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Collection of Augustana College Buildings and Grounds records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 67
Abstract
The Collection of Augustana College buildings and grounds records, 1884-2012 and undated, was assembled by Special Collections staff to document the changing nature of the Augustana College campus. The collection contains materials related to various campus buildings, structures, construction projects, and facilities. Materials primarily include blueprints, floorplans, building sketches, photographs, building dedication programs, building histories, film and video footage, and...
Dates:
1884-2012 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Augustana College Office of Residential Life records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 265
Abstract
The Office of Residential Life deals with student living arrangements. They place students in dorms or TLAs (Transitional Living Areas). The office also matches roommates, and deals with any change in a student’s living situation. Staff in Residential Life enforce rules and regulations, as well as provide support and activities for students in their assigned areas. Materials in this collection include handbooks on living in the dorms for incoming freshmen, blank forms concerning dorm room...
Dates:
circa 1956-2010
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Conrad Bergendoff papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 5
Abstract
Conrad Bergendoff was the fifth president of Augustana College. Bergendoff was born in rural Nebraska in 1895. He attended Augustana College, and was a member of the class of 1915. He also earned a divinity degree from Augustana Seminary. After several years Bergendoff returned to the seminary as the dean, then as the president of the seminary and the college in 1935. After the seminary split from the college in 1948, Bergendoff remained the president of the college for fourteen more years....
Dates:
1869-1998 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Tufve Nilsson Hasselquist papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2
Abstract
The Tufve Nilsson Hasselquist papers, 1840-1988 and undated, primarily documents the personal and professional life of the second president of Augustana College, Tufve Nilsson Hasselquist. Hasselquist was born in Sweden in 1816 and traveled to America in 1852. Before assuming the presidency of the college in 1863, Hasselquist was the president of the Augustana Synod, the editor of a Swedish-language newspaper, and a pastor. At Augustana College, Hasselquist oversaw many changes to the school...
Dates:
1840-1988 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Clarence Woodrow Sorensen papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 6
Abstract
Clarence Woodrow Sorensen, the sixth president of Augustana College, was born in Nebraska in 1907. He studied and traveled all over the world, producing fifteen books about his geographical studies, before coming to Augustana College. Sorensen assumed the presidency in 1962, and became the first Augustana College president who was not ordained before or during his term. He oversaw many changes to the campus, and helped to increase donations to the college. Sorensen resigned from his position...
Dates:
1947-1983 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
John Thomas Tredway papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 7
Abstract
John Thomas Tredway was the seventh president of Augustana College, serving from 1975 to 2003. 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.
Dates:
1958-1994
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections