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Collection
Identifier: MSS 78
Abstract
Painter and sculptor. Augustana College commissioned Carl A.E.Tolpo to paint memorial portraits of Augustana College faculty. The collection mostly includes correspondence between Tolpo and various College affiliates.
Dates:
1923-1956 and undated
Collection
Identifier: MSS 7
Abstract
John Thomas Tredway was the seventh president of Augustana College, serving from 1975 to 2003. The John Thomas Tredway papers, 1958-1994, comprise Tredway's official papers from the first 5-10 years of his presidency. Papers include correspondence, financial data, campus planning documents, enrollment statistics, and subject files.
Dates:
1958-1994
Collection
Identifier: MSS 407
Abstract
Trinity Lutheran Church was founded in 1912 in Moline, Illinois, and continues to operate as of 2017. At the time of its founding, Trinity was one of the only English-speaking churches chartered with the Augustana Synod, a Swedish branch of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The church has strong historical ties to Augustana College, with its first three pastors having graduated from Augustana Theological Seminary and the precursor to its Sunday School program having been founded by...
Dates:
1854-2014 and undated; Majority of material found in ( 1912-2014)
Collection
Identifier: MSS 17
Abstract
Johan August Udden was born in Sweden in 1859 and emigrated to America with his family at the age of 2. He attended St. Ansgar Academy in Minnesota from 1873-1876, and received his Bachelor of Science degree from Augustana College in 1881. He returned to Augustana College to natural science and geology in 1888. While at Augustana, Udden supervised the geology museum, which had been started by Josua Lindahl. Also, he was leader for the Weatherman's Club (1903) which was the forerunner of the...
Dates:
1873-1987 and undated
Collection
Identifier: MSS 290
Abstract
Materials in The Vagina Monologues records, 2003-2017, relate to Augustana College's inaugural production of Eve Ensler's controversial play, The Vagina Monologues. Papers include correspondence and publicity produced by members of the campus community who were involved in the production.
Dates:
2003-2017
Collection
Identifier: MSS 30
Abstract
Henry Veld conducted various choral groups associated with Augustana College, including the Augustana College Choir and Handel Oratorio Society, in the mid-twentieth century. During his tenure at Augustana, Veld took the choir on annual tours where they sang in 33 of the United States, three Canadian provinces, and five European countries. In 1955, the choir appeared on Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town television program where they sang "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning," from the musical...
Dates:
1923-1976 and undated
Collection
Identifier: MSS 315
Abstract
The Arthur Wald Armistice Day collection contains pamphlets, articles, political cartoons and other propaganda collected by Dr. Arthur Wald, who served as Dean of the College at Augustana College and Theological Seminary from 1931 until 1947. The collection consists of eight series: Armistice Day; Secular Organizations; Religious Organizations; Foreign Publications; Military and Armaments; Miscellaneous Issues; Propaganda; and Posters, Flyers, and Newspapers.
Dates:
1917-1935 and undated
Collection
Identifier: MSS 377
Abstract
L. E. Jones and J.E.W. Wallin were both Augustana College alumni. L.E. Jones corresponded frequently with Wallin under the auspices of the Augustana Alumni Association board and as alumni editor of the Augustana Observer. Their correspondence largely centers Wallin’s implorations to Jones to publish a bibliography of his work and Jones’s attempts to convince Wallin to contribute to the Observer.
Dates:
1916-1925
Collection
Identifier: MSS 100c
Abstract
John C. Walsh was a man interested in Black Hawk and the Black Hawk wars. In 1892, he wrote a letter to H.N. Patterson in Oquawka, Illinois, asking for information about Black Hawk. The result of his search is unknown. This collection contains an 1892 letter from Walsh, as well as several letters about Walsh between Florence Patterson and John Henry Hauberg.
Dates:
1892-1936
Collection
Identifier: MSS 296
Abstract
“The Water Devil: a Tale of Fact and Fiction” is a mystery about a monster terrorizing the Rock Island area. The ‘Water Devil’ attacks victims near the river, then disappears into the water. The tale follows a young man helping with the investigation of the assaults. Pages are missing from the manuscript, so the story is incomplete. The author is unknown, although the narrator states that he lived in the area during the “gay ‘90s,” and seems to set the story around 1918. This collection...
Dates:
undated
