Digital Archives Librarian Stewart Van Cleve shares his thoughts on a robust collection of Augsburg’s archives.
When I started as the Digital Archivist last summer, I was fortunate to inherit a large number of collections that had already been digitized by my predecessor, Bill Wittenbreer. This included a full set of The Augsburgian, Augsburg鈥檚 yearbook published from 1916 to 2010. For nearly a century, these yearbooks documented the buildings, faces, and events that stood out each year on campus.
They also reflect the graphic design aesthetics of their period. I particularly enjoy the and the , but my favorite yearbooks all date from the 1970s. Looking at the , you can almost hear the music transform from folk to disco.
You can also see how the decade ushered dramatic changes in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. Beginning with its heady days as the epicenter of the , Cedar-Riverside transformed with the construction of Riverside Plaza and the It is also interesting to see the histories of familiar places, such as the (once Mama Rosa鈥檚).
To view the entire Augsburgian Collection, .
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The University Archives preserve Augsburg鈥檚 legacy and make its historical information available to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and researchers. The archives include information related to the university鈥檚 history and provide limited information about administrators, faculty, staff, and alumni.