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National Carl Schurz Association collection on Carl Schurz
Carl Schurz was born in Liblar, near Cologne, Prussia. After participating in the 1848-1849 German Revolution, he immigrated to the United States with his wife Margarethe in 1852. They settled in Wisconsin, where Schurz was admitted to the bar and became active in Republican Party politics. He serve...
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| Collection: | National Carl Schurz Association Collection On Carl Schurz |
| Collection Number: | MSS079 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
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| 245 | 1 | |a National Carl Schurz Association collection on Carl Schurz |f 1843-1965 | |
| 300 | |a 5.5 Linear feet |f 5.5 linear feet, 10 boxes | ||
| 520 | |a Carl Schurz was born in Liblar, near Cologne, Prussia. After participating in the 1848-1849 German Revolution, he immigrated to the United States with his wife Margarethe in 1852. They settled in Wisconsin, where Schurz was admitted to the bar and became active in Republican Party politics. He served as American minister to Spain in 1861-1862, as a general in the Union Army from 1862 to1864, was elected to the Senate from Missouri in 1868, and served as Secretary of the Interior in 1877-1881. Throughout his career he was an active spokesman for the German-American community. This collection was separated from the records of the National Carl Schurz Association. It contains scattered writings by Schurz; letters by Schurz’s mentor, Gottfried Kinkel; biographical writings about Schurz and members of his family; and letters and telegrams concerning the celebration of Schurz’s seventieth birthday. | ||
| 555 | |a Finding Aid Available Online: | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a German Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a German Americans--Societies, etc. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Germany--History--Revolution, 1848-1849. | |
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b National Carl Schurz Association Collection On Carl Schurz |c MSS079 | ||
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |y Link to finding aid |u http://www2.hsp.org/collections/Balch%20manuscript_guide/html/schurz.html |