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Swiss Literature Of Our Days, Heinrich Meyer

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The immediate cause for this study was the wish of Professor Vlach, Editor of the international periodical, Books Abroad, to have within the frame of the Modern Language Association of America annual reports about current events in the literary world.

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Letter, Lukas F. Burckhardt

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

At the Annual Meeting of the reactivated Swiss-American Historical Society, held in New York on November, 1965, "everybody agreed that the SAHS ls not only a historical but also a cultural society'' (Newsletter of January 1966, page 5). We are glad, therefore, to offer to our readers in our present Newsletter an evaluation of Swiss literature by an American scholar, Professor Heinrich Meyer of Vanderbilt University.

Letter Form The Sahs-President, Lukas F. Burckhardt

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

The moth of June is Charaterized for us by two major events which both emphasize Swiss-American friendship

- the opening of the Swiss Center on Fifth Avenue in New York on June 22 and 23 , and

- the series of ten concerts to be given by Ernest Ansermet and his Orchestre de la Suisse Romande at the Stanford Summer Festivals from June 22 to July 5. 1)

Research Of The Swiss In California, Agathon A. Aerni

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Just who are the Swiss who have come to the United States? What was their plce of orgin, what were their motivtions, where did they go, and what impact did they have in their adopted country? The names of the most understanding individual Swiss are known: Gallatin, Agassiz father son, Sutter... as well as the existence of some Swiss settlements: New Glarus, Wisconsin, the two New Berns of North Carolina and Indiana, and Vavay, Switzerland Country, Indiana. But what of the thousands and thousands of Swiss who emigrated from the homeland and the many settlements established by them? What patterns …

The Swiss Element In Northern California, Jean Studer

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Speak of the History of California and the part played by the Swiss: imnediately you will have one reaction and one name mentioned: Sutter. For the majority of the people that is the beginning and the end of it. Many books have been written on Sutter, part fiction, part history. There might be here or there a short article of general interest. Add to this the very good book of our Board Member Maurice Edmond Perret, Professor of Geography, Wisconsin State University, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, on ticinesi colonies in California and this is about the sumtotal of the literature which …

The Swiss Guards Of San Francisco, Agathon A. Aerni

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Swiss immigrants to California brought with them their military tradtions, and particularly their fondness for shooting.

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The Stanford Club Of Switzerland, Kurt A. Widmer

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

Founded in September 1963, the Stanford Club of Switzerland is one of the many clubs which, all over the world, bring into contact former students and scholars of Stanford University. In Switzerland, there are at present nearly seventy of them - about half being American, half Swiss - with activities extending from scientific research and work in international organizations to banking and industrial management. A majority of them have joined the Stanford Club of Switzerland and, thanks to it, have made acquaintances which they would otherwise have almost certainly missed making. During its short life, the Club has already organized …

Walsingham And Burghley: Factionalism In The Privy Council Under Elizabeth I, John W. Nott

Masters Theses

Introduction

The Elizabethan Age was the age of Shakespeare and Marlowe, when the English literacy renaissance attained a claims; the age of Drake, Hawkins, and Frobisher, when English sea power asserted its genius. It was also the age of great statesmen and political improvisation, for England was beginning to emerge as a world power. Headed by a queen whose primary claim to fame rested with her ability to inspire her people and manage her talented ministers, the island kingdom soon attained the status of a major nation. At Elizabeth's accession the government was in a state of decline but skillful …

The Strafford Incident: A Study In Historiography, Zelda B. Silverman

History Theses & Dissertations

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The Second Annual Meeting Of The Reactivated Swiss-American Historial Society, Lukas F. Burckhardt

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

This meeting, duly announced on page 2 of the SAHS-Newsletter of October 1965, was attended by a cross-section of old and new members mostly from the East Coast (New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. area), but also from such distant places as Madison and Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Twenty-two persons were present at the luncheon at the Astor Hotel, uhich followed the corning business session , and about thirty attended the afternoon lectures . A larger number gathered after the meeting at Consul General and Mrs . Hans Lacher ' s residence, during the reception graciously given by them in honor …

The Spirit Behind The Melodies, Hermann Hesse

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

How the old Music Master from Castalia, visiting Berolfingen grammar school, tests young Joseph knecht's ability to respond to music and to the spirit od Castalia.

The Foreign Relations Of England, March 3, 1894-June 22, 1895, Charles Titus

Masters Theses

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The Diplomacy Of Talleyrand And Castlereagh During The Polish-Saxon Discussions, John A. Alkire

Masters Theses

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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 …

Inviolability Controversy In The Trial Of Louis Xvi, Ronald L. Hayworth

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

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Structural Changes In The Weltanschauung Of The Juvenile Delinquent, Erika E. Wick

Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter

We are going to look at the difference between the juvenile delinquent in the United States and in Switzerland. And then we will follow the trototype of the modern juvenile delinquent, as he presents himself in today's rapidly changing world. The socio- economic factors surrounding juvenile delinquency have been dealt with by sociologists and statisticians.

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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 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

Student Work

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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