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Collection
Identifier: MSS 291
Abstract
Oral history interviews, 1980-2023 and undated, contains recordings and transcripts from several oral history projects conducted by or in conjunction with Augustana College. Many of these projects were conducted by students for HIST369, Oral History and Testimonio, from 2008 to 2014. Interview topics include Latino leadership in the Quad Cities, World War II in the Quad Cities, remembrances of the September 11th terrorist attacks, Augustana College history, recollections of Augustana College...
Dates:
1980-2023 and undated
Collection
Identifier: MSS 233
Abstract
The Oriole Club (later the Oriole Chorus) was founded in 1915 by eighteen women students at Augustana College and Theological Seminary. The group stated its object as the "development and continuance of a ladies' chorus to promote instruction, sociability and entertainment of the members." The Oriole Chorus combined with the all-male Wennerberg Chorus to form the Augustana College Choir in 1931, although it continued to perform as a distinct group (later known as the Jenny Lind Chorus)...
Dates:
1915-1933
Collection
Identifier: MSS 192
Abstract
This collection consists of a document dated February 2, 1901, and signed by Oscar II, King of Sweden, granting Bishop Knut Henrik Gezelius von Schéele a three-month leave of absence from his duties in the Church of Sweden to visit Swedish Lutheran churches and colleges in the United States.
Dates:
1901
Collection
Identifier: MSS 392
Abstract
The Palmquist family papers, 1907-1983 and undated, includes postcards, class notebooks, correspondence and reproductions of photographs.The bulk of the materials in the collection focuses on Wilbur Palmquist, a minister and Augustana College alumnus. The Palmquist family owned a farm in Lawton, Iowa, and this is where Wilbur spent his time when he was not at Augustana College.
Dates:
1907-1983 and undated.
Collection
Identifier: MSS 343
Abstract
The collection of paper keepsakes contains tickets, holiday cards, invitations, programs, party favors, and other ephemera. Materials have been split into Augustana- and non-Augustana-related keepsakes.
Dates:
1876-1994 and undated
Collection
Identifier: MSS 286
Abstract
The Augustana Parents Club was founded 9 December 1947 in La Grange Park, Illinois. The club functioned as a fundraising and event planning group for Augustana College. The Parent's Club records, 1951-1973, contains meeeting minutes, student coordinator records, and a scrapbook.
Dates:
1951-1973
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)
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
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
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
