Series 3. Sons of Isidor Straus

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{"value"=>"<p>Series 3 consists of personal and business papers of Isidor Straus's three sons, Jesse (1872-1936), Percy (1876-1944), and Herbert (1881-1933). Box 15 contains several letters to Jesse from his father and his uncle Oscar, business correspondence, vouchers, and canceled checks, ca. 1903-1923, and scattered news clippings from the 1920s and 1930s. Box 16 holds a wide assortment of materials, including documents concerning Isidor Straus's estate and the powers of attorney shared among his sons; correspondence and letters of condolence received by them after the deaths of their parents; speeches by Percy Straus; and clippings on the deaths of Herbert and Percy; and a few items pertaining to Jesse's son Jack, and Percy's son Ralph. Box 17 contains a scrapbook compiled by Percy of telegrams sent to him following his parents' deaths.</p>"}
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  1. Jesse Straus
  2. Jesse, Percy, Herbert Straus
  3. Percy Straus
  4. Correspondence w/Isidor Straus
  5. Telegrams and letters of condolence