Chicago Turn-Gemeinde, Pioneer Section records
- Creator Names Chicago Turn-Gemeinde. Pioniersection.
- Title Chicago Turn-Gemeinde, Pioneer Section records [manuscript], 1895-1966, bulk 1895-1931.
- Physical description 0.5 linear ft. (1 box of 9 items)
- Collection summary Minutes of the Pioneer section (i.e., senior section) of Turners in Chicago, Illinois, a German American social club founded in 1852 for the intellectual, cultural, and physical well-being of its members, who were primarily middle-class and professional men. Also a periodical from Wernigerode, West Germany, containing an article on John E. Hochbaum, secretary of the Pioneer section, who emigrated in 1866. Includes typescript of excerpts.
- Acquisition information Gift of Mrs. Elfrieda P. Bestelmeyer (M1982.0031).
- Names
- Chicago Turn-Gemeinde. Pioniersection Archives.
- Hochbaum, John E., 1845-1943.
- Subjects
- German Americans Illinois Chicago Biography.
- German Americans Illinois Chicago Societies, etc.
- Older people Illinois Chicago Societies and clubs.
- Physical education and training Illinois Chicago.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) Social life and customs 20th century.
- Genre
- Minutes. aat
- Typescripts. aat
- German language items. chs
- Geographic name
- Germany Wernigerode.
- United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.