• 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.