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Kappa Epsilon Nu records

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Identifier: MSS 277
Abstract The Kappa Epsilon Nu sorority, known as both the “Kens” and the “Kappas”, was established as a sorority at Augustana College in 1925 by Leota J. Norton, Ester Woodburn, Florence Tams, Eleanor Graham, Ethel Eldrige, Charlotte Schnathoist, Kay Bragg, Helen Searle, Natalie Souders, and Frances Long. The Kens chose to give up their charter in 1970, citing declining membership and insubstantial funds as the cause. The Kappa Epsilon Nu records, 1926-1970 and undated (bulk 1945-1970), includes...
Dates: 1926-1970 and undated; Majority of material found within ( 1945-1970)

Kappa Epsilon records

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Identifier: MSS 275
Abstract The Kappa Epsilon sorority, nicknamed the “Keys”, was founded at Augustana College in 1913 by six young women. The group changed its name from “Qui Est Qui” to Kappa Epsilon when it became an official Greek group in 1919. The Keys gave up their charter in the mid-1990s after years of declining membership. The Kappa Epsilon records, 1926-1988 and undated, is organized into four series: Sorority activities, 1926-1988 and undated; Correspondence, 1980-1988 and undated; Photographs and...
Dates: 1926-1988 and undated

Edward Kilbourn papers

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Identifier: MSS 100b
Abstract

Edward Kilbourn corresponded with several individuals concerning his sale and purchase of lands from local Native Americans. His papers include correspondence, a bill for lodging, indentures (deeds of sale), and letters concerning the identification, acquisition, and provenance of the Kilbourn papers.

Dates: 1837

Henry L. Kiner papers

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Identifier: MSS 319
Abstract Henry L. Kiner was born on February 1, 1851 in Shafer’s Valley, Perry County, Pennsylvania, to William and Margaret (Calhoun) Kiner. The family moved to Geneseo, Illinois, when Kiner was still young. He took over the running of the Henry County News for thirty years (1874-1904), and contributed to several major Midwestern and Eastern newspapers and periodicals. Kiner was also the mayor of Geneseo for many years. In 1910, Kiner published History of Henry County, Illinois. He moved to Moline,...
Dates: circa 1846-1927

Herbert Kline lecture transcript

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Identifier: MSS 130
Abstract

Herbert Kline was a well-known American filmmaker and film critic active in the 1970s. His collection includes a transcript of a taped lecture given for a workshop on filmmaking at Augustana College.

Dates: 1977

Ladies of Vital Essence (L.O.V.E.) records

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Identifier: MSS 417
Abstract

Ladies of Vital Essence (L.O.V.E.) was founded in 1981 by a group of Black women looking to remedy a divide between upper and lower campus residence halls. Inviting other women residents to meet and get to know one another, the meeting resulted in the founding of L.O.V.E. The Ladies of Vital Essence (L.O.V.E.) records, 1982-1986, includes one certificate awarded upon iniitiation in the group, as well as one wooden board with a L.O.V.E. chant inscribed.

Dates: 1982-1986

Augustana College Office of Development collection on Arthur Larson

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Identifier: MSS 297
Abstract

Arthur “Brownie” Larson was born in Rockford, Illinois. He enrolled in the Augustana Academy in 1914 and took a brief break to serve in the Navy during World War I. He returned to Rock Island and attended Augustana College from 1918 to 1922. The Augustana College Office of Development collection on Arthur Larson contains papers about Larson's life collected by the Development Office, including photographs, programs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and a plaque.

Dates: 1963-1974 and undated

Ingemar Larson papers

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Identifier: MSS 402
Abstract

Ingemar Larson was a professor of biology at Augustana College from 1966 to 1995. The Ingemar Larson papers, 1947-1997, contain pages from two scrapbooks created by Larson in honor of his retirement in 1995 and winning the Harold T. and Violet M. Jaeke Award in 1991.

Dates: 1947-1997

Karl Gottfried Larson papers

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Identifier: MSS 11
Abstract Karl Gottfri[e]d Larson was born in Husvalla, Sweden on November 5 1883. He immigrated to the United States as a young boy, and attended the Augustana Academy in Rock Island, Illinois. Larson graduated from the Academy in 1911, and then earned his BA from Augustana College in 1915. He also earned his MA from the University of Wisconsin in 1929, and completed further graduate work at the University of Chicago. As a young man, he trained as a mechanic, and made tools at the Rock Island Arsenal...
Dates: circa 1916

"Last One Out of the Quad Cities, Turn Out the Lights" radio drama collection

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Identifier: MSS 295
Abstract

Students in Augustana College professor Lendol Calder’s spring 2004 history seminar interviewed Quad Cities residents about the 1980s economic recession. The recession negatively impacted the farming industry, affecting the large local economy that was based on farm machinery manufacturing. The “Last One Out of the Quad Cities, Turn Out the Lights” radio drama collection, 2004, includes interview transcripts and audiocassette recordings of interviews.

Dates: 2004

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Augustana College and Theological Seminary (Rock Island, Ill.) -- Students 66
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Women college students -- Illinois 30
Swedish Americans 29
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Greek letter societies 22
Sweden -- Emigration and immigration 21
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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
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Rock Island (Ill.) -- History 9
Student notes 9
Universities and colleges -- Illinois 9
World War, 1939-1945 9
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Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.) 4
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Rock Island (Ill.) 4
Rock Island County (Ill.) -- Genealogy 4
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa 4
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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
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