Mattson, Peter August. Correspondence, Sermons, and Materials of Rev. P.A. Mattson, 1890-1944.LCA Collection 234

Mattson, Peter August. Correspondence, Sermons, and Materials of Rev. P.A. Mattson, 1890-1944. LCA Collection 234. 11 Record Center Cartons.

ABSTRACT:
The Papers of Rev. P.A. Mattson collection is primarily composed of correspondence, but also includes documents, scrapbooks, and records spanning his life. The majority of the collection dates from the course of his career as a Lutheran minister, president of Gustavus Adolphus College from 1904-11, and president of the Minnesota Conference, Augustana Synod from 1913-39. Materials are printed in both Swedish and English.

HISTORICAL NOTE:
Peter August Mattson was born 29 September 1865 in Sweden. He immigrated to the United States at the age of sixteen. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1892 and was later ordained through the Augustana Seminary during 1894. He married Annie Olson in 1895. Mattson served as president of Gustavus Adolphus College from 1904-11 and received his doctorate from the University of Minnesota in 1906. He was president of the Minnesota Conference of the Augustana Synod from 1913-39. Mattson died 4 April 1944 in Hopkins, Minnesota.

Information obtained from the Historical Note of LCA Collection 120.

SCOPE AND CONTENT:
This collection is decided into four series:

Correspondence, 1890-1941
Correspondence Inventories, 1890-1941

(detailing the names contents of the Correspondence series),

Sermons and Speeches, 1907-1939
Scrapbooks & Miscellaneous, 1894-1944

RESTRICTIONS:
There are no restrictions on the use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Lutheran Church Archives, the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library, and Gustavus Adolphus College.

COLLECTION CITATION:
Mattson, Peter August. Correspondence, Sermons, and Materials of Rev. P.A. Mattson, 1890-1944. LCA Collection 234. Gustavus Adolphus College, Lutheran Church Archives, St. Peter, Minnesota.

PROCESSED BY:
Libby Larson, student worker, processed this collection and developed the finding aid during August 2014.

RELATED COLLECTIONS IN THE ARCHIVES:
Mattson, Peter August. Records and Diaries of Rev. P.A. Mattson, 1886-1950. LCA Collection 120.

SUBJECT HEADINGS:
Mattson, Peter August, 1865-1944.
Augustana Synod -- Minnesota Conference -- President.
Gustavus Adolphus College -- President.
Gustavus Adolphus College -- Alumni.
Augustana Theological Seminary -- Alumni.
University of Minnesota -- Alumni.
Lutheran Church -- Clergy.

LCA Collection 234	Box	Folder
Correspondence, 1890-1941
1890-1905, assorted	1	1
1906 A	1	2
1906 B-C	1	3
1906 D-F	1	4
1906 G-H	1	5
1906 I-L	1	6
1906 M-O	1	7
1906 P-R	1	8
1906 S	1	9
1906 T-Z	1	10
1907 A	1	11
1907 B-C	1	12
1907 D-G	1	13
1907 H-J	1	14
1907 K-L	1	15
1907 M-O	1	16
1907 P-R	1	17
1907 S	1	18
1907 T-Z	1	19
1908 A-B	1	20
1908 C-F	1	21
1908 G-J	1	22
1908 K-M	1	23
1908 N-Q	1	24
1908 R-S	1	25
1908 T-Z	1	26
1909 A-C	1	27
1909 D-G	1	28
1909 H-K	1	29
1909 L-O	1	30
1909 P-R	1	31
1909 S	1	32
1909 T-Z	1	33
1910 A-B	1	34
1910 C-E	2	1
1910 F-I	2	2
1910 J-L	2	3
1910 M-Q	2	4
1910 R-S	2	5
1910 T-Z	2	6
1911 A-G	2	7
1911 H-L	2	8
1911 M-R	2	9
1911 S-Z	2	10
1911-39 Letters to and from S.H. Swanson	2	11
1912	2	12
1913 A-C	2	13
1913 D-F	2	14
1913 G-J	2	15
1913 M-Q	2	16
1913 R-S	2	17
1913 T-Z	2	18
1914 A-B	2	19
1914 C-D	2	20
1914 E-F	2	21
1914 G-H	2	22
1914 I-K	2	23
1914 L	2	24
1914 M-N	2	25
1914 O	2	26
1914 P-R	2	27
1914 S	2	28
1914 T-Z and Å	2	29
1915 A-B	2	30
1915 C-F	2	31
1915 G-H	2	32
1915 I-K	2	33
1915 L-M	2	34
1915 N	2	35
1915 O-Q	2	36
1915 R-S	2	37
1915 T-Z	2	38
1916 A-B	3	1
1916 C-E	3	2
1916 F-G	3	3
1916 H-J	3	4
1916 K-L	3	5
1916 M-N	3	6
1916 O-R	3	7
1916 S	3	8
1916 T-Z	3	9
1917 A-B	3	10
1917 C-E	3	11
1917 F-H	3	12
1917 I-K	3	13
1917 L	3	14
1917 M-N	3	15
1917 O-R (No Q)	3	16
1917 S	3	17
1917 T-Z	3	18
1918 A-B	3	19
1918 C-F	3	20
1918 G-J	3	21
1918 K-M	3	22
1918 N-Q	3	23
1918 R-S	3	24
1918 T-W (No X, Y, or Z)	3	25
1919 A-C	3	26
1919 D-J	3	27
1919 K-M	3	28
1919 N-O	3	29
1919 P-S	3	30
1919 T-Z	3	31
1920 A-B	4	1
1920 C-F	4	2
1920 G-I	4	3
1920 J-L	4	4
1920 M-N	4	5
1920 O-Q	4	6
1920 R-S	4	7
1920 T-Z and unsigned	4	8
1921 A-B	4	9
1921 C-D	4	10
1921 E-F	4	11
1921 G-H	4	12
1921 I-K	4	13
1921 L	4	14
1921 M-N	4	15
1921 O	4	16
1921 P-R	4	17
1921 S	4	18
1921 T-Z	4	19
1922 A	4	20
1922 B	4	21
1922 C-D	4	22
1922 E-F	4	23
1922 G-H	4	24
1922 I-J	4	25
1922 K-L	4	26
1922 M	4	27
1922 N	4	28
1922 O	4	29
1922 P-Q	4	30
1922 R	4	31
1922 S	4	32
1922 T-Z	4	33
1923 A	5	1
1923 B	5	2
1923 C	5	3
1923 D-F	5	4
1923 G	5	5
1923 H	5	6
1923 I-J	5	7
1923 K-L	5	8
1923 M-N	5	9
1923 O	5	10
1923 P-Q	5	11
1923 R	5	12
1923 S	5	13
1923 T-Z	5	14
1924 A	5	15
1924 B	5	16
1924 C-D	5	17
1924 E-F	5	18
1924 G-H	5	19
1924 J-K (No I)	5	20
1924 L	5	21
1924 M-N	5	22
1924 O-Q	5	23
1924 R-S	5	24
1924 T-Z (No X)	5	25
1925 A-B	5	26
1925 C-F	5	27
1925 G-J	5	28
1925 K-L	5	29
1925 M-O	5	30
1925 P-S	5	31
1925 T-Z and Miscellaneous	5	32
1926 A-B	6	1
1926 C-F	6	2
1926 G-J	6	3
1926 K-L	6	4
1926 M-O	6	5
1926 P-R	6	6
1926 S	6	7
1926 T-Z	6	8
1927 A	6	9
1927 B	6	10
1927 C	6	11
1927 D-F	6	12
1927 G	6	13
1927 H-I	6	14
1927 J	6	15
1927 K-L	6	16
1927 M	6	17
1927 N	6	18
1927 O	6	19
1927 P-R	6	20
1927 S	6	21
1927 T-Z	6	22
1928 A-B	6	23
1928 C-F	6	24
1928 G-J	6	25
1928 K-L	6	26
1928 M-N	6	27
1928 O-R	6	28
1928 S	6	29
1928 T-Z	6	30
1929 A-B	7	1
1929 C	7	2
1929 D-F	7	3
1929 G-J	7	4
1929 K-L	7	5
1929 M-O	7	6
1929 P-R	7	7
1929 S	7	8
1929 T-Z	7	9
1930 A	7	10
1930 B	7	11
1930 C	7	12
1930 D-E	7	13
1930 F-H	7	14
1930 J-K (No I)	7	15
1930 L	7	16
1930 M-N	7	17
1930 O	7	18
1930 P-R (No Q)	7	19
1930 S	7	20
1930 T-Z	7	21
1931 A	7	22
1931 B	7	23
1931 C-D	7	24
1931 E-F	7	25
1931 E-F	7	25
1931 G-H	7	26
1931 I-K	7	27
1931 L	8	1
1931 M	8	2
1931 N	8	3
1931 O	8	4
1931 P-R	8	5
1931 S	8	6
1931 T-Z	8	7
1932 A	8	8
1932 B	8	9
1932 C	8	10
1932 D-E	8	11
1932 F-G	8	12
1932 H-I	8	13
1932 J	8	14
1932 K-L	8	15
1932 M	8	16
1932 N	8	17
1932 O	8	18
1932 P-R	8	19
1932 S	8	20
1932 T-Z	8	21
1933 A	8	22
1933 B	8	23
1933 C-D	8	24
1933 E-F	8	25
1933 G-H	8	26
1933 J (No I)	8	27
1933 K-L	8	28
1933 M	8	29
1933 N-O	9	1
1933 P-R	9	2
1933 S	9	3
1933 T-Z	9	4
1934 A-B	9	5
1934 C-G	9	6
1934 H-J	9	7
1934 K-M	9	8
1934 N-R	9	9
1934 S	9	10
1934 T-Z and Miscellaneous	9	11
1935 A-B	9	12
1935 C-F	9	13
1935 G-I	9	14
1935 J	9	15
1935 K-L	9	16
1935 M-N	9	17
1935 O-R	9	18
1935 S	9	19
1935 T-Z (No X)	9	20
1936 A-B	9	21
1936 C-F	9	22
1936 G-J	9	23
1936 K-M	9	24
1936 N-R	9	25
1936 S	9	26
1936 T-Z (No X)	9	27
1937 A	9	28
1937 B	9	29
1937 C-F	9	30
1937 G-H	9	31
1937 J (No I)	10	1
1937 K-L	10	2
1937 M-N	10	3
1937 O	10	4
1937 P-R	10	5
1937 S	10	6
1937 T-Z (No X) and Miscellaneous	10	7
1938 A	10	8
1938 B	10	9
1938 C-F	10	10
1938 G-I	10	11
1938 J	10	12
1938 K-L	10	13
1938 M-N	10	14
1938 O-R	10	15
1938 S	10	16
1938 T-Z (No X) and Miscellaneous	10	17
1939 A-B	10	18
1939 C-G	10	19
1939 H-L (No I)	10	20
1939 M-R	10	21
1939 S-Z (No X)	10	22
1940-41	10	23
Correspondence Inventories (detailing contents of Correspondence Series), 1890-1941
1890-1914	10	24
1915-19	10	25
1920-24	10	26
1925-29	10	27
1930-32	10	28
1933-37	10	29
1938-41	10	30
Sermons and Speeches, 1907-1939
Installation Sermons, 1907-38	10	31
Conference Sermons, 1915-25	10	32
Conference Sermons, 1926-39	10	33
Sermons and Speeches, 1917-39	10	34
Scrapbooks and Miscellaneous, 1894-1944
Pictures, articles, programs, and miscellaneous, 1894-1944	11	1
Scrapbook from Bethlehem Lutheran Church in commemoration Mattson’s return from Europe and 70^th birthday, 1935 Loose materials from the 1935 scrapbook	11 11	-- 2
Scrapbook from the Alumni Dinner in his honor at Gustavus Adolphus College, 1941 Loose materials from the 1941 scrapbook	11 11	-- 3