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Letter from H. A. Straus to The Emergency Rescue Committee

  • 1940s

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Hans A. Straus writes to the Emergency Rescue Committee on behalf of Dr. Alfred Reis (1882-1951), to request the Committee contact the President's Advisory Committee to access Reis' documentation for immigration.

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  • 11 in. H x 8.5 in. W
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Council on Library and Information Resources

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  • Series II: Max Bredig Papers, 1911-1968
  • Series II: Sub-Series I. Max Bredig Correspondence File, 1926-1958
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  • Box 9, Folder 4

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Straus, H. A. “Letter from H. A. Straus to The Emergency Rescue Committee,” 1940–1949. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 9, Folder 4. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/yw12oa1.

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