Letter from Schultz to Cheney (February 21, 1918)

Frederick Schultz wrote this letter on February 21, 1918 to Professor Ralph L. Cheney at the International YMCA College, now Springfield College. In this brief letter, Schultz writes that he believes Cheney would be interested in how he’s using Springfield College training in Army Work. Attached to the letter was a picture of Schultz standing next to a sign advertising an event in which Schultz will demonstrate how to lift five men.Schultz worked as a YMCA athletic chief at Camp Cody during World War I, where he organized all-camp events and competitions. Camp Cody was an army training facility named after Buffalo Bill and located in Deming, New Mexico. It was in operation only during World War I. Ralph L. Cheney served as the head of Springfield College’s Secretarial Department from 1907 to 1924. Before taking this position, he worked as a YMCA secretary in Albany and Niagara Falls, New York