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Correspondent |
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Abel, Adolf |
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1
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Abel, Adolf to Barbara Lane
ALS, Stuttgart, 1p. Is busy and unable to take the time to
discuss his past, but hopes that others will be able to help.
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21 Feb 1960
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Breuhaus de Groot, F. A. |
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1
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Lane, Barbara to Breuhaus de Groot, F. A.
TLS carbon, 1p.
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20 Dec 1959
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1
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Breuhaus de Groot, F. A. to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Koln, 1p. His school was shut down by Nazis after he refused
to undertake a commission from the state. It was difficult to build private
houses because construction authorizations were discontinued for lack
of materials.
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5 Jan 1960
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1
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Lane, Barbara to Breuhaus de Groot, F. A.
TLS carbon, 1p.
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n.d.
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1
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Breuhaus de Groot, F. A. to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Koln, 1p. Repeats that in theory he could build private
houses as he wished, but in reality the available materials were held
back for war-related construction.
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26 Jan 1960
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1
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Breuhaus de Groot, F. A. to Lane, Barbara
Koln, 1p.
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4 Mar 1960
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Bund Deutscher Architekten |
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1
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Lane, Barbara to Bund Deutscher Architekten
TL, 2p.
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n.d.
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1
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Bund Deutscher Architekten to Lane, Barbara
TLS, 1p. Gives Lane the names and addresses of architects who
worked in 1919-1933 who were still living.
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28 Jan 1960
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Döcker, Richard |
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1
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Döcker, Richard to Lane, Barbara
TLS, 1p. Says it was difficult to get permission to build modern
architecture, not for political reasons, but because of a general trend
towards conservatism.
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4 Jan 1960
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1
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Lane, Barbara to Döcker, Richard
TLS, 2p.
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4 Feb 1960
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1
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Döcker, Richard to Lane, Barbara
TLS, 1p. Reiterates that there was opposition to modern buildings,
but that the opposition did not come directly from political parties.
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9 Feb 1960
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Eckstein, Hans |
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1
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Eckstein, Hans to Lane, Barbara
TLS, 1p. Is sending material to be photocopied by B.L. after
previous material was stolen.
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3 Apr 1962
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Elsaesser, Martin |
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1
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Lane, Barbara to Elsaesser, Martin
TLS carbon, 1p.
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19 Dec 1959
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Elsaesser, Ursula |
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1
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Elsaesser, Ursula to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Stuttgart, 2p. Informs Lane that her father, Martin Elsaesser,
has died and adds that until 1929, there were no restrictions placed on
his work. After that, the Nazis put a stop to the building of modern architecture,
and Elsaesser was able to get little work.
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n.d.
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Emmerich, Jurgen |
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1
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Emmerich, Jurgen to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Berlin, 1p. His father, Paul Emmerich, to whom Lane had
written, died a year and a half ago. His memory does not reach as far
back, but he knows that while the influence of the authorities became
stronger after 1933, the full extent of the changes did not become clear
until 1936.
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19 Feb 1960
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Gantner, Joseph |
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1
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Gantner, Joseph to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Thiersteinerrain, 1p. Says that Nazis fought against "functional"
architecture, but not as much as they fought against modern painting and
sculpture.
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27 Dec 1959
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1
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Lane, Barbara to Gantner, Joseph
TL, 1p.
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4 Feb 1960
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Göderitz, Johannes |
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1
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Göderitz, Johannes to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Braunschweig, 2p. Says his work was much admired until
the Nazis came to power in 1933 and demanded his dismissal from the municipal
building council.
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7 Jan 1960
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1
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Lane, Barbara to Göderitz, Johannes
TLS carbon, 1p.
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22 Jan 1960
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1
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Göderitz, Johannes to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Braunschweig, 1p.
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10 Mar 1960
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1
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Göderitz, Johannes to Lane, Barbara
Postcard
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n.d.
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Gropius, Walter |
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2
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Gropius, Walter to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Cambridge MA, 1p. Thinks Lane's manuscript is "carefully
done and to the point", but disagrees with her interpretation of
the Bauhaus approach.
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16 Jun 1955
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2
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Gropius, Walter to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Cambridge MA, 1p. He has just returned from Cuba and asks
Lane to call and make an appointment to visit him at the beginning of
March.
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11 Feb 1957
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2
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Gropius, Walter to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Cambridge MA, 1p. He has just returned from Baghdad. He
would be happy to let Lane look at his archives as soon as a German scholar
who has been using them sends back the things he borrowed.
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29 Jan 1959
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2
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Gropius, Walter to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Cambridge MA, 1p. Informs Lane that the missing volumes
from his archive have been returned.
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31 Mar 1959
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2
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Gropius, Walter to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Cambridge MA, 1p. Has just returned from a trip. Asks
Lane to call Mrs. Gropius to make an appointment to look into his archives
again.
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16 Apr 1959
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2
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Gropius, Walter to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Cambridge, MA, 1p. Discusses Lane's use of his archive
and the possibility that he will have parts of it microfilmed.
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1 Jun 1959
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2
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Gropius, Walter to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Cambridge MA, 1p. Has just returned from a trip to Europe.
Lane is welcome to come look at his archives again.
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25 Sep 1961
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2
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Gropius, Walter to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Cambridge MA, 1p. Praises Lane's manuscript and loans
her a paper which may interest her. Enclosed is a three page typescript
of Gropius' own notes and comments on Barbara Lane's manuscript.
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19 Jul 1966
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2
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Gropius, Walter to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Cambridge MA, 1p. Discusses the use of brick in the Fagus
factory and in other buildings.
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27 Jul 1966
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Hempel, Oswin |
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3
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Hempel, Oswin to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Dresden, 2p. During the time period Lane is interested
in, he built only in the private sector. Modern architecture in the style
of the Bauhaus was avoided by the authorities.
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10 Feb 1960
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Klotz, Clemens |
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3
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Klotz, Clemens to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Koln, 1p. Personally felt no interference in his creative processes,
but after intervening on behalf of Jewish colleagues, he was "removed
from [his] duties as politically unsafe."
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27 Jan 1960
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3
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Lane, Barbara to Klotz, Clemens
TL, 1p.
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13 Feb 1960
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Lorey, Karl-Heinz |
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3
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Lorey, Karl-Heinz to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Hannover, 1p. He "was not hindered in the excercise
of [his] profession", but he knows there were some of his colleagues
"with whom things went badly, which especially among Jewish colleagues
resulted in their being forbidden to practice their profession."
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6 Jan 1960
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Luckhardt, Wassili |
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3
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Luckhardt, Wassili to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Berlin, 1p. He was a part of the group that first used
modern building ideas after WWI. After 1933, his buildings were considered
"degenerate art".
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9 Jan 1960
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3
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Lane, Barbara to Luckhardt, Wassili
TL, 1p.
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13 Feb 1960
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March, Werner |
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3
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March, Werner to Lane, Barbara
TL, Berlin, 1p. The Wiemar government supported functionalism, but
Hitler fancied himself an architect, and had his own style, which was
copied by many architects. However, Hitler did not interfere with March's
building for the 1936 Olympics. The new highway system was another piece
of good design carried out under Hitler.
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29 Jan 1960
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3
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Lane, Barbara to March, Werner
TL, 1p.
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13 Feb 1960
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May, Ernst |
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3
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May, Ernst to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Hamburg, 1p. He is leaving in his apartment a briefcase
full of material for her to examine.
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12 Jul 1960
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3
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Lane, Barbara to May, Ernst
TL, 2p. Microfilms of materials that Lane had obtained from
May were stolen in London. She asked if he would be willing to have the
items microfilmed again. Enclosed is a sheet of instructions to be sent
to a microfilming company in Steinstrasse.
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24 Dec 1960
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3
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May, Ernst to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Hamburg, 1p.
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16 Jan 1961
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3
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May, Ernst to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Hamburg, 1p.
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15 Feb 1962
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Mehrtens, Hans |
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3
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Mehrtens, Hans to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Aachen, 2p. Had no trouble building "examples of
a new spirit of objective industrial architecture" before 1935. Later
there were often objections to modern architecture, but not always.
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28 Jan 1960
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3
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Lane, Barbara to Mehrtens, Hans
TL, 1p.
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13 Feb 1960
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3
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Mehrtens, Hans to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Aachen, 1p. Plans to meet Lane when she comes to Aachen.
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10 Mar 1960
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Müller-Wulckow, Walter |
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3
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Müller-Wulckow, Walter to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Oldenburg, 1p. His books featuring illustrations of works
by Jewish architects were not allowed to appear after 1930.
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3 Mar 1960
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Paul, Bruno |
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3
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Lane, Barbara to Paul, Bruno
TLS carbon, 1p.
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2 Jan 1960
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Rave, Paul Ortwin |
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3
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Lane, Barbara to Rave, Paul Ortwin
TLS carbon, 1p.
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20 Dec 1959
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3
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Rave, Paul Ortwin to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Berlin, 1p.
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28 Dec 1959
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Redslob, Erwin |
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4
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Lane, Barbara to Redslob, Erwin
TLS carbon, 1p.
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19 Dec 1959
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4
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Redslob, Erwin to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Berlin, 2p. The Wiemar Republic was supportive of modern
architecture, and Nazis seldom served on the committees dealing with the
arts.
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21 Jan 1960
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4
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Lane, Barbara to Redslob, Erwin
TL, 3p.
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2 Feb 1960
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4
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Redslob, Erwin to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Berlin, 1p.
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18 Feb 1960
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4
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Lane, Barbara to Redslob, Erwin
TL, 1p.
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4 Jun 1960
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4
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Redslob, Erwin to Lane, Barbara
TPcS, Berlin.
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13 Jun 1960
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Rimpl, Herbert |
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4
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Rimpl, Herbert to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Weisbaden, 1p. "Historical architecture" was
a national-socialist tendency, but other groups created this kind of influence
long before 1933.
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15 Feb 1960
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4
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Rimpl, Herbert to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Weisbaden, 1p.
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15 Apr 1960
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4
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Lane, Barbara to Rimpl, Herbert
TL, 1p.
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4 Jun 1960
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Rühl, Konrad |
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4
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Rühl, Konrad to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Dusseldorf, 1p. There was no serious objection to modern
architecture until 1933, when Rühl was pensioned off for political
reasons.
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9 Feb 1960
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Schmitthenner, Paul |
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4
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Schmitthenner, Paul to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Tübingen, 1p.
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23 Dec 1959
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4
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Schmitthenner, Paul to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Tübingen, 1p. He built according to his views after
1933 just as before, which may have been why he was given no party comissions.
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10 Feb 1960
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4
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Schmitthenner, Paul to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Tübingen, 1p. Awaits word from Lane about a visit
from her in March or May.
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4 Mar 1960
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4
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Lane, Barbara to Schmitthenner, Paul
TL, 1p. Arrangements made for a visit from Lane on July 1,
1960.
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4 Jun 1960
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4
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Schmitthenner, Paul to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Tübingen, 1p.
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10 Jun 1960
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Schulte-Frohlinde, Julius |
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4
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Schulte-Frohlinde, Julius to Lane, Barbara
ALS, Düsseldorf, 3p. "Political influence on construction
was greater in the time between 1933 and the beginning of the war than
in the time from 1919 to 1933." He gives examples.
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1 Feb 1960
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4
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Lane, Barbara to Schulte-Frohlinde, Julius
TL, 1p.
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13 Feb 1960
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4
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Schulte-Frohlinde, Julius to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Düsseldorf, 1p.
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24 Feb 1960
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Schweizer, Otto Ernst |
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4
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Schweizer, Otto Ernst to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Karlsruhe, 1p. Having never been in the National-Socialist
party, Schweizer recieved no building commissions from 1933 to 1945, and
he was not allowed to take up the teaching position he had been meant
to have.
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19 Jan 1960
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4
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Lane, Barbara to Schweizer, Otto Ernst
TL, 1p.
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13 Feb 1960
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Speer, Albert |
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4
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Speer, Albert to Lane, Barbara
TLS, 1p. Thanks Lane for her book and sends parts of his memoir that
he thinks will be of interest.
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Stephan, Hans |
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4
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Stephan, Hans to Lane, Barbara
TLS, Berlin, 2p. In 1937 "the Architect Speer" was
named general building inspector for the region of Berlin, and all important
projects had to be approved by him. Later, other regions were given similar
inspectors, which allowed the Nazi party more control over architecture.
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22 Jul 1960
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