Collection on Swedish royal visits
Abstract
This collection documents Swedish royalty and their visits to the Augustana College campus and the Quad Cities area. Materials in this collection include a facsimile of a Swedish Royal Autographs collection, scrapbooks, news clippings, invitations, programs, announcements, press releases, journal articles, programs, a speech (in Swedish and English), a book, magazines, booklets, correspondence, pamphlets, newsletters, and brochures. The Swedish Royal Autograph collection with a letter of presentation dated March 10, 1944, signed Gustav V, is published in facsimile from the originals in the State Archives and the Royal Library under the patronage of his Majesty Gustav V, King of Sweden, 1907-1950, for the benefit of the Royal Fund for Humanitarian Relief Stockholm, 1946.
Dates
- Creation: 1946-1996
Conditions Governing Access
This is an unprocessed collection. A detailed description of its contents is currently unavailable. For information about accessing this collection, please contact Special Collections well in advance of any planned research visit. Be advised that preparing unprocessed collections for research may take up to six months.
Extent
0.62 Cubic Feet (/ 2 boxes, 1 AV box, and 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Geographic
- Status
- In Progress
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
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