Title | Joseph Strauss papers, 1884-1949 |
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Span Dates | 1884-1949 |
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ID No. | MSS53603 |
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Creator | Strauss, Joseph,
1861-1948 |
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Extent | 750 items ; 5 containers plus 1 oversize ; 2.5 linear feet |
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Language | Collection material in
English |
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Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
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Summary | United States naval
officer and inventor. Correspondence, memoranda, writings, speeches, patents,
logbooks, reports, orders for duty, notebooks, scrapbooks, and printed matter
pertaining primarily to Strauss's naval career especially his command of mine
operations against German U-boats during World War I, as commander in chief of
the United States Asiatic Fleet, and as joint-receiver for the United States
Navy during the Teapot Dome scandal. |
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Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009166 |
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LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection:
http://lccn.loc.gov/mm70053603 |
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