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Correspondence regarding. Including Harry Chandler, Ivan Kelso, Dr. Aaron J. Rosanoff, 1928

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 41

Scope and Contents note

From the Series:

Correspondence to and from Walter Strong and his brother Richard (Dick) Strong, and also correspondence regarding Richard Strong. The brothers were separated as children when their mother, Ida Cook Strong, took Richard to California after the death of her husband, leaving Walter in Chicago. Richard remained on the West Coast and later wrote regularly to Walter, seeking to obtain loans for living expenses and financing for speculative business endeavors. Walter attempted to find steady work for his brother through his friendship with Los Angeles Times publisher Harry Chandler, but eventually resorted to sending a regular allowance. The money was administered and tracked by Chandler's associate Ivan Kelso, who sent Walter Strong monthly reports on Richard's activities. The letters chronicle Walter Strong's difficult relationship with his brother, as well as Richard Strong's multiple marriages, deceitful behavior, bad business deals, and the brothers' dealings regarding their mother Ida Cook Strong's estate.

Dates

  • Creation: 1928

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Walter Ansel Strong Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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