Lincoln Turners (Chicago, Ill.) records, ca. 1885-1994.

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Lincoln Turners (Chicago, Ill.) records, ca. 1885-1994.

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Records of the Lincoln Turners (Turn Verein Lincoln), a German American athletic club with facilities at 1019 W. Diversey, including: board of trustees minutes; membership rosters (recording dues paid); financial reports and ledgers; copies of the club newsletter; newsclippings; programs; copies of Lincoln Turner annual reports to the American Turners (a national umbrella organization for local Turner clubs); convention brochures from the Illinois District of the American Turners; committee reports; correspondence with members; and memos. Also present are several nineteenth-century books, published in Germany, which discuss the origins, purpose, and methods of the Turner movement.

13 linear ft.

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Chicago Turn-Gemeinde

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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...

Lincoln Turners (Chicago, Ill.)

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Turnverein Lincoln (Chicago, Ill.)

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