Richard Straus papers relating to restitution

Identifier
irn503543
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1989.179
  • RG-28.009
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1974
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn503543

Extent and Medium

54 microfiche,

10 linear in.,

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

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.

Scope and Content

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.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement of the term papers is thematic. Arrangement of all other materials is chronological and reverse chronological order

People

  • Lassalle, Ferdinand.
  • Straus, Julius.
  • Heimberger, Wilhelmine.
  • Straus, Richard.
  • Straus, Gertrude.
  • Heimberger, Adolf.

Corporate Bodies

  • American Federation of Jews from Central Europe

Subjects

  • Jews--Germany.
  • Restitution and indemnification claims (1933-)
  • Jewish property.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • Propaganda.
  • Vienna (Austria)
  • Karlsruhe (Germany)

Genre

  • Document
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