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1. Interview with James Mack, Concordia University Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota James Mack

Creator:
Horn, Margaret, 1924-2004
Date Created:
1981-03-13
Description:
Interview with James Mack, Concordia College class of 1945, from Rome, Georgia, in 1981. Pastor Mack talks about, among other things, his childhood and the church-worker-producing congregation he came from, crying himself to sleep in a room of 45 boys due to homesickness, former school president Theodore Buenger inviting him to go for a drive with him, President Martin Graebner's brilliance in Latin, getting caught staying out late by President Graebner, working in the library and elsewhere to help pay for school, being forced to get cigarettes for the older boys (part of the 'shagging,' or hazing, that occurred), nurse Anna Gutz's great concern and generosity, playing and coaching baseball, proving English professor Edgar Otto wrong, pranks (mild and dangerous) played on professors, the food donated to the students by local churches, working for a local radio station WMIN, meeting his future wife at a local church event (through the 'Walther League'), their ensuing courtship, city c
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

2. Interview with Marlin Mentz, Concordia University Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Horn, Margaret, 1924-2004
Date Created:
1981-03-12
Description:
Interview with Marlin Mentz, Concordia College class of 1943, from Douglasville, Georgia, in 1981. Pastor Mentz talks about, among other things, how his grandfather encouraged him to be a pastor, his transfer to Concordia in 1941, the teachers the students respected and why (particularly professors John Berger and Lorenz Blankenbuehler), school President Martin Graebner's many gifts, issues created by World War II, social activities including tavern visits and effectively avoiding the President's supervision, classroom and dormitory exploits and pranks, the school's museum, food service improvements, Dr. Graebner's remarkable office manager Lydia Caldwell (Dierks), the school nurse Anna Gutz, spiritual life on campus and off, and the value, in retrospect, of his deeply classical education at Concordia. This interview was conducted by librarian Margaret Horn (at Concordia from 1956-1987) during a summer sabbatical, and was made possible in part by a grant from Aid Association for Luth
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

3. Interview with Donald Kurtzahn, Concordia University Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Horn, Margaret, 1924-2004
Date Created:
1981-03-11
Description:
Interview with Donald Kurtzahn, Concordia College's High School class of 1952, from Atlanta, Georgia,, in 1981. Mr. Kurtzahn talks about, among other things, his desire to be a pastor in junior high school, working to put himself through the high school, the food service, playing pranks on professors, playing on the first Concordia football and hockey teams, avoiding hazing by virtue of being a bigger kid and athlete, classmates marrying one another, losing a classmate to a car accident, having parties with friends, cutting classes, being paddled, getting a super education at Concordia and what he did with that education. This interview was conducted by librarian Margaret Horn (at Concordia from 1956-1987) during a summer sabbatical, and was made possible in part by a grant from Aid Association for Lutherans (now 'Thrivent').
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

4. Interview with Howard Patten, Concordia University Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Horn, Margaret, 1924-2004
Date Created:
1981-03-09
Description:
Interview with Howard Patten, Concordia College class of 1956, from Conover, North Carolina, in 1981. Pastor Patten talks about, among other things, his upbringing in the small Scandinavian-dominated town of Roseau, where he was one of the few Missouri-Synod (German) Lutherans. He also discusses being a green northern Minnesota boy at Concordia, how he decided on the train ride to St. Paul to be a pastor instead of a doctor, learning about how dancing was sinful, falling asleep in class due to working so hard, his great Greek teacher Fred 'Quickie' Wahlers, how girls helped 'civilize' the campus, his disappointments with teachers and fellow students, his being student body president and his own rebellious streak, being told by the school's president William A. Poehler to attend the worship services he was skipping, Poehler's intellect and imposing presence, organizing a dance at Como Park and attending dances at the University of Minnesota (not permitted at Concordia), hearing really
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

5. Interview with Delbert Roth, Concordia University Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Horn, Margaret, 1924-2004
Date Created:
1981-03-09
Description:
Interview with Delbert Roth, Concordia College class of 1952, from Conover, North Carolina, in 1981. Pastor Roth talks about, among other things, transferring from a Lutheran school in Nebraska to Concordia in St. Paul in part because he needed to work during school, traveling to St. Paul and back home via train, memorable professors he had, stores on campus, being in an oratory competition, participation in sports, being made to work in the campus kitchen for smoking, rolling shot puts down the dormitory halls, choir activities including student direction of, church activities and services in the city, how the girls brought 'social life' to the campus in 1951, positive impressions of Concordia staff and the Christian people he met in the upper Midwest. This interview was conducted by librarian Margaret Horn (at Concordia from 1956-1987) during a summer sabbatical, and was made possible in part by a grant from Aid Association for Lutherans (now 'Thrivent').
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

6. Interview with Orville Quast, Concordia University Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Horn, Margaret, 1924-2004
Date Created:
1981-03-08
Description:
Interview with Orville Quast, Concordia College class of 1938, from Lumberton, North Carolina, in 1981. Mr. Quast talks about, among other things, being a small town boy coming to St. Paul, how hazing was good for him, needing parental permission to smoke at Concordia when 16 years old, Professor Paul Stor's interesting biology classes, hitchhiking to school, his responsibilities as his class president, the accreditation of the high school, the effects of the Great Depression on the school, participation in sports and singing groups, being justly punished by upperclassmen, his musings about when President Martin Graebner slept, mandatory study time before early breakfast and in the evening, why he dropped out of seminary after Concordia, and the other people in his class. This interview was conducted by librarian Margaret Horn (at Concordia from 1956-1987) during a summer sabbatical, and was made possible in part by a grant from Aid Association for Lutherans (now 'Thrivent').
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

7. Interview with E. G. Runge, Concordia University Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Horn, Margaret, 1924-2004
Date Created:
1981-03-05
Description:
Interview with E. G. Runge, Concordia College class of 1932, from Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, in 1981. Pastor Runge talks about, among other things, how a generous man paid for his first year at Concordia with 'no strings attached' to see if he would like it, streetcar and other modes of transportation, the 'Rebel Comet' student newspaper and its editor, excellent professors and what made them memorable, working off campus and off-campus activities, the lack of dating among students and why, getting enough to eat in the dining hall, his 'close call' with pneumonia and appreciation for the school nurse Anna Gutz, buying a photography business from a fellow student, and hazing / 'shagging' and the 'Supreme Court' young students might face. This interview was conducted by librarian Margaret Horn (at Concordia from 1956-1987) during a summer sabbatical, and was made possible in part by a grant from Aid Association for Lutherans (now 'Thrivent').
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

8. Interview with Walter Volz, Concordia University Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Horn, Margaret, 1924-2004
Date Created:
1981-03-02
Description:
Interview with Walter Volz, Concordia College class of 1956, from Plantation, Florida, in 1981. Pastor Volz talks about, among other things, how he and his brothers would ride their bicycles to Concordia even in winter - after doing their paper routes, the young professors who came on at this time, their excellent forensics/debate team led by professor E.J. Otto, the literary societies on campus and their role in the all-male dramas (Shakespeare and such) performed on campus, participation in the campus printing and yearbook activities, interesting memories of professors, the respect students had for professors who disciplined them (like Professor Edgar Streufert), President William A. Poehler waking up the younger students in the morning, sneaking out to study while being a chapel acolyte, exploring the tunnel system of the old Reformatory school (seeing ball and chains, solitary confinement cells), giving President Poehler's daughters a hard time, his happy recollections of Concordia, and his very busy ministry in south Florida. This interview was conducted by librarian Margaret Horn (at Concordia from 1956-1987) during a summer sabbatical, and was made possible in part by a grant from Aid Association for Lutherans (now Thrivent).
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

9. Interview with Herman Glienke, Concordia University Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Horn, Margaret, 1924-2004
Date Created:
1981-03-02
Description:
Interview with Herman Glienke, Concordia College class of 1947, from Hialeah, Florida, in 1981. Pastor Glienke talks about, among other things, attending Concordia after high school at the age of 18 in order to become a minister, taking extension courses via the University of Minnesota in 1947, receiving hours of extra tutoring from Professor Edgar Streufert, the lack of social opportunities because of the necessity of working to pay for school, some positive social effects of hazing/'shagging,' being 'green' due to starting late, his concerns about the changing attitudes towards keeping tabs on the students starting at that time, and his thankfulness for the kindness and help shown to him during his years at Concordia. This interview was conducted by librarian Margaret Horn (at Concordia from 1956-1987) during a summer sabbatical, and was made possible in part by a grant from Aid Association for Lutherans (now 'Thrivent').
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

10. Interview with John Naumann, Concordia University Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Horn, Margaret, 1924-2004
Date Created:
1981-02-25
Description:
Interview with John Naumann, Concordia College class of 1925, from Lehigh Acres, Florida, in 1981. Pastor Naumann talks about, among other things, his birth in India, how he and four of his brothers attended Concordia, resenting the hazing/'shagging' and then doing it himself, the faculty's attitudes towards the practice, working as President Theodore Buenger's 'private secretary', memories about his professors, traveling to do music concerts both as a student and professor at Concordia, pranks pulled on him as a professor and pranks he did as a student, dinnertime and working in the kitchen, President Buenger teaching the students about constellations in the evenings, the limited social life due to the need to work, being quarantined due to illness yet playing hockey in the attic of the building called 'Old Main', visiting other places around the school, experiencing 'campus arrest' where one could not leave the campus without permission, and his great fondness for Concordia. This i
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

11. Interview with Harry Smith, Concordia University Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Horn, Margaret, 1924-2004
Date Created:
1981-02-20
Description:
Interview with Harry H. Smith,Concordia College class of 1928 (?), from Orlando, Florida, in 1981. Chaplain Smith talks about, among other things, being the first non-German student at Concordia, studying foreign languages for the first time (German, Latin, Greek and Hebrew), how he was over-indoctrinated but years later found meaning in his religious faith, lots of student pranks and hijinks, the different views of the farm kids and city kids, how his class had all their classes together, how their class president was selected, transportation in the city, places to visit, getting 'pin money' by selling shoes and magazines door to door, becoming a chaplain for the fire department and hospitals, and preaching at Disney World and funerals. This interview was conducted by librarian Margaret Horn (at Concordia from 1956-1987) during a summer sabbatical, and was made possible in part by a grant from Aid Association for Lutherans (now 'Thrivent').
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

12. Interview with Robert F. Gaiser, Concordia University Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Horn, Margaret, 1924-2004
Date Created:
1981-02-19
Description:
Interview with Robert Gaiser, Concordia College class of 1914 (?), from Gulfport, Florida in 1981. Mr. Gaiser talks about, among other things, how his father was a pastor at a congregation ' at one time pastored by a man who became the President of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (Friedrich Pfotenhauer) ' that provided a steady supply of pastors and teachers for the church, hazing incidents and 'payback' years later (at a theological convention!), harmless pranks, the disciplined education received, professors at the school, students working outside of school, transportation and various entertainments, the old campus buildings (the old Reformatory School) since torn down, sports, his later career as a realtor and builder, his convictions about the importance of the church and its mission. This interview was conducted by librarian Margaret Horn (at Concordia from 1956-1987) during a summer sabbatical, and was made possible in part by a grant from Aid Association for Lutherans (now 'Thrivent').
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

13. Interview with Arlys Fittje Springer, Concordia University Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Horn, Margaret, 1924-2004
Date Created:
1981-02-18
Description:
Interview with Arlys Fittje Springer, Concordia College class of 1959, from Zephyrhills, Florida, in 1981. Mrs. Fittje-Springer, a graduate of one of Concordia's first women classes, talks about, among other things, how she ended up attending Concordia, working in the school's library, her professors, doing babysitting to pay for school, gym classes, dorm life and dorm rules, learning to read music and the music lessons at school, evening devotions and mandatory chapel, air raid drills, the quality of her education, and the 'placement service' for church teachers. This interview was conducted by librarian Margaret Horn (at Concordia from 1956-1987) during a summer sabbatical, and was made possible in part by a grant from Aid Association for Lutherans (now 'Thrivent').
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

14. Interview with Rudolph Ritz, Concordia University Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Horn, Margaret, 1924-2004
Date Created:
1981-02-17
Description:
Interview with Rudolph Ritz, Concordia College class of 1935, from Largo, Florida, in 1981. Pastor Ritz, whose mother was the chief cook for Kaiser Wilhelm II, talks about, among other things, why he came to study for the ministry at Concordia, how public school teachers sacrificed extra time to help him learn English and math, the president's long list of responsibilities at the school (leading chapel, night watchman, his own secretary), outstanding profs and what made them great, the dissection of stray animals for biology classes, how city boys at Concordia avoided hazing and who got it the worst, classroom clowning and fun, playing sports, the difficulties professors faced, the scandal of dating students (dancing, movies), extracurricular night lectures by a professor on sexual matters, a 'rebel' student newspaper (the 'Rebel Comet'), pro baseball and the St. Paul Saints (Babe Ruth), work outside of school, the conversion of a co-worker to Christianity through his preaching, and an interesting story about a personal letter from President Nixon. This interview was conducted by librarian Margaret Horn (at Concordia from 1956-1987) during a summer sabbatical, and was made possible in part by a grant from Aid Association for Lutherans (now 'Thrivent').
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

15. Interview with Walter Haag, Concordia University Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Horn, Margaret, 1924-2004
Date Created:
1981-02-13
Description:
Interview with Walter Haag, Concordia College class of 1934, from Marianna, Florida, in 1981. Pastor Haag talks about, among other things, why he went to Concordia, homesickness and some details of hazing ('shagging') incidents, memorable school work, various professors and pranks played on them, the close bond the students shared, the untimely death of a roommate, the effects of the depression and working at school for extra money, transportation, nicknames of students and profs, and the school's expectations about dating. This interview was conducted by librarian Margaret Horn (at Concordia from 1956-1987) during a summer sabbatical, and was made possible in part by a grant from Aid Association for Lutherans (now 'Thrivent').
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

16. Interview with Albert Ziegler, Concordia University Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Horn, Margaret, 1924-2004
Date Created:
1981-02-13
Description:
Reflection by Albert H. Ziegler, Concordia College class of 1918, from Marianna, Florida, in 1981. Pastor Ziegler talks about the events leading up to his two missionary trips to China, the first coming in 1922 (four years after graduating from Concordia) and some of the joys and trials of those experiences. He also talks, among other things, about being POWs (prisoners of war) after the Japanese takeover of Hong Kong in 1941, his children's return to America and Concordia for their education, and what those he graduated with are currently doing. Finally, he discusses his professors. This interview was conducted by librarian Margaret Horn (at Concordia from 1956-1987) during a summer sabbatical, and was made possible in part by a grant from Aid Association for Lutherans (now 'Thrivent').
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

17. Interview with Wesley Kuhn, Concordia University Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Horn, Margaret, 1924-2004
Date Created:
1981-02-12
Description:
Interview with Wesley Kuhn, Concordia College class of 1940, from Biloxi, Mississippi, in 1981. Pastor Kuhn talks about, among other things, the prevalence of and secrecy surrounding hazing ('shagging'), what outstanding professors did, working as student body president with the school president Martin Graebner, working to earn extra money, what the students had to pay for (not tuition), the effect of the depression on the school and students, physical education requirements and intramural sports, and attitudes towards Germans, Germany and Hitler. This interview was conducted by librarian Margaret Horn (at Concordia from 1956-1987) during a summer sabbatical, and was made possible in part by a grant from Aid Association for Lutherans (now 'Thrivent').
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

18. Interview with William H. Lieske, Concordia University Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Horn, Margaret, 1924-2004
Date Created:
1981-02-10
Description:
Interview with William H. Lieske, Concordia College class of 1937, from Matairie, Louisiana, in 1981. Pastor Lieske talks about, among other things, his classmates and what they did upon graduation, Concordia's first two presidents ' Theodore Buenger and Martin Graebner ' as teachers, pranks played on professors, the gradual diminishment of hazing and the gradual rise of coeducation, free time activities, the geography of the campus and its old tunnel system, the deaths of three students during his time there, and participation in musical groups and athletic teams. This interview was conducted by librarian Margaret Horn (at Concordia from 1956-1987) during a summer sabbatical, and was made possible in part by a grant from Aid Association for Lutherans (now 'Thrivent').
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

19. Interview with Ben G. Hoffman, Concordia University Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Horn, Margaret, 1924-2004
Date Created:
1981-02-10
Description:
Interview with Ben G. Hoffman, Concordia College class of 1928, from Matairie, Louisiana, in 1981. Pastor Hoffmann talks about, among other things, coming from a family of 11 children, his pleasant experiences at Concordia with his roommates and 'Room Buck' (the older students who led in the dormitories), the simple and wholesome lives of the students, harmless pranks, how wonderful the teachers at Concordia were, recreational activities, nicknames, outbreaks of disease, doing grounds keeping at the school, and the old Concordia campus. This interview was conducted by librarian Margaret Horn (at Concordia from 1956-1987) during a summer sabbatical, and was made possible in part by a grant from Aid Association for Lutherans (now 'Thrivent').
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

20. Interview with Carl W. Schrader, Concordia University Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Horn, Margaret, 1900-2004
Date Created:
1981-02-08
Description:
Interview with Carl W. Schrader, Concordia College class of 1931, from Memphis, Tennessee, in 1981. Pastor Schrader talks about, among other things, the difficulties he experienced as a very young student (age 12) at Concordia (a boarding school), the loneliness and hazing he and others experienced, some interesting tidbits about his teachers and their classes, his participation in athletics, what he and fellow students did for leisure, and the nearby geography of the school at the time. This interview was conducted by librarian Margaret Horn (at Concordia from 1956-1987) during a summer sabbatical, and was made possible in part by a grant from Aid Association for Lutherans (now 'Thrivent').
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

21. Interview with Bernard Kurzweg, Concordia University Oral History Project, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Horn, Margaret, 1924-2004
Date Created:
1981-02
Description:
Interview with Bernard Kurzweg, Concordia College class of 1945, from Tallahassee, Florida, in 1981. Mr. Kurzweg talks about, among other things, how the hard discipline of the dorm monitors was good for him, the practice of hazing or 'shagging,' study periods in the morning, old buildings and their use, the patient and saintly school nurse Anna Gutz, the cost of room and board ($185/year), how the faculty chose him to be President of his class and his responsibilities, enforced evening study hours, the challenges of learning Latin and other languages (Biblical, German), standout professors (Paul Stor and Martin Graebner), the debate team, jobs the students had and extra work done for the war effort, reasons for attending Concordia, reflections on the high level of education received, homesickness in early years (was 13 when he first attended), transportation, what classmates are doing now, and comparing the past with the present. This interview was conducted by librarian Margaret Horn (at Concordia from 1956-1987) during a summer sabbatical, and was made possible in part by a grant from Aid Association for Lutherans (now 'Thrivent').
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

22. Concordia College student trip to Taylor's Falls, Minnesota

Date Created:
1942-09-20
Description:
Professor with several students on a trip to Taylor's Falls, Minnesota. Date noted on back is September 20, 1942.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

23. Students outdoors with shovels and wheelbarrows, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1939
Description:
Students outdoors with shovels and wheelbarrows in the fall of 1939.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

24. Campus grounds, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Hantelmann, William F.
Date Created:
1936
Description:
View of the campus, including the Gymnasium, South Building, and Faculty Row. Cars line the street and the field is covered with snow.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

25. Campus grounds, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Hantelmann, William F.
Date Created:
1936
Description:
View of the campus. The Martin Luther statue located between Luther Dormitory and the Administration Building.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

26. Aerial view of Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1933?
Description:
Campus view includes the Administration Building. Central High School is also in the background on the right. In far background, possibly the Minnesota State Capitol or St. Paul Cathedral.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

27. Drama students, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930?
Description:
Green Light Play, three students, one in blackface, two carrying baggage.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

28. Campus view in winter, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930?
Description:
Campus view, the building in the center is possibly Old Main. Ground in front has been turned into an skating pond.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

29. Campus view, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1929?
Description:
Campus view, the Gymnasium is on the far right.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

30. Silent film, "A Day at Our Saint Paul Concordia," Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Concordia College (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1929
Description:
"A Day at Our Saint Paul Concordia" is a black and white, silent film that documents the lifestyle of a student at Concordia College, Saint Paul in the 1920s and 1930s. The film includes shots of the campus, dormitories, classroom instruction, a gymnasium class, a baseball game, and clips from a graduation ceremony. The film highlights many of Concordia's early professors: Martin A. H. Graebner (President), Herman Wollaeger, William Moenkemoeller, Ernest Lussky, Oswald Overn, Fred Wahlers, William Dobberfuhl, E. G. Richard Siebert, Paul Stor, and Oliver Harstad.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Moving Image
Format:
Short subjects

31. Professor's house, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1928?
Description:
Campus view in winter, including a professor's house.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

32. Kolb at the finish line, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1928?
Description:
Student crossing a finishing line. Other students line the path of the track. Photo caption reads "Kolb winning 2 mile run."
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

33. Campus view in winter, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1928?
Description:
Campus view in winter, including four professor houses.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

34. Aerial view of Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1928?
Description:
Campus view from the top of an unidentified campus building. Students are visible on the ground.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

35. Collage of student life at Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1928 - 1929
Description:
Collage of images depicting student life at Concordia College.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

36. Collage of student life at Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1928 - 1929
Description:
Collage of images depicting student life at Concordia College.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

37. Collage of student life at Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1928 - 1929
Description:
Collage of images depicting student life at Concordia College.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

38. Students at a party, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1927?
Description:
Eighteen students sitting around dining tables at a celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

39. Campus view in winter, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925?
Description:
Campus view, the Gymnasium is to the left and an unknown building is in the center.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

40. Administration Building, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925?
Description:
Campus view, including the Administration Building and the Martin Luther statue is in background.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

41. Back of Old Main, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924?
Description:
Campus view, showing the back side of Old Main.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

42. Aerial view of Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924?
Description:
Campus view of faculty houses and Central High School in background. Possibly taken from the cupola on Old Main.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

43. Students posing as instructor and student, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923?
Description:
Two students pose as an instructor and a student for a Greek lesson.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

44. Students cleaning, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923
Description:
Students with brooms, mops, buckets, and rags cleaning the wood floor. Banner hanging in background reads "Concordia."
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

45. College life, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923
Description:
Upper left photo: Freshmen biology trip to fish hatchery, Spring 1923. Bottom picture: students on an Indian mound along the river.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Photograph albums

46. College life, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923
Description:
Upper left photo: Freshmen biology class, Spring 1923. Bottom left: Students on an Indian mound. Photo on right: Trip to fish hatchery, Spring 1923.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Photograph albums

47. Students making apple butter, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1921?
Description:
Students outside making apple butter in three large kettles over fires. Students are stirring the kettles with long sticks.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

48. Students in drama production, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1921?
Description:
Six students dressed for a play with 2 boys dressed as women.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

49. Students in drama production, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1921?
Description:
Five students dressed for a play.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

50. Silent film, "Thousands Attend Unveiling of Martin Luther Statue at Concordia College, October 30, 1921" St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Concordia College (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1921-10-21
Description:
This black and white, silent film documents the statue's unveiling on October 30, 1921. The bronze statue was a gift to our campus by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rubbert of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The statue was modeled after a Luther monument in Worms, Germany, and designed by German sculptor Ernst Friedrich August Rietschel. It was cast by the Flour City Ornamental Iron Company of Minneapolis. The statue is over 12 feet high, stands on a pedestal of St. Louis granite, and weighs over 40 tons. On the day of the unveiling, there were more than 3,000 people present. Myrtle Rubbert Buenger, daughter of the donors and daughter-in-law of Concordia's President Theodore Buenger, pulled the cord to unveil the statue. Since the unveiling in the original location at Luther Hall, the statue has moved twice and now resides near the entrance to campus at the Lutheran Memorial Center. The Martin Luther Statue is a significant campus landmark for Concordia University, Saint Paul. The statue has resided in v
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Moving Image
Format:
Short subjects

51. Class portrait, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1921
Description:
Class photograph of the class of 1921.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

52. Class portrait, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1921
Description:
Class photograph of the class of 1921.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

53. Class portrait, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1921
Description:
Class photograph of the class of 1921.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

54. Students with a cow, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Two students with a cow. Back of photo reads: "One Sunday Morning. Students: E. Wolfram, E. Dicke."
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

55. Students with a cow, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Several students with a cow. One is holding a bucket, one is holding on to the cow.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

56. Students outdoors for laundry day, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Students outdoors with brooms for beating mattresses clean, blankets and sheets hanging from laundry lines. Back of photo reads: "House-cleaning."
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

57. Students in drama production, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Two students, Otto Beer and Arthur Jank, dressed for a play.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

58. Students in blackface, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Eight students in blackface makeup with banjos.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

59. Students at a sports game, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Eighteen students, six in baseball uniforms, sitting on bleachers. Bottom of photo reads "Score: Parsons 1 Seeds 2."
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

60. Luther Hall, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Exterior view of Luther Hall, a student dormitory.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

61. Cornerstone laying for a new classroom building, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Faculty at the cornerstone laying of the Classroom Building.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

62. Classroom building, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Campus view, and the side entry to the Classroom Building.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

63. Campus grounds, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920?
Description:
View of the campus and the Martin Luther statue.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

64. Campus at the corner of Syndicate and Carroll Avenue, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Taken from second floor of the new building. the gymnasium is on right, the tall building in back is the dormitory, and the two story building to the left is the study building.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

65. Building construction at Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Groundbreaking ceremony for an unidentified building at Concordia College.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

66. Building construction at Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Groundbreaking ceremony for an unidentified building at Concordia College.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

67. Administration Building under construction, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920?
Description:
View of the construction of the Administration Building.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

68. Concordia College students cutting wood behind Old Main, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1930
Description:
View of the back of Old Main (also called the Bell Dorm) where students are splitting wood.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

69. Cast of student play at Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920
Description:
Student cast of "The Parsons' Goat" posed for a group portrait. The sign has play title written on it and a goat head is fastened to the sign.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

70. Students cleaning a floor, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1919?
Description:
Eight students on hands and knees scrubbing the wood floor with rags in the Old Gymnasium.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

71. Students and kitchen staff, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1919?
Description:
Sixteen students and staff in the kitchen.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

72. Student at a piano, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1919?
Description:
Portrait of a sstudent sitting at a piano.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

73. Chapel, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1919?
Description:
Interior view of the Chapel with organ. Empty desks in the classroom, one man is playing the piano.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

74. Campus view, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1919?
Description:
Campus view, including Old West, Old Main and Old South. A student is visible in the foreground.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

75. College Orchestra, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1918?
Description:
Students with instruments; back of photo reads "Dear Folks, I found out this afternoon that I will come home next Friday or rather leave here. Now please send the money so I will have it by Wednesday. Don't forget. I will write a letter yet and let you know on what train I will come. Please let me know if you want me to get off at Sibley or Worthington. Yours, Werner."
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

76. Welcome wagon, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1917?
Description:
Three students with campus welcome wagon, one professor is inside wagon. Wagon is pulled by a horse. Popcorn and peanuts are sold from the wagon. Bottom of the photo reads: "Our Welcome."
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

77. Students outdoors for laundry day, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1917?
Description:
Students outdoors with brooms for beating mattresses clean. Back of photo reads: 'Miss Dora Bohrer. Dear Sir Dora: I received your postal and was glad to hear from you and I am well and wish you the same. It is raining most all the time here and when it doesn't rain the weather is cold that is all fro this time. Best regards to all of you from E. Bohrer'
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

78. Campus buildings Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1916?
Description:
Postcard sent to parents; the back reads "Dear Folks: I received that package from Sears Reobuck and Co. this morning well I will thank you before I forget it. Say those gloves fit the shoes too, I will certainly be able to make use of the gloves as it is getting pretty cold up here already. Say now before I forget it I must tell you to send me some stamps again as I run out, just about Best Regards, Your son and Brother Werner Krug""
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

79. College Orchestra Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1916
Description:
Group portrait of the 1916 student orchestra. Students are posed with their instruments, the drum reads "Concordia College Orchestra."
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

80. Campus building at Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1916
Description:
View of the Concordia College campus.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

81. Students and kitchen staff, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1915?
Description:
Sixteen students and staff in the kitchen.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

82. Bathroom in Old Main or Old South, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1915?
Description:
Interior view of a bathroom, the building is either Old Main or Old South.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

83. Students outdoors for housecleaning day, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1914?
Description:
Students outdoors with brooms for beating mattresses clean, blankets and sheets hanging from laundry lines. Back of photo reads: "House-cleaning."
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

84. Students in small room, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1914?
Description:
Five students, one with a rag wrapped around his head. Back of photo gives student's names: 1. W. Rathert, 2. B. Strasen, 3. A. Borchhardt, 4. Otto Walter, 5. Louis Lauce.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

85. Quinta class of 1914-1915, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1914 - 1915
Description:
Twenty five students from the Quinta class of 1914-1915.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

86. Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1914
Description:
Color postcard of an unidentified building on campus
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

87. Kitchen staff, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1913?
Description:
Five members of the kitchen staff. Back of photo reads: "Old kitchen in frame house."
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

88. College Orchestra Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1913?
Description:
Group portrait of the 1912-1913 student orchestra. Students are posed with their instruments, the drum reads "Concordia College Orchestra."
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

89. Student in dorm room, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1912?
Description:
Unidentified student sitting at a desk with books and a kerosene lamp.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

90. Student getting a haircut, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1912?
Description:
Student getting his hair cut by a barber.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

91. "Old West," Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1912
Description:
Exterior view of "Old West," one of the original buildings on Concordia's campus.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

92. Old Gymnasium, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1912
Description:
Exterior view of the Old Gymnasium, which is now a part of the campus chapel.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

93. Students shoveling snow, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1911?
Description:
Five students with shovels on stair case outside of building. Back of photo reads: "On a Sunday Morning."
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

94. Class portrait for 1911-1912 Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1911 - 1912
Description:
Class photograph of the Class of 1911-1912, Room I.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

95. Tertia Dramatis Club, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Gaiser, Robert F.
Date Created:
1911
Description:
Seven students in a play; one is wearing a mustache and paddling another; five onlookers.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

96. President's home at Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1911
Description:
Exterior view of the President's home, on the east side of the campus. This was the oldest stone house in the state of Minnesota, and was torn down in the late 1950s or early 1960s. Note: the building is no longer standing.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

97. Campus building Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1911
Description:
Unidentified building on the Concordia College campus.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

98. Students with apples, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910?
Description:
Five students with apples in cloth bags.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

99. Portrait of members of the Wahlers and Graebner families, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910?
Description:
Group portrait of some of the members of the Wahlers and Graebner family. Martin Graebner is on far left and Art Wahlers is sitting on the woman's knee.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

100. Students with musical instruments, Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910 - 1912
Description:
Three students with musical instruments: trumpet, flute, and violin.
Contributing Institution:
Concordia University, Saint Paul
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards
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