Toledo Turners collection, 1858-1987.

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Toledo Turners collection, 1858-1987.

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The bulk of the collection contains records of the business end of the organization. The materials contained in the scrapbooks, documenting the history of the club from 1895-1976 through newsclippings and memorabilia, would perhaps be of greatest interest to researchers. Newsletters, dating from 1935-1987, including the "Monthly Review of the Toledo Turn und Sport Verein" and "The Toledo Turner", are also of interest as well as a number of programs and fliers for events, including the dedication for Turner Hall (1895), and other occasions (1936-1985).

3 linear ft.

University of Toledo, William S. Carlson Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7370911

University of Toledo, William S. Carlson Library

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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...

Toledo Turners.

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Toledo branch of society devoted to German culture. The Toledo School Turners Chapter began in 1858, following the establishment of numerous such groups begun by new German immigrants in 1848 onwards, particularly in Pennsylvania, New York, and the midwest. Its earlier counterparts had carried out an aggressive program of German culture, promoting the German language, gymnastics, the military, and political stances. But like other chapters following the Civil War, the To...