American Turners (Organization)
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
American Turners Records
Collection
Identifier: MSS030
Overview
Immigrants to the United States in the nineteenth century founded organizations that served as social centers, maintained cultural identity, and promoted the ideals and the interests of the immigrants and their American-born descendants. The American Turners is an example of such an organization. Established by German immigrants in 1850, the American Turners advocated a liberal political philosophy and fought to protect both the political rights and the German heritage of the immigrants. The...
Found in:
German-American Archives
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American Turners Records
Southside Turners Album and Medal
Unprocessed
Identifier: A2018/19-011-MSS061
Found in:
German-American Archives