Society records. 1857-1983.

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Society records. 1857-1983.

Records, printed materials, and miscellany documenting the organization and activities of the St. Paul Turners, a German-American social and athletic club organized in 1896 which later focused primarily upon gymnastics. Also included are records of other societies that preceded the St. Paul Turners, as well as records of the West Seite Turnverein.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6646684

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West Seite Turnverein (Saint Paul, Minn.).

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Turnverein Germania (Saint Paul, Minn.).

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Uebel, Ferdinand.

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Deutscher Verein (Saint Paul, Minn.).

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St. Paul Turners (Saint Paul, Minn.).

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The Turnverein St. Paul was organized on November 13, 1896, and changed its name to St. Paul Turners on August 29, 1940. The history of this organization, as well as that of other German groups and Turner societies, can best be understood by a more general review of the history of Turners in St. Paul. The Turner movement, which had its birth in early 19th century Germany, was in part transplanted to the United States by German revolutionaries who fled their homeland afte...

St. Paul Turnverein (Saint Paul, Minn.).

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American Turnerbund. St. Anthony Turnverein (Minneapolis, Minn.).

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Ehlers, George.

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American Turners (Organization)

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Turner societies in America were based upon the Turner societies formed in Germany during the Napoleonic Wars as athletic, political, and cultural organizations. The first United States chapters were formed in 1848 by German immigrants who had fled their country to escape persecution. These organizations stressed the importance of both physical and mental health. Earlier groups, primarily for adults, combined physical education with political and cultural activities. Later, they sup...

St. Paul Leseverein (Saint Paul, Minn.).

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