Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Kent Olson papers, 1979-2012 (bulk 1980-1989), contains documents, photographs, and artifacts pertaining to the purchase of artwork in the Olson-Brandelle North American Indian Art Collection. These consist of inventory sheets with an overview of each piece of art, photographs of the art and the artists, prize ribbons, receipts, checks, brochures, news clippings, magazine articles, invitations to exhibitions, certificates of authenticity, books and photocopies of chapters from them,...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Clarence Woodrow Sorensen papers, 1947-1979 and undated, is arranged into three series levels. Correspondence, 1962-1975, includes letters received and sent by Sorensen during his presidency. Subject Files, 1947-1979 and undated, contains materials related to the various activities, organizations, and interests that Sorensen engaged with inside and outside of the college. Of particular interest are the materials related to the Black Power Symposium, a public event organized by the...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Augustana College academic papers and theses, 1877-2024 and undated, contains academic papers, master's theses, sermons, speeches, undergraduate papers submitted for academic credit, prize winning papers, independent propjects, and proceedings of the annual Celebration of Learning.Note: Papers and theses of Augustana faculty and alumni are included in this collection only in those cases where no separate manuscript collection has been established for them. Student...

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Includes projects and papers produced without academic credit.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Postcards, 1895-1993 and undated, consists of postcards depicting local scenery, buildings, and the Mississippi River, including Augustana College Scenes. Postcards have been arranged alphabetically by location or subject, with the exception of the Augustana Postcards, which have been separated from the remainder of the series. The Augustana College Postcards subseries contains postcards depicting scenes on Augustana College’s campus, primarily including campus buildings and groups of...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Postcards, 1895-1993 and undated, consists of postcards depicting local scenery, buildings, and the Mississippi River, including Augustana College Scenes. Postcards have been arranged alphabetically by location or subject, with the exception of the Augustana Postcards, which have been separated from the remainder of the series. The Augustana College Postcards subseries contains postcards depicting scenes on Augustana College’s campus, primarily including campus buildings and groups of...

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The Local series, 1889-1936 and undated, comprises images of various locations within a twenty-mile radius of Rock Island, Illinois. Predominant are images of landscapes, farms, and street scenes.

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Addressed to Miss. Martha Foss.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Postcards, 1895-1993 and undated, consists of postcards depicting local scenery, buildings, and the Mississippi River, including Augustana College Scenes. Postcards have been arranged alphabetically by location or subject, with the exception of the Augustana Postcards, which have been separated from the remainder of the series. The Augustana College Postcards subseries contains postcards depicting scenes on Augustana College’s campus, primarily including campus buildings and groups of...

Scope and Contents From the Series: The Research series (1849-2001 and undated) contains files created by Paulson on various topics in the course of his research. Topics relate to numerous areas of study, such as intellectual history and historiography. Also included are research files pertaining to the development and improvement of Augustana’s campus. In addition to Paulson's general research files related to various topics that interested him, the research series includes three subseries of materials related to subjects...