FINDING AID

SAC P:145 David W. Swanson manuscript, 1953

COLLECTION SUMMARY

Collection Title:          
David W. Swanson manuscript

Collection Number:    
SAC P:145

Dates:                         
1953

Size:                           
1 folder

Language:                   
English

Creator/Collector:       
Swanson, David W.

Subject Headings:      
Annotated bibliographies
Immigration from Europe to North America
Fiction genres
Lesson planning

Repository:     
Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois.

Abstract:         
David Warren Swanson attended Augustana College from 1952-1953. Collection contains one manuscript written by Swanson titled “Bibliography of American Immigration Fiction and Suggestions for a Unit of Study Based upon American Immigration Fiction,” written in May 1953 for Dr. O. Fritiof Ander’s course “Teaching of Social Studies.”

RIGHTS AND ACCESS

Conditions Governing Access:          
Collection is open for research.

Reproduction and Use:           
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Swenson Center and the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation:      
[item identification], in SAC P:145 David W. Swanson manuscript, Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois.

ACQUISITION AND RELATED MATERIALS

Source of Acquisition:
Gift of Dr. O. Fritiof Ander in 1965 to Augustana College Library. Transferred to the Swenson Center on December 14, 1983. Accession number T-xx49.

Notes: 
Formerly cataloged into library collection Immig. 813.03 Sw24b. Also formerly MSS P:145.

Processed By:
Received by Kermit Westerberg in 1983. Processing date unknown. Revised by Lisa Huntsha in July 2020.

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE

Administrative/Biographical History: 
David Warren Swanson attended Augustana College from 1952-1953. He was from Flint, Michigan and transferred to Augustana from Flint Junior College. He was a history major and was involved in various activities on campus including debate, varsity tennis, Pi Upsilon Gamma treasurer, oratory, Lutheran Studies Association, homecoming booklet, and lecture committee chairman.

Scope and Content:    
Contains one manuscript titled “Bibliography of American Immigration Fiction and Suggestions for a Unit of Study Based upon American Immigration Fiction” by David W. Swanson, written in May 1953 for Dr. O. Fritiof Ander’s course (Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois) “Teaching of Social Studies.” 61 pages