Additional Materials from the Ralph Straus Collection, 1883-1950
Scope and Contents
Consists of additional materials from the Ralph Straus collection that are not housed in the Odd Volumes Bookcase. This includes two larger portfolios that bear the printed titles of "Portfolio of the Sette of Odd Volumes" and "Ye Odd Musick," as well as loose menus, ephemera and correspondence. The "Portfolio" mostly contains keepsakes printed for various Sette meetings, while "Ye Odd Musick" contains invitations and menus from 1939 to 1950. A minute book of the Sette is also described here; it is not clear whether it comes from the Ralph Straus Collection, but that appears likely.
Dates
- Creation: 1883-1950
Language of Materials
Material is in English
Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the File: 6.0 Linear feet (6 boxes, plus bound items)
Arrangement
For bound items, such as the "Portfolio" and "Ye Odd Musick," items are described in the order in which they appear. Loose materials are housed in archival folders and are described here in roughly chronological order; they are physically arranged in their "original" order (which is not likely to be the order in which Straus himself placed them).
Repository Details
Part of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Repository