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Woody Dahlberg papers, 1980-2012

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Bio-7

Content Description

The Woody Dahlberg papers span seven boxes and date primarily the 1980s to the 2000s.

The 2024 Acquisition series was donated to the History Center in Winter 2024. The Job Description folder holds information about the job Director of Media Producation and other programs led by Woody Dahberg. The Master Plan folder dates to 1982 and 1983 holds information on the Public Affairs Committee Mission Statement and a flowchart for printing projects. The Media Production Report folder dates to 1983 to 1986, and contains a Program/Function Evaluation, lists of Media Production Projects, and annual reports on media production. The Reports folder contains a report to the president by James Bragg, Vice President for Public Affairs from 1981. The Marketing at Bethel folder contains a 1983 master plan for Public Relations and Marketing, a proposed marketing/public relations model, and a 1982 proposed public relations fuctional model incorporating a marketing/media position by Dahberg.

The Photographs series holds the proofs, negatives, and slides held in a large black binder and dating primarily to 1999.

The Digital Media series consists of one flash drive and four CDs, mostly containing photographs and mock-ups of marketing materials.

The Previous Acquisitions contain some Marketing materials, such as the 2012 Campus Master Plan, Brushaber Commons dedication material, seal design, Campus Ministries Take the Next Step pamphlet, and Bridge brochure templates. The George Brushaber file holds president Christmas cards, "Guarding Mission Guiding Growth: The Transforming Talents and Tenure of George K. Brushaber", and retirement gala materials. The Photographs were primarily taken by Woody Dahlberg during his time as Bethel photographer and cover a variety of subjects. There are proof sheets, photograph prints, negatives, and slides. One folder of proofs dating to February 12, 2008 are also located on a CD held in the folder.

Dates

  • 1980 - 2012

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for researcher use.

Biographical note

From 1980 to 2013, Woody Dahberg worked as Director of Visual Communications at Bethel University. He was campus photographer and graphic designer. After retirement, he and his wife Eva served on the Friends of the History Center steering committee, and worked with the Gospel Association of India.

Extent

3.5 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The 2024 Acquisition series maintains original order and is labeled how Dahlberg labeled his files.

The Photographs series maintains the original order of proofs, negatives, and slides as were in its original binder.

the Previous Acquisitions series mostly retains original order, with some collation during processing.

Custodial History

The 2024 Acquisition series was donated to the History Center by Dahlberg in February 2024.

The Photographs series came out of a large black binder given to Kent Gerber by Woody Dahlberg, then transferred to the History Center in 2023.

The Previous Acquisitions series were donated to the History Center at an unknown time.

Existence and Location of Copies

The digital media on a flashdrive and CDs were copied to the Archivist Drive.

Title
Woody Dahlberg papers, 1980-2012
Author
Rebekah Bain
Date
April 2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the The History Center: Archives of Bethel University and Converge Repository

Contact:
3900 Bethel Drive
Arden Hills MINNESOTA 55112 United States