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Jonathan B. Spencer and Richard P. Hart papers

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Identifier: MSS 334
Abstract

Jonathan B. Spencer lived in Essex County, New York, in the first half of the nineteenth century, and bought and sold land in the Quad City area. Richard P. Hart also bought and sold land in the area in the 1840s and 1850s. Materials in this collection include financial records, correspondence, and notes concerning the buying and selling of land around the Quad City area after the Black Hawk War, as well as photocopies of the original documents.

Dates: circa 1835-1852

Henry F. Staack papers

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Identifier: MSS 148
Abstract

Henry F. Staack was a former history professor of Augustana College. Staack came to the college in 1927 as an assistant history professor, was promoted to associate professor in 1935 and resigned in 1958. His papers include personal correspondence, correspondence and papers relating to societies Staack belonged to, a photograph, postcards, personal books, and pamphlets on a variety of religious and historical subjects.

Dates: circa 1927-1959

Dick Stahl papers

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Identifier: MSS 381
Abstract

Richard “Dick” Stahl is an alumnus of Augustana College, class of 1963, and poet. He served as the first poet laureate of the Quad Cities from 2001 to 2003. The Dick Stahl papers contains two scrapbooks of poetry created by Dick Stahl. These scrapbooks were inspired by construction projects on Augustana's campus in the early 2010s.

Dates: 2010-2011

Flavius Sten scrapbook

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Identifier: MSS 216
Abstract Flavius J. Sten was born in St. Helens, Oregon. He attended the Augustana Academy for high school until 1911, when he entered Augustana College. He was involved in many organizations during his college career, most notably the basketball program. As a freshman, he was a forward on the varsity basketball team, a position he would hold until he graduated. He also coached the girls' basketball team. The Flavius Sten scrapbook, 1911-1930, contains newspaper clippings related to Sten’s life and...
Dates: 1911-1930

Gustav Stolpe compositions

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Identifier: MSS 135
Abstract Gustav Stolpe (1833-1901) was a well-known and successful Swedish musician and composer by the time Augustana College invited him to direct its music program in 1882. Stolpe graduated from Stockholm, Sweden’s Royal Conservatory of Music with a degree of Music Director at the age of 22. He composed and performed music for organ, piano and violin and toured Sweden accompanying internationally recognized soprano, Jenny Lind. Stolpe ran the Conservatory of Music at Augustana from its inception...
Dates: 1884-1898 and undated

Don Sundquist collection

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Identifier: MSS 65
Abstract Don Sundquist was born in Moline, Illinois on March 15, 1936. He attended Moline High School, and graduated in 1953. Sundquist also attended Augustana College, where he earned his BA in 1957. At Augustana, he met his future wife, Martha Swanson. Sundquist served in the United States Navy for several years. He was also the national chairman for the Young Republican National Federation. Sundquist began his political career by running several campaigns for the Republican Party. He then ran for...
Dates: circa 1995

Svenska Vitterhetssallskapet records

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Identifier: MSS 259
Abstract

Also known as the Swedish Society of Belles Lettres, Svenska Vitterhetssallskapet was a literary society created in 1897. The purpose of the society was to encourage and maintain interest in Swedish literature and culture. The membership was limited to 18. This collection consists of materials in Swedish, including meeting minutes and copies of two newsletters: the Runan and the Tomten.

Dates: circa 1902-1930

Emil Alfred Swanson papers

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Identifier: MSS 134
Abstract Emil Swanson was born in 1891 in Sweden and came to Moline, Illinois in 1908. He received his B.A. from Augustana College in 1923. During his time in Moline, he worked at several vocations including store owner, school teacher, school principal, factory safety inspector, and apartment owner. The Emil Afred Swanson papers, 1908-1945 and undated, contains papers related to Swanson' emigration from Sweden, personal papers (including photographs and letters), a passenger list and other ephemera...
Dates: 1908-1945 and undated

Swanson family papers

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Identifier: MSS 391
Abstract This collection relates to various members of the Swanson family, whose patriarch, David Verner Swanson was a minister in the Augustana Lutheran Church. Several members of the Swanson family, including Verner, his sons Alan and Vernon, and Vernon's wife Audrey, attended Augustana College, and many of the materials in the collection relate to their experiences on campus. Most notably, Audrey, a member of Chi Omega Gamma, created a scrapbook documenting life at Augustana during Worl War II,...
Dates: 1911-1995 and undated

Lillian E. Swanson scrapbooks and photograph album

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Identifier: MSS 189
Abstract

Included within the collection are two scrapbooks, one photograph album, and several loose photographs belonging to Lillian E. Swanson, Augustana College Class of 1923.

Dates: 1918-1919

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Music in universities and colleges -- Illinois -- Rock Island 16
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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
Foss, C.W. (Claude William), 1855-1935 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
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