Overview
- Description
- Contains correspondence concerning Richard Straus' assistance to relatives in their attempts to receive restitution from the German government for property lost before their emigration to the United States. Also includes term papers written by Straus while enrolled at Georgetown University and several income tax forms.
- Date
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1945-1974
Physical Details
- Extent
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54 microfiche.
10 linear in..
- System of Arrangement
- Arrangement of the term papers is thematic. Arrangement of all other materials is chronological and reverse chronological order
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Jewish property. Jews--Germany. Propaganda. Restitution and indemnification claims (1933-) Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Geographic Name
- Karlsruhe (Germany) Vienna (Austria)
- Personal Name
- Straus, Richard. Straus, Julius. Straus, Gertrude. Lassalle, Ferdinand. Heimberger, Adolf. Heimberger, Wilhelmine.
- Corporate Name
- American Federation of Jews from Central Europe
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Alan G. Straus, Richard Straus' son, obtained the papers after his father's death in 1986. He donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in October 1989.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-23 15:32:51
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