The Edith Anna Strauss papers, 1921-1942

Physical description: .8 linear feet (2 manuscript storage boxes)

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Items in Manuscript Collection
Call number	Note	Status
M2845		In-library use
M2845 BOX 1		In-library use
M2845 BOX 2		In-library use

Description

Creators/Contributors

Author/Creator: Strauss, Edith Anna
Contributor: Strauss, Edith Anna.

Contents/Summary

Finding aid: Finding aid available online
Summary: 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.

Subjects

Subjects: Jews > United States > History > 1789-1945; Jews > Germany > History > 20th century

Bibliographic information

Publication date: 1921
Note: Correspondence and ephemera collection.
Access: Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Cite as: [identification of item], Edith Anna Strauss papers (M2845). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, California.
Terms: While Special Collections is the owner of the physical item 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
Source: Purchase, 2022. Accession 2022-288.
Note: 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.