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Langer, Gertrude, 1908-1984
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Papers from the Gertrude Langer estate

There is material associated with or acquired during the finalising of the estate of Gertrude Langer, which John Riedel assisted with. It includes a diary, correspondence relating to the Langer's, eulogies and notes about Gertrude Langer, a copy of her will, newspaper cuttings, and photographs.

Box 1
Item 1
1939 diary belonging to Gertrude Langer. Handwritten notes begin from July 21. July 27 is the day the Langer's arrived in Brisbane.

Folder 1
There are thirty six colour photographs which include photographs of: Gertrude Langer on holidays, the memorial seat and Rhyl Hinwood sculpture of Gertrude Langer (1986), Ute Heinen who wrote his thesis on Gertrude Langer; and photographs taken by John Riedel when he went to the Langer house after the death of Gertrude (1984). There are twenty black and white photographs of Karl and Gertrude Langer. Many of the photographs are undated. Some dates from 1935 to 1959.

Folders 2-3
Tributes etc from people and organisations, Langer Memorial Committee papers and correspondence, eulogies, newspaper cuttings, copy of will,

Folder 4
Notes made by John Riedel when he sorted through the Langer house at St.Lucia in 1984. 37 leaves. Includes 12 photographs.

Langer, Gertrude, 1908-1984

John Riedel correspondence and papers

This series contains papers and correspondence associated with John Riedel, including cards from Gertrude Langer to him, 1983-1985. There is also a photocopy of a letter written by Gertrude Langer replying to a letter from Kathe and Walter from London, ca. 1959.

Langer, Gertrude, 1908-1984

Gertrude Langer Papers

  • UQFL157
  • Collection
  • ca. 1890-1984

The personal papers of Gertrude Langer (1908 – 1984) include diaries, correspondence, photographs, manuscripts and typescripts, notebooks and ephemera, including exhibition catalogues. The papers cover the period 1917 – 1984 including correspondence received between 1918 and 1984. The material from before 1938 includes papers relating to her Art History studies in Vienna and Paris as well as photographs taken during her travels in Europe. From 1929 onwards the papers include correspondence to and from her future husband Karl Langer (married in 1932), as well as photographs of their travels together. Correspondence and records from 1938 and early 1939 document the Langers’ escape from German-annexed Austria. Material after 1939 documents Gertrude Langer’s activities as a private art history educator and as an art critic in Brisbane. This material includes her lecture notes, lists of students attending the classes, printed ephemera, manuscripts and typescripts of her art reviews for the Courier Mail newspaper, as well as annotated exhibition catalogues. The papers also contain Arts Council of Australia and Queensland Art Gallery Society records, as well as material created by her husband Karl Langer. This includes correspondence received by him between 1922 and 1969, staff cards from his architectural firm (1950s), ephemera as well as sketch plans and architectural drawings for the Langers’ residence in St Lucia (1950).

Langer, Gertrude, 1908-1984