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- ↑ "An Augustana Campus History: 1900-1929". Augustana College. Archived from the original on 2016-09-06. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ Ernst W. Olsen (1917). The Swedish Element in Illinois, Survey of the Last Seven Decades, With Life Sketches of Men of Todayr. Swedish American Biographical Association. p. 125. (from sub-chapter section on "Augustana College and Theological Seminary")
- ↑ Des Moines' Saturday Review 1896:1, cited in William C. Page and Joanne R. Walroth (January 15, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Julius Scheibe Cottage". National Park Service . Retrieved 2016-06-27. with two photos
- ↑ Charles Aldrich (October 31, 1903). Sixth Bienniel Report of the Historical Department of Iowa Made to the Trustees of the State Library and Historical Department. p. 70.
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