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Gustav Andreen and family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 4
Abstract Gustav Andreen was the fourth president of Augustana College as well as its longest-serving president, having held office from 1901 to 1935. Andreen was the first Augustana president to be born in the United States, to have graduated from Augustana, and to serve more than 30 years. Andreen was also responsible for creating an organized fundraising campaign to establish a college endowment. During his time at Augustana, Andreen created a formal geology department, raised over $1 million for...
Dates: 1835-1964 and undated

Augustana College Y.M.C.A. War Fund records

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Identifier: MSS 281
Abstract

Many Augustana students and professors enlisted in the military during World War I. To support their friends and family, along with the cause, students and professors still at the college raised money to send to the troops. One such collection was the Y.M.C.A. War Fund. This collection consists of a list of campus donors to that fund.

Dates: 1917-1918

Leonard Isidorus Johnson papers

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Identifier: MSS 126
Abstract

Leonard Isidorus Johnson was a former student of Augustana College. Johnson graduated from Augustana in 1928 with a degree in classics. His papers include notes from classes taught by Dr. I. M. Anderson and Dr. C. W. Foss, as well as personal correspondence.

Dates: 1925-1928

Letters, fragments, and signatures

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Identifier: MSS 340
Abstract

The collection of letters, fragments, and signatures, 1624-1970 and undated, contains letters, manuscript fragments, autographs, bibliographic data, and other items related to noteworthy authors and politicians or associated with local and regional history. This collection was assembled by Special Collections staff from orphan manuscripts and items removed from books in the Rare Book Collection.

Dates: 1624-1970 and undated; Majority of material found in 1800-1939

Pressel family papers

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Identifier: MSS 322
Abstract

Paul Pressel was born in Germany. He later moved to Moline, Illinois, and became a citizen of the United States in 1890. He and his wife had two sons, Harry and Ernest. The Pressel family papers, 1890-1967 and undated, contains correspondence, postcards, and legal documents created by four members of the Pressel family: Paul Pressel, Harry Pressel, Ernest Pressel, and Jane Pressel Kaminski.

Dates: 1890-1967 and undated

Arthur Wald Armistice Day collection

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Identifier: MSS 315
Abstract

The Arthur Wald Armistice Day collection contains pamphlets, articles, political cartoons and other propaganda collected by Dr. Arthur Wald, who served as Dean of the College at Augustana College and Theological Seminary from 1931 until 1947. The collection consists of eight series: Armistice Day; Secular Organizations; Religious Organizations; Foreign Publications; Military and Armaments; Miscellaneous Issues; Propaganda; and Posters, Flyers, and Newspapers.

Dates: 1917-1935 and undated

Collection on World War I

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Identifier: MSS 98
Abstract The collection on World War I, 1914-1923 and undated, is a collection of primarily published documents disseminated throughout the war to members of the public. It was most likely assembled as a study collection by an Augustana College faculty member or librarian. The collection is organized into seven series: International relations, France, Great Britain, Germany, Other nations, United States, and Miscellaneous. The United States series is further divided into six subseries: Education,...
Dates: 1914-1928 and undated

Collection on World War II

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 99
Abstract The collection on World War II, 1913-1957 and undated (bulk 1939-1945), is a collection of primarily published documents disseminated throughout the war to members of the public. It was most likely assembled as a study collection by an Augustana College faculty member or librarian. The collection is organized into five series: Nazi occupation, United States, Allies, Other, and Audiovisual materials. Materials in this collection include government publications, essays, and international...
Dates: 1913-1957 and undated; Majority of material found within 1939-1945

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Albrecht, Esther Andreen, 1896-2001 1
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Andreen, Carl Oscar, 1906-1978 1
Andreen, Gustav Albert, 1864-1940 1
Andreen, Gustav Strand, 1901-1963 1
Andreen, Marion Albert, 1894-1941 1
Andreen, Paul Harold, 1891-1936 1
Arnold, Mathew, 1822-1888 1
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Thomas Tredway Library 1
Bremer, Fredrika, 1801-1865 1
Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968 1
Campbell, Thomas, 1777-1844 1
Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway, 1763-1844 1
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878 1
Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard, 1809-1870 1
Dahlgren, Ulric, 1842-1864 1
Dana, Richard Henry, Jr., 1815-1882 1
Dell, Floyd, 1887-1969 1
Disraeli, Isaac, 1766-1848 1
Eastman, Annis Ford, 1852-1910 1
Egan, Pierce, 1772-1849 1
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 1
Glaspell, Susan, 1876-1948 1
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Greenaway, Kate, 1846-1901 1
Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden, 1594-1632 1
Johnson, Leonard Isidorus 1
Kaminski, Jane Louise Pressel, 1917-1990 1
Kaminski, Leonard 1
Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926 1
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Ludwig II, Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1777-1848 1
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Pressel, Hannah Norling 1
Pressel, Harry, 1888-1970 1
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 1
Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967 1
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Stephan G. Stephansson (Stephan Guðmundsson Stephansson), 1853-1927 1
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United States. War Production Board 1
Wald, Arthur Anderson 1
West, Herbert Faulkner, 1898-1974 1
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 1
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