Education, Higher -- Religious aspects
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Augustana College and Theological Seminary religious organizations collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 222
Abstract
The Augustana College and Theological Seminary Religious Organizations collection documents several student religous organizations and Bible societies from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Materials date from 1884 to 1937 and include meeting minutes and records for various religious organizations, including Augustana Theological Seminary groups, Augustana College Bible Societies, the Lutheran Brotherhood, the Luther League, and the Lutheran Student Association.
Dates:
1884-1937
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Collection of Augustana College exhibition materials
Collection
Identifier: MSS 200
Abstract
The collection of Augustana College exhibition materials, 1869-1960 and undated, contains college records, promotional materials, programs, and other papers apparently collected for an exhibition relative to the history of Augustana College.
Dates:
1869-1960 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Collection of Augustana College Office of Campus Ministries records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 249a
Abstract
The Augustana College Office of Campus Ministries is an administrative office that offers ecumenical programming and activities on the campus of Augustana College. Formed in 1983, the Office was named Campus Ministry and employed a campus pastor, Rev. Phil Schroeder, and a chaplain to Catholic students, Rev. Albert J. Bischoff. Campus Ministry was created to replace the Augustana Campus Church. The Collection of Augustana College Office of Campus Ministries records, 1975-2007 and undated,...
Dates:
1975-2007
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Conrad Bergendoff papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 5
Abstract
Conrad Bergendoff was the fifth president of Augustana College. Bergendoff was born in rural Nebraska in 1895. He attended Augustana College, and was a member of the class of 1915. He also earned a divinity degree from Augustana Seminary. After several years Bergendoff returned to the seminary as the dean, then as the president of the seminary and the college in 1935. After the seminary split from the college in 1948, Bergendoff remained the president of the college for fourteen more years....
Dates:
1869-1998 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
The Lars Paul Esbjörn and Esbjörn family papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 1
Abstract
The Lars Paul Esbjörn and Esbjörn family papers primarily documents the personal and professional life of the first president of Augustana College, Lars Paul Esbjörn. Esbjörn was born in Sweden in 1808 and immigrated to America in 1849. In 1860, he became the first president of Augustana College, and remained in this position until 1863, when the college was moved to Paxton, Illinois. That same year, Esbjörn returned to Sweden where he lived until his death in 1870. His papers include...
Dates:
1778-1982 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Tufve Nilsson Hasselquist papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2
Abstract
The Tufve Nilsson Hasselquist papers, 1840-1988 and undated, primarily documents the personal and professional life of the second president of Augustana College, Tufve Nilsson Hasselquist. Hasselquist was born in Sweden in 1816 and traveled to America in 1852. Before assuming the presidency of the college in 1863, Hasselquist was the president of the Augustana Synod, the editor of a Swedish-language newspaper, and a pastor. At Augustana College, Hasselquist oversaw many changes to the school...
Dates:
1840-1988 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
Clarence Woodrow Sorensen papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 6
Abstract
Clarence Woodrow Sorensen, the sixth president of Augustana College, was born in Nebraska in 1907. He studied and traveled all over the world, producing fifteen books about his geographical studies, before coming to Augustana College. Sorensen assumed the presidency in 1962, and became the first Augustana College president who was not ordained before or during his term. He oversaw many changes to the campus, and helped to increase donations to the college. Sorensen resigned from his position...
Dates:
1947-1983 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 Worl War II,...
Dates:
1911-1995 and undated
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections
John Thomas Tredway papers
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
Found in:
Augustana College Special Collections