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Collection
Identifier: MSS 49
Abstract
The African Students Association (ASA) was founded in 2017 in order to provide a space for African students to discuss ideas and issues related to Africa. The group is responsible for putting on the annual Afro Fest event, (short for African Festival). The African Students Association records, 2017-2023 and undated, include oprganizational records such as a meeting sign-in sheet, 2018 constitution signed by members, and speeches by the groups president for the 2018 Afro Fest. The collection...
Dates:
2017-2022 and undated
Collection
Identifier: MSS 53
Abstract
Alpha Lambda Delta was a national honors society founded at the University of Illinois in 1923. Initially, it was open only to high-achieving women since its brother organization, Phi Eta Sigma, accepted only male participants. Both organizations became co-educational in the mid-1970s. The Augustana chapter, first called the Freshman Women's Honor Group and later nicknamed "Toppers," was formed in 1940. According to its constitution, the group tried to "promote intelligent living and a...
Dates:
1941-1977
Collection
Identifier: MSS 54
Abstract
Alpha Phi Omega (APO) is a national co-ed service fraternity. Since the early 1970s, the Augustana College chapter, Lambda Rho, has sponsored the Ugly Man On Campus (UMOC) auction and talent show to raise money for charity. This collection contains programs from Ugly Man on Campus events, 1970-2007.
Dates:
1970-2007
Collection
Identifier: MSS 196
Abstract
Dorothy Anderson was a missionary who worked in Tanzania between the 1940s and 1950s. It is unknown when she was born; however, she was a student at Augustana College over the course of the 1940s and potentially 1950s. Based on the collection, her missionary work focused soley on Tanzania from the beginning of the 1940s through the late 1950s. This collection is the result of that missionary work, as it is made up of texts and writings that either pertained to her experiences in Tanzania or...
Dates:
1911-1977 and undated
Collection
Identifier: MSS 220
Abstract
The Asian Student Organization is an Augustana College student group. Founded in 1995, the purpose of the group is to promote interest in Asian culture among students. The Asian Student Organization records, 1990s-2018 and undated, consists of one undated color photograph of group members, one 2006-2007 school year scrapbook with photographs of club events, one photograph album from the 1990s containing candid snapshots of group events, one folder of materials documenting the group's...
Dates:
1990s-2017 and undated
Collection
Identifier: MSS 240
Abstract
The Augustana College academic papers and theses, 1877-2024 and undated, was assembled by Special Collections staff for the purpose of keeping academic and scholarly works by Augustana faculty and students together. The collection contains academic papers, master's theses, sermons, speeches, undergraduate papers submitted for academic credit, prize winning papers, independent projects, and proceedings of the annual Celebration of Learning.
Dates:
1877-2024 and undated
Collection
Identifier: MSS 395
Abstract
The Augustana College audiovisual collection, 1930-2016 and undated, contains video recordings (including films, videotapes, and digital video) and audio recordings (including audiotapes, audiocassettes, and compact discs) related to Augustana College and the Quad City community. Recordings capture campus events, interviews with Augustana faculty and staff, promotional footage, musical performances, religious services, radio broadcasts, and other topics.
Dates:
1930-2019 and undated
Collection
Identifier: MSS 283
Abstract
The Augustana College Department of History records, 1950-1983 and undated, contains departmental records and papers of students and faculty of the Augustana College History Department. Of note are papers and promotional information from specific courses offered both on campus and abroad, and meeting minutes from such organizations as the Faculty Senate. The papers document the process of changing departmental policies on curriculum, the quarter system and grading systems. Also represented...
Dates:
1950-1983 and undated
Collection
Identifier: MSS 182
Abstract
The Friendship Fair had its origins in World War II, with the first official Friendship Fair being held in 1949. The annual carnival-style festival raised money to bring international students to Augustana and to send an Augustana student abroad for a year. The Augustana College Friendship Fair collection, 1953-1998 (bulk 1953-1976), contains publicity materials, publications, news clippings, scrapbooks, and memorabilia related to the annual Friendship Fair.
Dates:
1953-1998; Majority of material found within 1953-1976
Collection
Identifier: MSS 56
Abstract
The Inter-Fraternity Council at Augustana College was founded in the fall of 1929. The object of the group, as set forth by its constitution and outlined in the 1931 Rockety-I yearbook, was "...to decide upon any and all matters pertaining to fraternity rushing, pledging and general acts of conduct, at all times keeping in mind the rules and regulations of the administration." At the time of its founding, the Council consisted of three officers, a President, Vice President, and...
Dates:
1970-1981
