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Women college students -- Illinois

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Phrateres, Omicron Chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 173
Abstract

The Phrateres was an all female organization for college students centered around socialization, leadership, networking and service. By 1944, there were 13 official chapters, including one at the University of British Columbia, making it an international organization. Augustana College's chapter, Omicron, was founded in 1941. The Phrateres, Omicron Chapter records, 1940-1945 and undated, contains the group's constitution, meeting minutes, bulletins, the group song, and other records.

Dates: 1940-1945 and undated

Sigma Alpha Iota, Delta Tau Chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 272
Abstract

Sigma Alpha Iota (SAI) is an international women's music fraternity founded in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1903. Augustana College's chapter, Delta Tau, was founded in 1965 and still exists today. The Sigma Alpha Iota, Delta Tau chapter records, 1950-2018, is organized into three series: Chapter records, Scrapbooks, and Photographs.

Dates: 1950-2018

Sigma Pi Delta records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 279
Abstract

The Sigma Pi Delta sorority, nicknamed the “Speeds”, was founded at Augustana College in 1908 by members of the S.P.D. Tennis Club. The Speeds gave up their charter from 1970 to 1980, but remain active on campus today. The Sigma Pi Delta records, 1908-2004 and undated, is organized into four series: Official records, 1924-2004 and undated; Sorority activities, 1927-2003 and undated; Pledging, 1981-2004; and Photographs and scrapbook, 1908-2003 and undated.

Dates: 1908-2004 and undated

Swanson family papers

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Identifier: MSS 391
Abstract This collection relates to various members of the Swanson family, whose patriarch, David Verner Swanson was a minister in the Augustana Lutheran Church. Several members of the Swanson family, including Verner, his sons Alan and Vernon, and Vernon's wife Audrey, attended Augustana College, and many of the materials in the collection relate to their experiences on campus. Most notably, Audrey, a member of Chi Omega Gamma, created a scrapbook documenting life at Augustana during Worl War II,...
Dates: 1911-1995 and undated

Tracy J. Swanson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 89
Abstract

Tracy Swanson attended the Augustana Conservatory of Music from 1901 to 1904. The Tracy J. Swanson papers, 1888-1903, contains Swanson's letters home to her parents, a report card, and five books related to Swanson's music studies.

Dates: 1888-1903

Anna Marian Williams papers

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Identifier: MSS 358
Abstract

Anna Marian Williams was a 1929 graduate of Augustana College, where she majored in English, and a native of Rock Island, Illinois. The Anna Marian Williams papers consists of two folders of material: Class notes, 1927 and undated, and Enclosures, 1927-1983 and undated.

Dates: 1927-1983 and undated

Miriam Zwicker scrapbook

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Identifier: MSS 138
Abstract Miriam May Zwicker was born in Rock Island, Illinois, in 1915. She attended Rock Island High School and graduated in 1933. She then enrolled at Augustana College, which she attended from 1934 until her graduation in 1938, and majored in German. The Miriam Zwicker scrapbook, 1935-1960, contains newspaper clippings, programs, notecards, invitations, and Augustana Bulletins. The materials document Miriam’s activities during her time at Augustana and her continued interest in the school after...
Dates: 1935-1960