FYI 102: Practical Genealogy (Bengtson) - Special Collections Guide

This LibGuide provides general guidance on resources you can use to research any aspect of Augustana's history.

This online resource is a timeline of Augustana College history that was prepared for the college's sesquicentennial celebration in 2010. It is organized by decade and is an excellent place to start if you are looking for a broad overview of the college's development. This timeline was adapted from the book Reflecting on the Past, which you can find in Special Collections and in the main library collection, or access online via Augustana Digital Commons.

This is a digitized copy of the 1985 edition of Glen Brolander's An Historical Survey of the Augustana College Campus. This is an excellent source of information about the changes to the college's physical campus from 1875-1985. It contains maps of the campus footprint and buildings at various points in time, profiles of individual buildings, and information about the acquisition of tracts of land. Use the table of contents and the index to locate information relevant to your needs. If you prefer to use a printed copy of this book, you can find both the 1985 edition and the updated 1992 edition in Special Collections and in the main library collection.

This an online timeline of campus history, based heavily on Glen Brolander's An Historical Survey of the Augustana College Campus. It was created in 2010 as part of the celebration of the college's 150th anniversary.