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Schütt writes to Russo, discussing the difficulty she has with her living situation as a single mother. She refers to Lisa Schmücking and her having "no jealousy" anymore, implying that Russo had an additional affair with Schmücking. She apologizes to Russo for her negative comments and declares her love to him, reassuring him that she and her son are fine.

Scope and Contents Schütt refers to Russo's Heidelberg records being subject to some scandal that is "settled already." She believes that her family is attempting to persecute her and Russo. She attempts to work out her inheritance through the Potsdam court and delcares "if they don't answer as they should, we'll go right on to Hitler." She spends most of her time with Schmücking and Rotzoll. She misses Russo, but she continues to reassure him that everything on her "side of the ocean" is fine. She believes...

Scope and Contents Schütt goes to see a Nazi propaganda play with the chief of her office. She wishes Russo could have seen it in order to understand "a little bit more of what the whole movement is about." The Potsdam court does not rule in her favor regarding the line of inheritance. She also faces legal obstacles to becoming the legal guardian (Vormund) of her son because Russo has not declared to the German Consulate that he is the father. Russo apparently keeps both of his children a secret from his...

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Russo did not reply to Schütt's letters for the first half of July. Schütt expresses distress that Russo may be getting married to Vira Grandinetti. She is afraid that Russo will abandon her son. Russo apparently reassures her that he will not marry anyone. It appears that Russo is deeply unhappy that the German Consulate contacted him. Schütt reassures him that he can respond with proof of fatherhood when he is "good and ready."

Scope and Contents Schütt continues to miss Russo. She experiences tensions with Lisa Schmücking. She discusses "a new rise against the jews [sic]." The home for working mothers is going to be closed October 1st. She continues to work with Russo on his manuscript. She uses the abbreviation "St. W." to discuss it. It has been suggested that the title of the manuscript is Sterile World. She seems to refer to a potential sequel, titled Chaotic World, as well as a third book. They intend to enter Sterile World...

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Schütt continues to have the same problems. She references "Abessinia [sic]," referring to the Abyssinian Crisis of 1935, and hopes that neither the United States nor Nazi Germany will get involved. She refuses to return home to her family. Russo refuses to recognize Schütt's son as his child. She tries to get Dr. Ostwald to sign a certificate for Russo with no success.

Scope and Contents Schütt still waits for the second half of Russo's manuscript. Trudel has been living with a Jewish man for ten years and, despite the "new laws," refuses to leave him. Schütt continues to fantasize intensely about ending up with Russo. She believes that she will be with him in a few months. Russo still has not declared that he is the father of her son. Russo threatens to lengthen the period of their separation. She discusses the loan Russo took out from Lisa in order to return to the United...

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Schütt continues to believe that she will be with Russo by "next spring." She continues to wait for the full draft of Sterile World. Her chief learns that she has a baby. He continues to make advances toward her. She moves in with Schücking and must live apart from her son.

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Schütt sends a Christmas package to Russo, Grandinetti, and their daughter, Pat. She continues to wait to go to the United States. She is distressed that she cannot take care of her son herself.

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Written in German. Schütt discusses housing arrangements. She wants to make plans with Marien when she comes by. Schütt also discusses the treatment of her son.

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Schütt applies to become the legal guardian (Vormund) of her child. She waits for Russo to send in the required paperwork. She expects to see Russo in March and begins to make preparations.

Scope and Contents Russo's lack of trust in Schütt's faithfulness causes her stress. She discusses her loneliness frequently. She is having difficulty at work. Her chief continues to make advances on her; he tells her Russo will not come and get her. Schütt apologizes for being jealous of the relationship Russo had with Schmücking. Russo continues to accuse Schütt of cheating on him, that she is being influenced by others, and that she doesn't love him. She says that Russo thinks of her as "lousy" and...

Scope and Contents Schütt fluctuates between extreme emotions. Her son gets sick. Schütt thinks that Russo doesn't have any empathy for what she is going through. Russo thinks that she "got with child to have a means to get money" out of him. She is upset that he expects her to "prove" that she is not a parasite. She wants Russo to come to Germany when the Olympics begin. She encloses a fragment of a story. She returns to court, and another judge requests Russo's birth certificate and those of his parents to...

Scope and Contents Schütt's son is still sick. She continues to struggle with her family, including a very difficult relationship with her mother. She continues to beg Russo to get a job. She discusses publication through a competition ending after April. Schütt misses Russo and advises him on how to fix his life situation and talks about how she views the world. She is also involved in establishing a Jew-free theater group. She discusses celebrating Nazi Labor Day on 1936 May 1. Enclosed is a card from that...

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Schütt discusses her people's theater (Volkstheater.) They are planning to act out plays in English. She talks about Russo's loan from Schmücking, instructing him how to manipulate Schmücking into his favor. Her work situation improves. Russo continues to write to her infrequently. She asks him for money again. She also talks about her son, fear, current events in the United States, and other topics that she believes she has a deep perspective on.

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Schütt continues to contact judges about Russo's birth certificate and custody of her son. Russo intends for Grandinetti and Schütt to be friends, but Schütt says that their friendship cannot be forced. She discusses Russo's inability "to resist women," and acknowledges that he cannot stop cheating on the women in his life. She begins working out because she wants to be beautiful for Russo when he arrives.

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Schütt continues to ask Russo to take her to the United States. She acknowledges his affairs with other women. She is desperate for help and momentarily threatens to get married "to anybody to give Blinkins [her son] a home."

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Unsigned note dated 1936 August 6 that reads, "You are not with us nor even thought of us!" Schütt went on vacation. She agrees to make copies of Sterile World. She continues to wobble on her decision to remain faithful to Russo. Grandinetti thinks that Schütt is not respecting her relationship with Russo. Russo accuses Schütt of imposing on him. Schütt tries to get him to empathize with her "situation" and is frustrated that Russo antagonizes her.

Scope and Contents Schütt discusses Lisa Schmücking and their theater group as well as the possibilities of family life and her own living situation. She doesn't believe that Russo wants to be with her and thinks that he "would even run away from New York" if she came to the United States by herself. She says that in six months a new law regarding illegitimate children will come into practice where the child takes the legal name of his father. She wants to take Russo's name so that her name matches her...

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Schütt continues to experience tension with Russo. She understands that Russo will not marry her, but it continues to upset her. She wishes she had gotten married to anyone. She says that she will only be with Russo if he considers her his wife.

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Schütt attaches a letter from the Reichsschrifttumskammer, which says a man Russo has been looking for is no longer in Germany. Schütt begs Russo for money to help her son, who is very sick.

Scope and Contents Schütt confesses that she doesn't believe Russo will take her and her son out of Germany. She encloses a lock of her son's hair. Russo did not help her get medical care for her son so she had to borrow from her parents. She encloses a letter she didn't plan on sending in which she discusses suicide and self-hatred. There is a receipt for baby bedding and a letter to Russo, who is called "Herr Dr. D.E.Reusso-Emerson [sic]" from an umbrella manufacturer, stating that Schütt requested that they...

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Schütt discusses her financial situation and concludes she cannot afford to care for her son. She says that she has three options: marriage, returning to her family, or selling her body. She says she will have to leave Russo. Schütt writes about finding herself and becoming "uncaged." This is the last letter she says she will send to Russo before she sees him in person.

Scope and Contents Schütt writes to Grandinetti, sending the form that would qualify her son as an Aryan and, therefore, be able to go to school. She describes her side of events in Russo's leaving, discussing how she and Schmücking paid for Russo to return to the United States. Schmücking needs her money back from Russo, who still has not repaid her. Schütt also wants her letters to Russo returned to her. Grandinetti still has not given her a picture of her daughter, Pat. Attached is the "Fragebogen über die...

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Includes a card listing medical material and information, a copy of a graduation pamphlet from Emerson Grammar School from 1917 listening Elvira Grandinetti as one of the graduates, a map of Berlin, a poem draft, and a press release for a play called The Shining Hour by Keith Winter.