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Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

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The Trial Of Captain Henry Wirz, 1865: An Attempt Of Rehabilitation, Heinz K. Meier, Lukas F. Burchardt

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The paper read by Dr. A. Maissen at the New York meeting of the SAHS dealt with the interesting subject of Captain Henry Wirz . Although one of the best known Swiss participating in the Civil War, he is not listed among the subjects of the book Prominent Americans of Swiss Origin. This probably was no oversight, for he was and is a controversial figure.

Editors Notes, Lukas F. Burckhardt

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The Editor of the Newsletter wants to apologize for being unable, due to lack of space, to publish in this issue all the valuable material he has received from various sources.

Hermann Hesse And The Notion Of The Ful Entity Of Man In The Literature Of Our Century, Albert Bettex

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

In 1929, four years before Hitler came to power in Germany, C.G. Jung published an essay on "Women in Europe". In this essay the Swiss psychologist , no doubt a shrewd observer, also deals with a few general aspects of the human situation of that time. He discovers tendencies in the minds of many of his contemporaries . First "a growing disgust at one sided attitudes which do not make sense" . He was thinking, among other things, of the increclible chaos of doubtful, dogmatic philosophies of the late 1920's, many of which were offered as promises of salvation to …

An Anthology If Swiss Music On Records, Lukas F. Burckhardt

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

In our Newsletter of October 1965 we already have drawn the attention of our readers to the "Anthology of Swiss Music".

Letter From The President, Heinz K. Meier

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

With this newsletter we enter the second year of the revived Swiss- American Historical Society. We hope that it wil.l be as good a year for the Society as 1965 was. In order to do this we not only must maintain our present membership , but enlarge it and keep it growing. We also have to work toward achieving the noblest and most important goal of the existence of our Society, namely to make available in published form results of research and investigation of matters concerning Switzerland and the United States . From information we receive we conclude that there …

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The Making Of The Revolutionist: Lord Edward Fitzgerald, Franklin Delaine Donaldson

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The Establishment Of The Baptists In England In The Early Part Of The Seventeenth Century, Eugenia Henderson

Honors Theses

In 1558 with the accession of a Protestant Queen on the throne, England had the appearance of religious freedom. Around 1559 Dutch and Flemish dissenters emigrated to England bringing with them Baptist beliefs. Elizabeth's religious policy, however, was not one of toleration. Not being a religious zealot, she desired a workable religious situation. As a result the Elizabethan Settlement was a compromise and came to mean no religious liberty but no inquisition. In 1559 Elizabeth became Supreme Governor of the Anglican Church in the Act of Supremacy. The Act of Uniformity passed in the same year forced the people to …

The Rise Of European Commercial Association During The Middle Ages, Ellen Douglas Moule

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The unity of Western Europe has not yet approached the political, economic and religious entity realized under the Roman Empire. Nor is it likely to duplicate such a centralized and authoritative basis of organization. It is the purpose of this paper to explore European economic association on the basis of co-operation rather than dominance. For this purpose historical cornerstones of economic co-operation and commercial endeavor will be discussed.

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Among them the individuals and groups who pursued trade not only revived the collapsed commerce known to the Roman world, but provided the framework for modern commercial and financial activity and …

Letter, Alfred Zehnder

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

In der Beilage erhalten Sie die dritte Nummer der aus dem Rundschreiben an die schweizerischen Geisteswissenschafter in den USA hervorgegangenen Newsletter der Swiss-American Historical Society.

Jeremy Bentham And The Development Of English Utilitarianism, James William Gepson

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The eighteenth century in one sense may be viewed as the second Hundred Years War. The century saw France and England continue their struggle for colonial empire and commercial advantage. William Pitt the Elder (1706-1778) led England to victory in the mid-century conflict primarily through his use of English see Power.¹ The cost of the conflict laid great burdens on the English taxpayer and English statesmen demanded that the colonies begin to bear a share of the cost of imperial defense. Such a policy firmly applied by Lord Townsend, led to the American Revolution which began a partial reversal …

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Letter From The Sahs President, Heinz K. Meier

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Almost a year ago, the Swiss American Historical Society was reactivated at a meeting in New York City. Since then a great deal of work has been done in the effort to make ours a strong and active organization, and I am glad to be able to report that the result so far has been very satisfactory. From the list included in this newsletter you will see that our membership is one of great variety and distinction and that the interest in our work and purpose is lively in many parts of the United States as well as Switzerland. We …

Swiss-American Mennonite History, L. B.

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The role of the Swiss and other European Anabaptists (Wiedertaufer) or Mennonites (i.e. followers of Menno Simon, 1492-1559) and other Protestant groups who emigrated to the U.S. as a characteristic element in American social history is studied intensively by Americans interested in their contribution to American culture.

The Swiss In The United States, H. M.

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

As announced in the "Letter from the President" every member who joins the SAHS this year will receive a copy of John Paul von Grueningen, ed., The Swiss in the United States (Madison , 'Wisconsin: Swiss-American Historical Society, 1940, 153 pages). The following is a brief' introductory description of the book.

The Americanization Of Raetic ( Romanish, German, Italian Family Names From The Canton Grisons, Switzerland

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The Secretary of the SAHS, Dr. Augustin Maissen, has sent us a copy of " Studia Raetoromanica I", Ediziums Della Revista Retoromontscha. 1965 (Editor: Alfons Maissen, Chur). It consists of a study by Augustin Maissen on "L' Americanisaziun dils nums de schlatteina romontschs e grischuns" with an Abstract in English (19) pages. It is astonishing how many Bundner names, some of them extinct in Grabunden, have been preserved in the U.S., either in the original or in a somewhat anglicized form. There are even Romansh sepulchral inscriptions, e.g. at Badus (Romansh geographic name!) in South Dakota.

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An English Translation Of J.R. Von Salis' Standard Work On Rilke Switzerland, L. B.

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Among the many publications on the poet Rainer Maria Rilke the book by the Swiss Professor of History Dr. Jean Rodolphe von Salis, until recently President of the Foundation Pro Helvetia, excels by its tactful and sober approach to a delicate subject which all too often has been misused by panegyrists full of loud enthusiasm, but rather bare of substance. When Rilke arrived in Switzerland in 1919, von Salis was nearly eighteen years old and twenty five when Rilke died at Territet in 1926. Von Salis knew Rilke as a guest in his family, but more and more also in …

120th Anniversary Pf New Glarus, L. B.

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

In our first Newsletter we have presented to our readers the American writer Herbert Kubly from New Glarus, Wisconsin. He is so deeply rooted in that community founded by settlers from the canton of Glarus, Switzerland in 1845 that he may even write a novel based on its history which is, at the same time that of his own family.

Reviews Of Robert H. Billigmeier's And Fred A. Picard's "The Old Land And The New", L. B.

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The readers of this second SAHS-Newsletter are referred to Dr. Heinz K . Meier ' s comprehensive evaluation - published on pages 5-7 in our :first Newsletter of April 1965 - of the new book:

Letter From The Sahs President, Heinz K. Meier

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Dear Members and Friends,

The response to our first newsletter of April has been very gratifying; so IWcb so that we decided to issue a second letter now, although the summer is a time vhen many of us pursue other than their ordinary tasks. One of the persons absent from the country at t his time is our secretary, Dr. Augustin Maissen, who is spending a research-vacation in Spain and Switzerland. We will have to wait for his detailed report till our fall newsletter, but I can tell you t hat we have received so far about forty-five membership applications …

Swiss Songs On The Emigrants To The U.S., L. B.

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Our remarks in the first Newsletter on the Sviss folk song scolding the emigrants to the U.S. for tearing up their citizenship certificate ("Du willst den Burgerbrief zerreissen, den dir das teure Hochland gab") has provoked a well documented comment by the Swiss Consul General in New York, Dr. Hans Lacher, who has collected literature on the different versions of this song from the serious earlier text.to the later ironical deviations most of us remember.

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Outlook, L. B.

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Many subjects worthy of our attention could not been treated in this issue. We mention a few examples:

Romansh Poetry, L. B.

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

In 1958, together with his friend Robert Billigmeier, Dr. Augustin Maissen has edited the booklet "Contemporary Romansh Poetry. An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry written in the Romansh Language of Switzerland, with Bilingual Text, including an Introduction and Biographical Notes", published by the Romansh-American Foundation and printed by Editorial 'Cantera', Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico (48 pages). This charming presentation of Romansh culture is an excellent introduction into the fourth Swiss national language because it appeals to a feeling for beauty which is universal. The poem "Il pur suveran" ("The Sovereign Peasant") by Anton Huonder (1824-1872), one of the early pioneers of the …

"Das Schicksal Machte Mich Zu Einem Kock" Memoirs Of A Swiss Cook In America, L. B.

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

This is the beginning of a long poem by Brother _oscar Arnold> S.M. (Marfanist) published in his book ".Erom Dawn to Sunset. A Poet's Autobiographysr, Marianist Publications, Mount St. John, Dayton, Ohio , 1964 (paperback, 172 pages).

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Social Status At The Court Of Alfonso Viii Of Castile, Lorle Ann Porter

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This is a study of the social structure of Castile in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. The charter witness lists of that period as edited by Júlio González were the basis for this study. Charters formed an important part of the documentation of the Middle Ages. Royal charters, in general, officially conveyed the use of a specific property to a person who agreed to accept designated responsibilities. As the possession and or use of land was a key to medieval economy, it was essential that ownership or legitimate occupation was clear to the authorities. The …

Green Meadow Foundation Is Looking For New Director Of Institute

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The Green Meadow Foundation (Stiftung "Im Gruene') in Zurich is looking for a new Director of the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute for Economic and Social Studies in Ruschlikon-Zurich.