| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Swiss Hall Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Swiss Hall Company | | | | Dates: | 1917-1972 | | | | Abstract: | The Swiss Hall Company, located in Cleveland, Ohio, incorporated in 1919. In 1917, members of various Swiss immigrant groups, including the Schweizer Maennerchor (later the Swiss Singing Society), the Schweizer Verien (Swiss Society), Schwiezer Turn Verein (Swiss Turner), and the Schweizerischen Frauen Verien (Swiss Ladies Aid Society) established the Vereinigte Schweizer Vereine (United Swiss Societies) for the purpose of finding a permanent home for the various Swiss Societies. The Swiss Hall Company purchased the old Tuxedo Hall, 2710 Walton Avenue, which became the focal point of Swiss community life in Cleveland. Eventually, the Schwiezer Damenchor (Swiss Women's Chorus), the Dramatic Club, and the Ladies Sewing Circle joined the four founding organizations as stockholding members of the Swiss Hall Company. The Company was responsible for the management and maintenance of the Hall, and eventually for screening and admitting applicants for the individual social societies. Sometime between 1928-1933, the Swiss Hall Company purchased land on Brecksville Road as a summer recreation ground referred to as Swiss Grove or Swiss Farm. The Farm was sold in 1948. In 1993, the Hall was sold and the Swiss Hall Company was disbanded. The collection consists of minute books, account books, financial reports, membership records, and correspondence. | | | | Call #: | MS 4682 | | | | Extent: | 1.85 linear feet (3 containers, 3 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Swiss Hall Company (Cleveland, Ohio). | Swiss -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Swiss -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Swiss -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | Swiss Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | Swiss Singing Societies Records
| | | | Creator: | Swiss Singing Societies | | | | Dates: | 1879-1964 | | | | Abstract: | The Swiss Singing Societies consist of a male chorus, women's chorus, and a mixed chorus. In 1867, Swiss immigrants in Cleveland, Ohio, formed the male chorus Schwiezer Gesang Verien Gruetli Bund. In 1872, a mutual aid society, the Swiss Society (Schweizerischen Unterstuetzungs Verein) was formed by the chorus, and the chorus became known as the Gesang Club Gruetli. Later that year, the Gesang Club Gruetli merged with the Helvetia Maennerchor, another Swiss male chorus, to form the Schwiezer Maennerchor of Cleveland. Founders included Markus Knobel, Eduard Gisel, Franz Knobel, Jakob Bohner, Rudolf Knobel, and Arnold Wilhelm. Professor Jakob Keller was the first director/conductor. In 1902, the Schwiezer Maennerchor established a women's chorus. The group hosted a national Saengerfest three times; 1897, 1921, and 1956. The group was still in existence in 1995. The collection consists of minutes, account books and financial records, membership records, correspondence, newspaper clippings and publicity materials, musical scores, and programs. | | | | Call #: | MS 4685 | | | | Extent: | 2.10 linear feet (2 containers and 2 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Swiss Singing Societies (Cleveland, Ohio). | Swiss -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Swiss -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Swiss -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | Swiss Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Choral societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 4 | Title: | Swiss Society Records
| | | | Creator: | Swiss Society | | | | Dates: | 1872-1970 | | | | Abstract: | The Swiss Society was created in 1872 as the Schweizerischen Unterstuetzungs Verein by a group of members from the Swiss male chorus, then known as the Schweizer Gesang Verein Gruetli Bund, in Cleveland, Ohio. A mutual aid society for those of Swiss descent, the Swiss Society provided not only insurance to members, but also sought to preserve and nurture the German-Swiss culture, language, and literature. In 1873, the Swiss Society affiliated itself as a branch society with the Gruetli Bund der Vereinigten Staaten von Nord Amerika, which later became the North American Swiss Alliance. In 1881, the Society reorganized as the Schweizer Verein von Cleveland, Ohio. In 1885, the Swiss Society in Cleveland was elected as the executive society for the North American Swiss Alliance. By 1942, the group officially adopted the English name of Swiss Society and was still in operation in 1994. The Swiss Ladies Aid Society was closely associated with the Swiss Society and was originally known as the Schweizer Frauen Unterstuetzungs Verein. It was founded in 1887 in order to support women who were Swiss born, of Swiss descent or married to a Swiss man, and to provide health insurance, comradery, and promote efforts to maintain the German-Swiss language. Eventually the Ladies Aid Society also became an affiliate of the North American Swiss Alliance. The collection consists of minutes, financial records, and member policies. The collection includes the records of the Swiss Ladies Aid Society. | | | | Call #: | MS 4683 | | | | Extent: | 6.60 linear feet (6 containers, 11 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Swiss Society (Cleveland, Ohio). | Swiss Ladies Aid Society (Cleveland, Ohio). | Swiss -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Swiss -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Swiss -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | Swiss Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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