The Value and Goals of Research on German-American History (<em>Wert und Ziel der deutsch-amerikanischen Geschichtsforschung</em>)
German-American History and Historiography
Account of Germans in Illinois, their work goals, and ethics
Deutsch-Amerikanische Geschichtsblätter
<span>from the journal </span><em>Deutsch-Amerikanische Geschichtsblätter</em><span>, vol. 1.1 (1901), pp. 20-24</span>
1901
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German
Text
Chicago, Illinois
<em>Clayton County Journal</em>: News from Abroad (Vom Ausland)
Foreign News
Short news items in German from regions outside both the German Empire and the US, as published regularly in the German-language insert of the English-language <em>Journal</em> from Gutenberg, Iowa
Clayton County Journal
Clayton County Journal
Guttenberg Printing Co.
S.L. Sage, Editor and Manager
2 July 1903
<em>Clayton County Journal</em>, Local News from Germany (Item #2250)
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German
text
Guttenberg, Clayton County, Iowa
Family History and Babel
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Immigration; Religious Services; Presbyterianism
A long, thoughtful letter on Germans, immigration, and language in the context of religiosity.
D. H. Middents
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/28/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-28; 1882; Hardin County; Steamboat Rock, Iowa
The Pioneers of McHenry County (<em>Die Pioniere von McHenry County</em>)
Early German settlers in McHenry County, Illinois
Story of the first Germans to live in McHenry County. They came by ship from Germany, and migrated to the Midwest, because the farm land was promising.
Deutsch-Amerikanische Geschichtsblätter
from the journal <em>Deutsch-Amerikanische Geschichtsblätter</em>, vol. 1 (1901), pp. 20-24
1901
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German
text
McHenry County
Edwin S. Shortess to Secretary Iowa Council National Defense
WWI; German Aliens
Mr. Shortess does not exactly specify what he is trying to do, but you can tell he knows about someone of German heritage in the town. Many people in that time period expressed their patriotism by trying to
Edwin Shortess
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
4/3/1918
Letter
English
Text
Folder 1: Correspondence, Box 7, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Letter from Widow Elizabeth Hoehne to her son and daughter-in-law
Religion; Transatlantic Correspondence; Immigration; Agriculture; Domestic Service; Chain Migration
A widowed mother in Germany writes her son and daughter-in-law explaining why she cannot bring herself to emigrate, even though they have sent money for her passage. She includes information on perceptions of immigrant life in America, as well as the experience of an acquaintance who has gotten work as a domestic servant in St. Louis.
Elizabeth Hoehne
Cora Eversmeyer Papers, Box 1
Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
http://collguides.lib.uiowa.edu/?IWA0418
Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
25 August 1868
Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
Letter; jpg
German; English translation
text
Box #1, Cora Eversmeyer Papers, Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
http://collguides.lib.uiowa.edu/?IWA0418
1868; St. Louis; Lee County; Boehne, Hesse
Postwar Concessions
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Religious Services; Immigration
Pastor, naturalized in 1898, asks for permission to preach more German, now that war has ended.
George Langkammerer
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
1/14/1919
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1919-01-14; Ida County; Holstein, Iowa; 1898;
Ad, Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Co.
advertisement for land
Announcement of the Burlington and Missouri River R.R. Co. advertising land for sale on credit, to be paid back at 6% interest over 10 years.
George S. Harris
Iowa State Board of Immigration
1873
State Historical Society of Iowa
<a href="https://germansiniowa.lib.uiowa.edu/exhibits/show/heimat-1873" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://germansiniowa.lib.uiowa.edu/exhibits/show/heimat-1873</a>
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German
advertisement
<a href="http://search.lib.uiowa.edu/01IOWASHSI:shsi_scope:01IOWA_ALMA21324426990002771" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Iowa City Historical Library Microfilm (Mf16 )</a>
1873; Iowa
Secretary Iowa Council National Defense to President Lake Park Home Defense
WWI; German Aliens
Here is a straight forward example of the fear of German aliens and spies. Metcalf is responding to someone who is upset about a Pro-German having a successful bakery and has made claims about this person being a traitor.
H. J. Metcalf
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
4/1/1918
Letter
English
Text
Folder 7: Correspondence, Box 7, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa; Polk County
Exemplary Anti-Germanism
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Immigration; Violence
Lasher against German influence and immigration.
H. P. Lasher
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/5/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-05; Woodbury County; Cushing, Iowa