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Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.) -- Students

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 51 Collections and/or Records:

Beta Omega Sigma records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 274
Abstract

The Beta Omega Sigma social club (fraternity) was founded at Augustana College 10 December 1929. The organization is known as the “BOS." The Beta Omega Sigma records include fraternity meeting minutes, information about fraternity events, photographs, a fraternity newsletter, and an Augustana Observer article about a fraternity member.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1929-1999, 2018
Found in: Augustana College Special Collections / Beta Omega Sigma records

Black Student Union records

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Identifier: MSS 44
Abstract The Black Student Union was formed in 1968. Its description in the Augustana College catalog for 1972-1973 states that the group was "open to minority students at Augustana...to express pride in blackness and the traditions and history of the black people; to achieve unity among the black students in their campus lives and activities; [and] to establish better social and cultural relations between black students and the Augustana community." The Black Culture House, also established in 1968,...
Dates: 1984, 1997-2019
Found in: Augustana College Special Collections / Black Student Union records

Collection on Olof Z. Cervin

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Identifier: MSS 77
Abstract Olof Zakarias Cervin graduated from Augustana College in 1887 and went on to study architecture at Columbia University. After working as an architect in various cities, Olof returned to Rock Island and established his own architecture firm on 1 April 1896. Cervin designed several buildings in Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline, Illinois, including schools, churches, and factories. During World War I, Cervin designed four hundred houses to accommodate the growing wartime workforce in the...
Dates: 1894-1983 and undated
Found in: Augustana College Special Collections / Collection on Olof Z. Cervin

Chi Omega Gamma, Beta alumnae chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 294
Abstract

The Chi Omega Gamma, Beta alumnae chapter was organized 21 January 1945 in Chicago, Illinois. The members met to keep in touch with alumnae from the Augustana College sorority, Chi Omega Gamma. The Chi Omega Gamma, Beta alumnae chapter records, 1945-1964, contains minutes, membership records, correspondence, invitations, flyers, COGWheel newsletters, and mailing lists.

Dates: 1945-1964
Found in: Augustana College Special Collections / Chi Omega Gamma, Beta alumnae chapter records

Chi Omega Gamma records

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Identifier: MSS 278
Abstract

Chi Omega Gamma is an Augustana College sorority founded in 1925 and still active on campus. The Chi Omega Gamma records, 1925-2006 and undated, contains a scrapbook, mailing lists, memorabilia, and other materials created by Chi Omega Gamma, as well as minutes and other records of the Chi Omega Gamma Tri-City alumnae chapter.

Dates: 1925-2006 and undated
Found in: Augustana College Special Collections / Chi Omega Gamma records

Circle K International scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 396
Abstract

Augustana College's chapter of Circle K International was established in March 1995 and is still active on campus as of 2015. The Circle K International scrapbooks consists of six scrapbooks created by members of the group from its founding until 2011.

Dates: 1995-2011
Found in: Augustana College Special Collections / Circle K International scrapbooks

Helen S. Collins scrapbook

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Identifier: MSS 25
Abstract Helen Collins was born in 1901 in the town of Wakefield, Nebraska. Her father, Henry Collins, was a prominent businessman in the area; her mother, Sophia Collins, was the daughter of the Salem Lutheran Church's founder. Helen was one of seven children her father hoped would all attend college; Helen and her sister Elsie selected Augustana. While at Augustana, Helen was a member of Sigma Pi Delta (the Speeds) and the women's basketball team. The Helen S. Collins scrapbook contains...
Dates: 1919-1922
Found in: Augustana College Special Collections / Helen S. Collins scrapbook

Frame on the Wall Club collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 183
Abstract

The Frame on the Wall Club was a film society at Augustana College that screened both domestic and foreign films as campus events. The Frame on the Wall Club collection contains, 1975-1985 and undated, contains event programs, posters, and public notices.

Dates: 1975-1985 and undated
Found in: Augustana College Special Collections / Frame on the Wall Club collection

Hold Augie Accountable Protest collection

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Identifier: MSS 408
Abstract

The Hold Augie Accountable protest was held in October 2016, following an incident involving racist statements chalked around Augustana’s campus. This collection documents the chalking incident, the protest, and the immediate aftermath of the protest, including policy decisions made by Augustana administrators and students’ reactions. The collection includes agendas, speeches, news articles, photographs, recordings, artwork, artifacts, and web content generated during the protests.

Dates: 2014-2016
Found in: Augustana College Special Collections / Hold Augie Accountable Protest collection

Harry S. B. Johnson Papers

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Identifier: MSS 166
Abstract Harry S. B. Johnson served as a professor and, later, Dean of Men at Augustana College from 1940 to 1976. The Harry S. B. Johnson papers, 1948-1975 and undated, contains professional correspondence and other documents recording Johnson's activities as the Dean of Men at Augustana College in the 1950s. Topics include students’ academic standing, campus housing accommodations, and disciplinary actions. Included is a folder of material related to a Nigerian student named Mashood Olabisi Ajala,...
Dates: 1948-1975 and undated
Found in: Augustana College Special Collections / Harry S. B. Johnson Papers
Augustana College Special Collections
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Rock Island, IL 61201
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