Augustana Mechanical Engineering Fund Society records
Abstract
The Augustana Mechanical Engineering Fund Society was formed in 1902 with the purpose of creating a fund for the endowment of a chair in Mechanical Engineering at Augustana College. This collection contains some financial statements from 1906-1911 and the group’s meeting minutes dating between 1902 and 1911. Also included in this collection is a copy of the society’s constitution and two letters, one dated 1907 about speaking on behalf of Lincoln’s birthday, and the other undated letter about the dissolution of the group.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1903-1911
Creator
- Augustana Mechanical Engineering Fund Society (Moline, Ill.) (Organization)
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
0.3 Cubic Feet (/ 1 box)
Language of Materials
English
- 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