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Academic Affairs collection, 1987-2008

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-BU-7-2014
Scope and Contents The Academic Affairs Committee series primarily contains meeting minutes and agendas from the group during the 1990s and the early 2000s. The Alumni Survey provides information such as recent graduate employment and continued education statistics. The folder also has comparative statistics with other schools. The BLink folder contains a promotional flyer for the My Bethel Link web hub. The Court of Honor was a banquet to honor graduates of local private...
Dates: 1987 - 2008

Andrew Liliemark papers, 1912-1987

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Bio-SC-1-2022
Scope and Contents

This collection contains material kept and created by Andrew Liliemark, including a musical textbook from his time as a student at Bethel. There is also a binder of 28 original unpublished compositions of hymns by Liliemark during his time as a Baptist minister. These are in English and Swedish. Intermingled with the music is a Swedish poem by Liliemark published in a newspaper in 1979.

Dates: 1912-01-01 - 1987-04

August Lindstedt papers, 1910-1948

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Identifier: MSS-Miss-3
Scope and Contents This collection contains information from August Lindstedt, his family, and fellow missionaries throughout his life. The majority of these materials come from either Russia or China, with some materials originating from Sweden or the United States. Most materials fall between the years of 1910 and 1948. The V.M. Leontieff series contains a folder of letters, mostly in English and regarding finances from the 1930s. The reports are mostly in Russian and span mostly from 1927 to...
Dates: 1910 - 1948

Bethel Cornerstone Box collection, 1914

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Identifier: MSS-BU-12
Scope and Contents This collection spans two boxes, one an archival box and the other the original metal box from the time capusle behind the cornerstone. The items of this collection were placed in the time capsule in 1914, selected as important reflections of the history of the Bethel and the Swedish Baptists in America. These include newspapers, church bulletins, written histories, yearbooks, and a Swedish Bible. Box 2, the original cornerstone box, contains items that showed signes of mold...
Dates: 1914-07-19

Bethel ethnographic research collection, 1991-1993

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Identifier: MSS-BU-15-2022
Scope and Contents

Most material falls between the years 1991 and 1993. The collection spans twenty folders dealing with the research done on Bethel ethnography, particularly amongst students. The collection includes planning documentation, correspondence, original research, the interview question templates, and the reports created from the team's research.

Dates: 1991 - 1993

Bethel University President's Office collection, 1956-2008

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Identifier: MSS-BU-6-2013
Scope and Contents The collection spans the work of two Bethel presidential administrations, Carl H. Lundquist and George K. Brushaber. The President's Administrative Advisory Council series covers the 1980s and 1990s. Many of the documents are meeting agendas, meeting minutes, memoranda to Bethel personnel, budget considerations, and policy drafts.The Building Projects series covers four buildings on the Arden Hills campus and spans the 1980s and the 2000s. The Sports and Recreation...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1956 - 2008

Carole Cragg papers, 1983-2020

 Collection — Box: 1-2
Identifier: MSS-BU-1-2020
Scope and Contents Materials span a range of topics involving Bethel administration, curriculum, and committees due to Cragg's involvement in many facets of the University. The Faculty series includes memos, policies, meeting minutes, an employee survey, and committee assignments. The Diversity series contains materials involving gender and racial equity initiatives at Bethel. The Technology series involves early computing initiatives at Bethel, particularly in the Academic Computing Center. The Publications...
Dates: 1983-01-01 - 2020-01-01

Correspondence with Military Personnel World War II collection

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Identifier: MSS-BU-10
Scope and Contents The Letters to Churches series contains correspondences between servicemen and their home churches, as well as lists of congregants in the services. Dean Emery Johnson of Bethel contacted churches accross the country to obtain the names and addresses of those in the military during World War II. This series is located in boxes 1 and 2 of this collection.Box 3 holds the correspondence between Bethel personnel, primarily Emery Johnson, and the military members. These letters...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1941 - 1946

Edvard Dahl Venvik sheet music

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Identifier: MSS-Bio-SC-2
Scope and Contents

The collection cosists of one notebook of handwritten sheet music, likely compiled by Edvard Dahl Venvik. The notebook contains eighteen short compositions. Music by several composers are included, such as Ludvig Lindeman, P.E. Rasmussen, and Johan Sebastian Welhaven. There are also pieces composed by Edvard Dahl. The music primarily consists of Scandinavian folk music.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1870 - 1920

Effie Victoria Nelson papers, 1920-1972

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Identifier: MSS-BU-5
Scope and Contents The Bethel material series includes the files and records involving Nelson's tenure as a professor at Bethel. These include professional correspondence, records from organizations in which Nelson was involved, and bulletins from various events held at the college. The appreciation book is a scrapbook compiling clippings and personal notes of appreciation for Nelson's work. The black binder contains handwritten notes about various years of Nelson's career. The Commencement and Baccalaureate...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1920 - 1972