Jerry C. Straus papers
Scope and Contents note
Contains a collection of transcripts from the Indian Claims Commission from the 19th and 20th centuries, concerning mainly the Shosone Indians; appraisals of land and mineral resources; exhibit material; selection of books and maps; reel-to-reel tapes; case petitions and pleadings and legislative history.
Dates
- 1934-1982
Creator
- Straus, Jerry C. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Preliminarily processed; access with permission from the Supervisor of the 20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts department of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Jerry C. Strauss papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Jerry C. Straus (b. 1936) founded the law firm Hobbs, Straus, Dean and Walker. He also served two years in the Appellate Section in the Department of Justice's Civil Division.
Jerry C. Straus earned his B.A. degree from Columbia University in 1958 and his LL.B. from Columbia University Law School in 1961. After graduating from law school, he was selected for the Attorney General's Honors Program at the Department of Justice, and served two years in the Appellate Section of the Department's Civil Division before joining the firm of Wilkinson, Cragun & Barker in 1963. He acted as an attorney for the Shoshone Indians. With Charles Hobbs and Bobo Dean, he co-founded the firm Hobbs, Straus, Dean and Walker in 1982.
Extent
25 cartons (25 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Contains a collection of transcripts from the Indian Claims Commission from the 19th and 20th centuries, concerning mainly the Shosone Indians; appraisals of land and mineral resources; exhibit material; selection of books and maps; reel-to-reel tapes; case petitions and pleadings and legislative history.
Other Finding Aids note
A more detailed finding aid is available in print in the repository.
Other Finding Aids
Box-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS3665.xml
Custodial History note
Donated by Jerry C. Straus.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; Jerry C. Straus.
Appraisal note
Utah and American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Processing Information note
Processed; Elizabeth West; October 2006.
- Title
- Register of Jerry C. Straus papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elizabeth West
- Date
- October 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
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Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States