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Moline Water Power Company records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 300
Abstract
The Moline Water Power Company was an organization formed in 1865 by prominent men in the area, such as John Deere and John M. Gould, with the purpose of granting permission and overseeing the utilization of water power from the river. This collection contains a large variety of government documents. Included in this collection are governmental forms that commission the founding of Moline, Illinois and Sylvan Island beginning in 1836. The collection proceeds into a series of documents...
Dates:
circa 1836-1967
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Gould D. Molineaux diaries
Collection
Identifier: MSS 314
Abstract
Gould D. Molineaux (1835?-1883) served as a corporal and sergeant in Company E of the 8th Illinois volunteer infantry. He fought the duration of the Civil War from early June 1861 to the war's conclusion, including many important battles during the Vicksburg Campaign. This collection contains four diaries handwritten by Gould D. Molineaux during his volunteer service in the Civil War and a tintype of Molineaux posing in his Army uniform.
Dates:
1861-1866
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Moretz and Stahl family collection of Augustana College materials
Collection
Identifier: MSS 299
Abstract
The materials from the Moretz and Stahl family collection of Augustana College materials include the personal possessions of Ethel Paulson Moretz, Helen Moretz Stahl, Richard "Dick" Stahl, and John Moretz (son of Ethel Paulson Moretz and brother of Helen Moretz Stahl). Covering a 67 year span, the materials in the Moretz and Stahl family collection are date from 1924 to 2013 and include documents, photographs, postcards, and memorabilia from family members' time at Augustana College.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1924-2014 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Gertrude R. Morgan papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 355
Abstract
Gertrude Roth was born March 16, 1903, in Davenport, Iowa. She received a bachelor’s degree from Augustana College and a master’s from the University of Iowa. She married Ralph Morgan in 1944. Morgan was active in the Quad Cities musical community, serving on the board of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra for 66 years and as coordinator of vocal music for the Davenport schools for 25 years. Morgan died April 28, 1995. Materials in this collection include concert programs from the Quad City...
Dates:
circa 1919-1993
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Henriette Naeseth papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 85
Abstract
Henriette Christiane Koren Naeseth served as Head of the Department of English at Augustana College from 1936 until she retired in 1968. She was also chairman of the Division of Humanities starting in 1945. Naeseth came from a well-educated Norwegian family steeped in the academic tradition.Naeseth was proud of her Norwegian ancestry and actively researched the field of Norwegian-American culture. She was awarded the St. Olav's Medal on behalf of King Olaf V of Norway in 1970 for her "work...
Dates:
1925-1974 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Louise Nathanson papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 195
Abstract
Louise Nathanson (née Meiszner) was a world-renowned pianist active in the mid-twentieth century. The daughter of Hungarian immigrants, Nathanson hailed from St. Louis, Missouri, and performed as a soloist for many notable ensembles, including the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Phil Spitalny All Girl Orchestra. The Louise Nathanson papers, 1915-2008 and undated, contains correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, sheet music, recordings,...
Dates:
1915-2008 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
National Association of Geoscience Teachers records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 301
Abstract
The National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) is an organization dedicated to the teaching of earth sciences and making information accessible to the general public. The National Association of Geoscience Teachers records, 1937-2017 and undated, consists of 12 series: Constitution, Group Information and Membership, Acquisition Information, Annual Meeting Records and Correspondence, Awards, Regional Sections, Affiliates, Summer Field Training Program, Journal of Geoscience Education,...
Dates:
1937-2024 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
National Organization for Women (Quad Cities Chapter) records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 310
Abstract
The Quad Cities chapter of the National Organization for Women (QC NOW) began in August 1970 with a few women who organized a teach-in on women's rights. The group has campaigned for a variety of feminist and women's rights issues, including the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution, legalization of abortion access and preservation of reproductive rights, and sexual assault prevention. The National Organization for Women (Quad Cities Chapter) records,...
Dates:
1966-2004 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Harry Nelson papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 90
Abstract
Harry E. Nelson was born on September 21, 1913, in Rockford, Illinois. He attended Rockford High School, then was admitted to Augustana College. He graduated in 1935 with a bachelor’s degree. He also earned a master’s from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1940, and a doctorate from the University of Iowa in Iowa City in 1950. Nelson taught high school and college math in several Midwestern states until 1946, when he became a faculty member at Augustana College. He taught in the...
Dates:
circa 1946-1988
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Carol Noren papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 117
Abstract
Carol Noren was the first woman graduate of Augustana Theological Seminary to enter the ministry. She served as pastor and hospital chaplain in Manchester, England (1975-1976) and associate pastor of Salem United Methodist Church in Barrington, Ill., from 1977 to 1981. Between 1986 and 1993, she served on faculty at Duke Divinity School and currently is the Wesley W. Nelson Professor of Homiletics at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago. The Carol Noren papers, 1971-1983 and undated,...
Dates:
1971-1983 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections