PAID 112 Section 16 - Peterson (Spring 2025)
Luther College History
Getting Started with Books and Journals
Books and journal articles are good for finding in-depth information about a topic.
You can search WorldCat to find books and scholarly journal articles available in the library. Some scholarly sources will be available in print. Others will be available as e-books or online journals.
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Journal Databases
This is a selection of databases with scholarly journals. These databases have lots of journals on historical topics.
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Academic Search Elite (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
An excellent starting point for research across a broad stretch of academic subjects with thousands of full-text journals and abstracted and indexed journals. This database is sourced with PDF images for the great majority of journals; many of these PDFs are native (searchable) or scanned-in-color. -
America: History & Life (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Indexes scholarly journal articles, books, and dissertations in the history of U.S. and Canada from prehistory to the present.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A full-text collection of over 3,400 major scholarly journals and over 100,000 scholarly monographs. The digitized archive includes the first issue published for each journal (some are from 1665 to the present); but excludes the most recent 2 to 5 years for most journals. -
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Full text access is available to over 380 journals and over 13,000 scholarly books in the humanities and social sciences. Managed by the Johns Hopkins University Press. Coverage from 1993 - present.
Luther College Histories
Several books have been written about the history of Luther College. You can find them all at Preus Library or in the College Archives.
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Stability and Change: Luther College in its Second Century byCall Number: LD3133 .J67Publication Date: 1986
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Transformed by the Journey: 150 Years of Luther College in Word and Image byPublication Date: 2011
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Sagas of Luther College: Norwegian and Lutheran Identities Past, Present, and Future byCall Number: LD3141.L82 S23 2024Publication Date: 2024This collection "examines Luther's founding as an institution shaped by Norwegian immigrants and the Lutheran church: how these ties influenced the past, resonate in the 21st century, and inform the future. The anthology gives voice to contributors who have studied at, are employed by, or have been employees at Luther. Contributors wrote or spoke from their point of view addressing various aspects of Luther's Norwegian and Lutheran identities."
These are some essays and short articles written about different topics in Luther College history.
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Luther College History FAQFrom the Archives home page, scroll down to "Luther College History" for an online resource about the history of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. It is not a scholarly resource, but should be used for background information.
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Luther College History EssaysThese are short essays written on varying topics related to Luther College history. They were written during the sesquicentennial celebration by faculty Will Bunge, Dale Nimrod, and Mary Hull Mohr.
Books Related to Luther College History
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Warmly Weston byCall Number: ML422.N62 B86 1998ISBN: 0962086118Publication Date: 1998-04-01A biography of Luther College choral conductor Weston Noble.
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Carlo A. Sperati byCall Number: ML422.S64 S7ISBN: 096208610XPublication Date: 1988-10-01A biography of Luther College's celebrated band director Carlo Sperati.
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The Noble Norsemen byCall Number: LD3137.7 .P46Publication Date: 1972A history of athletics at Luther College through 1972. Written by Luther College coach and faculty member Hamlet E. Peterson.
Local Histories
These are journals that focus particularly on Iowa history.
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Annals of IowaPublication of the State Historical Society of Iowa. Indexed in the America: History and Life database.
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Palimpsest (State Historical Society of Iowa)The Palimpsest was a historical magazine published the State Historical Society of Iowa beginning in 1920 until it was renamed Iowa Heritage Illustrated in 1996. The last issue of The Palimpsest was vol.76 no.4, Winter 1995. It was published monthly from 1920-1972, bimonthly from 1973-1985, and quarterly after 1986.
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