Oscar S. Straus papers, 1869-1947

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#1213
Bib ID:
4079377 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Straus, Oscar S (Oscar Solomon), 1850-1926; Barnard, Frederick A. P (Frederick Augustus Porter), 1809-1889
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
2 boxes (2 boxes and 2 volumes (21 items))
Language(s):
English .
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Description

Summary

Writings and memorabilia of Straus. The most interesting item in the collection is the letter from the President of Columbia College, Frederick A.P. Barnard, to President Ulysses S. Grant, dated 25 June 1869, recommending Straus, then a student at Columbia College, for a government appointment. Also, five manuscripts of poems, ten volumes of writings by and about Straus, and three scrapbooks of clippings, one of which covers 1909, the period of his ambassadorship in Constantinople.

Arrangement

Cataloged.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Oscar S. Straus papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Straus, Mrs. Roger Williams, Sr. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1964. Accession number--M-64.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 09/--/89.

Biographical / Historical

American ambassador and government official.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Poems CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Columbia College (New York, N.Y.) -- : Presidents CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Grant, Ulysses S (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Diplomatic and consular service, American -- Turkey -- Istanbul CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Diplomats CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Scrapbooks CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID