Oscar S. Straus papers, 1856-1955 (original) (raw)
Collection Summary
| Title | Oscar S. Straus papers, 1856-1955 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1856-1955 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1856-1923) |
| ID No. | MSS41749 |
| Creator | Straus, Oscar S. (Oscar Solomon), 1850-1926 |
| Extent | 37,000 items |
| Extent | 50 containers plus 1 oversize |
| Extent | 21 linear feet |
| Extent | 1 microfilm reel |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011238 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78041749 |
| Summary | Attorney, businessman, public official, diplomat, United States secretary of commerce and labor, and author. Correspondence, diaries, speeches, writings, legal records, pamphlets, clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, memorabilia, and other papers relating chiefly to Straus's service as minister and later ambassador to the Ottoman Empire (Turkey), United States secretary of commerce and labor, and member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, Hague, Netherlands. |