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Gustav V message to the Swedish Riksdag
Collection
Identifier: MSS 110
Abstract
Oscar Gustav Adolf was born in Drottningholm Palace in Sweden on June 16, 1858. He became Gustav V, King of Sweden when his father died. He reigned from 1907 until his death in 1950, and was the second-longest reigning monarch of his country. This collection consists of a handwritten, hand-bound speech.
Dates:
1909
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Oscar II document
Collection
Identifier: MSS 192
Abstract
This collection consists of a document dated February 2, 1901, and signed by Oscar II, King of Sweden, granting Bishop Knut Henrik Gezelius von Schéele a three-month leave of absence from his duties in the Church of Sweden to visit Swedish Lutheran churches and colleges in the United States.
Dates:
1901
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Collection on Swedish royal visits
Collection
Identifier: MSS 46
Abstract
This collection documents Swedish royalty and their visits to the Augustana College campus and the Quad Cities area. Materials in this collection include a facsimile of a Swedish Royal Autographs collection, scrapbooks, news clippings, invitations, programs, announcements, press releases, journal articles, programs, a speech (in Swedish and English), a book, magazines, booklets, correspondence, pamphlets, newsletters, and brochures.
The Swedish Royal Autograph collection with a letter of...
Dates:
1946-1996
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections