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To Our Readers, Ag. M. Apr 1965

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 Apr 1965

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 Apr 1965

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 Apr 1965

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 Apr 1965

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 Apr 1965

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 Apr 1965

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 Apr 1965

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.


Full Issue Jan 1965

Full Issue

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

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