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The Augustana History Update

The Augustana College history department newsletter for October 2023.

Class Notes

Alumni share their latest news and photos!

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Class Notes

Alumni share their latest news!

seminar on space exploration

A passion for the stars, a mission for Augustana

In 1969, a Saturn V rocket thrust Apollo 11 towards the moon. That same year, Augustana College threw open the doors to its new John Deere Planetarium and Carl Gamble Observatory. Both successfully completed the mission.

Alphonse Hvalgren and Hulda Gustafson papers, 1879-2012

Personal papers and correspondence of Alphonse Hvalgren and Hulda Gustafson Hvalgren, both born in Sweden and immigrated to Prophetstown, Illinois. The papers contain a variety of original documents such as passports, receipts from steamships, Declaration of Intention, World War I draft cards, and correspondence, some of which were opened by the mail censor during World War I. Also includes information on Emanuel Hvalgren (1827-1908), Alphonse Hvalgren’s maternal grandfather, who was a Swedish philosopher and schoolteacher. 

Class Notes

Alumni share their latest news and photos!

Student employment at Augustana College

All degree-seeking students registered at Augustana at least half-time (4 credits) may apply to work on campus. They may work up to 10 hours a week.