Good Samaritan Society Archives

Good Samaritan Society Archives mission statement

The mission of the Good Samaritan Society Archives is to identify, acquire and preserve archival materials that document the cultural history of The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, and to make such materials available to the Society’s employees and the public online and physically through requests.

In carrying out this mission, the Good Samaritan Society Archives will endeavor to:

Collect and preserve archival material relating to the cultural history of the Society
Arrange and describe these materials according to archival principles, and make them accessible to employees and others
Digitize collected materials to enable access online
Provide adequate and appropriate conditions for the storage, protection and preservation of archival materials
Provide regular reference service to those in need of assistance finding specific resources in our holdings

Click the tabs below for more information about the Good Samaritan Society Archives.

Archives holdings

The material accessioned in the Good Samaritan Society Archives becomes the permanent property of the Good Samaritan Society.

The Society seeks historical materials of any medium including, but not limited to:

Textual documents
Photographs
Videos
Audio recordings
Digital material
Publications by or about the Society

Classification schedule

The Archives' classification schedule is an outline of the holdings of the Good Samaritan Society Archives.

Record groups are the major administrative divisions of the overall collection.

Record groups include:

00 Information about, but not by, the Good Samaritan Society
01 General
02 Organizational Structure
03 Executive Board and Special Committees
04 Office of the President
05 The Hoeger Family
06 Financial Records
07 Good Samaritan Society Centers
08 Employees
09 Residents
10 Anniversaries
11 Missions and Project Outreach
12 Affiliations
13 Photographic Materials
14 Audiovisual and Sound Recordings
15 Realia
16 Oral History Collection

Record series within record groups are the discrete, distinct collections.

The quantities of archives within record series vary considerably; some large series consist of 10–15 boxes, while other series may contain only a single sheet of paper.

Reference collection

The Archives' reference collection is comprised of materials relating to the history of The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society.

It includes books, journals and articles available for use at the Archives.

Click here for a PDF listing of the reference collection, including live links to online versions of the materials.

Online bookshelf

The Archives’ online bookshelf includes reference materials related to the Good Samaritan Society found on the Internet.

These resources are free to browse and, in some cases, download.

Click here for a PDF listing of the online bookshelf, including live links to the online materials.

Research policies and procedures

Click here for a PDF outlining the Archives' policies and procedures, including research registration, regulations, duplication and camera use.

The Good Samaritan Society Archives reserves the right to restrict access to certain collections, as archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations.

For more information or inquiries about the Good Samaritan Society Archives, click here to contact us.

Archives photo gallery:

1 of 5

Augie and August “Dad” Hoeger at the Good Samaritan Society’s Central Office in Sioux Falls, South Dakota — circa 1970
2 of 5

Maria (Hoeflinger) Hoeger and her sons: Johann, Henry, John, Adolph, August and Martin — 1886
3 of 5

Good Samaritan Society Articles of Incorporation — September 29, 1922
4 of 5

A Good Samaritan Society newsletter, Sunshine, Volume II, Number 3 — May–June 1924
5 of 5

Good Samaritan Bible and Training School calendar — 1940–1941

About

Get email updates