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Notes On The Arts

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

With a headline Treasures of Sculptor Durig, Who Died Penniless, the "Washington Post'' of Saturday, January 23 , 1965 published five pictures about the surprising legacy of the Swiss artist who was a pupil of Auguste Rodin. Valuable sketches by Rodin and Aristide Maillo.l were found in a wooden chest in St . Elizabeth Hospital where Durig died November 4, 1962.

Meeting Of The Swiss - American Historical Society

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

For a report on this meeting we refer to the "Rundschreiben an die schweizerischen Geisteswissenschafter in den USA" of December 1964 and to the "Amerikanische Schweizer Zeitung" New York, of January 13, 1965.

Two 19th Century Swiss Immigrants Speak Out: Book Review, Heinz K. Meier

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

In the course of the nineteenth century several hundred thousand Swiss immigrated to the United States. We know relatively little about why they left Switzerland, where they came from, what they experienced in the New World, and how many returned. General works dealing with the subject in any depth do not exist. One possible explanation for this gap in historical knowledge may be due to the fact that emigration from Switzerland has always been a highly individualized process. The number of attempted group colonizations is very small, and successful ventures of this kind were even scarcer. Yet it is very …

To Our Readers, Ag. M.

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

This first SAHS-Newsletter does not want to set a definite pattern for future issues. Its authors, SAHS-President Dr. Heinz K. Meier, SAHS-Secretary Dr. Augustin Maissen and Cultural Counselor Dr. Lukas F. Burckhardt, have given an account on those subjects with which they are familiar. Others had to be left out for this time, but will be treated later on. Several problems have been merely touched upon and need further study. We only wanted to open the path to wider horizons. Suggestions and contributions from our readers are welcome. They may be addressed to the SAHS-Secretary, Prof . Augustin Maissen, Utica …

Folklore, Lucas Burckhardt

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Emigration as a human experience has created its own folklore.

Message From The New Sahs President, Heinz K. Meier

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The Swiss-American Historical Society, founded in Chicago, Illinois,in 1927, in Article II of its Constitution states: The objects and purposes of this organization stall be to institute, conduct and encourage historical research; to collect and preserve the data and materials of history; to record the achievements of Swiss-American citizens and residents of Swiss extraction and their influence upon the progress and development of governmenial institutions, and of industry, science and education in the United States of America, and to publish and distribute information and data concerning the same.

The Swiss In The History Of Maryland, Lukas Burckhardt

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The role of the Swiss element in the history of Maryland has been thoroughly studied by a group of American scholars connected with the "Society for the History of the Germans in Maryland", founded in 1886 and looking back on an uninterrupted tradition undisturbed by the political vicissitudes in Europe in our century. As a matter of fact, this Society is an entirely American institution consisting mostly of Baltimorians whose ancestors came to Maryland from a German speaking region during the last few hundred years. From this viewpoint history has a familiar look to a Swiss because we find here …

The American Writer Herbert Kubly From New Glarus On His Ancestral Home In Switzerland, Lukas F. Burckhardt

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

New Glarus, Wisconsin, is a prosperous small town founded in 1845 by a well organized group of poor immigrants from the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland, who had lost their jobs in their home country as victims of mechanization in the local textile industry. In the new country they were able to work their way up, but deep in their hearts they always kept the memory of their roots in the Swiss Alps.

A Swiss Diplomat Author Of Works On Swiss Intellectual Relations With Egypt And Portugal, Lukas F. Burckhardt

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Dr. Beat de Fischer, Ambassador of Switzerland in London, has profited by his former assignments to Lisbon and Cairo to make a study in depth of the history of Swiss relations with Portugal and Egypt . He has published two beautifully printed and illustrated volumes entitled "Dialogue Luso-Suissett", Lisbon 1960, and "Contributions a la connaissance des relations suisse-egyptiennes suivie d 'une esquisse des relations suisse - ethio-piennes", Lisbon 1956. In both books the chapters on the contributions of Swiss intellectuals to these countries are particular ly interesting for anyone concerned with Swiss Research in science and in the humanities. We …

Swiss Intellenctuals Welcomed On Swiss Radio Programs, Heiner Gautschy

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Dr. Heiner Gautschy, New York Correspondent of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, has sent the following note for publication:

Besides my current political reporting for a long time I also have made radio programs on scientific, technological and cultural subjects. When working on a particular problem I often would like to converse with a knowledgeable Swiss.

High-School Teachers Shortage Of 600 In Switzerland In 1975

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The "Standige Komrnission Gymnasium-Universitat" in Zurich has asked to distribute among Swiss intellectuals abroad the enclosed fact sheet followed by a form for a non-committal application for a teaching-post during a probationary period at a Swiss High School.

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History Of The Norwegian Mission From 1851 To 1960, Curtis B. Hunsaker

Theses and Dissertations

This study contains the history of the Norwegian Mission from 1850 to 1920, during which time it was a part of the Scandinavian Mission. It also includes a history of the mission from 1920 to 1960, while it was an independent mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The writer attempted to focus on the development of the major areas of the mission.

The Swiss Cow

Swiss American Historical Society Review

Elgin Daily News, August 4, 1877

[Found by Sean Harris, Chicago]

Joshua Frey's Diary, Joshua Frey

Swiss American Historical Society Review

The following material was translated from a report published in 1847 regarding the emigration and founding of New Glarus two years earlier. Joshua Frey was Pennsylvania-born and of Swiss ancestry. Frey, known to Wilhelm H. Blumer of Allentown, was chosen to accompany Niklaus Durst and Fridolin Streiff on their trip to select and purchase land for the Glarus Emigration Society. Information contained in this diary has been used by New Glarus historians over the years, however it seldom if ever has been properly referenced as a primary source. Any copy of this document, whether in German or perhaps even an …

First Letter From New Glarus, Niklaus Dürst

Swiss American Historical Society Review

The following letter comprises the first official report on the emergence of New Glarus. It was written by Judge Niklaus Durst, and signed by both Durst and Fridolin Streiff, several days after the group of colonists arrived in Wisconsin. Dürst wrote beautiful but complicated German. The original letter is archived in the Pulverturm at Schwanden, Canton Glarus, where many of the records of the Emigration Society are kept. This translation, by Peter Etter and Leo Schelbert, tries to adapt to Dürst' s style as much as possible without making the letter too difficult to understand. It is based on the …

Memorandum And Account Book, Niklaus Dürst

Swiss American Historical Society Review

For years Diirst's notebook has been archived at the Wisconsin State Historical Society in Madison. After Robert Elmer inspected it he provided a copy to Leo Schelbert who transcribed the difficult to read text and translated it literally. Urspeter Schelbert then revised the transcription, and the translation was adapted to his emendations. Italic numbers were added to each entry in the English translation for reference from the accompanying article on Durst' s trip to the United States.

Brief Aus Rom, Friederike Brun

Prose Nonfiction

Complete English translation of this work is available as a supplemental file.