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At the Annual Meeting of the reactivated Swiss-American Historical Society, held in New York on November, 1965, "everybody agreed that the SAHS ls not only a historical but also a cultural society'' (Newsletter of January 1966, page 5). We are glad, therefore, to offer to our readers in our present Newsletter an evaluation of Swiss literature by an American scholar, Professor Heinrich Meyer of Vanderbilt University.

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Swiss Literature Of Our Days, Heinrich Meyer Jul 1966

Swiss Literature Of Our Days, Heinrich Meyer

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The immediate cause for this study was the wish of Professor Vlach, Editor of the international periodical, Books Abroad, to have within the frame of the Modern Language Association of America annual reports about current events in the literary world.

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Full Issue Jul 1966

Full Issue

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

No abstract provided.

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Letter Form The Sahs-President, Lukas F. Burckhardt Jun 1966

Letter Form The Sahs-President, Lukas F. Burckhardt

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The moth of June is Charaterized for us by two major events which both emphasize Swiss-American friendship

- the opening of the Swiss Center on Fifth Avenue in New York on June 22 and 23 , and

- the series of ten concerts to be given by Ernest Ansermet and his Orchestre de la Suisse Romande at the Stanford Summer Festivals from June 22 to July 5. 1)

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The Stanford Club Of Switzerland, Kurt A. Widmer Jun 1966

The Stanford Club Of Switzerland, Kurt A. Widmer

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Founded in September 1963, the Stanford Club of Switzerland is one of the many clubs which, all over the world, bring into contact former students and scholars of Stanford University. In Switzerland, there are at present nearly seventy of them - about half being American, half Swiss - with activities extending from scientific research and work in international organizations to banking and industrial management. A majority of them have joined the Stanford Club of Switzerland and, thanks to it, have made acquaintances which they would otherwise have almost certainly missed making. During its short life, the Club has already organized …

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The Swiss Element In Northern California, Jean Studer Jun 1966

The Swiss Element In Northern California, Jean Studer

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Speak of the History of California and the part played by the Swiss: imnediately you will have one reaction and one name mentioned: Sutter. For the majority of the people that is the beginning and the end of it. Many books have been written on Sutter, part fiction, part history. There might be here or there a short article of general interest. Add to this the very good book of our Board Member Maurice Edmond Perret, Professor of Geography, Wisconsin State University, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, on ticinesi colonies in California and this is about the sumtotal of the literature which …

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The Swiss Guards Of San Francisco, Agathon A. Aerni Jun 1966

The Swiss Guards Of San Francisco, Agathon A. Aerni

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Swiss immigrants to California brought with them their military tradtions, and particularly their fondness for shooting.

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Research Of The Swiss In California, Agathon A. Aerni Jun 1966

Research Of The Swiss In California, Agathon A. Aerni

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Just who are the Swiss who have come to the United States? What was their plce of orgin, what were their motivtions, where did they go, and what impact did they have in their adopted country? The names of the most understanding individual Swiss are known: Gallatin, Agassiz father son, Sutter... as well as the existence of some Swiss settlements: New Glarus, Wisconsin, the two New Berns of North Carolina and Indiana, and Vavay, Switzerland Country, Indiana. But what of the thousands and thousands of Swiss who emigrated from the homeland and the many settlements established by them? What patterns …

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Full Issue Jun 1966