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Jesse Spencer papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 341
Abstract
Jesse E. Spencer was a resident of Rock Island, Illinois, who collected books mainly between the years of 1910 and 1930. His private collection contained roughly 3800 volumes, and was purchased from the Millicent Spencer estate by Augustana College in 1949. The books were transferred to the college by the Van Norman Book Company of Galesburg. Materials in the collection include descriptions of rare book editions, as well as other notes, pamphlets, and articles relating to Jesse Spencer's...
Dates:
undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Jonathan B. Spencer and Richard P. Hart papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 334
Abstract
Jonathan B. Spencer was born in 1795 in Vermont. Though never a resident of the Quad Cities, he bought and sold land in the area in the early 19th century. A local connection for Jonathan was his cousin, Roswell H. Spencer, who resided in the area and also dealt in land. Jonathan B. Spencer died in Moriah, New York in 1874.Richard P. Hart the elder and his son, Richard P. Hart the younger, both of New York, also bought and sold land in the area in the 1840s and 1850s. After his...
Dates:
1835-1854 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Henry F. Staack papers
Collection
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
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Dick Stahl papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 381
Abstract
Richard “Dick” Stahl was an Augustana College alumnus (Class of 1963), a high school teacher, and a poet. Stahl published several volumes of poetry, including After the Milk Route (1988), Under the Green Tree Hotel (1996), and Mr. Farnam's Guests (2004). This collection consists of five series: Biographical, 1926-2000s and undated; Published poetry, 1970s-2000s; Poetry journals and drafts, 1981-1995 and undated; Augustana College, 1988-2013; and Photographs and realia, 1988-2013 and...
Dates:
1926-2013
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Flavius Sten scrapbook
Collection
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
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Gustav Stolpe compositions
Collection
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
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Don Sundquist collection
Collection
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
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Svenska Vitterhetssallskapet records
Collection
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
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Emil Alfred Swanson papers
Collection
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
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Swanson family papers
Collection
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 World War II,...
Dates:
1911-1995 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections