ARCHIVES
The
Swenson Center collects papers and records that reflect the Swedish
immigrant experience in North America. The personal papers and
organizational records in our holdings shed light on the daily lives of
many Swedish settlers, clergy, business people, educators and their institutions
and organizations.
The
archival materials do not circulate and can only be used on-site.
If you are interested in visiting the Center to research a specific archival
collection/s, please
contact us ahead
of time to schedule an appointment. If your interest is in genealogy rather
than archival research, please see
this page. For researchers not able to visit,
we can make a limited amount of copies as stated below.
Hours and contact information
Photocopying and Duplication services
Donations to the Archives
Hours
The
Swenson Center is open to the public by appointment Tuesday - Friday, excepting
holidays when the campus is closed. During the summer months of June - August our hours are more limited due to smaller staff resources and
reduced College hours. To schedule an appointment to look at an
archival collection and to learn our
hours, please call 309.794.7204 or
email. You may also
write to us:
Swenson Center
Augustana College
639 38th Street
Rock Island IL 61201-2296
Photocopies and scanning
Photocopying: researchers may request limited amount of
photocopies of documents while conducting archival research at the Center,
upon the discretion of the staff. Material
that is fragile and brittle or protected by
any restriction set by the donor cannot be photocopied.
Copies on-site are 25 cents per page.
Off-site researchers
interested in obtaining copies of documents from a
specific collection, please contact
the
staff. Copies sent to patrons via mail must be pre-paid and accompanied by the
"Request for Photocopies Form." The fee is 50 cents per page with a
minimum charge of $5.00. We accept personal checks, VISA
and MasterCard.
Scanning: On-site
researchers may scan, using their own equipment,
limited amounts of documents from a collection. Fragile and tightly bound documents cannot be scanned. Researchers
may also request a scanned copy of a portrait from the
Scandinavian-American Portrait collection.
Donations
Please contact us if you have any material that you wish to
donate, to discuss and determine if material is appropriate for the Swenson
Center. The Swenson Center can only accept donations after
consultation with the staff and all donations must be represented on a legal
"Deed of Gift."
The Swenson Center acquires most of its material through donations from
individuals and organizations. It is the procedure of the Center to encourage
donations as long as the material supports our mission and is considered to be
of historical value.
In addition to acquiring records that enhance and strengthen the current
holdings of particularly
letters written to early Augustana Synod pastors,
personal papers of prominent business people,
organizational and
lodge records. The Center is
also attempting to broaden its collection by actively searching for the
following types of papers:
- Personal papers
of Swedish-American individuals, businesses and organizations
- Identified
photographs depicting Swedish immigrant life in the cities,
e.g. store
fronts, people working, photographs of gatherings and festivals.
- Diaries and journals (especially of underrepresented groups such as women,
professionals, and working class people)
- Correspondence between immigrants in North America and between immigrants
and family in Sweden
- Records from Swedish-American organizations 1840-present
Thank you for your support and consideration
to our donations policy.
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Personal
Papers (index to holdings)
Organizational and
Lodge
records (index to holdings)
Small Archival and Subject Collections
(index to holdings)
Scandinavian-American
Portrait Collection (index to
holdings)
Collection
Development Policy for the Archives
Swenson Center Exhibits
Exhibit:
Swan August Swanson
Family Album
Mailing address:
Swenson Center
Augustana College
639 38th St
Rock Island IL 61201-2296
USA
Phone: 309.794.7204
Fax: 309.794.7443
sag@augustana.edu
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