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Collection
Identifier: MSS 67
Abstract
The Collection of Augustana College buildings and grounds records, 1884-2012 and undated, was assembled by Special Collections staff to document the changing nature of the Augustana College campus. The collection contains materials related to various campus buildings, structures, construction projects, and facilities. Materials primarily include blueprints, floorplans, building sketches, photographs, building dedication programs, building histories, film and video footage, and...
Dates:
1884-2012 and undated
Collection
Identifier: MSS 77
Abstract
Olof Zakarias Cervin graduated from Augustana College in 1887 and went on to study architecture at Columbia University. After working as an architect in various cities, Olof returned to Rock Island and established his own architecture firm on 1 April 1896. Cervin designed several buildings in Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline, Illinois, including schools, churches, and factories. During World War I, Cervin designed four hundred houses to accommodate the growing wartime workforce in the...
Dates:
1894-1983 and undated
Collection
Identifier: MSS 338
Abstract
John and Peter Kahlke, two brothers born in Germany, opened the Kahlke Bros. Boatyard in Rock Island, Illinois in 1868. The business, which focused on building and repairing wooden boats of various types, was well known throughout the United States for its high quality work. In 1924, the boatyard was passed on to Peter's sons, Fred and Ed. The Kahlke Bros. Boatyard records include correspondence and other records related to the management of the business.
Dates:
1882-1918 and undated
Collection
Identifier: MSS 105
Abstract
Carl J. Peterson was the construction foreman for the contractors who built Wallberg Hall on the Augustana College campus in 1934. He was also the designer and architect of the Augustana College Bell Tower. The Carl J. Peterson papers, 1921-1936, contains materials on three projects with which Peterson was affiliated: the Augustana College bell tower, the class of 1936 bulletin board, and the lowering of Zion Hill.
Dates:
circa 1921-1936
