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Book Reviews Mar 1972

Book Reviews

East Texas Historical Journal

No abstract provided.


East Texas Colloquy Mar 1972

East Texas Colloquy

East Texas Historical Journal

No abstract provided.


Contents Feb 1972

Contents

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

No abstract provided.


The Eighth Annual Meeting Of The Reactivated Swiss American Historical Society, Dr. Leo Schelbert, Dr. Imre De Kosinsky Feb 1972

The Eighth Annual Meeting Of The Reactivated Swiss American Historical Society, Dr. Leo Schelbert, Dr. Imre De Kosinsky

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The Eighth Annual Meeting of the reactivated Swiss American Historical Society, duly announced on page 2 of the SAHS newsletter of October 1971 (Vol. VII, No. 2), was held on Saturday, November 20, 1971, at the Embassy of Switzerland, 2900 Cathedral Avenue, N. W., Washington, D.C. from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.


Public Culture And The Cultured Public In Switzerland Feb 1972

Public Culture And The Cultured Public In Switzerland

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Excerpts from the address given by Dr. Hans Muller, Cultural Counselor of the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington, D.C., at the Eighth Annual Meeting of November 20, 2971.

At the annual meeting of the SAHS Dr. Hans Muller not only played the role of gracious host, but also presented to those assembled a perceptive analysis relating to Swiss cultural life. It was a precise, fast-moving, and highly informed and informative presentation which opened with these words:


Book Review: Sozio-Kulturelle Probleme Der Eingliederung Italienischer Arbeitskrafte In Der Schweiz, Dr. Lukas F. Burckhardt Feb 1972

Book Review: Sozio-Kulturelle Probleme Der Eingliederung Italienischer Arbeitskrafte In Der Schweiz, Dr. Lukas F. Burckhardt

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Rudolf Braun's study of the assimilation problems of Italian workers in Switzerland has two outstanding qualities which are rarely found together in the same work: It meets the strict professional standards of modern sociological research, but it is also written with the heart and therefore reads in its main parts like a captivating novel.


Book Review: Cross-Cultural And Cross-Generational Sex Role Perceptions Of Swiss American And Amish Females Feb 1972

Book Review: Cross-Cultural And Cross-Generational Sex Role Perceptions Of Swiss American And Amish Females

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

This is a highly technical, sober, and disciplined study of an aspect of culture change, made by Mrs. Boss, daughter of Paul Grossenbacher, both leading members of the New Glarus community. The author's "Abstract" aptly summarizes the intent and the findings of this investigation:


Book Reviews: Notes In Brief Feb 1972

Book Reviews: Notes In Brief

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

A collection of short book reviews.


Full Issue Feb 1972

Full Issue

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Letter Of The Editor, Leo Schelbert Feb 1972

Letter Of The Editor, Leo Schelbert

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Dear Compatriots and Friends:

I is the major task of this newsletter to report to the members of the SAHS on the eighth annual meeting which was held on November 20, 1971, at the Swiss Embassy in Washington. Some twenty people attended and much important business was transacted. The participants very much wished that more of you could have been there to help in the decision-making process and to enjoy the gracious and cultured hospitality extended to the SAHS by Dr. and Mrs. Hans Muller.


Maine Academic Historians - Event Agenda, Maine Historical Society Jan 1972

Maine Academic Historians - Event Agenda, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Agenda of the first meeting of the Maine Academic Historians on October 7, 1972


Maine’S Corporation Sole Controversy, Michael Guidnard Jan 1972

Maine’S Corporation Sole Controversy, Michael Guidnard

Maine History

This article discusses the religious controversies between French and Irish Roman Catholics in Maine during the early years of the twentieth century. It was the Maine Historical Society Prize Essay of 1972.


The Huntsville Historical Review, Vol. 2, No. 1, January 1972, Huntsville-Madison County Historical Society Jan 1972

The Huntsville Historical Review, Vol. 2, No. 1, January 1972, Huntsville-Madison County Historical Society

Huntsville Historical Review

No abstract provided.


The Dead Shoe Primary, Grace Hooten Gates Jan 1972

The Dead Shoe Primary, Grace Hooten Gates

Huntsville Historical Review

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, Huntsville-Madison County Historical Society Jan 1972

Front Matter, Huntsville-Madison County Historical Society

Huntsville Historical Review

No abstract provided.


Epidemic Cholera At Huntsville, 1873, Leland R. Johnson Jan 1972

Epidemic Cholera At Huntsville, 1873, Leland R. Johnson

Huntsville Historical Review

No abstract provided.


Alabama Makes Her Debut Into The Union, G. W. Mcginty Jan 1972

Alabama Makes Her Debut Into The Union, G. W. Mcginty

Huntsville Historical Review

No abstract provided.


A Finnish Riihi In Minnesota, Matti Kaups Jan 1972

A Finnish Riihi In Minnesota, Matti Kaups

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

A Finnish riihi in Minnesota is described and analyzed from the perspectives of form and function. The riihi or the combination grain drying, threshing, and winnowing barn, is one of the several folk architectural forms that immigrants from rural Finland built and used in settling sections of Minnesota. Since most of the log structures erected by the Finns are in a state of decay or already have vanished, it seems pertinent to preserve examples of the transplanted folk heritage in writing, and hopefully, in material form as well.


Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society Jan 1972

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article is a listing of selected books regarding Maine History.