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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. This collection spans from 1994-2008 and includes extensive correspondence detailing the daily duties of the Mayor such as responding to...
Dates:
circa 1994-2008
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
Siboney Bay Camp Number 8, Rock Island, Illinois, records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 378
Abstract
Located on the Cuban coast, Siboney Bay Camp number 8 was where United States forces came ashore during the Spanish American War in 1898. The Rock Island veterans group by the same name kept records of local former service men, their dates of death, and information pertaining to their discharge from the Army. The Siboney Bay Camp Number 8, Rock Island, Illinois, records consist of four volumes and their enclosures. These volumes are organized into two series: account books and meeting...
Dates:
1902-1938
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Sigma Alpha Iota, Delta Tau Chapter records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 272
Abstract
Sigma Alpha Iota (SAI) is an international women's music fraternity founded in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1903. Augustana College's chapter, Delta Tau, was founded in 1965 and still exists today. The Sigma Alpha Iota, Delta Tau chapter records, 1950-2018, is organized into three series: Chapter records, Scrapbooks, and Photographs.
Dates:
1950-2018
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Alpha Iota chapter records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 194
Abstract
Sigma Gamma Epsilon is a national honor society that recognizes and promotes scholarship and professionalism in earth sciences. To be eligible, a student must maintain at least a 3.0 gpa in all earth science courses and an overall gpa of 2.67. Activities include regular meetings. Officers perform duties such as writing the weekly Geology Department newsletter and helping to organize field trips and meetings of the Udden Geology Club. The Alpha Iota chapter at Augustana College was...
Dates:
circa 1938-1940s
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
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