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

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 59 Collections and/or Records:

Latinx Unidos records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 409
Abstract Latinx Unidos (LU) is a student organization at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois. The group attempts to both celebrate and educate the campus about Latinx and Hispanic culture and issues. LU is also actively involved in the local Quad Cities community. The Latinx Unidos records, 1996-2017 and undated, includes photographs and signs from a student protest in October 2016, event flyers, member lists, photographs of group members at various events, and organizational records document...
Dates: 1996-2024 and undated

Kelvin Mason collection of student art prints

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Identifier: MSS 306
Abstract

Kelvin Mason was a professor of art at Augustana College from 2010 until his retirement in 2022. The Kelvin Mason collection of student art prints, 2012-2021, includes portfolios of students’ work from printmaking classes.

Dates: 2012-2021

Norman Moline papers

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Identifier: MSS 368
Abstract

Norman "Norm" Moline was a member of Augustana College's graduating class of 1964. After graduating, Moline did summer admissions work for the college for several years before joining the faculty as a full time geography professor in 1968. The Norman Moline papers, 1960-1971, primarily includes materials related to Augustana College orientation programs in the early 1960s, in addition to event programs, clippings, and other papers.

Dates: 1960-1971

Moretz and Stahl family collection of Augustana College materials

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Identifier: MSS 299
Abstract

The materials from the Moretz and Stahl family collection of Augustana College materials include the personal possessions of Ethel Paulson Moretz, Helen Moretz Stahl, Richard "Dick" Stahl, and John Moretz (son of Ethel Paulson Moretz and brother of Helen Moretz Stahl). Covering a 67 year span, the materials in the Moretz and Stahl family collection are date from 1924 to 2013 and include documents, photographs, postcards, and memorabilia from family members' time at Augustana College.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1924-2014 and undated

Harry Nelson papers

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Identifier: MSS 90
Abstract Harry E. Nelson was born on September 21, 1913, in Rockford, Illinois. He attended Rockford High School, then was admitted to Augustana College. He graduated in 1935 with a bachelor’s degree. He also earned a master’s from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1940, and a doctorate from the University of Iowa in Iowa City in 1950. Nelson taught high school and college math in several Midwestern states until 1946, when he became a faculty member at Augustana College. He taught in the...
Dates: circa 1946-1988

Omicron Delta Kappa records

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Identifier: MSS 276
Abstract

The Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership honor society was founded at Washington and Lee University in 1914. The Augustana College chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, referred to as the Augustana “circle” by the society, was established in 1962 by eleven students and six faculty members. The Omicron Delta Kappa records, 1957-1976 and undated, includes booklets, meeting minutes, chapter and national correspondence, newspaper clippings, bulletins, and membership criteria.

Dates: 1957-1976 and undated

Omicron Sigma Omicron records

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Identifier: MSS 280
Abstract

The Omicron Sigma Omicron fraternity was founded at Augustana College in 1920. The original acronym for the Omicron Sigma Omicron fraternity was “Oso,” but it changed to “OZO” sometime in the 1960s. In December of 1980, the fraternity disbanded as it turned in its charter; it was re-established in 1983. The entirety of the Omicron Sigma Omicron records, 1969-2008, including a description of the collection's contents and container list, is restricted to active OZO members and alumni.

Dates: 1969-2008

Oral history interviews

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Identifier: MSS 291
Abstract Oral history interviews, 1980-2023 and undated, contains recordings and transcripts from several oral history projects conducted by or in conjunction with Augustana College. Many of these projects were conducted by students for HIST369, Oral History and Testimonio, from 2008 to 2014. Interview topics include Latino leadership in the Quad Cities, World War II in the Quad Cities, remembrances of the September 11th terrorist attacks, Augustana College history, recollections of Augustana College...
Dates: 1980-2023 and undated

Collection of paper keepsakes

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 343
Abstract

The collection of paper keepsakes contains tickets, holiday cards, invitations, programs, party favors, and other ephemera. Materials have been split into Augustana- and non-Augustana-related keepsakes.

Dates: 1876-1994 and undated

Collection on the Persian Gulf War

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Identifier: MSS 349
Abstract

The armed conflict known as the Persian Gulf War began its combat phase in January of 1991. The reactions contained herein are the responses of Augustana students in the weeks following the initiation of Operation Desert Storm. Materials include poems and collaborative posters.

Dates: 1991