Head Librarians

	Erik Norelius founded the school that was to become Gustavus Adolphus College in 1862 in Red Wing, Minnesota. His collection of books was the first library collection.
1862-1863, Erik Norelius
	Andrew Jackson became head of the school when it moved to Carver County, Minnesota. The school became known as St. Ansgar's Academy. He served as the faculty, registrar, treasurer and librarian. He was authorized by the Minnesota Lutheran Conference to go to Sweden to buy 50 Swedish books as Swedish books were difficult to obtain in the United States at the time. One major purchase during his tenure was the Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
1863-1876, Andrew Jackson
1884-1885, J.A. Bauman	J.A. Bauman was appointed by the faculty to be the librarian in 1884. He, himself was a faculty member and taught Latin, German languages and English Elocution. Until 1919, faculty members were appointed to the position of librarian and assumed both library and teaching duties.
1885-1889, D.K. Frick	D.K. Frick taught language and literature in addition to his duties in the library. He began to classify the library collection according to the Dewey Decimal system which was used until 1967. He received many donations during his tenure including a bequest from Prof. Henry I. Schmidt of Columbia University of a collection of 1,700 volumes.
1889-1898, J.S. Carlson	Appointed in September 1889 to librarian, J.S. Carlson was also a professor of history, philosophy and political science. He secured some of the annual publications of Uppsala University in Sweden. In addition, he and his assistants began work on a subject catalog.
	Appointed librarian in the fall of 1898, John A. Youngquist, was an associate professor of Latin and mathematics. He continued the work of his predecessor, J.S. Carlson in creating a subject catalog which was very time-consuming. In 1901, he requested and then began to receive a renumeration for his work as librarian.
1898-1907, John A. Youngquist
	In 1907, the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors elected Hulda Mallgren as acting librarian and stenographer but she had to relinquish some of her library duties due to the work demands of the stenographer position.
1907-1909, Hulda Mallgren
	Conrad Peterson was appointed librarian in 1909 and was also a professor of history, economics and philosophy. He undertook the task of creating a card catalog.
1909-1913, Conrad Peterson
1913-1919, Edith Knock	Edith Knock was originally the assistant librarian and became the librarian when Conrad Peterson left campus to engage in fundraising. She also had teaching duties in English and mathematics. She worked to place the old periodicals into bound volumes so they would be more accessible to students.
	Victoria Johnston was the first professionally trained librarian employed by the college. She received her library degree from the University of Iowa. All of the librarians following Johnston subsequently had degrees in library science. She had no teaching duties but was a housemother for one of the girls' dormitories.
1919-1943, Victoria Johnston
	Edith Brainard was a graduate of the University of Iowa and the University of Minnesota with a degree in library science.
1943-1944, Edith Brainard
	Grant Hanson received library science education at the University of Illinois and the University of Michigan and had previously worked in the library at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois. He oversaw the planning for the erection of the first library building. During his tenure, Hanson worked diligently to improve the collection and to obtain more materials.
1945-1950, Grant Hanson
	Odrun Peterson, also a professionally trained librarian, had worked at Gustavus Adolphus College in the library since 1944 and had been interim head librarian from 1944-45. During her tenure, the library grew with an increase in professional staff, a growth in the collection and an increase in the circulation of books. She also oversaw the erection of a new library building in 1972.
1950-1973, Odrun Peterson
	A native of Latvia, Karl Ozolins received his library science degree from the University of Minnesota, he also held another master's and a Ph.d from the University of Michigan.
1973-1977, Karl Ozolins
	A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Michael Haeuser had previously held positions in libraries in Illinois and Oregon. He oversaw the transition of the library catalog from a card catalog to an online catalog in 1986.
1981-1997, Michael Haeuser
1997-Present	In 1997, a new collegial organizational system was implemented. One librarian is appointed by the dean for a limited term to serve as the head of the library and fulfills duties similar to those of the head of an academic department. Librarians and library staff are involved in collaborative decision-making concerning library-wide efforts such as crafting a mission statement and strategic planning. Small groups of library staff called Project Groups work on particular issues. Examples of Project Groups are the Copyright Committee, the Publications Committee, the Electronic Resources Committee, and task forces established to tackle specific projects.