Archives of the Zwanglose Gesellschaft
The Zwanglose Gesellschaft (literally: casual/unconventional society), existing since 1837, was founded on the initiative of German poet Franz von Elsholtz in Munich. Numerous prominent writers, painters and scientists were members of this society, among them Paul Heyse, Franz Lachner, Justus von Liebig, Wilhelm and Hermann von Kaulbach and Max von Pettenkofer. The notes and sketches from the weekly meetings of the Zwanglose Gesellschaft are being preserved by the Bavarian State Library and digitized successively.