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Anna Marian Williams papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 358

Scope and Contents

The Anna Marian Williams papers consists of two folders of material. Class notes, 1927 and undated, contains Williams's notebooks for Elements of Logic and English 22, both taught by Dr. Edward Fry Bartholomew. Enclosures, 1927-1983 and undated, contains loose papers and clippings from the notebooks, including a 1928 copy of the Augustana Bulletin with Williams's picture; undated notes on the Roosevelt Outing Club; a copy of a 1959 article by Rock Island superintendent of schools Earl R. Hanson; undated handwritten copies of several poems; programs from various performances on Augustana's campus, 1927-1929; a 1983 letter from professor Ann Boaden requesting help in compiling a history of the Roosevelt Outing Club; and photographs, including a series of photographs removed from a scrapbook, 1928, of the Roosevelt Outing Club and the places it visited, a geology class and unidentified class field trip, campus buildings, a groundhog in a cage, and a train station, 1983.

Dates

  • Creation: 1927-1983 and undated

Creator

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Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.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

Anna Marian Williams was a 1929 graduate of Augustana College, where she majored in English, and a native of Rock Island, Illinois. She was a member of the Roosevelt Outing Club (for which she served as historian), Augustana Woman's Club, Phrenokosmian Society, Handel Oratorio Society, and Augustana Girls' Athletic Association during her time at Augustana. After graduation, she worked as a teacher.

Extent

0.2 Cubic Feet (/ 1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Anna Marian Williams was a 1929 graduate of Augustana College, where she majored in English, and a native of Rock Island, Illinois. The Anna Marian Williams papers consists of two folders of material: Class notes, 1927 and undated, and Enclosures, 1927-1983 and undated.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Immediate source of acquisition unknown.

Related Materials

MSS 19 Edward Fry Bartholomew papers

Processing Information

Processed by Samantha Crisp, July 2014. Revised by Atticus Garrison, September 2015

Title
Anna Marian Williams papers, 1927-1983 and undated.
Status
Completed
Author
Atticus Garrison
Date
September 2015
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Augustana College Special Collections Repository

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