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Report Of The Treasurer Of The Swiss American Historical Society, Dr. Imre De Kosinsky

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Dear members:

I am again in a comfortable position to tell you that the financial situation of our Society is just as favorable as it was a year ago as per December 27, 1968. This is all the more remarkable as our expenses are cca. $ 200.-- higher than last year and due to the general decline of the bond priced our tax-exempt New York State Power Authority Bond value in correlation with the general trend in the stock market, also declined somewhat. Nevertheless, due to the very thorough drive to collect the membership fees, we not only off-set these …

Report Of The President Of The Swiss American Historical Society For 1969, Dr. Heinz K. Meier

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The year of 1969 was an outwardly quiet one as far as SAHS matters were concerned. I knew when I was reelected to the presidency of the society at the last annual meeting in New York a year ago that its affairs had been well handled and that everything was in good order. This excellent state of affairs was the result of the work of a fine board of officers who performed their duties with care and dispatch. I was lucky to inherit a state of reliable men from m predecessor, Dr. Augustin Maissen. Everyone of them, Dr. Leo Schelbert, …

"On Swiss American Relations In The Aftermath Of World War Ii, Dr. Werner Imhoof, Dr. Heinz K. Meier

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Address by Dr. Imhoof: We are concerned here with Prof. Heinz Meier's latest book, Friendship Under Stress, U.S.-Swiss Relations 1900-1950, published by Herbert Lang & Co. in Fern this winter. It has been very favorably reviewed, as many of you may know. Prof. Max Silberschmidt published a very positive appreciation in its thoroughness as well as in its perspective - a much-needed book, and my remarks are meant to recommend it very warmly to you.

The Sixth Annual Meeting Of The Reactivated Swiss American Historical Society, Lukas F. Burckhardt

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

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The Sixth Annual Meeting of the reactivated Swiss American Historical Society, to which the members had been invited by circular letters of October 25 and November 28, took place on December 27, 2969, in the Conference Hall of the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington, D.C. Time and place were chosen because of the coincidence with the Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association of December 28 - 30 in the same town. This facilitated the attendance of our professional historians, but was less practical for those among our members who had to use the holiday season for family …

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Major Works By And About Adolf Meyer, Hans Syz Md

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The Collected Papers of Adolf Meyer - 4 volumes - The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, 1950-1952.

Reprint: From The International Migration Review, Leo Schelbert

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The Swiss American Historical Society (SAHS) is a reslative newcomer among the organizations which are dedicated to the historical study of a particular ethnic group. It was founded on July 4 , 192, in order "to meet the growing demand for a comprehensive account of the role which the Swiss element ... has played in the history of this country."

A Bibliography Of The Publications Of Hans Syz, M.D.

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On Psychiatric Problems, On Ceramics

The Swiss American Historical Society In 1969: Goals, Membership, Officers, Lukas F. Burckhardt

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The Swiss American Historical Society, founded in Chicago on July 4, 1927, and reactivated at a constitutional meeting in New York on December 29, 1964, has defined its goals in its revised constitution of November 13, 1965, as follows:

"The objects and purposes of this organization shall be to institute, conduct and encourage historical research; to record the achievements of Swiss American citizens and residents of Swiss extraction and their influence upon the progress and development of governmental institutions, and of industry, science and education in the United States of America; to analyze and describe all aspects of U.S. - …

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Adolf Meyer (1866-1950): Profile Of A Swiss-American Psychiatrist, Barbara Sicherman

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

I wonder how many here this evening are familiar witht he work or even the name of Adolf Meyer. I would expect that he is know to few. Even in the field of psychiatry, towhichhecontributedso much, he has become little more than a name. Young psychiatrists are likely to learn only enought about Meyer to pass their medical boards. What they do read does not necessarily clarify his importance, for his theories seem either obivous or obscure, and far from electriying. Indeed, the recent question of one psychiatrist probably reflects the attitudes of many: "Just whar was so great about …

Letter From The Sahs Secretary, Lukas F. Burckhardt

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

This Newsletter is a brain child of our First Vice President, Dr. Leo Schelbert, now on sabbatical leave in Switzerland (address: Wilerweg 32, 4600 Olten). On his initiative, at our Regional Meeting in New York of May 2nd, 1969, Professor Barbara Siche:rman of Manhattanville College gave us a lecture on the life career of the Swiss American pioneer in psychiatry, Dr. med. Adolf Meyer (1866 - 1950). In the audience, our member Dr. med. Hans Syz, born 1894, who is with the Lifwynn Foundation at Westport, Connecticut, himself an outstanding psychiatrist, greatly enriched Miss Sichennan' s presentation by his personal …

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"The French University Crisis", Jacqueline Bernard

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

Joint Reed College-Portland State University Presidential Inauguration.

Communications From The Sahs Secretary, Lukas F. Burckhardt

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Dear SAHS Members:

1) In January 1969 you have received the Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Meeting of the reactivated Swiss American Historical Society in New York on December 27 , 1968. Please let me know if you want more copies .

An American Community Proud Of Its First Swiss Settlers, Leo Schelbert

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The study traces quite successfully in eight chapters "the past geographical circumstances of the Swiss community at Higland, Illinois, and describes the main changes which occurred within that community from 1831 to 1930. After briefly sketching Swiss settlement migration to the United States and to the state of Illinois (1) and the general geographical and hiatorical setting of the later Highland region (2), the author discusses the founding (3) and the cultural character ·(4) of Highland.Then an analysis of its morphology (settlement pattern, areal extension, and the growth of the city) (5) und a sketch of the Highland economy (6, …

Letter From The Sahs President, Heinz Karl Meier

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

In January of this year our Advisory Council member, Professo-r Dr. Max Silberschmidt celebrated his seventieth birthday. To honor and celebrate him on that occasion former students and friends of his published a volume entitled Beidseits des Atlantiks, containing a selection of his essays and articles. The Swiss American Historical Society joins the many individuals and institutions who congratulated Professor Silberschmidt. We add our own expression of thanks to him for his contributions in the field of U.S. -Swiss relations and send our best wishes for many years of serene and healthy retirement, so well deserved after more than a …

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Erasmus Seen By A Historian, Andreas Burckhardt

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

For many and various reasons the complexity of Erasmus of Rotterdam will never cease to give substance to historical meditation. One might be fascinated, as were the great writers of the Enlightenment, by his opposition to every kind of inessential traditionalism in religion and philosophy or by the cosmopolitan radiation of his thinking among his contemporaries at a period of growing nationalism. Theologians and scholars of antiquity will continue to reappraise how this man of fervent religiosity and profound classical learning succeeded in his lifelong endeavor of bringing about, with the newly discovered tools of philological inquiry, a new understanding …

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Special Issue "Willkommen In Der Schweis" Of The N.Y. Staats-Zeitung U. Herold Of July 28th. 1968

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

We owe this gift to our member Fritz Blum in New York who collected the material for this special issue. Even if he does not like to admit it in his modesty, he obviously has been the driving force behind this enterprise. We should like to draw your special attention to the interviews on pages 10 and 11 with 12 Swiss graphic artists working in the New York area, with the fitting title: "Ein neuer Schweizer Exportartikel: Graphiker", but also to the genealogical article on page 15 on the Swiss ancestry of the astronaut Walter M. Schirra and of President …

To The Members And Friends Of The Sahs,, Lukas F. Burckhardt

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

One of the main purposes of the Swiss American Historical Society and of its Newsletter is to draw the attention of Swiss and friends of Switzerland, who are interested in Swiss American history and cultural relations, to recent publications in this field. We again have a good occasion to do this. Professor Leo Schelbert, our Secretary, has kindly arranged for us reprints of his recent article on the emigration of the Swiss Mennonites to America (see under II.). Our member Fritz Blum has given us copies of a special issue on Switzerland of the New York paper for which he …

Captain Henry Wirz And The Andersonville-Trial, Rolf Kieser

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

This article was first published in German in the "Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Geschichte", Band 18, Heft 1, 1968. As a subscriber to this review I immediately inquired, after having read the article, about the possibility to get reprints for our members, but it was already too late. Dr. Kieser, however, kindly made an English version of his article for the benefit of our readers. We thank Dr. Kieser for this fine contribution to our Newsletter. For the many scholarly notes to this article we refer to the German original in the Schwei zerische Zeitschrift fur Geschichte which, on this occasion …

A Raeto-Romance Language And Literature Course In Rumein, Surselva, Grisons From June 24 To July 11, 1969

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

As a Professor of Median and Minor Romance Languages at the University of North Carolina, Professor Maissen occupies a unique position for fostering interest in the Raeto-Romance language of his native Grisons. This center of comparative :ttemtures and linguistics enables him to use Raeto-Romance as a key for the understanding of the whole language group related to it, from Catalan to Rumanian. Despite of its small territory, Raeto-Romance, because of the consciousness with which our compatriots in the Grisons defend this linguistic heritage, plays a crucial role in these studies .

The Fifth Annual Meeting Of The Reactivated Swiss American Historical Society, Lukas F. Burckhardt

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The Morning Meeting from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM in the Malmaison Room No. 6 of the Americana Hotel, 7th Avenue and 52nd Street, New York, N.Y. 10019, was dedicated to two lectures and attended by about fifty members and guests.

Book Review: Man And His Images. A Way Of Seeing, Lukas F. Burckhardt

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

This beautifully illustrated book is the product of an unusual cooperation between an art writer and teacher and a company president who, together with his wife, is deeply concerned with living art and artists. W11oever approaches the seat of Geigy Chemical Corpor ation near the village of Ardsley, New York, is struck by a bold metal sculpture, the work of the Swiss artist Bernhard Luginbuhl. Entering the office of the President of Geigy, the visitor finds himself in the middle of modern works of art. The same is true for other offices. These paintings and sculptures have one thing in …

Eighteenth Century Migration Of Swiss Mennonites To America, Leo Schelbert

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

You all know Professor Schelbert's unique familiarity with Swiss emigration history from his earlier publications and lectures. Here he treats a subject of particular interest to us, i.e. the history of a significant group of immigrants from Switzerland driven out of their home country by religious motivations to a new continent in which they were allowed to live according to their religious convictions and where , by their genuinely honest way of life, they have made a lasting contribution to the development of that idealistic touch in the American character upon which much of our hope for a more peaceful …

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Pages From The History Of The New York Swiss, Dr. Heinz K. Meier

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

In the course of my work on U.S.-Swiss relations I often comes across the name of New York and the activities of the Swiss living in that city or its neighborhood. New York was the place where the earliest permanent official contact was established between the two countries when a consulate was opened under Henri Casimer de Rham of Ynerdon in the summer of 1822. New York was the first consular district in the U.S. to become a permanent consulate general in 1933. New York was the place that received first the majority of Swiss immigrants to the United States …