A major grant from the Swedish foundation Riksbankens jubileumsfond in Stockholm has been awarded to a group of trans-Atlantic libraries...

It's that time of year again! Peak behind-the-scenes with our virtual advent calendar.

The Swenson Center held a booth at the annual QC Archives Fair at the historic Antoine LeClaire House in Davenport, IA this past weekend....

Get a Swenson Center library card! The Swenson Center has a special Lending Collection of popular English-language Nordic books and DVDs for

Lucas Henry joins the Swenson Center team this fall as the Library/Archives Assistant. He is also a Visiting Instructor in Scandinavian...

Get to know our unique collections! Here we feature newly processed or noteworthy archival collections. Northwestern Illinois Rebekah...

Jack Beemsterboer, an Augustana College senior from Towanda, Illinois, just finished his summer internship at the Center. As a history...

Get to know our unique collections! Here we feature newly processed or noteworthy archival collections. Swedish Council of America records

Dr. Mike Scarlett (Associate Professor, Education Department, Augustana College) just finished his week-long visit combing through the Cente

Meet our summer intern, Jack! From Towanda, Illinois, Jack is a history major going into his senior year at Augie. He is exploring history-r

Scandinavian Studies/World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures – Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, invites applications for a...

This holiday season we are again showcasing a virtual advent calendar. Starting December 1st, visit our website every day for a little...

The 2021 QC Archives Fair was held at the Butterworth Center on October 30th and saw a great turnout with 23 local history organizations...

Kelsey Fuller has joined the Swenson Center team as a part-time library/archives assistant. Kelsey was hired on a 10-month contract as a...

Swenson Center summer intern Ainslie Lounsbury, with archivist Lisa Huntsha, recently completed the processing of MSS P:352 Carl Robert...

It's official: You can now visit the Center, browse, and borrow some popular titles. You can check out and take these books and DVDs home...

Dr. Lena Hann, Assistant Professor in the Public Health Program at Augustana College was the 2021 recipient of our Faculty Research...

We will be launching a new lending library this fall and are growing the collection. What do you want to read? Swedish crime fiction?...