Summary Information

Title: Willard Dickerman Straight papers,
Creator: Willard Dickerman, Straight 1880-1918.
Inclusive dates: 1825-1925.
28 cubic ft.
Correspondence, photographs, reports, diaries, manuscripts,
Abstract::

Microfilmed papers of Willard D. Straight consist of personal and official correspondence, both original and typescript copies, and reports chiefly concerning his association with the Chinese Imperial Customs Service (1902-04). Documented is his employment with Reuters during the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05); with the United States Department of State in Korea and Manchuria (1904-09); and with Edward H. Harriman, Jacob H. Schiff, and J.P. Morgan and Company (1904-09).

Call number: 1260
Language: Collection material in English
Repository: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library