German American National Congress collection, 1963-1967
- IdentificationMSGANC68
- TitleGerman American National Congress collection MSGANC68
- PublisherSpecial Collections
- LanguageEnglish
- RepositorySpecial Collections
- Physical Description0.25 Linear feet
- Date1963-1967
- AbstractThe German American National Congress (Deutsch-Amerikanischer National-Kongress), a not-for-profit organization incorporated in the State of Illinois, was founded in 1958 with its main headquarters in Chicago. The collection contains administrative documents and the newsletter of the German American National Congress.
- OriginationGerman-American National Congress.
Old Resource ID was GANC
The German American National Congress (Deutsch-Amerikanischer National-Kongress), a not-for-profit organization incorporated in the State of Illinois, was founded in 1958 with its main headquarters in Chicago. The goals of the organization included the fostering of friendship between the U.S.A. and Germany, unity of all Germany-Americans, reunification of Germany, the countering of anti-German propaganda, and the cultivation and preservation of the German heritage, culture and language. Membership is open to American citizens of German extraction, regardless of sex, or political/religious affiliation.
The collection contains administrative documents and the newsletter of the German American National Congress.
German American National Congress collection, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago
- NamesGerman-American National Congress. -- Archives
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Subject
- Chicago Community Organizations.
- Chicago Ethnic Groups.