Music in universities and colleges -- Illinois -- Rock Island
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Oriole Chorus records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 233
Abstract
The Oriole Club (later the Oriole Chorus) was founded in 1915 by eighteen women students at Augustana College and Theological Seminary. The group stated its object as the "development and continuance of a ladies' chorus to promote instruction, sociability and entertainment of the members." The Oriole Chorus combined with the all-male Wennerberg Chorus to form the Augustana College Choir in 1931, although it continued to perform as a distinct group (later known as the Jenny Lind Chorus)...
Dates:
1915-1933
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Charles Sabbath papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 360
Abstract
Charles John Sabbath was born 4 September 1930 in Muscatine, Iowa. He entered Augustana College in September 1950 as a sophomore transfer student from Muscatine Junior College. The Charles Sabbath papers date from 1949 to 1953 and measure 0.5 linear feet. The collection contains correspondence, registration materials, coursework, student life materials, and publications.
Dates:
1949-1953
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
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
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Collection on Henry Veld
Collection
Identifier: MSS 30
Abstract
Henry Veld conducted various choral groups associated with Augustana College, including the Augustana College Choir and Handel Oratorio Society, in the mid-twentieth century. During his tenure at Augustana, Veld took the choir on annual tours where they sang in 33 of the United States, three Canadian provinces, and five European countries. In 1955, the choir appeared on Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town television program where they sang "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning," from the musical...
Dates:
1923-1976 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Wennerberg Chorus records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 232
Abstract
Augustana College's Wennerberg Male Chorus was formed in October 1901. Gustav Andreen, then president of Augustana College, had requested that a male chorus be organized to participate in the Gunnar Wennerberg Festival to be held the following December. The group eventually merged with the all-female Oriole Chorus in 1931 to form the Augustana College Choir, although the male members of the choir did continue to perform separately as the Wennerberg Chorus until the mid-1960s. The Wennerberg...
Dates:
1901-1933 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections