises for creative writing filled with stories from 1952 by Marilyn Bohne, Roy Lundquist, Ruth Martinson, Gaylie Palmer, Helen Peterson, Ann Radunz, and Donald Richardson. There are three selected bibliographies, two of which are from Founders Week in 1956 and 1957. Two folders on Founders Week date to 1963 and 1966, focusing on the church and social needs in the local community. Open Occupancy was a TV program from 1963 on Christian values and racial integration in Minneapolis, presented by Bethel professors Robert Mounce and Ivan Fahs.
The Resolutions Committee Notes folder dates to 1960 at the Baptist General Conference annual meeting in California, holding proposed resolutions. The God's Kingdom folder contains curriculum guides for Helen Moberg's Christian Education class at Lake Park Baptist Church. The Religious Research Center folder contains documents detailing Moberg's attempt to put together a research center at Bethel during the 1960s. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory folder contains a study by Shirly Olson from a class on the Churh as a Social Institution, and preparation to conduct this study at Bethel. The Social Sciences folder contains several papers by Moberg and others on social issues, such as conference growth, religious research, aging, and race; it also holds some department information from the Department of Social Sciences. The Social Worker Conference Notes folder dates to 1953. The Christian Living folder contains curriculum materials for school children, possibly used by Helen Moberg. The Baptist General Conference folder contains newspaper articles, correspondence, information from the annual meetings, a Trustee's Bulletin, and a financial report. The Pastors Survey folder holds survey planning documents from the early 1960s. The Child Adoption folder holds information on a conference on adoption and unmarried mother services from the early 1960s. The folder Suburban Captivity of the Churches holds comments on Gibson Winter's book and his presentation at Bethel. The Church Facilities folder holds correspondence regarding stewardship of Christian Education resources, dating to 1967.
The 1999 Acquisition series contains documents donated by David Moberg in 1999. The Bibliographies folder holds reading lists for pastors, urban literature, current literature, and education of the clergy. Included is the booklet "Historik: Svenska Baptisternas i North Dakota Konferens fran dess borjan till ar 1912", dating to 1913 on Swedish Baptist history in North Dakota. The following folder contains an English translation of the booklet, as well as a separate historical writing on the history, still in Swedish. The Churches folder holds documents mostly from Calvary Baptist Church in Roseville, with some other Twin Cities churches. The News Articles folder holds clippings on Bethel and the Baptist General Conference. The Baptist General Conference folder contains a letter from Vancouver Bible Institute, information on chaplains, men's ministry, and Christian Education for youth. The Bethel folder holds publications, correspondence, brochures and marketing materials, and a summary of findings from a birth control questionnaire. The Courses folder dates from the 1950s and 1960s, containing some syllabi and tests. The Bethel Programs and Lectures folder contains mostly handwritten notes. The Papers and Reports by Bethel Faculty folder includes "What are the Liberal Arts Today?", "A humanistic Sociologist", "The Ecumenical Movement and Baptist General Conference Objectives", "Old Drums to March by and New Lines to Follow", "The Theological Reactions to the Theory of Evolution", "The Historical Development of Fundamentalism", and others. The Convocation and Commencement folder contains handwritten notes on programs, as well as a copy of Virgil Olson's convocation address. There are several programs, lectures, and suggested readings in the Founders Week folder, dating primarily to the 1960s. Two Stewardship folders provide charitable giving information from the Baptist General Conference. The Christian Education Course folder was prepared by the Board of Bible School and Young People's Work.
The Helen Moberg series contains several folders of class notes from courses Helen took at Bethel Junior College during the 1940s. The Bethel Junior College binder contains class notes from courses taken from 1940 to 1941. It also holds a paper titled "What Happened to Stoicism?", as well as some report cards.
Dates
- 1941
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for researcher use.
Extent
From the Collection: 2 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the The History Center: Archives of Bethel University and Converge Repository
