“Only on Monday” by Frank H. Sloss, 1978
“Only on Monday: Papers Delivered Before the Chit-Chat Club” by Frank H. Sloss, 1978 Summary: A self-published book comprised of several papers presented at the Chit-Chat Club, a group that met on Mondays. What is available to read here are essays “Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing” (about Louis Sloss I’s life in Germany, the formation of the Alaska Commercial Company, and the Sloss family in general) and “Locus Sigilli” (about the Pribilof Islands in Alaska). accession: 2012.1.28 Back to Bibliographic...
Read MoreNewspaper articles of the Sloss family
Newspaper articles of the Sloss family Summary: Clipped articles from various newspapers regarding several members of the Sloss family. Several of the articles are only indirectly about the Slosses or mention them in passing, while others are generally about the Jewish experience in San Francisco in the 19th century. A few articles are obituaries for Marcus Sloss, Leon Sloss I, and Louis Sloss I. accession: 2012.1.60 Back to Bibliographic...
Read MoreNewspaper article on Sloss family reunion, undated
Newspaper article on Sloss family reunion, undated Summary: Clipped article from an undated edition of the Marin Independent Journal newspaper about the Sloss family Reunion in Gerstle Park. Brief mention of how Louis Sloss I met and married Sarah Greenebaum Sloss. accession: 2012.1.48 Back to Bibliographic...
Read MoreLetter from Leland Stanford to Leon Sloss, 1891
Letter from Leland Stanford to Leon Sloss, 1891 Summary: A letter from Leland Stanford to Leon Sloss I introducing himself and inviting Sloss to become a trustee of his new university. accession: 2012.1.45 Back to Bibliographic...
Read More“Ernest Reuben Lilienthal and His Family” by F. Gordon O’Neill, 1949
“Ernest Reuben Lilienthal and His Family” by F. Gordon O’Neill, 1949 Summary: An excerpt of the sections relating to the Sloss family. Discusses Louis Sloss I’s travels overland from Kentucky to California. Also includes a reproduction of an obituary for Louis Sloss I from a San Francisco newspaper, an address by M. C. Sloss to the Society of California Pioneers about Louis Sloss I, a funerary speech by Rabbi Martin A. Meyer for Sarah Sloss, Marcus Cauffman Sloss’ notes from a presidential visit, and the Jewish National Welfare Fund’s resolution on Marcus...
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