Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Edith Anna Strauss papers
- Dates:
- 1921-1942
- Creators:
- Strauss, Edith Anna and Inlibris LLC
- Extent:
- .8 Linear Feet Two manuscript storage boxes
- Language:
- Multiple languages
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Edith Anna Strauss papers (M2845). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection consists of correspondence, official documents, printed materials, schoolwork, ephemera, album amicorums, and other materials documenting the life of a young German Jew from the 1920s to the early 1940s. The correspondence between Edith Strauss and her parents includes correspondence between Strauss in New York and her parents who were still in Germany.
- Biographical / historical:
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Edith Anna Strauss (born October 3, 1917) was a German Jew from Frankfurt. Her parents were Joseph Strauss and Sophie Strauss. At 18 Edith started interning at a few Jewish-owned businesses. In 1937 Edith emigrated to New York City to live with her uncle.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-11-09 16:13:41 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy. Selected video from this collection has been digitized and is available in the Special Collections reading room.
- Terms of access:
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While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Edith Anna Strauss papers (M2845). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, California.
- Location of this collection:
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Department of Special Collections, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022