Subseries consists of textual materials, most of which were written by Hanne, however, this subseries does include some items written/created by other individuals. There are unpublished articles, draft versions of published articles, and newspaper/magazine clippings of articles — many written by Hanne, some written by other writers but featuring Hanne. There are also articles on the subject of health/fitness but which were written neither by Hanne nor about her. Other materials include pamphlets describing Hanne’s fitness method, pamphlets related to the rescue and transportation program she developed in the U.S., and artists’ mock-ups of possible covers for Hanne’s book “Methode Hanne Wassermann.” (It is unclear whether this book was ever published; however, typed copies are available as part of this subseries.)

Subseries consists of materials related to Hanne's work as a health/fitness educator and trainer. Most of these records are from her time in North America, first leading workshops and hosting lectures in the United States (1940-1943) and later in Vancouver, where she worked as a fitness instructor, personal trainer, and massage therapist. This subseries also includes materials used to promote and advertise her gym and schools in Austria, her work as a fitness instructor and trainer, her fitness method, and other services she offered.

Trude Fleischmann was a renowned portrait photographer in Vienna whose rise to prominence coincided with that of Hanne Wassermann. Both women had studied photography at the “Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt für Photographie und Reproduktionsverfahren,” their time at the school overlapping for at least one year. The two were friends, with Hanne posing as a model for Trude, including at least one nude photo in the early 1920s. When Hanne opened her 'gymnastics' school, it was Trude who photographed her for publicity materials such as posters and cards. Similarly, Trude photographed Hanne (sometimes accompanied by other models) demonstrating the various stretches and poses associated with the fitness method she had developed.

This subseries consists of photographs by Trude, the majority of which depict Hanne's fitness programs (e.g. stretching, holding poses, and ring exercises). There are also portraits taken of Hanne and photos of Hanne apparently modeling clothes. While Hanne is the primary subject of these images, there are also portraits of two unidentified men, one of whom was Hanne's boyfriend. There is also a small quantity of textual materials associated with Trude such as a newspaper clipping featuring one of her photos, materials related to Hanne's lectures at her New York studio, and a single piece of correspondence to Hanne.

Trinkets attached to chain are a horse shoe and a small disc with "Klein am Graben Wien" engraved on it.

File consists of photography capturing scenes from Hanne’s travels throughout North America (predominantly British Columbia) with her husband, George Walker. These items include photographs and negatives depicting Hanne and George on various camping trips, aboard sailing vessels, at campsites, and outdoors with friends. There are also some examples of Hanne’s landscape and nature photography (including scenes from Stanley Park), as well as photos of the multiple camper trailers the couple owned during their years together.

File consists of materials related to Hanne’s work as a personal trainer and fitness/health educator during the time she spent living in the United States from 1940-1943. These materials include two ledgers in which she documented appointments with clients, a day planner from 1940 which is filled with notes and calculations, photographs taken during her sling training program (photos which appear in her “Rescue & Transportation” manuals), and receipts and invoices related to this training program, as well as vouchers from the U.S. Navy.

File consists of records related to Hanne’s work as a fitness instructor, personal trainer, and massage therapist in Vancouver, B.C. Most of these these records are on small sheets of paper, which she used as ledgers to document her clients and earnings. There are also a few receipts from clients.

File consists of records related to Hanne’s work as a fitness instructor, personal trainer, and massage therapist in Vancouver, B.C. These records consist of small ledgers in which Hanne documented the names of her clients, the dates of her work with them, and the fees she charged for her services.

File consists of materials pertaining to Hanne's work in Austria and Italy as a physical fitness instructor and personal trainer. These materials include documentation related to the school she owned in Vienna (including lists of her belongings there at the time she left Austria, paperwork related to the approval to open a school in Vienna and another in Graz, and one of her school's last statements of account), as well as a list of her most famous clients. In one of the documents, Hanne provides her qualifications for running such a school and also attests to the qualifications for her assistant who would look after the school in her absence. Also included in the file are four pocket-sized planners/ledgers, two of which were used to record names, dates, and payments related to her clients in Brioni, Italy, in the summertime from 1926 to 1938.

This file consists of photographs taken during the first 10-15 years of Trude Fleischmann’s career in Vienna. These photos depict Hanne Wassermann and other models demonstrating stretches and poses developed by Hanne as part of her original fitness method, including those exercises that involve the use of a handheld rubber ring. Hanne is most often the lone subject of these images (some of which were later reproduced to accompany articles and other publications by/about Hanne); however, there are some photographs in which Hanne is accompanied by at least one other model. Several photos depict four women engaged in ring exercises. Most of the images appear to have been taken in Trude’s studio, however there are some which were taken outside at unspecified locations (possibly Brioni, Italy).

Many of the photographs in this file are signed by Trude, and feature her studio’s imprint and/or logo. Larger photographs are mounted on card stock while some of the smaller items were printed on postcard paper. On the backs of some photographs are notes by Trude and Hanne written in pencil or pen (in some cases, many years after the pictures were originally printed). There are also several oversized items in this file including an advertisement for Hanne’s fitness program (featuring four Fleischmann photographs of Hanne) and four poster-size pages depicting the many stretches and positions Hanne taught as part of her health program, each page with over twenty small photographs affixed to it.

Item is a rubber stamp featuring Hanne's name and the address of her school. The full text on the stamp reads:

Hanne Wassermann
Gymnastikschule
Wien 1
Graben 26/IV
Eingang Peterspl.3

Item is a single plastic key tag labelled "Sofrankkoffer Innen".

Item is a copper plate engraving mounted on a wooden block for printmaking which depicts an image of Hanne demonstrating one of her fitness poses. This image is printed in some of Hanne's published materials.

Item is a small cloth bag/pouch with unknown function.

Item is a silver retractable powder brush with "Registered patent appl. for The Poudrella" engraved on the brush's metal exterior.

Item is a single plastic key tag labelled "Schreibmaschine".

File consists of recipes collected by Hedwigg Hermann and her daughter Hanne over an unknown number of years. Most of the recipes are handwritten, however, this file also contains printed recipes from other sources. It also contains a hardbound recipe book.

Files contains a range of textual materials used to promote or advertise Hanne’s gym/school, her services as an instructor and trainer (both in Vienna and Brioni), her fitness method, and services she offered during her first year in the United States (e.g. a lecture series in New York City).

File contains correspondence related to professional associations Hanne was either a member of or seeking to join. There is also one letter sent from a professor at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Medicine. Organizations reflected in this file are the Chartered Association of Massage and Medical Gymnastics (U.K.), the Association of Physiotherapists and Massage Practitioners (B.C.), and the Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy.

File consists of postcards sent to Hanne from friends throughout her life, from destinations around the world. Cards were sent to her home address in Vienna and later North Vancouver, as well as to the Hotel Brioni where she taught during the summers for many years, prior to fleeing Europe.

File consists of portrait photography by Hanne. She photographed people of all ages, many of whom were members of the Koerner family (Beatrice Koerner, Iby Koerner, Sidney Koerner, Theo Koerner, N. Koerner, and Stephen Koerner). Other subjects include: Peter Sloan, Johnny Sloan, Gordon Sloan, Elizabeth Prentis, Marietta Prentis, Joan Bolton, Michael Bolton, M. Lourie, Suzanne Lourie, Gita Lourie, Marianne McCrae, Bob Maier, Anna L. Maier, Maria Bergson, Dennis Molnar, Joe Jetter, Otto Pick, Bill Robinson, and Sophie Atkinson. Additionally, there are various self-portraits by Hanne as well as pictures of her husband, George Walker. Also included in this file are two small, rectangular pieces of wood bound together with string. This unlabelled wooden binding contained a set of photos (PH-3412 to 3510), most of which were portraits.

File consists of portrait photography by Hanne. She photographed people of all ages, many of whom were members of the Koerner family (Beatrice Koerner, Iby Koerner, Sidney Koerner, Theo Koerner, N. Koerner, and Stephen Koerner). Other subjects include: Peter Sloan, Johnny Sloan, Gordon Sloan, Elizabeth Prentis, Marietta Prentis, Joan Bolton, Michael Bolton, M. Lourie, Suzanne Lourie, Gita Lourie, Marianne McCrae, Bob Maier, Anna L. Maier, Maria Bergson, Dennis Molnar, Joe Jetter, Otto Pick, Bill Robinson, and Sophie Atkinson. Additionally, there are various self-portraits by Hanne as well as pictures of her husband, George Walker. Also included in this file are two small, rectangular pieces of wood bound together with string. This unlabelled wooden binding contained a set of photos (PH-3412 to 3510), most of which were portraits.

File consists of portraits taken by Trude Fleischmann at her studio in Vienna. Hanne is the primary subject of these portraits, however, there are also photographs of two unidentified men whose pictures appear in other subseries of this fonds. One of the men appeared to have been a boyfriend of Hanne.

Series consists of photography pertaining to the life of Hanne, her friends, and her family. Hanne’s early career as an influential figure of the physical culture movement during the interwar period in Europe is captured in this series through photographs by Trude Fleischmann and Edith Boeck, among others. These images depict Hanne demonstrating the fitness poses she developed, as well as group exercises she designed and taught. In addition to fitness-related photography, this series contains pictures of Hanne’s travels throughout Europe and later in North America. Her European photos feature architecture, urban and rural locales, social gatherings, and lots of time spent at the beach in places like the resort islands of Brioni, Italy. An avid hiker and camper, Hanne produced an extensive collection of landscape photography, with emphasis on mountains, lakes, and glaciers, particularly throughout the Rocky Mountains. This series also offers a look at her home life in British Columbia, her affinity for dogs and plants, her talent as an amateur sculptor, and the meticulous detail with which she recorded information about the pictures she took from 1940 to 1970. Additionally, this series includes portraits of members of a number of Vancouver families (the Koerners, Molnars, and Prentices to name just a few) between the 1940s and the early 1960s. There are also self-portraits and portraits of Hanne’s husband, George.

File consists of portraits of Hanne (and another woman, possibly her sister Elizabeth) taken by various European photographers, some known and others not identified.

Subseries consists of portraits of Hanne (and another woman, possibly her sister Elizabeth) taken by European photographers. At least five photographs of Hanne were taken by Grete Weissenstein (known professionally as Ingret) and at least two by Madame D’Ora, a famed Austrian fashion and portrait photographer. Those photographers responsible for the remaining pictures in this subseries are unknown.

File consists of photographs of Hanne’s sculptural creations. The majority of her sculptures are representations of animals — Dolphins, lions, penguins, and more — but she also sculpted: human figures (including her husband), book ends, bowls, and a range of nature scenes.

Subseries consists of photographs, negatives, and associated materials (envelopes, metadata papers), most of which were created by Hanne. These images document aspects of her life in Europe prior to immigrating to the United States and eventually Canada. There are photographs from her travels in Austria, France, Italy, and other countries, which reveal an interest in hiking, landscape photography, and architecture. There are also many photographs taken of Hanne’s friends, family, and even an apparent boyfriend/lover with whom she travelled extensively in the 1920s and 1930s. After arriving in North America, Hanne’s photos capture her life with husband George Walker — their hiking trips, the home they made for themselves in Vancouver, the many dogs they owned and loved over the years, and their friends and family in North America. Hanne’s interest (not to mention her education as a young woman) in portrait photography is also reflected in this subseries through the many pictures taken of herself, George, and the members of several local families, including the Koerners. Hanne also photographed the many sculptures she produced while living in Vancouver — sculptures which are not part of this fonds and are likely impossible to ever locate/recover.