American Turner Societies, 1880-1930
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC 137A
Start Date
17-5-2012
End Date
17-5-2012
Abstract
My research examines late nineteenth- early twentieth-century German-American Turnvereine(gymnastic clubs) in the United States, focusing more on a comparison between the societies in Seattle and Chicago. I had sought to find out just how similar these clubs were. Each was part of a national association that had given guidelines on how to start and operate such a society. Using published contemporary documents from Chicago and primary sources held at the University of Washington Special Collections, I was able to determine that although these two clubs were, on paper, identical, the Chicago club held working class Germans and generally operated as an organ of the labor movement. The Seattle society in turn had a more middle and upper class membership, which used the club as a place for leisure and recreation.
Recommended Citation
Prpich, Lucas, "American Turner Societies, 1880-1930" (2012). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 81.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2012/oralpresentations/81
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American Turner Societies, 1880-1930
SURC 137A
My research examines late nineteenth- early twentieth-century German-American Turnvereine(gymnastic clubs) in the United States, focusing more on a comparison between the societies in Seattle and Chicago. I had sought to find out just how similar these clubs were. Each was part of a national association that had given guidelines on how to start and operate such a society. Using published contemporary documents from Chicago and primary sources held at the University of Washington Special Collections, I was able to determine that although these two clubs were, on paper, identical, the Chicago club held working class Germans and generally operated as an organ of the labor movement. The Seattle society in turn had a more middle and upper class membership, which used the club as a place for leisure and recreation.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Jason Knirck