IV. Maurice E. Perret's Les Colonies Tessinoises: A Summary View

Authors

H. F. Raup

Keywords

Switzerland, history, emigration

Abstract

Recently a major contribution to the field of knowledge of California's diverse population was published in Switzerland by Dr. Maurice-Edmond Perret, with the title Les Colonies Tessinoises en Californie.¹ Unlike most studies of a similar nature, Perret had access to source materials in the Swiss archives as well as to those in California libraries.² But he went further: he conducted his study by means of actual field investigation both in Switzerland and in California, and it is this which gives his work particular interest to historical geographers.

Recommended Citation

Raup, H. F. (1984) "IV. Maurice E. Perret's Les Colonies Tessinoises: A Summary View," Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter: Vol. 20: Iss. 3, Article 5.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_newsletter/vol20/iss3/5