Guide to the Edith Anna Strauss papers M2845
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
2022
Green Library
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Stanford 94305-6064
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Language of Material:
Multiple languages
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Edith Anna Strauss papers
Creator:
Strauss, Edith Anna
source:
Inlibris LLC
Identifier/Call Number: M2845
Physical Description:
.8 Linear Feet
Two manuscript storage boxes
Date (inclusive): 1921-1942
Biographical / Historical
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.
Scope and Contents
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.
Conditions Governing Access
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.
Paging:
Page from catalog record: https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/14182528
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Edith Anna Strauss papers (M2845). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
Libraries, Stanford, California.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Jews -- United States -- History -- 1789-1945.
Jews -- Germany -- History -- 20 century
Inlibris LLC
Box 1, folder 1
Pre-emigration: school report cards
1924-1934
Box 1, folder 2
Pre-emigration: school writing
Box 1, folder 3
Pre-emigration: school notebook
Box 1, folder 4
Pre-emigration: school notebooks
Box 1, folder 5
Pre-emigration: printed school texts
Box 1, folder 6
Pre-emigration: Edith Strauss album amicorum
1926-1931
Box 1, folder 7
Pre-emigration: Trudel Nathan album amicorum
1921-1923
Box 1, folder 8
Pre-emigration: correspondence
1926-1937
Box 1, folder 9
Pre-emigration: official documents
Scope and Contents
Includes Edith Strauss' German social security card, an internship contract, and a local income tax notice.
Box 1, folder 10
Pre-emigration: Deutsche volkslieder-bilder [German folk music cards] - Marco Polo Tee und Kathra
Box 1, folder 11
Pre-emigration:
Ostwacht magazine
1936
Box 1, folder 12
Berchtesgadener Land brochures
Box 1, folder 13
Orga Privat - typewriter manual
Box 1, folder 14
Documents, correspondence and ephemera related to Edith Strauss' emigration
1937
Box 2, folder 1
New York and American correspondence (1 of 3)
1937-1942
Box 2, folder 2
New York and American correspondence (2 of 3)
1937-1942
Box 2, folder 3
New York and American correspondence (3 of 3)
1937-1942
Box 2, folder 4
Letters from Sophie Strauss
May-November, 1937
Box 2, folder 5
Letters from Sophie Strauss
November 1937-November 1938
Box 2, folder 6
Letters from Sophie Strauss
January 1940-December 1940
Box 2, folder 7
Letters from nice people (1 of 2)
October 1936-April 1939
Box 2, folder 8
Letters from nice people (2 of 2)
October 1936-April 1939
