c1048 Athletic Club Germania Photograph Collection, 1927-1975 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 2004 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 2004. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss C 1048 Athletic Club Germania Photograph Collection, 1927-1975 .25 lin. ft. (1 box) The Athletic Club Germania, a sports club, was organized in 1927 by Heinz Helmuth Rimmasch, Kurt Westman and Max Frohm. The official language of the club was German. "Germania's" main accomplishment was to introduce soccer to the Salt Lake Valley. The collection contains photographs of the Germania Club playing soccer, Highland High and West High School athletes as well as a photograph of Hermann Neumann, "Utah's Soccer Czar." Topics: Clubs - Utah -- Salt Lake City. German Americans-Utah - Salt Lake City. Soccer -- Utah - Salt Lake City. Persons: Neumann, Hermann Form or Genre: Photographs Background Background Note

The Athletic Club Germania, a sports club, was organized in 1927 by Heinz Helmuth Rimmasch, Kurt Westman and Max Frohm. The official language of the club was German. "Germania's" main accomplishment was to introduce soccer to the Salt Lake Valley. Hermann Neumann was the radio voice of soccer for years.

 Scope and Content

Collection contains photographs of the Germania Soccer Club teams over the years, Hermann Neumann, Highland High and West High School teams, road trip to Denver and the International Peace Gardens.

 Series Descriptions

Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Athletic Club Germania Photograph Collection, 1927-1975, Utah State Historical Society.

Restrictions on Use

The Athletic Club Germania Photograph Collection is the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information: Collection processed by Susan Whetstone, 2004 Finding aid compiled by Susan Whetstone, 2004 Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2004 Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 2004. Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2004. Finding aids note:

Related collections

The photographs in this collection were separated from Mss B 1048.

 Container list Box Folder Contents 1 1 Germania soccer teams: 1927,1938, 1945, 1957 1 2 Germania soccer team on field 1 3 Germania soccer team 1 4 Germania vs. Highland High 1 5-9 Germania soccer teams 1 10 Germania at International Peace Gardens 1 11-12 Germania soccer trips 1 13 Miscellaneous