Estate Hugo Schühle Nachlass Hugo Schühle

Bayerisches Hauptstaatsarchiv 

Munich wholesale merchant, company owner, and homeowner Hugo Schühle (1892-1954) was born on August 9, 1892 in Langenhart, Baden. He had two sons, Norbert (born 5/10/1917) and Erich (born 4/25/1918). He owned the companies"Hugo Schühl" and"Süddeutsches Ölwer" in Munich. He also owned a house at Prinzregentenplatz 16 in Munich. He rented one of its apartments to Adolf Hitler before selling Hitler the entire property in November 1938. In October 1938, Schühle acquired the Aryanized company"Otto Herr & Co" in Hamburg with its roofing felt factory in Malliß from shareholder Ludwig Schwabe and limited partner Elsa Kaufmann. He sold it in August 1940, but his son Norbert remained its managing director. Hugo Schühle died October 18, 1954 in Munich. 

Estate Hugo Schühle Nachlass Hugo Schühle 

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The papers are arranged in three main areas. The first includes Schühle’s personal and business papers. The second documents the rental and property management of the house at Prinzregentenplatz 16 in Munich including the apartment of Adolf Hitler. These records offer some insights into the banality of Hitler's way of life. The third document the expansion of the"Otto Schühl" company in October 1938 through the acquisition of the Aryanized company"Otto Herr & Co" in Hamburg and its roofing felt factory in Malliß (Mecklenburg-West Pomerania) from Ludwig Schwabe and Elsa Kaufmann. In August 1940, Hugo Schühle sold the unprofitable company, which began producing chemicals under the name"Otto Herr & Co. Chemical Factor" under managing director Norbert Schühle, son of Hugo Schühle. The Bavarian Main State Archives acquired the papers from a private collector who received them from a relative who worked in Hugo Schühle’s company. 

Copyright Holder: Generaldirektion der Staatliche Archive Bayerns 

The collection is arranged in three series: 1. Documents from Hugo Schühle and his sons Norbert and Erich Schühle, 2. Rental and property management of the house at Prinzregentenplatz 16 in Munich, and 3. Takeover of the company Otto Herr by the company Hugo Schühle