Lipscomb University’s Beaman Library presented “From Foe to Friend: War Time Encounters Create Lasting Friendships” on Thursday, Sept. 10, in the Swang Business Center. This event was held to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and share stories from a forgotten chapter of Tennessee’s history.
Around 400 German POW letters were found stuffed in a Corn Flakes box tucked in a closet in a Lawrenceburg home for decades. These letters are filled with experiences of prisoners of war who were sent to Tennessee during World War II. The letters were donated to Lipscomb’s Beaman Library this year and Lipscomb German professor Charlie McVey researched and translated the letters.
Photos by Erin Turner