College students -- Illinois -- History -- 19th century

Abstract Netta C. Bartholomew Anderson was one of the first six women to graduate from Augustana College, earning her degree in 1894. She was active in student groups at Augustana and remained active in the Rock Island community and with the Augustana Alumni Association after graduating. She was an early proponent of women's rights and a prolific writer and researcher. Her topics of interest included the role of women in society, women's history, Rock Island County history, and early Illinois...

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...

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The collection of Augustana College and Theological Seminary class organizations records contains the documents of several of Augustana College’s graduating classes. Documents in this collection are in both English and Swedish, including meeting minutes, financial records, cash books, receipts, correspondences, class history, memorabilia, and newspaper clippings for different graduating classes ranging from 1893 until 1929, with the class of 1907 history dating until 1953.

Abstract Augustana College students established several debate clubs during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, participating in both inter-club and intercollegiate debates. The Augustana College debate societies records, 1889-1994 and undated, has been arranged into twelve series: Third Class Debating Club, Websterian Debating Society/Webster Debating Club, Gladstone Debating Club, Balfour Debating Society, Augustana Debating League/Board of Control of Forensics, Torgny Debatt Förening, Board of...

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The collection of Augustana College exhibition materials, 1869-1960 and undated, contains college records, promotional materials, programs, and other papers apparently collected for an exhibition relative to the history of Augustana College.

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The Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership honor society was founded at Washington and Lee University in 1914. The Augustana College chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, referred to as the Augustana “circle” by the society, was established in 1962 by eleven students and six faculty members. The Omicron Delta Kappa records, 1957-1976 and undated, includes booklets, meeting minutes, chapter and national correspondence, newspaper clippings, bulletins, and membership criteria.