Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1898-1946.

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Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1898-1946.

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2 items from Gretl were inserted by Alma between the pages of her diary: 1 postcard, at the entry for 12. Oct. 1898 (Suite 8), and 1 letter at the entry for 27. Sept. 1900 (Suite 19); see Tagebuchsuiten ed. Beaumont and Rode-Breymann. 1 undated item from Gretl to Wilhelm and Willi Legler was written while she was institutionalized and bears a drawing by her. The item from Legler to Alma, dated 1946, reports some news about Alma's family members from the war period.

4 items (6 leaves).

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Legler, Wilhelm 1875-1951

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Legler, Wilhelm, 1902-1960.

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Wilhelm ("Willi") Legler was an architect in Vienna. He was Alma Mahler's nephew, the son of her half-sister Margarethe ("Gretl" or "Grete") Schindler (1880-1942) and the painter Wilhelm Legler (1875-1951), who were married in 1900. Hirsch was a director at S. Fischer Verlag. Petrik was a carpenter who refurbished antique furniture. Lauer was a restorer working under contract from Schiffswerft Korneuburg. Tlapek was an attorney in Vienna who was arranging for the appropriate return of documents ...

Schindler, Margarethe.

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Margarethe ("Gretl" or "Grete") Legler (née Schindler) was the half-sister of Alma Mahler; she was raised an Alma's sister, but is now known to have had a different father. In 1900 she married the painter Wilhelm Legler (1875-1951); their son was the architect Wilhelm ("Willi") Legler (1902-1960). Gretl and Wilhelm Legler divorced in 1917. Sometime later Gretl was committed to a mental institution. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1898-1946. (University of Penn...