Walter Friedländer (1891-1984) – Between Social Democracy and Social Darwinism

If the profession of social work is to have a future we must know where it came from, and the series of portraits of our pioneers is one of the paths into the origins of that profession. I feel grateful to the publishers for this online-journal and also honoured to be asked to continue the series on pioneers in social work. I gladly comply because, in connection with my research on Alice Salomon and other social workers who were expelled from Germany and other Nazi-occupied territories (Wieler1989 and 1995) I had the pleasure and privilege of meeting and interviewing Walter Friedländer shortly before he passed away. It is years ago that I visited him in his home among stacks of books and piles of papers. My memories are vivid. I still see his sparkling eyes and hear his soft voice with a very heavy German accent. I was most impressed by his memory of historical events and people which, it seemed, only a large hard-drive could retain these days. Now, I wish I had asked more questions but instead, we will have to rely largely on primary and secondary literature and box upon box of archival materials. I draw heavily on the comprehensive German and Jewish Intellectual Emigré Collection (http://library.albany.edu/speccoll/findaids/ger003.htm) which consists of nearly 50 cubic feet and another collection of the German Central Institute („Deutsches Zentralinstitut für Soziale Fragen-DZI“) in Berlin (www.dzi.de). Some of the more current archival materials were lost in a flood, and much of Friedländer’s early memorabilia up to 1933 was lost in Germany. There are also internet resources with widely differing information. I hope that I will not have overlooked too much in order to do justice to this remarkable pioneer and colleague. In order to appreciate and pay tribute to Walter Friedländer and his contributions we will have to reconsider the historical and international context of more than the 93 years of his life span: the German Monarchy, the Weimar Republic, Nazi-Fascism, Swiss, French and American exile and numerous visits to other countries.

Le Magasin pittoresque.

Editors: 1833-1836, Edouard Charton and Euryale Cazeaux; 1837-1888, Edouard Charton; 1889-1891, Eugène Best; 1891-1895, Eugène Best and Charles Mayet; 1896, Charles Mayet; 1897-1900, Charles Formentin; 1901-July 1902, Charles Formentin and Emile Fouquet; Aug. 1902-June 1905, Emile Fouquet and Ernest Beauguitte; July 1905-[Dec. 1905?], Emile Fouquet and Louis Fouquet.

Sir Henry Raeburn; a selection from his portraits,

Each plate preceded by descriptive overleaf.

An illustrated catalogue of engraved portraits and fancy subjects painted by Thomas Gainsborough, R.A., published between 1760 and 1820, and by George Romney, published between 1770 and 1830 : with the variations of the state of the plates /

Cover title: The engraved portraits & fancy subjects painted by Thomas Gainsborough, R.A., and George Romney.

Portraits de Girard de Vienne et de ses enfants (XVIe siècle) ...

"Lu dans la séance du 20 mars 1912."

Jubilé de M. Ernest Naville ... 26 décembre 1890 ...

Introd. signed: Francis Chaponnière, secrétaire du Comité du Jubilé.

Fifty wonderful portraits.

Mode of access: Internet.

Un cabinet de portraits.

"Il a été tiré a part 20 exemplaires sur vergé d'arches réimposés et numérotés a la presse."

Escritos politicos y literarios de D. Andres Lamas durante la guerra contra la tirania de D. Juan Manuel Rosás; acompañados de documentos, en gran parte inéditos, y de noticias importantes para la historia de la época (1836 á 1852) y para la vida política del autor.

Special t.-p.: Apuntes históricos sobre las agresiones del dictador argentino D. Juan Manuel Rosas contra la independencia de la República Oriental del Uruguay. Artículos escritos en 1845 para el Nacional de Montevideo ... 1828 á 1838.

Les Hotteterre et les Chédeville, célèbres joueurs et facteurs de flutes, hautbois, bassons et musettes des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles, avec portraits et fac-similés;

"Tiré à 200 exemplaires dont 100 seulement ont été livrés au commerce."

La mêlée symboliste portraits et souvenirs.

On cover of v. 3: 3. mille.

Les portraits d'Antinoé au Musée Guimet /

Includes bibliographical references.

James W. Van Inwagen, 1891 University of Michigan football captain

(Cropped from 1891 team photo.)

Portraits in the snow

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