Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Mormon Studies (53)
- Religion (53)
- History (36)
- Religious Education (30)
- European History (27)
-
- European Languages and Societies (27)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (9)
- Cultural History (3)
- Missions and World Christianity (3)
- Sociology (3)
- Communication (2)
- Family, Life Course, and Society (2)
- Geography (2)
- Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion (2)
- Art and Design (1)
- Biblical Studies (1)
- Chinese Studies (1)
- East Asian Languages and Societies (1)
- Education (1)
- Educational Methods (1)
- English Language and Literature (1)
- Environmental Sciences (1)
- Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (1)
- Graphic Communications (1)
- Hawaiian Studies (1)
- International and Intercultural Communication (1)
- Linguistics (1)
- Mass Communication (1)
- Medicine and Health Sciences (1)
- Keyword
-
- Mormon studies (30)
- Swiss American Historical Society (22)
- Book review (9)
- Mormon Church (8)
- History (7)
-
- Poetry (7)
- Mormons (6)
- Utah (5)
- Biography (4)
- Mormon landscape (3)
- Book of Mormon (2)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (2)
- Criticism (2)
- Description (2)
- Joseph Smith (2)
- Letters (2)
- Missionary system (2)
- Mormon doctrine (2)
- Religious aspects (2)
- Short story (2)
- Society meetings (2)
- Textual (2)
- Travel (2)
- 1804-1887 (1)
- 1964-1965 (1)
- Agriculture (1)
- Alma (1)
- American (1)
- Anti-Mormon crusade (1)
- Architect (1)
- Publication
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 30 of 80
Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
The Forthcoming Annual Meeting, Heinz K. Meier
The Forthcoming Annual Meeting, Heinz K. Meier
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
1. Time and Place
This year's annual meeting of the Swiss American Historical Society will take place on Saturday, December 28, at the Orrington Hotel, 1710 Orrington Avenue, in Evanston, Illinois, in connection with the national convention of the American Historical Association in Chicago.
The Passing Of Two Noted Swiss Americans
The Passing Of Two Noted Swiss Americans
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
Dr. med. Karl Friedrich Meyer (1884-1974)
Karl Friedrich Meyer was born in Basel on May 19, 1884, as the son of Theodore Meyer zum Pfeil and Sophie Meyer-Lichtenhahn. After grammar school he attended the Humanistische Gymnasium of Basel and started in 1902 his graduate work in biology. Later he transferred to the University of Zurich where he studied comparative pathology and physiology and began to immerse himself in his favored field of specialization, veterinary medicine.
Book Review: Chabag: Schweizer Kolonie Am Schwarzen Meer, Leo Schelbert
Book Review: Chabag: Schweizer Kolonie Am Schwarzen Meer, Leo Schelbert
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
The founding of hoogeneous, ethnically defined settlements represents perhaps the most colorful aspect of migration history. The colony Chabag, located in Bessarabia where the Dnjester river flows into the Black Sea, provides a find example of such a story, traced by H. Gander-Wolf as a labor of love. The settlement, founded in 1822 by the botanist and vine-grower Louis Vincent Tardent from Vevey in French-speaking Switzerland, lasted for five generations until the turbulence of World War Two forced the inhabitants to return to their homeland. Although this study is written by a descendant of the settlers, it is remarkably free …
Other Books Received
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
A collection of books received.
Carl Bodmer: A Biographical Sketch, Hans Läng
Carl Bodmer: A Biographical Sketch, Hans Läng
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
Almost every illustrated work on North American Indians has pictures by Carl Bodmer, the gifted Swiss painter. Experts as well as interested laymen are impressed by his excellent portrayals of various types of Indians and their world. When we look for the artist's signature, however, we often find nothing but "after Wied" under the picture or else the name of an engraver. Thieme-Becker, Benezit, Nagel, and any number of other editors of the various encyclopedias of artists, refer to Carl Brun (Schwizerisches Kunstler-Lexikon, Frauenfeld 1905), whenever they mention Bodmer. And here, too, we find precious little information about the painter.
Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, E. H. Bovay
Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, E. H. Bovay
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
In August, 1923, the then Governor of the Gold Coast (Ghana), Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, paid a visit to Switzerland. Although proud to welcome such a high dignitary, especially one with such a Bernese sounding name, the Swiss authorities were somewhat embarassed when the Governor asked to be taken to the birthplace of his ancestors. Nobody knew for certain, since the Bernese municipalities of Belp, Guggisberg, Niedermuhlern, Schwarzenburg and Zimmerwalk all claimed him as one of their sons. The origins of the Governor have been traced recently. Frederick Gordon Guggisberg's grandfather Johann (John), born in 1808 and a citizen of Belp …
Two Congratulatory Messages, Leo Schelbert
Two Congratulatory Messages, Leo Schelbert
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
On August 1, 1974, Dr. med. Hans C. Syz, the noted psychiatrist and president of the Lifwynn Foundations of Westport, Connecticut, celebrated his eightieth birthday. The SAHS is privileged to extend the most cordial good wishes to its distinguished member and wishes him many more years of high accomplishment.
Book Review: Amicable Agreement Versus Majority Rule: Conflict Resolution In Switzerland, Frank Tachau
Book Review: Amicable Agreement Versus Majority Rule: Conflict Resolution In Switzerland, Frank Tachau
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
Writing a review of a book about Swiss politics for Swiss-American readers is not an easy task for a non-Swiss political scientist. Unfortunately, the Swiss political system has simply not been a very popular subject for investigation by American political scientists. Since Switzerland is the oldest and perhaps most successful multi-ethnic political system in Europe, if not the world, this lack of attention and popularity is very regrettable indeed, The appearance in English translation of this book by Jurg Steiner of the University of North Carolina (with teaching affiliations at the Universities of Zurich and Geneva as well) does a …
Sahs Meeting In Zurich, Sonja Daeniker, Lukas F. Burckhardt
Sahs Meeting In Zurich, Sonja Daeniker, Lukas F. Burckhardt
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
On July 12, 1975, the SWAHS organiszed another summer meeting in Switzerland. Below are two reports of the meeting by particinpating members of our society, one from the Neue Zurcher Zeitung of July 19/20, 1975, and the other from the Swiss American Review of Agust 6, 1975.
Guest Editor's Prologue, Truman G. Madsen
Index, Gary P. Gillum
Introductory Pages, Byu Studies
End Matter, Byu Studies
Full Issue, Byu Studies
Relief Society Grain Storage Program, 1876-1940, Jessie L. Embry
Relief Society Grain Storage Program, 1876-1940, Jessie L. Embry
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis will describe and interpret the development of this Relief Society wheat storage program from its inception in 1876 to 1940 when the program was transferred to the General Church Welfare Committee. Emphasis will be placed on the sisters' attempts to store grain and the problems they encountered. The thesis will also discuss the effects of outside forces on the program and the different ways the sisters used the grain. The final chapter will deal with the relationship between the movement and the history of the Relief Society and its parent organization, the Mormon Church.
Introductory Remarks, Leo Schelbert
Introductory Remarks, Leo Schelbert
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
The present newsletter contains four items which, hopefully, will be of interest to SAHS members. Professor Heinz K. Meier presents the fourth part of his history of the Swiss American Historical Society. He shoes with much tact and lucidity how the organization almost vanished in the late 1950's and how its revival occurred largely due o the efforts of Dr. Lukas F. Burckhardt, then Cultural Counselor of the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington.
History Of The Swiss American Historical Society, Heinz K. Meier
History Of The Swiss American Historical Society, Heinz K. Meier
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
4. Years of Silence*
Professor Senn realized that the society faced many difficulties. For one thing, membership had dwindled. There were 45 life members but only 61 annual members who had paid their dues for 1949. The treasurer considered them "fairly active" even though few had paid their dues for 1950 and only three of four for 1951. Swiss clubs and organizations had stopped paying their membership dues as long back and 1939. True, there was a stack of 120 cards of former members but they had not been hard from since the early 1940s. This was a bleak picture …
An American Glances At Switzerland: Horace Greeley's Swiss Journey 1851
An American Glances At Switzerland: Horace Greeley's Swiss Journey 1851
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
I left Milan an 5 o'clock on the morning of the 10th, via Railroad to Como, at the foot of the Lake of like name, which we reached in an hour and a half, thence taking the Swiss Government Diligence for this place, via the pass of St. Gothard. Even before reaching Como (only some twenty miles from Milan), the spurs of the Alps had begun to gather around us, and the little Lake itself is completely embosomed by them. Barely skirting its southern border, we crossed the Swiss frontier and bade adieu to the Passport swindle for a season, …
The Words Of Saint Peter From His Throne In The Vatican, Carma De Jong Anderson
The Words Of Saint Peter From His Throne In The Vatican, Carma De Jong Anderson
BYU Studies Quarterly
No abstract provided.
Full Issue, Byu Studies
Introductory Pages, Byu Studies
The Plan, Ronald F. Malan
Three Poems, Marden Clark
A Mormon Mother: An Autobiography Annie Clark Tanner, John B. Harris
A Mormon Mother: An Autobiography Annie Clark Tanner, John B. Harris
BYU Studies Quarterly
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Rapperswil Im 19. Jahrhundert, Leo Schelbert
Book Review: Rapperswil Im 19. Jahrhundert, Leo Schelbert
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
The seven essays assembled in this book present excellent examples of the great value of local history for the professional historian. Eugen Halter, now a retired schoolteacher, had gathered a wealth of material that highlighted aspects of the 19th century economic and social history of the town of Rapperswil. Thus he offers in one chapter a sketch of the region's economic situation about 1850; in another he descries the stormy career of the liberal clergyman Felix Helbling (1802-1873). who had been greatly influenced by Ignaz Vital Troxler (1780-1866) and Heinrich Zschokke (1771-1848), two leaders of the liberal movement which after …
News From The President, Heinz K. Meier
News From The President, Heinz K. Meier
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
Our annual meeting for 1974 has been tentatively scheduled for Saturday, December 28, to take place in Chicago in conjunction with the annual convention of the American Historical Association. Please keep this date open and be on the lookout for additional information concerning the meeting and the business to be transacted, most importantly that of electing a new president.
Two Distinguished Swiss Visitors In Chicago: Max Frisch And Jean Piaget, Leo Schelbert
Two Distinguished Swiss Visitors In Chicago: Max Frisch And Jean Piaget, Leo Schelbert
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
On April 11, 1974, the Consulate General of Switzerland proudly announced: "The famous Swiss writer, winner of numerous awards and honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Max Frisch, author of novels, plays and diaries and one of the leading personalities in modern literature, will be in Chicago." As a major event a reading hour had been arranged for Tuesday, April 23, at the University of Illinois - in cooperation with the Consulate General of (West) Germany and the Swiss Benevolent Society of Chicago - where the author was to read from his recently published Sketchbook 1966-1971.