Ethel E. Pearson scrapbook
Scope and Contents
The Ethel E. Pearson scrapbook, 1918-1922, contains newspaper clippings, programs, souvenirs, pictures, wedding invitations, pressed flowers, Valentines, Christmas cards, academic reports, tuition bills, scorecards, ticket stubs, and fellow students' autographs. The materials document Ethel’s time at Augustana and are related to the social and personal activities she was involved in between 1918 and 1922.
Dates
- Creation: 1918-1922
Creator
- Pearson, Ethel Elvera, 1888-1977 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on the use of this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from Augustana College Special Collections and the copyright holder.
Historical Note
Ethel Elvera Pearson attended Augustana College from 1918 to 1922. A graduate of Davenport High School, she majored in biological science at Augustana. While at Augustana, Pearson was a member of the Adelphic Society, Edward Everett Debating Club, the Augustana Foreign Missionary Society, and the Senior Girl’s Club. She was a founding member of the Phi Rho sorority and was on the Class Honor Roll. She acted as the Science Club secretary and treasurer in 1921 and 1922, and the Woman’s Club treasurer in those years as well. Pearson graduated from Augustana in 1922 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and became engaged to Paul Reinertson (Augustana College class of 1921). She later taught the University High School in Normal, Illinois.
Extent
0.4 Cubic Feet (/ 1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Ethel Elvera Pearson attended Augustana College from 1918 to 1922. A graduate of Davenport High School, she majored in biological science at Augustana. While at Augustana, Pearson was a member of the Adelphic Society, Edward Everett Debating Club, the Augustana Foreign Missionary Society, and the Senior Girl’s Club. She was a founding member of the Phi Rho sorority and was on the Class Honor Roll. The Ethel E. Pearson scrapbook, 1918-1922, documents Pearson's time at Augustana, including newspaper clippings, programs, souvenirs, photographs, wedding invitations, pressed flowers, Valentines, Christmas cards, academic reports, tuition bills, scorecards, ticket stubs, and fellow students' autographs.
Arrangement
Chronological.
Custodial History
This scrapbook was found in a house near Sorensen Hall and donated to Special Collections in Fall 2010.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Helen Reinold, 2010. Revised by Atticus Garrison, May 2016.
Subject
- Phi Rho (Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.)) (Organization)
- Title
- Ethel E. Pearson scrapbook, 1918-1922.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Atticus Garrison
- Date
- May 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Augustana College Special Collections Repository
639 38th Street
Thomas Tredway Library
Rock Island Illinois 61201 United States
specialcollections@augustana.edu