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Illinois Centennial State Fair collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 354
Abstract

In 1918, the state of Illinois celebrated its centennial with a state fair in Springfield. Several colleges and universities contributed booths to the fair, and Augustana College's booth was awarded a bronze medal for best exhibition. The Illinois Centennial State Fair collection, 1918, contains a bronze medal given to Augustana College for Best Exhibit by an Illinois College, news clippings from Augustana College publications, and a guest register.

Dates: 1918

Indian trade ledgers collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 101
Abstract The Indian trade ledgers collection, 1819-1979 (bulk 1819-1935), primarily includes eight original and two photocopied ledgers recording trade relations between settlers and Indigenous groups in the Upper Mississippi Valley. The trade ledgers list merchandise traded by Native Americans and settlers, such as food, work tools, and animals. Some ledgers also list inventories of merchandise in stock at the trading posts and accounts for money owed. The collection also includes a list of persons...
Dates: 1819-1979; Majority of material found within ( 1819-1835)

Inter-Sorority Council meeting minutes

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 172
Abstract The Inter-Sorority Council was founded in the fall of 1929 as the governing body of the Augustana College sororities. The council, at the time of its founding, consisted of two officers, a President and a Secretary-Treasurer; two representatives of each of the sororities; two faculty members; and the current Dean of Women. The council controlled regulations for sorority rushing and pledging. The Inter-Sorority Council meeting minutes, 1934-1938, contains minutes of the groups meetings from...
Dates: 1934-1938

Richard J. Collins scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 313
Abstract

Richard J. Collins was born in Iowa City, Iowa on 18 September 1934. He graduated from Augustana College in 1956. The Richard J. Collins scrapbook, 1950-1955, contains photographs and newspaper clippings documenting the Pi Upsilon Gamma (PUG) fraternity.

Dates: 1950-1955

Gregory Lee Jackson manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 120
Abstract

Gregory Lee Jackson was a member of the class of 1970 at Augustana College. He earned his doctorate in 1982 at the University of Notre Dame, and based his book, Prophetic Voice for the Kingdom: the Impact of Alvin Daniel Mattson Upon the Social Consciousness of the Augustana Synod, on his dissertation. This dissertation manuscript is the extent of Jackson’s collection.

Dates: 1982

Tom Jackson collection of railroad memorabilia and photographs

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Identifier: MSS 304
Abstract

Tom Jackson is a railroad memorabilia and photograph collector and resident of Rock Island, Illinois. The Tom Jackson collection contains published articles, manuscripts, printed pictures, photographs, and maps related to local railroads and trains.

Dates: 1850-1976 and undated

Jenny Lind Chapel records

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Identifier: MSS 168
Abstract The Jenny Lind Chapel was the first house of worship built by and for a Swedish Lutheran congregation in Andover, Illinois. Pastor Lars Esbjörn and ten Swedish settlers founded the congregation in the fall of 1850. The chapel still stands and holds services as of 2016. The Jenny Lind Chapel records, 1851-1987 and undated (bulk 1962-1987), contains church documents, news clippings, photographs, and ephemera. Records have been arranged into five series: Church Services, Committees,...
Dates: 1851-1987 and undated; Majority of material found in 1962-1987

Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 316
Abstract

The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities is a non-profit corporation founded in 1980 that purports to address issues of religion, interfaith relations, combating anti-Semitism, education, and family welfare. The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities records consists of four series: Education, Yom Hashoa Committee, Yom Hashoa Holocaust Remembrance Day, and Video Recordings.

Dates: 1956-2001 and undated

Allen Johnson papers

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Identifier: MSS 81
Abstract

Allen H. Johnson graduated from Augustana College in 1929. While at Augustana, Johnson worked part time at the Augustana Book Concern and upon graduation, he became a full time cashier and payroll manager. Allen Johnson papers, circa 1914-1993 and undated, is arranged into 5 series: Programs (1923-1936 and undated), Augustana Book Concern (1927-1949); Photographs (1928 and undated); Books and Publications (circa 1914-1993 and undated); and Artifacts (1926-1940 and undated).

Dates: circa 1914-1993 and undated

Harry S. B. Johnson Papers

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Identifier: MSS 166
Abstract Harry S. B. Johnson served as a professor and, later, Dean of Men at Augustana College from 1940 to 1976. The Harry S. B. Johnson papers, 1948-1975 and undated, contains professional correspondence and other documents recording Johnson's activities as the Dean of Men at Augustana College in the 1950s. Topics include students’ academic standing, campus housing accommodations, and disciplinary actions. Included is a folder of material related to a Nigerian student named Mashood Olabisi Ajala,...
Dates: 1948-1975 and undated

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Augustana College and Theological Seminary (Rock Island, Ill.) -- Students 66
College students -- Societies, etc. 61
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.) -- Students 59
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.) -- Faculty 51
Women college students -- Illinois 30
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College students -- Social life and customs 29
Swedish Americans 29
Augustana College and Theological Seminary (Rock Island, Ill.) -- Alumni and alumnae 28
Women -- Societies and clubs 27
College students -- Illinois -- History -- 20th century 25
Augustana College and Theological Seminary (Rock Island, Ill.) -- Faculty 23
Greek letter societies 21
Sweden -- Emigration and immigration 21
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.) -- Societies, etc. 17
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.) -- Administration 16
Music in universities and colleges -- Illinois -- Rock Island 16
Music -- Instruction and study 13
Scrapbooks 12
Swedish American Lutherans 12
College students -- Recreation 11
Universities and colleges -- United States -- Religion 11
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.) -- History 10
Families -- Illinois -- Rock Island County 10
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 10
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.) -- Alumni and alumnae 9
Choral societies -- Illinois -- Rock Island 9
Education, Higher -- Religious aspects 9
Geology -- Study and teaching 9
Rock Island (Ill.) -- History 9
Student notes 9
Universities and colleges -- Illinois 9
World War, 1939-1945 9
Moline (Ill.) -- History 8
Science -- Study and teaching 8
World War, 1914-1918 8
Campus planning -- Illinois 7
College students, Black 7
Educational fund raising 7
Fund raising -- Illinois -- History -- 20th century 7
Rock Island County (Ill.) -- History 7
Universities and colleges -- History 7
Athletics 6
College campuses -- Illinois 6
College sports -- Illinois -- Rock Island 6
German Americans -- History 6
Music -- Societies, etc. 6
Quad Cities (Ill. and Iowa) 6
Sheet music 6
Women -- Diaries 6
Art -- Study and teaching 5
Diaries -- Women authors 5
Europe -- Description and travel 5
Germany -- Emigration and immigration 5
Hiking 5
Research notes 5
Rock Island (Ill.) -- Genealogy 5
Sweden -- Kings and rulers 5
Swedish language -- Study and teaching 5
Universities and colleges -- Illinois -- Administration 5
Academic librarians -- Illinois 4
African American student movements -- Illinois 4
Church history -- Historiography 4
College students -- Illinois -- History -- 19th century 4
Debates and debating 4
Education, Higher -- Illinois -- History 4
Feminism -- United States 4
Fox Indians 4
Gender and society 4
Geologists -- United States 4
Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.) 4
Historic sites -- Illinois -- Rock Island 4
Musicians 4
Oral history 4
Racism 4
Rock Island (Ill.) 4
Rock Island County (Ill.) -- Genealogy 4
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa 4
Sauk Indians 4
Theater -- Illinois -- Rock Island 4
Theater -- Production and direction 4
Universities and colleges -- Illinois -- Finance 4
Antisemitism 3
Art -- Exhibitions 3
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.) -- Anniversaries, etc. 3
Augustana College and Theological Seminary (Rock Island, Ill.) -- Basketball 3
Autograph albums 3
Baseball 3
Black Hawk War, 1832 3
Building 3
Church work with students 3
College musicals 3
College sports for women -- Illinois -- Rock Island 3
College student orientation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. 3
Colorado -- Description and travel 3
Davenport (Iowa) -- History 3
Dry-goods -- Accounting 3
Farm life 3
Floods -- Iowa -- Davenport -- 1960-1970 3
Funeral sermons -- Illinois 3
Galesburg (Ill.) -- History 3
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Language
English 347
Multiple languages 72
Swedish 5
French 1
Spanish; Castilian 1
 
Names
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.) 15
Andreen, Gustav Albert, 1864-1940 8
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 8
Fryxell, Fritiof, 1900-1986 8
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Choir 7
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Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Black Student Union 6
Black Hawk Hiking Club 6
Bergendoff, Conrad John Immanuel (1895-1997) 5
Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America 5
Hauberg, John H. (John Henry), 1869-1955 5
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Alumni Association 4
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Thomas Tredway Library 4
Augustana Historical Society 4
Boaden, Ann 4
Brodahl, Betsey 4
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 4
Paulson, Ross Evans 4
Veld, Henry 4
Anderson, Richard C. (Richard Charles), 1930-2009 3
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Band 3
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Department of History 3
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Latinx Unidos 3
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Women's Athletic Association 3
Bahls, Steven C. 3
Black Hawk, Sauk chief, 1767-1838 3
Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company (1866-1880) 3
Davenport, George, 1783-1845 3
Denkmann, Anna Catherine Bloedel 3
Denkmann, Frederick Carl August 3
Esbjörn family 3
Esbjörn, L.P. (Lars Paul), 1808-1870 3
Farnham, Russell, 1784-1823 3
Fryxell, Roald, 1934-1974 3
Handel Oratorio Society 3
Hasselquist, T.N. (Tufve Nilsson), 1816-1891 3
National Organization for Women. Quad Cities Chapter 3
Olsson, Olof, 1841-1900 3
Page, Fay Hauberg 3
Peterson, Melbert 3
Phi Rho (Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.)) 3
Pi Upsilon Gamma (Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.)) 3
Sigma Kappa Tau (Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.)) 3
Sorensen, C.W. (Clarence Woodrow), 1907-1982 3
Tredway, John Thomas, 1935- 3
Albrecht, Esther Andreen, 1896-2001 2
Allied Powers (1919-) 2
Alpha Phi Omega. Lambda Rho Chapter (Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.)) 2
Alpha Psi Omega. Alpha Omega chapter (Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.)) 2
Anderson, Netta C. Bartholomew, 1873-1960 2
Augustana Book Concern (Rock Island, Ill. : 1903-1962) 2
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Asian Student Organization 2
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Augustana Writers' Club 2
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Department of Art 2
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Department of Theatre 2
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Department of Women's and Gender Studies 2
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Office of Advancement 2
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Office of Alumni Relations 2
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Roosevelt Outing Club 2
Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Student Government Association 2
Augustana College and Theological Seminary (Rock Island, Ill.). Augustana Male Quartet 2
Augustana College and Theological Seminary (Rock Island, Ill.). Business College 2
Augustana College and Theological Seminary (Rock Island, Ill.). Conservatory of Music 2
Augustana College and Theological Seminary (Rock Island, Ill.). Runic Honor Society 2
Augustana College and Theological Seminary (Rock Island, Ill.). Wennerberg Chorus 2
Bartholomew family 2
Bartholomew, E.F. (Edward Fry), 1846-1946 2
Beta Omega Sigma (Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.)) 2
Cervin & Horn Architects (Firm) 2
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin 2
Denkmann family 2
Esbjörn, Constantin Magnus, 1858-1911 2
Forsyth, Thomas, 1771-1833 2
Foss, C.W. (Claude William), 1855-1935 2
Glynn, Herbert L. 2
Hasselquist, Eva Helena Cervin 2
Hasselquist, Hanna 2
Hauberg family 2
Hauberg, Anna Margaret Frels 2
Hauberg, John H. (John Henry), 1916-2002 2
Hauberg, Marx D., b. 1837 2
Hauberg, Susanne Christine Denkmann, 1872-1942 2
Jackson, Tom 2
Jones, L.E. 2
Kappa Epsilon Nu (Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.)) 2
Keokuk, Sauk chief, 1780?-1848 2
Kilbourn, Edward 2
Nystul, Ingeborg, 1880-1972 2
Phi Beta Kappa. Zeta of Illinois Chapter (Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.)) 2
Phi Omega Phi (Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.)) 2
Quad City Symphony 2
Rho Nu Delta (Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.)) 2
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 2
Sigma Pi Delta (Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.)) 2
Stahl, Dick 2
Stahl, Helen 2
Sweeney, Catherine Denkmann Hauberg, 1914-1995 2
Udden, Johan August, 1859-1932 2
United States Food Administration 2
United States. Naval Reserve 2
United States. War Production Board 2
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