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Scope and Contents

Papers of Willy and Aenne Schutze. Most of the collection consists of letters written by Willy to Aenne Schutze in Arnstadt, Thuringia during the First World War (WWI) in the period 1915-1916. Willy was a member of the 4th Landwehr Division, a type of unit consisting primarily of older soldiers performing occupation and security services. There are also postcards from the 1880s, letters from circa 1909-1910, picture postcards, and photographs of Willy and Aenne Schutze. A calling card in the collection for Willy Schutze shows that he was a "Braumeister" for the "Frankenhausen Aktienbrauerei". There is also what appears to be a poem about World War I.

Some transcriptions and translations by Sean Lang are available upon request.