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George Herbert Ryden papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 31
Abstract
George Herbert Ryden was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1884. He graduated from Augustana College in 1909. Ryden went on to earn his master’s and doctorate, and taught at Bethany and Dartmouth Colleges. During the Russian revolutions, he was appointed as the commissioner of the American Red Cross efforts in southern Russia, and helped some of the royal family to safety. When he returned to the United States, Ryden became a professor of history at the University of Delaware. He would later...
Dates:
circa 1909-1941
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Charles Sabbath papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 360
Abstract
Charles John Sabbath was born 4 September 1930 in Muscatine, Iowa. He entered Augustana College in September 1950 as a sophomore transfer student from Muscatine Junior College. The Charles Sabbath papers date from 1949 to 1953 and measure 0.5 linear feet. The collection contains correspondence, registration materials, coursework, student life materials, and publications.
Dates:
1949-1953
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Cora Santee scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: MSS 111
Abstract
Cora Santee was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 16 August 1916. From 1934 to 1937 she attended Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, where she sang in the Augustana Choir which was directed by Henry Veld from 1929 to1966. This collection consists of a scrapbook of Cora Santee’s experience in the Augustana College Choir, which includes programs, news clippings, cards, photographs, posters, and song lyrics.
Dates:
1933-1938
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Mary Lou Schaechter collection on Betsey Brodahl
Collection
Identifier: MSS 365
Abstract
Betsey Brodahl graduated from Augustana College in 1944. She returned to the school for a one-year appointment to teach history in 1947, but after being appointed Dean of Women that same year, she decided to remain at Augustana until her retirement in 1987. Mary Lou Schaechter was Brodahl's secretary, and the two women kept in close touch after they both retired. The Mary Lou Schaechter collection on Betsey Brodahl includes correspondence, clippings, ephemera, photographs, and an audio...
Dates:
1979-2012 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Alice Elizabeth Schall diary
Collection
Identifier: MSS 96
Abstract
Alice Elizabeth Schall was born in 1860, the daughter of John Schall, a second generation German landowner and farmer, and Matilda Ann Cunningham Schall, an Irish immigrant. She attended Immaculate Conception Academy in Davenport, Iowa, then moved to Coe Township near Port Byron, Illinois, to live with her family. The Alice Elizabeth Schall diary dates from 1 January 1880 to 31 December 1880. In this diary, Schall writes about the events of her everyday life and the things that are important...
Dates:
1 January 1880-31 December 1880
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Jean Schilling scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: MSS 305
Abstract
Jean Schilling was a longtime member of the Black Hawk Hiking Club. She attended over 25 of the club's annual "Big Hikes," which were conducted throughout the United States and Canada. The Jean Schilling scrapbooks, 1975-2003, contains scrapbooks compiled by Schilling, mostly containing her own photographs of the Black Hawk Hiking Club’s annual Big Hikes.
Dates:
1975-2003
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Mark Schwiebert papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 374
Abstract
From 1989 to 2009, Mark Schwiebert served as the mayor of Rock Island. After graduating with a history degree from Augustana College in 1972, Schwiebert chose to focus his interests on local politics by targeting childhood hunger and rising teen crime rates, expanding the development of “The District” for entertainment, and the Arsenal as a historical center. The collection spans from 1981-2009 and includes extensive correspondence and subject files detailing the daily duties of the...
Dates:
1981-2009
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Seminar on Space Exploration collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 188
Abstract
The Seminar on Space Exploration was held at Augustana College 10-12 February 1972. The seminar included talks by Augustana faculty and guest speakers discussing climate change and lunar exploration. Speakers included Neil Armstrong, Dr. James VanAllen, Dr. Roald Fryxell, Dr. Thor Karlstrom, and Dr. Edward J. Olsen. The Seminar on Space Exploration collection, 1972, consists of a photograph album, three copies of a commemorative program, a photograph of Neil Armstrong and audio recordings of...
Dates:
1972
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
C. Arnold and Blanche Serenius papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 176
Abstract
Carl Arnold Serenius was a student at Augustana College from 1922 to 1926. He was very active in the Augustana Male Quartet as well as the Wennerberg Chorus and football. Serenius married Blanche Williams, also a 1926 Augustana College graduate, in 1932. The C. Arnold and Blanche Serenius papers, 1922-1991, contains papers related to the college and professional lives of Blanche, Arnold, and Arnold's brother, Vernon Serenius, including a scrapbook, photographs, professional papers, and...
Dates:
1922-1991
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Henry S. Shurtleff Justice of the Peace ledger
Collection
Identifier: MSS 191
Abstract
Henry S. Shurtleff was one of the earliest settlers of Hampton Township and Rapids City, Illinois. Born in Farmington, New Hampshire, 27 February 1816, he headed west with his father in 1835 and eventually settled in Hampton Township, where he bought 40 acres of farmland and began working in the lumber industry. He also purchased 40 acres of property on the Rock River, and ultimately settled in a homestead in Rapids City, where he worked in the mercantile business, served as postmaster,...
Dates:
1856-1876 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections