Collection Timeline

1931 to 1950

1931
.The Forward advertises a Jewish summer camp for adults and children דער פֿאָרווערטס אַדווערטייזט אַ ייִדישן זומער־לאַגער פֿאַר דערוואַקסענע און קינדער

1934
Advertisment for a Drill Camp for Nazi boys in New Jersey.
A black and white newsarticle.
Details on the summons of Camp Willie and Macht leader who was called to a Congressional hearing.
Article concerning Hugo Hass, who plans to open several new Nazi camps in 1935, despite closing Willie and Macht after only one summer.

1936
A German American Bund Application asking for the applicants biographical information and payment.
Copy of the German American Bund's purpose and aims.
About two dozen young men and boys deliever the Nazi salute dressed in uniform. This moment was a part of the German Day celebration held at the camp.

1937
Handwritten flyer, for all residents of Southbury, to stand up against the local German Bund chapter.
In an english section of the Yiddish newspaper The Forward (Der Forverts), an image of the founders of "United Americans" is paired with a brief description of the events in Southbury, CT.
Follow-up coverage including additional community reactions and official responses
A black and white newsarticle.
Black and white newsarticle.
Anti-semetic letter to Rev. Lindsay citing concern over allowing Jews to fight the establishment of a German camp.
Early report on the Southbury Bund camp, focusing on its establishment and the initial reactions it provoked.
Coverage of the Bund’s presence in Southbury, situating the camp within wider concerns about fascist influence in the U.S.
Report detailing the Southbury Bund camp and public unease about its political and ideological affiliations.
Follow-up coverage expanding on previous reporting, including additional details or reactions to the Southbury camp.
Article detailing developments at the Southbury site and rising public concern.
Regional coverage describing the camp and concerns over its ideological orientation
Report situating the Southbury camp within national discussions of fascist sympathies in America.
Local New York reporting on the Southbury camp, emphasizing its proximity and relevance to metropolitan audiences.
Southern press coverage reflecting nationwide awareness and concern over the Bund camp.
In an english section of the Yiddish newspaper The Forward (Der Forverts), includes the same image from object camps057, with a different description highlighting how these protestors are protesting the specific sale of land to a "Hitlerist" cause.
Connecticut-based reporting focusing on local reactions to the Bund’s presence in Southbury.
Article discussing the Southbury camp and its implications for American political life.
Coverage emphasizing public reaction and the controversial nature of the Bund’s activities
Article reflecting public discourse on the Bund and its Connecticut camp.
Early local reporting on the proposed or developing Bund camp in Southbury.
Western U.S. coverage demonstrating the wide geographic reach of concern about the Bund.
In an english section of the Yiddish newspaper The Day (Der Tog) columnist Dr. S. Margosish updates readers on the evolving story in Southbury, CT.
In an english section of the Yiddish newspaper The Forward (Der Forverts), features two men with signs from a protest in Southbury, CT. See "Protestors Against Nazi Youth Camps," for the image blown up.
A black and white newsarticle.
A black and white newsarticle.
Article reporting on the German-American Bund camp in Southbury, Connecticut, highlighting public concern and national attention to the organization’s activities.
Coverage of the Southbury Bund camp emphasizing reactions from local communities and broader anxieties about pro-Nazi organizing in the United States.
Report highlighting national dissemination of information about the Southbury camp.
Article describing the Southbury site and its association with the German-American Bund, reflecting growing scrutiny of the group.
Article discussing the Southbury camp, demonstrating the geographic breadth of interest in Bund activities.
Regional reporting on the Southbury camp, illustrating how news of Bund activities circulated nationally and contributed to public debate.
Article highlighting public and political responses to the Bund camp in Southbury.
Later article summarizing developments and the broader significance of the controversy.
Report highlighting intensified scrutiny of the Bund camp.

1938
Parade with marchers carrying American and Swastika flags.
Two dozen young men marching with a American and German American Bund flag.
Advertisment for the Bund Sponsored Youth Camps
Later report reflecting ongoing attention to the Southbury Bund camp and its national implications.
Report on Bund-related activities in Reading, situating them within broader national concerns.
Coverage connecting the Southbury camp to broader investigations or developments involving the German-American Bund.
Coverage describing the Yaphank camp and concerns over Nazi-affiliated organizing.
Coverage of Bund presence or events in Andover, reflecting continued monitoring of the organization.
In Yiddish, "Der Tog" provides readers with a new archive about the arrests of 6 "Nazi camp leaders," linked to Camp Jafunk in Long Island, New York.אין ייִדיש, גיט "דער טאָג" אַ נייעם אַרכיוו אויף די לייענער וועגן די אַרעסטן פֿון 6 "נאַצי לאַגער פֿירער," פֿאַרבונדן אין לאַגער יאַפֿאַנק אין לאָנג אײַלאַנד, ניו יאָרק.
Report on Camp Siegfried in Yaphank, New York, focusing on Bund activities and public scrutiny.
Article addressing ongoing developments and controversies surrounding Camp Siegfried.

1941
This 112 report, compiled in New York City in 1941, contains detailed information on German American Bund leader Fritz Kuhn, local chapters of the Bund, summer camps and other activities.

1942
Young boys and girls, not all of them in uniform, crowd together in front of Nazi and American flags. The mood of this image is jubilent with young children smiling in the front.

1950
A black and white newsarticle.