National Carl Schurz Association collection on Carl Schurz, 1843-1965.

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National Carl Schurz Association collection on Carl Schurz, 1843-1965.

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 Shurz's seventieth birthday.

10 boxes (5.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7776826

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Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906

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Army officer, statesman, journalist, legislator, and U.S. Secy. of the Interior, of Missouri. From the description of Papers, 1870-1901 (bulk 1870-1890). (Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center). WorldCat record id: 70953302 German-American army officer, author and politician. From the description of Papers of Carl Schurz, 1862-1893. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136358 U.S. cabinet officer, diplomat, and senator from Missouri, Union Ar...

Kinkel, Gottfried, 1815-1882

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German poet and art historian. From the description of Letter of Gottfried Kinkel, 1875. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71010078 ...

National Carl Schurz Association

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Carl Schurz was born in Liblar, near Cologne, Prussia in 1929. After participating in the 1848-1849 German Revolution, he immigrated to the United States with his wife Margarethe in 1852 and shortly settled in Philadelphia. Schurz visited Washington, D.C. in 1854 and met with several senators and President Franklin Pierce. They advised him of political opportunities in the Midwest, and Schurz and his wife accordingly moved to Watertown, Wisconsin in 1854. There Schurz wa...