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Ross Paulson papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 144
Abstract
Dr. Ross E. Paulson was a history professor at Augustana College from 1962 to 1995. He specialized in American and European intellectual history, historiography, and interdisciplinary studies. During his time spent on Augustana’s campus, Paulson was very involved with the school. He served on many campus and faculty committees that served to improve the school’s academic system, student life, and overall organizational structure. Paulson researched and studied many of the relevant topics of...
Dates:
1930-2002 and undated; Majority of material found within ( 1958-2001)
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Ethel E. Pearson scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: MSS 137
Abstract
Ethel Elvera Pearson attended Augustana College from 1918 to 1922. A graduate of Davenport High School, she majored in biological science at Augustana. While at Augustana, Pearson was a member of the Adelphic Society, Edward Everett Debating Club, the Augustana Foreign Missionary Society, and the Senior Girl’s Club. She was a founding member of the Phi Rho sorority and was on the Class Honor Roll. The Ethel E. Pearson scrapbook, 1918-1922, documents Pearson's time at Augustana, including...
Dates:
1918-1922
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Victor R. Pearson papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 133
Abstract
Victor R. Pearson was a student and professor of Augustana College. Pearson was born in Nebraska in 1892. He was a member of the Augustana College class of 1915 and the Augustana Seminary class of 1917. He served in World War I as an infantry chaplain. Pearson returned to Augustana and earned his doctorate from the seminary in 1924. He returned to Augustana College to teach religion and philosophy in 1935, from which he retired in 1960. His papers include notes for his courses, a WGN radio...
Dates:
circa 1935-1963
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Collection on the Persian Gulf War
Collection
Identifier: MSS 349
Abstract
The armed conflict known as the Persian Gulf War began its combat phase in January of 1991. The reactions contained herein are the responses of Augustana students in the weeks following the initiation of Operation Desert Storm. Materials include poems and collaborative posters.
Dates:
1991
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Carl J. Peterson papers
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
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Melbert Peterson collection on J. P. Magnusson
Collection
Identifier: MSS 84
Abstract
John P. Magnusson was born December 12, 1872 and grew up in western Minnesota. He received his B. A. from Gustavus Adolphus College (1898), M. A. from University of Minnesota (1902), and Ph. D. in Chemistry from Cornell University (1907). Before accepting a professorship from Augustana College, Magnusson taught and worked in administration at several high schools and then was an instructor at Cornell while he finished his graduate studies. In 1907, Magnusson became professor of Chemistry at...
Dates:
1969-1984
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Melbert E. Peterson papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 344
Abstract
Mel Peterson was born July 30, 1930, in Moline, Illinois, to Oscar and Jeanette Anderson Peterson. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Augustana College in 1953, and then obtained a master’s degree from the University of Illinois and a doctorate from Oklahoma State University. In 1958, Peterson joined the chemistry faculty at Augustana College. In 1988, Peterson became the director of the John Deere Planetarium & Carl Gamble Observatory at Augustana College, and continued to teach both...
Dates:
circa 1933-2008
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Roger W. Peterson photographs
Collection
Identifier: MSS 363
Abstract
Roger w. Peterson was a 1947 graduate of Augustana College. In 1963, after serving as vice-president of Marshall Erdman and Associates he because Augustana’s first director of development. Peterson then returned to Marshall Erdman. This collection includes photographs of Peterson, including his time in the military during World War II and his time at Augustana both as a student and administrator.
Dates:
circa 1940s-1950s
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Samuel P. Peterson papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 102
Abstract
Samuel P. Peterson was a student at Augustana College. He attended the college both in Paxton, Illinois and later in Rock Island, Illinois. Peterson was a member of the Preparatory Department, and later of the college proper. This collection primarily includes books, including textbooks, literature books, and religious books. The collection also contains notebooks, diaries, news clippings, the 1873-1874 Augustana College catalogue, a booklist, loose papers, name cards, and correspondence....
Dates:
circa 1845-1899
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Collection on the Pew Science Program at Augustana College
Collection
Identifier: MSS 169
Abstract
In 1987, the Pew Charitable Trusts invited Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, to compete for funding with 60 other colleges in the United States. The program’s main purpose is to improve science and math programs in undergraduate institutions. Augustana College was part of the Great Lakes cluster, and received funds from 1988 until 1994. Materials in the collection include programs, schedules, notes, correspondence, financial records, reports, grant information, program evaluations,...
Dates:
1987-1995
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections