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Marie Ward collection of New York Turn Verein memorabilia
The New York Turn Verein was founded under the name Sozialistischen Turnverein of New York in June 1850. Established by German immigrants who came to the United States as political refugees, the NYTV served as a social, athletic, and political club based on the ideals of Friedrich Jahn's Turnve...
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| Collection: | Marie Ward Collection of New York Turn Verein Memorabilia |
| Collection Number: | 3409 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
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0.42 Linear feet ; 2 boxes |
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The New York Turn Verein was founded under the name Sozialistischen Turnverein of New York in June 1850. Established by German immigrants who came to the United States as political refugees, the NYTV served as a social, athletic, and political club based on the ideals of Friedrich Jahn's Turnverein movement. This collection of memorabilia dates from the 1920s to the 1970s and consists of anniversary programs, copies of bylaws, objects, and other materials related to New York-based Turn Verein and other German-American clubs. There is also a small amount of printed matter related to travel in Germany and Austria between 1925 and 1940. This collection of memorabilia dates from the 1920s to the 1970s and consists of anniversary programs, copies of bylaws, objects, and other materials related to New York-based Turn Verein and other German-American amd gymnastic clubs. There is also a small amount of printed matter related to travel in Germany and Austria between 1925 and 1940. Most of the materials are from the New York Turn Verein, including anniversary programs, invitations, and menus; issues of the organization's monthly magazine "Bahn Frei!"; anniversary paperweights; and materials relating to social activities at NYTV, including a flyer for a Hawaiian-themed dance and a script, advertising materials, and other items that relate to a NYTV production of Peter Pan. There are also bylaws, anniversary programs, and other materials from additional German-American and gymnastic organizations, including anniversary programs and other materials from the New York Turner Club, programs and textiles from the 1966 Swiss-American National Gymnastic Contest, a souvenir booklet from the concert-ball celebrating the 100th anniversary of the German-American singing society Gesang Verein Frohsinn, constitution and bylaws for the Long Island City Turnverein, statutes of the American Turners, and a 25th anniversary booklet for New York Turner Post No. 1680 of the American Legion, which was organized in 1946 for German-American World War II veterans returning from combat. This collection also includes a few items related to travel in Germany and Austria. There are two publications: Deutsche Burgen und feste Schlosser ("German Castles and Strongholds") by Karl Robert Langewiesche from 1925 and Osterreichische Reisezeitung (an Austrian travel serial publication) from July 1931. The former has an inscription in German on the title page. There is also a 1940 roadmap of Germany. The map was published by the Der Deutsche Automobileclub (DDAC) and bears the group's symbol, the Nazi eagle with DDAC on its chest, clutching a swastika in a red circular border. From 1933 to 1945, when German politics were dominated by the Nazi Party, the DDAC was established to replace and gain control over the various automobile clubs that existed at that time. This map depicts Nazi Germany and its roadways as they existed near the beginning of World War II. |