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Collection of letters (9) and documents (6) related to Emile Straus, circa 1926 : autograph manuscripts signed.

BIB_ID
441247
Accession number
MA 23832.1-15
Creator
Straus, Emile, 1844-1929.
Display Date
Paris and other locations, circa 1926
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Henry T. Curtiss, 1984-1986.
Description
15 items (approximately 50 pages) ; various sizes
Notes
One letter previously with the collection, from Reynaldo Hahn to Straus, has been transferred to the Dept. of Music Manuscripts and Books.
Includes notes relating to last will and testament of Geneviève Halévy (MA 23832.10), drawing (MA 23832.11), marriage certificate (MA 23832.12), photograph of painting (MA 23832.13), admission pass to Versailles (MA 23832.14), collection auction catalog (MA 23832.15).
Provenance
Mina Curtiss (1896-1985).
Summary
The letters are from the following individuals and all are addressed to Emile Straus: Julia Bartet; Henry Bernstein; Hélène de Caraman-Chimay; Jean Louis Forain; Elisabeth de Gramont; Elisabeth, comtesse Greffulhe; Paul Helleu; Jacques de Lacretelle; and Anna de Noailles. The collection also includes a last will and testament (17 pages), dated 1926; four pages of handwritten notes; and an annotated 1929 auction catalog for the Collection Emile Straus. Items in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see related records for more information.