Organizational records, 1868-1983 (bulk 1868-1928).

St. Anthony Turnverein (Minneapolis, Minn.).

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The St. Anthony Turnverein was organized on January 27, 1857 and continued its existence until 1983, when membership dwindled to one. Like most German gymnastic societies in the area, it functioned both as a social organization and to promote physical fitness. The St. Anthony group also had an illness benefit fund for its members, which was established in 1868 and was still functioning in 1915. The St. Anthony Turnverein had a Turn-Halle (gymnasium) in 1915, which was located at 6th Avenue and M...

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...

Industrial Workers of the World

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The IWW is a labor organization dedicated to uniting laborers around the world into a single large union. From the description of Collection 1916-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 778701431 Established in Chicago in 1905 by sponsors of socialism and the remnants of previous labor unions, including the Knights of Labor, Western Federation of Miners and the American Labor Union, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), or "Wobblies", evolved into a radical industrial unio...

American Turnerbund

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North American Gymnastic Union

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