In a view taken looking north along "Hello Walk", we see the Ladies' Dormitory, the School of Commerce building with a group of students standing outside, and Old Main.
The graduates of 1895 is assembled in this studio portrait, which later appeared in the 1912 Breidablick college annual with the caption "Our Governor's Class", in reference to Adolph O. Eberhart, who appears in the photograph. The graduates are: Rev. John G. Laurin, Edward L. Erickson, Governor Adolph O. Eberhart, Prof. Andrew A. Stomberg, Hon. Thomas H. Johnston, Rev. Swan L. Wilson, Rev. Runolfur Marteinson, Atty. Charles Johnson, Dr. Alfred E. Ahlstrom, Atty. Frank A. Eckman, Hannah Nelson, M. S. Norelius, Prof. Louis Anderson, Grace Gresham-Brownell, Dr. Brandur, J. Brandson, and Dr. Joseph A. Prim.
Students are walking along a road lined by power lines in or near St. Peter. They are wearing fine clothes for the occasion. Inscribed on the front of the card, in Swedish, is ""På väg hem efter att ha varit uppe vid stationen och mött Kronobergarne."" Translation: "On the way home after having been up to the station and met the people from Kronoberg." On the back side is the photo's title and the nickname "Fickle"
Farmer John P. Turner is feeding his pigs in a large pen adjacent to the barn. Turner came to Nicollet County in 1870 from Vasa. After farming in various locations, he moved to Lower Oshawa Township in 1892.
Letter from Eric Norelius, founder of Gustavus Adolphus College, to Reverend Professor W. K. Frick, May 9, 1887. Written in English for the 25th anniversary of the founding of Gustavus Adolphus College, it summarizes the circumstances under which the college was begun and the conditions that existed in 1862. Prompted by the suffering experienced by many during the U.S. Civil War, the college was founded to train parochial school teachers who could also serve congregations as ministers.
A drought, coupled with massive economic and social restructuring during the Russian Revolution, resulted in a devastating famine in 1921-1922 in the Volga region, which includes the City of Saratov. Gustavus students and faculty responded to an appeal from the National Lutheran Council in late 1921 with a contribution of $395.25 toward Russian relief. This letter of thanks, with parallel text in Russian and English, was written and illustrated by students of German ancestry enrolled at Saratov University. The Russian language version of this document is available at http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/gust,371.
A drought, coupled with massive economic and social restructuring during the Russian Revolution, resulted in a devastating famine in 1921-1922 in the Volga region, which includes the City of Saratov. Gustavus students and faculty responded to an appeal from the National Lutheran Council in late 1921 with a contribution of $395.25 toward Russian relief. This letter of thanks, with parallel text in Russian and English, was written and illustrated by students of German ancestry enrolled at Saratov University.
A drought, coupled with massive economic and social restructuring during the Russian Revolution, resulted in a devastating famine in 1921-1922 in the Volga region, which includes the City of Saratov. Gustavus students and faculty responded to an appeal from the National Lutheran Council in late 1921 with a contribution of $395.25 toward Russian relief. This letter of thanks, with parallel text in Russian and English, was written and illustrated by students of German ancestry enrolled at Saratov University. The English language version of this document is available at http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/gust,364.
A drought, coupled with massive economic and social restructuring during the Russian Revolution, resulted in a devastating famine in 1921-1922 in the Volga region, which includes the City of Saratov. Gustavus students and faculty responded to an appeal from the National Lutheran Council in late 1921 with a contribution of $395.25 toward Russian relief. This letter of thanks, with parallel text in Russian and English, was written and illustrated by students of German ancestry enrolled at Saratov University.
Identified and unidentified members of the Schumann Lyric Chorus pose with their suitcases in front of Old Main at Gustavus Adolphus College before going on tour. Among those shown are: (Top row) ____; Myrtle Johnson, Hugo Carson, _____; (Second row) Malcom Gustafson, Luther Youngdahl, Florence Johnson, Hjalmar Olson, Ruth Nelson; (Third row) Adele Merdink, Bill Peterson, Clara Doehn, Reynold Newman, Olive Peterson, ____; (Fourth row) Dean Field, Adina Johnson, _____, Ethel Olson, Carl Rydell, Myrtle Mattson, Gustave Sanstead, Linnea Edstrom; (Fifth row) Wilhelm Anderson, Anna Nelson, Harry Hedberg, C. B. Johnson, Ellen Erickson, Ida Youngquist, _____, Carl Lundin, Irene Strand; (Sixth row) John Benson, Aurora Mattson, Carl Weinhardt, Adele Regner, Robert Lundgren, Earl Rydell, Evelyn Wingstrand.
Gustavus Adolphus College senior thesis, "Why Do Free Citizens Endorse Socialism?", handwritten by Adolph O. Eberhart in 1895 and submitted in fulfillment of a requirement for the Bachelor of Arts Degree. The content of the essay, written in English, reflects political questions of the time and is an articulately-written discussion. It was included in the commencement ceremony held on May 23, 1895 as the "Oration with Valedictory". Adolph O. Eberhart served in various public offices, then as elected representative in the Minnesota Legislature 1902 - 1905, Lieutenant Governor 1906 - 1909, and Governor 1909 -1914.