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Denison family papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 386
Abstract
Ruth Hoyt Denison (1877-1940) and Vivian Denison (1880-1938) were residents of Harlan, Iowa, and later Moline, Illinois. The couple had one son, Henry Hoyt Denison. The Denison family papers, 1906-1971, primarily focuses on the deaths of Ruth and Vivian Denison. The collection includes memorial booklets, obituaries, a cemetery deed, a family Bible, and other papers.
Dates:
1906-1971
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Olof Olsson family papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3
Abstract
The Olof Olsson Family Papers documents the personal and private life of the third President of Augustana College, Olof Olsson, and his family. Olof Olsson was born in Sweden in 1841. He and his wife, Anna Lisa Olsson, emigrated from Sweden to the United States in 1869. In 1876 Olof Olsson was offered a professorship at Augustana College and Theological Seminary, Rock Island, Illinois. In 1891, Olsson was unanimously elected to the Augustana College presidency, a position he held until his...
Dates:
1861-1943, 1993 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections