Campus Planning: Photostats of campus blueprints, 1975
Scope and Contents
The John Thomas Tredway papers, 1958-1994, comprise Tredway's official papers from the first 5-10 years of his presidency. Papers include correspondence, financial data, campus planning documents, enrollment statistics, and subject files. The collection also includes some papers from the previous administration under president C.W. Sorensen.
Of note in the collection are materials related to Black student activism and race relations on the Augustana College campus. In particular, two folders of papers document the campus's response to an incident involving a racist skit performed by the Beta Omega Sigma fraternity during a Homecoming parade in 1979. The skit involved members dressed in Ku Klux Klan robes leading another member in blackface with a noose around his neck. The fraternity was put on probation for a year and required to attend a reconciliation program designed to increase racial awareness.
Dates
- Other: 1975
Creator
- From the Collection: Tredway, John Thomas, 1935- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on the use of this collection. Audiovisual materials may be inaccessible pending reformatting. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Extent
From the Collection: 6.4 Cubic Feet (/ 16 boxes and 1 AV box)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Augustana College Special Collections Repository
639 38th Street
Thomas Tredway Library
Rock Island Illinois 61201 United States
specialcollections@augustana.edu