Shaping the Circle

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The items listed below were specially selected for this digital exhibit from the German-Americana collections of the Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. Click on any item name in the list to view its image; brief captions further explain the items, where additional access aids are also provided. You may also move through this section using the previous and next arrows. Visit the ABOUT page to learn more about how to use the EXAMINE section.

MUSIC

Charles W. Fairbanks photograph
Chimes of Normandy program, 1903
Clemens Vonnegut, Sr., photograph, ca.1885
Festival Guide for the Eighth Saengerfest of the Indiana Saengerbund, 1883
First Turner orchestra photograph, 1883
Lyra Casino stock certificate, 1998(2 images)
Maennerchor Carnival invitation, 1881
Maennerchor concert program, 1874
Maennerchor concert program, 1878
Maennerchor guest concert programs, 1912-1917(3 images)
Maennerchor season program, 1882-1883(2 images)
Maennerchor sheet music, ca. 1880's(3 images)
May Music Festival program, 1895
Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Frenzel photograph, 1928
Musikverein chorus photograph, 1914
Musikverein orchestra photograph, 1903
National Saengerfest souvenirs, 1908
Our Old School: Historical Sketch of the German English Independent School of Indianapolis, 1939
William Kothe photograph, 1885

ARCHITECTURE

Athenaeum photograph, ca. 1945
Bernard Vonnegut photograph, 1884
Das Deutsche Haus photograph, pre-1918
Diedrich A. Bohlen photograph
Fall Creek Boulevard photograph, ca. 1908
Herron Art Museum Building photograph, ca. 1970s
Maennerchor Hall architectural details, 1972
Maennerchor Hall photograph, 1972
Marott Building photograph, ca. 1920
Morris-Butler House photograph, 1974
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument photograph, ca. 1895

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn portrait
Gymnast, 1916 (4 images)
Gymnastics: A Text-book of the German-American System of Gymnastics, 1895 (2 images)
National Turnfest Parade photograph, 1905
National Turnfest souvenir book, 1906 (2 images)
Normal College catalog, 1918 (4 images)
Normal College float photograph, 1916
Normal College student photographs, ca. 1917 (6 items)
Turner commemorative stamp, 1948

CULTURAL CONFLICT AND ACCULTURATION

Anonymous letter to directors of Das Deutsche Haus, 1918
Athenaeum men having a toast photograph, ca. 1910
Athenaeum name change newspaper articles, 1918 (5 articles)
Athenaeum Turners in decorated room photograph, ca. 1910
Freethinker Society of Indianapolis minutes, 1870-1890
Geburtstagfest fur Goethe program, 1899
Indianapolis Maennerchor 33rd Anniversary Celebration invitation, 1887
Letter from John Bermont to Philip Sachs, October 24, 1852 (2 images)
Proposed Guide for Instruction in Morals from the Standpoint of a Freethinker for Adult Persons Offered by a Dilettante, 1900
Spirit of 1776 Ball photograph, 1910
Women's Auxiliary minutes, 1918 (4 images)

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