SAHS NEWSLETTER

CONTENTS - 1989

VOLUME 25

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ISSUE 1 (February)

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Schelbert, Leo, "Prefatory Note." 

Swiss-American Historical Society. Newsletter. Feb1989, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p2. 1p. 

[Preface]

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"The Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the SAHS."

Swiss-American Historical Society. Newsletter. Feb1989, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p3-10. 8p.

[Minutes and Reports]

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Menolfi, Ernest and Leo Schelbert, “The Wisconsin Swiss: A Portrait.”
Swiss-American Historical Society. Newsletter. Feb1989, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p11-35.  25p.

[Article]

Abstract: Examines Swiss immigrants to the United States during the 18th and early part of the 19th century and their relatively smooth transition to American life in Wisconsin.

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Niklaus R. Schweizer, His Hawaiian Excellency.

[Book Review by David Beck]

Swiss-American Historical Society. Newsletter. Feb1989, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p36-40. 5p.

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Jessner, Sabine, The SAHS Regional Meeting in Cincinnati.

Swiss-American Historical Society. Newsletter. Feb1989, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p41 (S).

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David Babelay, They Trusted and Were Delivered. The French-Swiss of Knoxville, Tennessee.

[Book Review by Leo Schelbert]

Swiss-American Historical Society. Newsletter. Feb1989, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p42. 1p.

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Brigitte Bachmann-Geiser, Amische. Die Lebensweise der Amischen in Berne, Indiana. Eine Monographie.  

[Book Review by Leo Schelbert]

Swiss-American Historical Society. Newsletter. Feb1989, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p42-43. 2p.

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Delbert Gratz, “The Swiss Settlement of Bluffton-Pandora, Ohio,” Mennonite Life 43, No. 4 (December 1989), 4-12.

[Review by Leo Schelbert]

Swiss-American Historical Society. Newsletter. Feb1989, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p43. 1p.

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Herman Hilty, “John Ulrich Amstutz,” Mennonite Life 43, No. 4 (December 1989), 13-19.

[Review by Leo Schelbert]

Swiss-American Historical Society. Newsletter. Feb1989, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p43. 1p.

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Robert Kreider, “The Swiss Settlement at the Turn of the Century: A Photographic Essay,” Mennonite Life 43, No. 4 (December 1989), 20-48.

[Review by Leo Schelbert]

Swiss-American Historical Society. Newsletter. Feb1989, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p43. 1p.

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Angst, Walter, "Plea for Rehabilitation." 

Swiss-American Historical Society. Newsletter. Feb1989, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p44. 1p.

[Announcement]

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"Tritt Family Newsletter."

Swiss-American Historical Society. Newsletter. Feb1989, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p45-53. 9p.

[News Notes]

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ISSUE 2 (June)

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Schelbert, Leo, "Prefatory Note." 

Swiss-American Historical Society. Newsletter. Jun1989, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p2. 1p.

[Preface]

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Nøkkentved, Christian D., “Waging Peace: William Bross Lloyd’s Uses of the Swiss Experience."  
Swiss-American Historical Society. Newsletter. Jun1989, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p4-17. 14p.

[Article]

Abstract: Discusses American peace activist William Bross Lloyd and his book, 'Waging Peace: The Swiss Experience' (1948), which emphasizes the role of one smaller country in world politics and peace efforts.

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Lloyd, Georgia, "The Lloyd Family and Switzerland." 

Swiss-American Historical Society. Newsletter. Jun1989, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p17-19. 3p.

[Article]

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Lloyd, Robin, “My Father William B. Lloyd.”

Swiss-American Historical Society. Newsletter. Jun1989, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p20-23. 4p.

[Article]

Abstract: Prints an interview with the author's father, William B. Lloyd, and discusses his contributions to the US peace movement.

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Rappard, William F., "From William E. Rappard’s Preface to Waging Peace."

Swiss-American Historical Society. Newsletter. Jun1989, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p24- 26. 3p.

[Article]

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Lloyd, William Bross, "William Bross Lloyd in His Own Words." 

Swiss-American Historical Society. Newsletter. Jun1989, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p27-45. 19p.

[Primary Document]

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ISSUE 3 (November)

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Schelbert, Leo, [Prefatory Note].

Swiss-American Historical Society. Newsletter. Nov1989, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p4. 1p.

[Preface]

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Grossenbacher, Paul, "Looking Back: From Burgdorf, Canton Bern, to New Glarus, Wisconsin: Autobiographical Sketch of a Twentieth Century Swiss Immigrant."

Swiss-American Historical Society. Newsletter. Aug1989, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p5-49. 45p.

[Article]

Abstract: Traces the author's life history and experiences from his youth in Switzerland to his eventual emigration to the United States, where he eventually settled in New Glarus, Wisconsin, and became a successful dairy farmer.

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